Bands/Musicians List of Famous Bands from Long Beach

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Snoop Dogg Hip hop music, Pop music, Gangsta rap Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, best known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American recording artist and actor from Long Beach, California. His music career began in 1992, when he was discovered ...more

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Sublime Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Rock music Sublime was an American ska punk and alternative rock band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell, Eric ...more

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Warren G Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, G-funk Warren Griffin III, better known by his stage name, Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is best known for his debut 1994 single, "Regulate", which ...more

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The Mars Volta Krautrock, Noise rock, Space rock The Mars Volta was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band's final lineup consisted of Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Juan Alderete, Marcel ...more

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Nate Dogg Hip hop music, Pop music, Neo soul Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American singer, rapper, and actor. He was noted for his membership in rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he ...more

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Dubstep, Jug band, Country pop Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a ...more

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War Chicano rock, Ska, Rock music War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "Summer", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "The Cisco ...more

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Russell Allen Progressive metal, Power metal, Heavy metal Russell Allen is a singer best known as the vocalist of American progressive metal band Symphony X. He is also a member of supergroups Star One, Allen-Lande and most recently formed the band ...more

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Eric Collins Hip hop music, West Coast hip hop Eric Dwayne Collins better known by his stage name RBX, is a rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California. Contrary to popular belief, Collins is not related to funk legend Bootsy ...more

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Tha Dogg Pound Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip hop duo formed in 1992, made up of West Coast rappers Daz Dillinger and Kurupt. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the ...more

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I am ghost Horror punk, Gothic rock, Rock music I Am Ghost was an American post-hardcore band from Long Beach, California, conceived of and founded by Steven Juliano in 2004. They were signed to Epitaph Records from 2005 to 2010, before ...more

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Tha Eastsidaz Hip hop music, West Coast hip hop Tha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, is a hip hop group that somewhat reformed the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was on Tommy Boy ...more

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Daz Dillinger Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, G-funk Delmar Drew Arnaud, better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Long Beach, California. Dillinger is best known for his ...more

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Bad Azz Hip hop music, Gangsta rap Jamarr Antonio Stamps, better known by the stage name Bad Azz, is an American rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips, also known as DPGC.

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L.B.C. Crew Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop The LBC Crew is a collective of Long Beach-based rappers. They were the first act to be executively-produced by Snoop Dogg. In 1997, The LBC Crew was signed to Doggystyle Records, a label ...more

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The Violet Burning Rock music, Alternative rock, Christian rock The Violet Burning is an independent American rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 1989 in Orange County, California by Michael J. Pritzl. The band is the project of ...more

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T.S.O.L. Horror punk, Glam metal, Gothic rock T.S.O.L. is a punk rock band formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California. Although most commonly associated with hardcore punk, T.S.O.L.'s music has varied on each release. They have also released ...more

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Lil' Half Dead Hip hop music, G-funk, West Coast hip hop Donald Smith, better known by his stage name Lil' ½ Dead, is an American hip hop recording artist from Long Beach, California. Smith's moniker is based on the character Half Dead, in the ...more

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213 Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, G-funk 213 was an American hip hop group from Long Beach, California composed of Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg. The name "213" comes from Los Angeles' original telephone area code. Their ...more

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Ugly Duckling Hip hop music, Jazz rap, Alternative hip hop Ugly Duckling is an American hip hop group that formed around 1993 in Long Beach, California. Ugly Duckling's members include Dizzy Dustin, Young Einstein and Andy Cat. They took the name Ugly ...more

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Twinz Hip hop music, G-funk, West Coast hip hop The Twinz are a hip hop duo from Long Beach, California, consisting of twin brothers Deon "Trip Locc" Williams and Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams. After working with Warren G on ...more

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Long Beach Dub Allstars Ska, Rock music, Reggae rock The Long Beach Dub Allstars are a dub reggae/ska/rock band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002, but reformed 10 years later.

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Evan Christopher Evan Christopher is an American clarinetist and composer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Recognized mainly for a personal brand of "contemporary early-jazz,” he strives to extend the ...more

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Tavis Werts Ska punk

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The Dove Shack Hip hop music, G-funk, West Coast hip hop The Dove Shack is a G-funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album ...more