The Best Musical Artists From Florida

Updated February 27, 2020 7.3k votes 499 voters 20.4k views119 items

List RulesOnly artists born or raised in Florida and bands formed in Florida.

Here are the best artists and bands from Florida. Home to some of the most talented and popular musical artists in the world, the Sunshine State, more specifically Orlando, was also where many boy bands, like Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, were formed. Featuring pop stars, rappers, country musicians, EDM artists, and more, this list of famous Florida artists includes both music legends and new artists.

Established in Jacksonville, Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of many notable Florida rock bands. Including artists from Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Miami, Tampa, and Tallahassee, other well-known artists from Florida include Ariana Grande, Yellowcard, Ray Charles, Underoath, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Vote up the best Florida muscial artists, and any other singers, rappers, musicians, or bands who deserve to be on this list.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Outlaw country, Blues-rock
Albums: (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd), Second Helping, Gold, Christmas Time Again, Nuthin' Fancy
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band best known for popularizing the southern hard-rock... more on Wikipedia
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Tom Petty
Blues-rock, Heartland rock
Albums: Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers, Highway Companion, Mary Jane's Last Dance, Free Fallin'
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter,... more on Wikipedia
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Ray Charles
Soul blues, Pop music
Albums: The Birth of Soul, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, The Spirit of Christmas, Ray Charles at Newport, Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), professionally known as simply Ray... more on Wikipedia
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Blues-rock, New Wave
Albums: The Last DJ, Damn the Torpedoes, Into the Great Wide Open, Southern Accents, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (alternately Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) were an American... more on Wikipedia
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Jim Morrison
Blues-rock, Rock music
Albums: Paris Jim, Dionysus
James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter... more on Wikipedia
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The Allman Brothers Band
Blues-rock, Boogie rock
Albums: At Fillmore East, Beginnings, Eat a Peach, Brothers and Sisters, Hittin’ the Note
The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Macon, Georgia, in 1969 by... more on Wikipedia
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KC and the Sunshine Band
Disco, Pop music
Albums: Oh Yeah!, The Sound of Sunshine, Do You Wanna Go Party, All in a Night's Work, KC & The Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band, founded in 1973 in Hialeah,... more on Wikipedia

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Duane Allman
Blues-rock, Rock music
Albums: Duane Allman: An Anthology, Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective, Ton-Ton Macoute!, Duane & Greg Allman, Duane Allman: An Anthology
Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American guitarist, session... more on Wikipedia
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Ronnie Van Zant
Rock music, Southern rock
Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician, known as... more on Wikipedia
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Marilyn Manson
Glam metal, Nu metal
Albums: Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), Smells Like Children, Portrait of an American Family, Eat Me, Drink Me
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an... more on Wikipedia
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Matchbox Twenty
Pop music, Rock music
Albums: Yourself or Someone Like You, More Than You Think You Are, Mad Season, North, Exile on Mainstream
Matchbox Twenty is an American rock band, formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995. The group... more on Wikipedia
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Debbie Harry
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop
Albums: KooKoo, Def Dumb & Blonde, Debravation, Necessary Evil, Rockbird
Deborah Ann Harry (born July 1, 1945), born Angela Tremble, is an American singer, songwriter,... more on Wikipedia
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Gloria Estefan
Pop music, Latin pop
Albums: Christmas Through Your Eyes, Anything for You, Gloria!, Amor y Suerte: Éxitos Románticos, Destiny
Gloria Estefan (born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and... more on Wikipedia
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Stephen Stills
Blues-rock, Rock music
Albums: Carry On, Super Session, Stephen Stills 2, Live, Just Roll Tape
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and... more on Wikipedia
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XXXTentacion
Emo rap
Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, better known by his stage name XXXTentacion, was an American rapper,... more on Wikipedia
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Ariana Grande
Pop, Contemporary R&B
Albums: My Everything, Yours Truly, Christmas Kisses, Baby I, Right There
Ariana Grande (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. A... more on Wikipedia
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T-Pain
Hip hop music, Pop music
Albums: Rappa Ternt Sanga, Epiphany, Revolver, Three Ringz, No Love Without Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an... more on Wikipedia
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Shinedown
Nu metal, Rock music
Albums: Leave a Whisper, The Sound of Madness, Us and Them, Stripped - Raw and Real, Amaryllis
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in... more on Wikipedia
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Backstreet Boys
Adult contemporary music, Bubblegum pop
Albums: Never Gone, Backstreet Boys, I Want It That Way, Black & Blue, Backstreet's Back
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) is an American vocal group, formed in Orlando,... more on Wikipedia
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Creed
Rock music, Grunge
Albums: My Own Prison, Weathered, Human Clay, Higher, Greatest Hits
Creed is an American post-grunge and hard rock band, formed in 1993 in Tallahassee, Florida.... more on Wikipedia
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Ski Mask The Slump God
hip hop, trap
Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne (born April 18, 1996), known professionally as Ski Mask the Slump... more on Wikipedia
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Denzel Curry
Hip hop
Albums: Nostalgic 64
Denzel Rae Don Curry (born February 16, 1995) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.... more on Wikipedia
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Gary Rossington
Blues-rock, Boogie rock
Gary Robert Rossington (born December 4, 1951) is an American musician, best known as a... more on Wikipedia
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Yellowcard
Pop punk, Emo
Albums: Ocean Avenue, Paper Walls, Lights and Sounds, One for the Kids, Where We Stand
Yellowcard was an American rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 and were... more on Wikipedia
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Gram Parsons
Rock music, Country rock
Albums: Grievous Angel, GP / Grievous Angel, GP, Safe at Home, Cosmic American Music: The Grech Tapes 1972
Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram... more on Wikipedia

Denzel Curry