Artists born in / bands formed in 1940

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Herbie Hancock 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Fusion, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz, Funk, Jazz Instrument, Electro
Smokey Robinson 1950s - 2020s R&B, Motown, Pop-Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul, Early R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B
John Lennon 1950s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop
Dionne Warwick 1950s - 2020s R&B, AM Pop, Brill Building Pop, Pop-Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul, Adult Contemporary, Early Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Pharoah Sanders 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Global Jazz, Progressive Jazz
Frank Zappa 1950s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Avant-Garde, Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Jazz-Rock, Prog-Rock, Album Rock, Avant-Prog, Comedy Rock, Progressive Jazz, Hard Rock, Modern Composition, Avant-Garde Music, Comedy, Computer Music, Experimental, Novelty, Fusion, Proto-Punk, Orchestral
Richard Pryor 1960s - 2000s Comedy/Spoken, Blue Humor, Political Comedy, Satire, Standup Comedy, Comedy
Rick Nelson 1950s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Teen Idols, Early Pop/Rock, Vocal Music, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Film Score
Lonnie Liston Smith 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Post-Bop, Crossover Jazz, Fusion
Roy Ayers 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Instrumental Pop, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Pop, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
Gene Pitney 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Teen Idols, AM Pop
The Louvin Brothers 1940s - 1960s Country, Religious, Bluegrass, Close Harmony, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Bluegrass-Gospel, Gospel
Vicente Fernández 1960s - 2020s Latin, Mariachi, Mexican Traditions, Ranchera
Giorgio Moroder 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, R&B, Stage & Screen, Electronic, Disco, Soundtracks, Dance-Pop, Film Score, Pop
Phil Ochs 1960s - 1970s Folk, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Political Folk, Protest Songs, Singer/Songwriter
Mickey Newbury 1960s - 2000s Country, Pop/Rock, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Singer/Songwriter
Al Jarreau 1960s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz, AM Pop, Soft Rock
Ringo Starr 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
Roscoe Mitchell 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Classical, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Chamber Music
Arthur Alexander 1960s - 1990s R&B, Country Soul, Soul, Southern Soul, Deep Soul, Early R&B
Delbert McClinton 1960s - 2020s Blues, Country, Pop/Rock, Roots Rock, Americana, Blues-Rock, Country-Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Progressive Country
Tom Jones 1960s - 2020s Vocal, Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Country-Pop, Soul, Vocal Pop, Adult Contemporary, Club/Dance
Chuck Mangione 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Easy Listening, Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Instrumental Pop, Neo-Bop, Smooth Jazz
James Blood Ulmer 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Blues, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Free Funk, Free Improvisation, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Electric Blues
Tony Allen 1960s - 2020s International, R&B, Afro-beat, Funk, African Traditions, Nigerian, West African
Sonny Sharrock 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz
Candi Staton 1950s - 2020s R&B, Contemporary Gospel, Southern Soul, Country Soul, Disco, Retro-Soul, Soul
Cliff Richard 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Early British Pop/Rock, Early Pop/Rock, Teen Idols, AM Pop, Rock & Roll
Fabrizio de André 1950s - 1990s Pop/Rock, International, Italian Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Italian Music, Western European Traditions
Gary Bartz 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion, Modern Creative, Free Funk, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Tony Conrad 1960s - 2010s Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Classical, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Kraut Rock, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music
Charles Wright 1950s - 2020s R&B, Funk, Soul, Smooth Soul
Steve Swallow 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Modern Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Jim Kweskin 1960s - 2020s Folk, Blues, Country, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Jug Band, Folk Revival, Old-Timey, Contemporary Folk, Neo-Traditional Folk, Rock & Roll, Traditional Folk
Nancy Sinatra 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Country, AM Pop, Sunshine Pop, Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Country-Pop
Ralph Towner 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Folk Jazz, Post-Bop, Third Stream, Modern Creative, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Arthur Blythe 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Creative, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
George Adams 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz
Joe South 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, AM Pop
Leon Ware 1960s - 2010s R&B, Quiet Storm, Soul, Adult Contemporary R&B, Motown
Paul Williams 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen, Vocal, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, AM Pop
Joe Higgs 1950s - 1990s Reggae, Roots Reggae
Mina 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Vocal, Euro-Pop, Italian Pop, Adult Contemporary
Eberhard Weber 1960s - 2020s Jazz, New Age, Post-Bop, Chamber Jazz, Global Jazz
Manfred Mann 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock, Jazz-Rock
Billy Hart 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Film Score, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Freddy Cannon 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock
Hamiet Bluiett 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz, Free Jazz
Ronald Shannon Jackson 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Free Funk, Free Jazz, Fusion, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Josh White, Jr. 1940s - 2020s Folk, Blues, Folk-Blues, Folk Revival, Songster, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Traditional Folk