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Notable musicians associated with each U.S. state based on their significant contributions to music. Keep in mind that this list is not exhaustive, and there may be other famous musicians associated with these states. Here are some notable musicians from each state:
Alabama: Hank Williams, Nat King Cole, Lionel Richie
Alaska: Jewel, Portugal. The Man
Arizona: Linda Ronstadt, Alice Cooper
Arkansas: Johnny Cash, Al Green
California: The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur
Colorado: John Denver, The Lumineers
Connecticut: Gene Pitney, John Mayer
Delaware: George Thorogood, Clifford Brown
Florida: Tom Petty, Gloria Estefan, Pitbull
Georgia: Ray Charles, James Brown, OutKast
Hawaii: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Jack Johnson
Idaho: Built to Spill
Illinois: Muddy Waters, Nat King Cole, Kanye West
Indiana: Michael Jackson, Axl Rose (of Guns N' Roses)
Iowa: Slipknot
Kansas: Kansas (band)
Kentucky: Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe
Louisiana: Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino
Maine: Howie Day
Maryland: Billie Holiday, Logic
Massachusetts: Aerosmith, Boston
Michigan: Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eminem
Minnesota: Prince, Bob Dylan
Mississippi: Elvis Presley, B.B. King
Missouri: Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin
Montana: Jeff Ament (of Pearl Jam)
Nebraska: Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes)
Nevada: The Killers
New Hampshire: Ronnie James Dio (of Black Sabbath)
New Jersey: Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston
New Mexico: John Denver
New York: Billy Joel, Madonna, Jay-Z
North Carolina: James Taylor, Nina Simone
North Dakota: Peggy Lee
Ohio: The Isley Brothers, Dean Martin
Oklahoma: Woody Guthrie, Garth Brooks
Oregon: Elliott Smith, Everclear
Pennsylvania: Taylor Swift, Perry Como
Rhode Island: Billy Gilman
South Carolina: James Brown, Darius Rucker
South Dakota: Shawn Colvin
Tennessee: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash
Texas: Willie Nelson, Beyoncé, Selena
Utah: The Osmonds
Vermont: Grace Potter
Virginia: Missy Elliott, Dave Matthews Band
Washington: Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana
West Virginia: Brad Paisley
Wisconsin: Les Paul, Bon Iver
Wyoming: Chris LeDoux
Music: "The Most Famous Musician From Each State"