The Most Famous Musician from Every State
(Yahoo.com) Every state lays claim to at least one famous musician. Yahoo looked at each artist’s popularity, awards, and record sales to compile this list.
Alabama: Hank Williams
Alaska: Jewel
Arizona: Linda Ronstadt
Arkansas: Johnny Cash
California: Jerry Garcia
Colorado: John Denver
Connecticut: John Mayer
Delaware: George Thorogood
Florida: Tom Petty
Georgia: James Brown
Hawaii: Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo’ole
Idaho: Nikki Sixx
Illinois: Miles Davis
Indiana: Michael Jackson
Iowa: Glenn Miller
Kansas: Melissa Etheridge
Kentucky: Jim James
Louisiana: Louis Armstrong
Maine: Ray Lamontagne
Maryland: Frank Zappa
Massachusetts: James Taylor
Michigan: Stevie Wonder
Minnesota: Prince
Mississippi: Elvis Presley
Missouri: Chuck Berry
Montana: Jeff Ament
Nebraska: Conor Oberst
Nevada: Brandon Flowers
New Hampshire: Ronnie James Dio
New Jersey: Frank Sinatra
New Mexico: Demi Lovato
New York: Tony Bennett
North Carolina: John Coltrane
North Dakota: Wiz Khalifa
Ohio: Dean Martin
Oklahoma: Garth Brooks
Oregon: Esperanza Spalding
Pennsylvania: Billie Holiday
Rhode Island: AraabMuzik
South Carolina: Darius Rucker
South Dakota: Shawn Colvin
Tennessee: Dolly Parton
Texas: Willie Nelson
Utah: David Archuleta
Vermont: Trey Anastasio
Virginia: Ella Fitzgerald
Washington: Jimi Hendrix
Washington Dc: Marvin Gaye
West Virginia: Brad Paisley
Wisconsin: Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)
Wyoming: Scott Avett