Songwriters from California

American producer, writer, director

American pianist, vocalist, and songwriter (1921-2012)

American record producer

American rapper, singer, and actor from California

American musician (1930-2012)

American singer, lead singer of Foster The People

American rapper

American composer and music producer (1922-2000)

American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and record engineer

American musician

American musician and songwriter (born 1967)

American record producer and songwriter

American musician

American composer (1888–1972)

American musician (1946–1998)

American musician

American musician and co-founder of the band Sparks

American songwriter

American singer

American hip hop musician

American musician (1917-1973)

American lyricist and screenwriter (1905-1971)

American songwriter

stage persona of an American musician

American MC, producer, and member of the rap group Dilated Peoples

American musician

American songwriter

American actor, songwriter (1927–2003)

American musician (1942–2019)

American record producer and songwriter

American songwriter (1894–1987)

'''Michel'le Denise Toussant ( ; born December 5, 1967), also spelled Toussaint''', is an American R&B singer known for her songs from 1989 to the early 1990s. Her highest charting song is the top ten US Hot 100 hit "No More Lies". Between 2013 and 2015, Michel'le was one of six members on the TV One reality show R&B Divas: Los Angeles. She is also the subject of the 2016 biopic ''Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le''.

American singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive, film maker, assistant professor, and actor

American steampunk musical comedy project

American artist

American musician

American songwriter, musician, and record producer

Nicaraguan American musician

American singer

American musician

Alan Ralph Osmond was an American singer and musician. He was best known for being a member of the family musical group The Osmonds. Prior to that, Alan and his brothers were performing as the Osmond Brothers Boys' Quartet. He served as leader of the group.

American artist; former Greek-Orthodox priest, musician

American guitarist

American musician

American singer-songwriter

Aaron Smith, better known as Shwayze (born May 29, 1985), is an American rapper. His first single "Buzzin'" peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. His second single "Corona and Lime," reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and No. 3 in the US iTunes Store. Shwayze's self-titled debut album, which Cisco Adler co-wrote, was released on August 19, 2008.

American musician and singer

Farid Karam Nassar (born June 23, 1972) better known by his stage name Fredwreck, is a Palestinian-American'''''' record producer, songwriter, and political activist from Flint, Michigan.

American soul and R&B musician (1936–2021)

American rapper

American performance artist

American rapper

Filipino singer and television personality (born 1962)

American music executive

American songwriter

American actor

child actor (1945-1989)

American music producer, songwriter, lawyer

American songwriter (1919–1966)

American singer, songwriter and musician