List of Famous Bands from Indianapolis

List of Indianapolis bands, listed by their level of fame. This Indianapolis musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Indianapolis bands are included, as well as many Indianapolis musicians of underground status. This list of Indianapolis musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Indianapolis bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.

This list features bands like Babyface and Freddie Hubbard.

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  • Babyface
    Urban contemporary, Adult contemporary music, Pop music
    • Albums: Christmas With Babyface, MTV Unplugged NYC 1997, Face2Face, Tender Lover, Lovers
    Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1958), known professionally as Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits ...more
  • Freddie Hubbard
    Hard bop, Post-bop, Jazz
    • Albums: The Eternal Triangle, The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big Four, Boliva, Here to Stay, Yes
    Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s ...more
  • Dottie Rambo
    Christian music, Southern Gospel
    • Albums: Down by the Creek Bank
    Dottie Rambo (March 2, 1934 – May 11, 2008) was an American gospel singer and songwriter. She was a Grammy and multiple Dove Award-winning artist. Along with husband Buck and daughter Reba, she ...more
  • Leroy Carr
    Chicago blues, Piedmont blues
    • Albums: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 1928–1929, Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 1929–1930, Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order
    Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists ...more
  • Plumb
    Christian music, Pop music, Christian alternative rock
    • Albums: Need You Now, Chaotic Resolve, Blink, Plumb, candycoatedwaterdrops
    Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, better known by her stage name Plumb, is a songwriter, recording artist, performer and author. Plumb has sold more than 500,000 albums and over two million singles worldwide, ...more
  • The Ink Spots
    Rhythm and blues, Vocal music
    • Albums: The Best of the Mills Brothers and the Ink Spots, Ultimate Collection, Prisoner of Love, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Ink Spots, If I Didn't Care
    The Ink Spots were an American pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and ...more