American protopunk musicians

American rock musician (1942–2013)

Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City–based punk rock movement. Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number five on the UK Singles Chart.

American musician (born 1947)

American rock musician

American musician and painter (1941-2010)

American musician (1942–1995)

American musician

American musician (1948-2009)

American musician (born 1949)

American guitarist and singer (1952–1991)

American musician

American musician; bassist of The Stooges (1947–1975)

American singer (1950–2025)

American singer and guitarist (1947–2019)

American rock musician (1945–2006)

American musician

American drummer (1949–2014)

American musician (1948–2024)

American musician and songwriter

American guitarist (born 1951)

American drummer (1946–1992)

Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor. He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label and one of the first internationally famous musicians to die of AIDS.

American singer (1938–2016)

American guitarist (1948–1994)

American musician and songwriter (1943–2017)

American musician (1944–1991)

American singer (born 1947)

American poet, author, cartoonist and publisher (1923–2010)

American singer (1937–2009)

American musician

American rock and roll singer

American musician, astrologer, photographer, TV host, publisher and Internet entrepreneur; archivist of popular culture

American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1937-2005)

American musician and visual artist (born 1944)

American musician

American musician (1952-1977)

American musician