Ranker MusicList RulesOnly artists born or raised in Delaware or bands formed in Delaware.
Here are the best artists and bands from Delaware. Delaware may be the second smallest state in the country, but it has big talent hiding within its borders. Residents travel from all over the state to attend various music festivals that take place every year. The Firefly Music Festival has brought some incredible bands and singers to Delaware since its inception in 2012. Other prominent concerts include the Delaware Music Festival and the Big Barrel Country Music Festival. If you want to see some good music, then you have come to the right place. Check out some of the most famous musical artists from Delaware to see how the First State has influenced your playlists.Â
George Thorogood, best known for his hit song, "Bad to the Bone" was born in Wilmington. Successful bands like The Heavy Pets, The Spinto Band, and Smashing Orange formed in Delaware, and they all went on to find success elsewhere. Out of all of the most popular Delaware musical artists, which ones do you like best?Â
Whether you like rock, folk, or something in between, you are bound to find bands and singers you love right here. You can vote for the musicians you like best to show the world how great Delaware truly is.Â
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989Raymond J Harrington
Rock, FolkAlbums:Â 7 Stax
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John Howard Gallagher Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American actor and musician known for... more3
2970Boysetsfire
Emo, Melodic hardcoreAlbums:Â After the Eulogy, The Misery Index: Notes From the Plague Years, Tomorrow Come Today, Coalesce / Boysetsfire, Crush 'Em All Vol. 1
BoySetsFire is a post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware that formed in October 1994.... more4
2166Antje Duvekot
Pop music, Folk musicAlbums:Â Boys, Flowers, Miles, Little Peppermints, Big Dream Boulevard
Antje Duvekot ( AHNT-yÉ™ DOO-vÉ™-kot; born 1976) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in... more5
2490George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and... more6
1562Chuck Wicks
CountryAlbums:Â Starting Now, Rough, Us Again
Charles Elliott Wicks (born June 20, 1979) is an American country music artist and radio... more7
1770Judith LeClair (born 1958), from Newark, Delaware, is an American bassoonist. She has been the... more8
1675Stephen Marley
ReggaeAlbums:Â Mind Control, Revelation, Part 1: The Root of Life, The Traffic Jam, Got Music?
Stephen Robert Nesta "Raggamuffin" Marley (born April 20, 1972) is a Jamaican-American... more9
1463Jim Wilson
Noise rock, Blues-rockAlbums:Â My First Christmas With You, Cape of Good Hope, A Place in My Heart, Leader of the Band, Northern Seascape
James Wilson is an American guitarist in the band Mother Superior, and previously in the... more10
1468The Heavy Pets
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1360Kathleen Cassello
Kathleen Ann Cassello (August 13, 1958, Wilmington, Delaware – April 12, 2017, Munich,... more12
1162Will Sheridan Jr is a former college basketball player who played for the Villanova Wildcats... more13
18139Cab Calloway
Swing music, Big bandAlbums:Â A Portrait of Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher, Mr. Minnie the Moocher, The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1931-1932, Hi-De-Ho
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer,... more14
17130Tom Verlaine
New Wave, Art rockAlbums:Â Dreamtime, Cover, Words From the Front, Tom Verlaine, Warm and Cool
Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter and... more15
17133The Crash Motive
Rock music, Pop rockAlbums:Â Consequence, Just Cause It Never Happend Don't Mean It Won't
The Crash Motive was a rock band on the record label Wind-Up Records. The band consisted of... more16
16141David Bromberg
Ragtime, Rock musicAlbums:Â How Late'll Ya Play 'Til?, David Bromberg, The Player: A Retrospective, Demon in Disguise, David Bromberg / Demon In Disguise
David Bromberg (born September 19, 1945) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and... more17
14125Dead Loretta
Rock musicDead Loretta was a Psychedelic rock band from Newark, Delaware. Formed in 2004, Dead Loretta... more18
14127Dorothy Moore
Disco, Rhythm and bluesAlbums:Â Misty Blue, Feel the Love, Misty Blue the Definitive Anthology
Dorothy Moore (born October 13, 1946, in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American blues, gospel,... more19
16146Clifford Brown
Hard bop, JazzAlbums:Â Study in Brown, Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street, Helen Merrill With Gil Evans & Clifford Brown, Clifford Brown Big Band in Paris, Sarah Vaughan
Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter. He... more20
13119Matthew Shipp
Avant-garde jazz, Post-bopAlbums:Â Knives From Heaven, GoodandEvil Sessions, Art of the Improviser, One, Nu Bop
Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American pianist, composer, and bandleader.... more21
14135The Spinto Band
Rock music, Indie rockAlbums:Â Nice and Nicely Done, Cool Cocoon, Shy Pursuit, Good Answer, Moonwink
The Spinto Band is an American indie rock band from Wilmington, Delaware. Formed in 1996, the... more22
13125Cisco Houston
Folk musicAlbums:Â Cisco Houston Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie, The Folkways Years (1944-1961), 900 Miles and Other R.R. Songs
Gilbert Vandine "Cisco" Houston (August 18, 1918 – April 29, 1961) was an American folk singer... more23
15154Bill Carroll
Power pop, Rock and rollBill Carroll (born December 29, 1966 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American singer,... more24
14146Smashing Orange
Shoegazing, GrungeAlbums:Â No Return in the End
Smashing Orange was an American band formed in 1990. They released three albums before... more25
11129The Twin Atlas
Rock musicAlbums:Â Kitchen USA, Magic Car Wash, Sun Township, Bring Along the Weather
The Twin Atlas is a folk-rock band, known for its atmospheric folk and pop songs, written and... more
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