Music of Ohio

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, Ohio. The state is also home to two major symphony orchestras in Cleveland and Cincinnati as well as a "pops" orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops.

The most famous musicians from Ohio are:

Against the Flow
David Allan Coe
Dave Grohl
Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle,
The McGuire Sisters,
Dean Martin, Doris Day,
The Mills Brothers,
The McCoys,
Joe Walsh,
The James Gang,
Ohio Players,
The O'Jays,
The Isley Brothers,
The Moonglows
Eric Carmen,
Sawyer Brown,
Nine Inch Nails,
Hot Product,
Marilyn Manson,
Devo,
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders and
Richie Furay who was elected to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame for his contributions as co-lead singer of the Buffalo Springfield. He later went on to form and lead the country rock group Poco.

The 19th century composer Daniel Emmett, wrote many of the most popular songs in his era, including some that remain well-known to this day.

Other artists include:

Mushroomhead,
The Godz,
The Electric Eels,
Royal Crescent Mob,
Ken Forssi and Paul Martin, of the band Love
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments,
Over the Rhine,
Kim Taylor,
Screamin' Jay Hawkins,
Albert Ayler,
The Afghan Whigs,
Oscar's Junk Band,
The Raspberries,
Roger Troutman,
Frank Yankovic,
Michael Stanley,
Kathleen Battle,
Blue Ash,
Dead Boys,
Glass Harp,
Human Beinz,
The Choir,
Okay Lindon,
Bone Thugs n Harmony,
Macy Gray,
Filter,
Bootsy Collins,
Roy Rogers,
Tracy Chapman,
The Black Keys,
The Greenhornes,
Death of Samantha,
Darren Scott,
Cobra Verde,
Guided by Voices,
Relient K,
Swearing at Motorists,
Brainiac,
The Breeders,
Hawthorne Heights,
The Six Parts Seven,
Dale Wright And The Wright Guys,
July for Kings, and
Triangularthree.

There is an active Serbian rock scene in the Greater Cleveland area.

Country

Ohio can claim a number of country musicians as part of the state's legacy. Roy Rogers was born in Cincinnati and his family moved and lived in Portsmouth and Lucasville as well. Rascal Flatts can claim two members from Columbus.

Funk

During the 70's, southwest Ohio, and Dayton in particular, was known for its stable of funk bands, including Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Ohio Players, Lakeside, Slave, Heatwave, Sun, Faze O, and Zapp featuring Roger Troutman.

Garage rock

Central Ohio and Greater Cleveland were home to a wide variety of garage bands from the 1960s, including The Myrchents. The Choir later added singer Eric Carmen and became The Raspberries, pioneers of power pop in the early 1970s.Triangularthree[1970s]Rapture[1970s]

Indie Rock

The rock subgenre indie rock can look to Ohio where a number of bands and musicians originated. Bitch Magnet formed while attending Oberlin College. Mark Eitzel of American Music Club fame founded his first bands, most prominently The Naked Skinnies while living in Columbus, Ohio. There was also an indie rock movement in Dayton in the early 90's with bands such as Guided by Voices, The Breeders, and Brainiac.

Punk rock

Ohio is known for a wide variety of punk rock icons from Akron, Cleveland and Cincinnati, primarily; these include The Dead Boys, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, The Cramps, Pere Ubu, Robert Quine, Rachel Sweet, Pagans, Devo and the Rubber City Rebels. Hardcore punk had considerable beginnings in Ohio, most notably with Maumee's Necros and Dayton's Toxic Reasons. However, despite being an Ohio band, Necros played the majority of their shows in Detroit.

Pop Punk

Christian crossover band Relient K comes from Canton; Hawthorne Heights is from Dayton, Ohio.

Power pop

Ohio has produced a number of famous power pop bands. The Raspberries ("Go All the Way") from Cleveland and Youngstown's Blue Ash ("Abracadabra Have You Seen Her?") are considered seminal artists in this genre. The Action from Kent, Color Me Gone of Akron and Circus from Cleveland were also major exporters of the classic Ohio power pop sound. The Bears (band) aka Psychodots aka The Raisins are also considered a successful Cincinnati band.

Mainstream Hip Hop

Bow Wow and Fatty Koo are both from the Columbus area. Bone Thugs n Harmony, one of the biggest selling hip hop acts in the history of the genre, are from Cleveland. Lyfe Jennings is from Toledo. Sony Recording Artist: Ray Cash is from Cleveland Ohio.

Underground hip hop

Scribble Jam, an annual underground hip hop festival, is held each year in Cincinnati. Columbus, OH boasts Weightless Recordings, home of Blueprint, Illogic, and DJ Przm, among others. DJ Hi-Tek, best known for his work with Talib Kweli on Reflection Eternal, is also from Cincinnati. Darren Scott from Columbus Ohio was known as one of powerpops firsts. PBT Entertainment is one of the up and coming groups to come out of Dayton. The Lab Rats are a newer outfit calling Columbus home. ICEE JAKE [1] the Columbus Ohio Award Winning Underground Hip Hop Realist, is a Essence Magazine and Berklee College of Music Take Back The Music Hip Hop Song writing contest winner [2]

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Record Labels

There have been a number of record labels based in Ohio. Most prominent was King Records (USA), a label based out of Cincinnati that specialized in "Hillbilly Records" and "Race Records". Also prominent from Cincinnati were Jewel Records and Fraternity Records. Quality classical music is amply served by Telarc Records of Cleveland.

References

Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House. ISBN 0-92291-571-7.