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Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in 1991 in Berkeley, California, by ex-Operation Ivy members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman; known for ...And Out Come the Wolves, "Time Bomb," "Ruby Soho," and Epitaph Records.
Randy Bachman
Randy Bachman (Randolph Charles Bachman, born 1943, Winnipeg), Canadian rock guitarist and songwriter who founded The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive, wrote "American Woman" and "Takin' Care of Business", and hosted CBC's Vinyl Tap.
Randy Blythe
Randy Blythe (David Randall Blythe) is an American singer and lyricist, best known as frontman of the Richmond, Virginia groove metal band Lamb of God, which he joined in 1995.
Randy California
Randy California (Randy Craig Wolfe, 1951-1997), American guitarist who founded and led psychedelic rock band Spirit; nicknamed by Jimi Hendrix in 1966; wrote "Taurus" and "Nature's Way"; died saving his son off Molokai.
Randy Castillo
Randy Castillo (Randolph Frank Castillo, 1950–2002), Albuquerque-born rock drummer, longest-serving drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and Mötley Crüe drummer on New Tattoo; died of squamous cell carcinoma in 2002.
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford (Veronica Crawford, born 1952, Macon, Georgia) is an American jazz and soul singer, voice of the Crusaders' 1979 hit "Street Life" and "One Day I'll Fly Away", Brit Award winner 1982, two Grammy nominations, retired 2018.
Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman (born 1947, Paterson, New Jersey) is an American film composer and songwriter known for The Last of the Mohicans, Gettysburg, Dragonheart, MacGyver, "Weekend in New England," an Emmy for NBC Olympics music, and BMI's 2003 Richard Kirk Award.
Randy Houser
Randy Houser (Shawn Randolph Houser), Mississippi-born country singer and songwriter; wrote Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" and earned Country Airplay number ones with "How Country Feels," "Runnin' Outta Moonlight," and "We Went." Six studio albums, 2008 to 2022.
Randy Jackson (Jacksons singer)
Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born 1961, Gary, Indiana), Jacksons singer-songwriter who replaced Jermaine in 1975, co-wrote "Shake Your Body", survived a 1979 crash, and led Randy & the Gypsys; distinct from the American Idol bassist.
Randy Jones (singer)
Randy Jones (born 1952, Raleigh, North Carolina) is the original Cowboy and a founding member of disco group Village People ("Y.M.C.A.", "Macho Man"); not the Aptos, California singer-songwriter of the same name. Left the group in the early 1990s; solo hit "Hard Times" charted in 2017.
Randy Newman
Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter and film composer born into the Newman Hollywood music family, known for satirical character songs, the Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. scores, and two Best Original Song Oscars.
Randy Owen
Randy Yeuell Owen (born 1949) is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter of Alabama, the best-selling country group; solo album One on One (2008), St. Jude fundraiser, cattle rancher.
Randy Parton
Randy Parton (Randel Huston Parton, 1953-2021) was an American country singer-songwriter, brother of Dolly Parton, who recorded RCA singles including "Hold Me Like You Never Had Me" (No. 30), headlined Dollywood shows, and ran the Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
Randy Rhoads
Randy Rhoads (1956–1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne's solo band, known for Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, classical-infused technique, and 2021 Rock Hall induction.
Randy Travis
Randy Travis (Randy Bruce Traywick, born 1959) is an American country singer whose 1986 album Storms of Life led the new traditionalist movement; seven Grammys, Hall of Fame 2016, 2013 stroke, 2024 AI-assisted comeback single.
Randy VanWarmer
Randy VanWarmer (Randall Edwin Van Warmer, 1955-2004), American singer-songwriter of "Just When I Needed You Most" (US No. 4, 1979), later a Nashville country songwriter with No. 1 hits for the Oak Ridge Boys and Alabama.
Ranking Roger
Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery, 1963–2019), Birmingham singer and toaster, co-frontman of the Beat/English Beat and General Public, key figure of the two-tone ska revival.
Raphael Nathan
Raphael Nathan, aka DJ Raphi (רפי נתן), South African-born Israeli children's entertainer, DJ, dancer, beatboxer; YouTube channel since 2020 with 1B+ views, Cha Cha Slide hit, Red Rocks 2026, WME-signed. Distinct from the Cyprus-born house producer Raphi.
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq (born Charles Ray Wiggins, 1966, Oakland) is an American R&B singer, bassist, and producer, frontman of Tony! Toni! Toné!, founder of Lucy Pearl, and a three-time Grammy winner who produced D'Angelo, Solange, and Beyoncé.
Rare Earth (band)
Rare Earth is a Detroit rock band formed in 1960 as the Sunliners, the white act on Motown with hits "Get Ready" (#4, 1970) and "I Just Want to Celebrate" (#7, 1971); Motown named its Rare Earth Records subsidiary after the band, which still tours.
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country-pop trio from Nashville formed in 1999, featuring Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney, with hits like "Bless the Broken Road."
Rashid Khan (musician)
Ustad Rashid Khan (राशिद ख़ान, 1968–2024), Hindustani khayal vocalist of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, trained by Nissar Hussain Khan at ITC SRA; famed for tarana and Yaad piya ki aaye, film songs like Aaoge Jab Tum, and Padma Shri (2006), Padma Bhushan (2022).
Raspberries (band)
The Raspberries, Cleveland power pop band (1970-1975, reunited 2004-2007) led by Eric Carmen with Jim Bonfanti, Wally Bryson, and Dave Smalley; Capitol Records hit "Go All the Way" reached No. 5 and sold over one million copies.
Rastak Ensemble
Rastak Ensemble (رستاک), formed in Iran in 1997 by Siamak Sepehri with Behzad Pournaghi and now based in Istanbul, is a seven-piece contemporary Iranian folk group collecting, recording, and reinterpreting regional folk songs for global audiences.
Rat Boy
Rat Boy (RAT BOY) is the British music project of Jordan Cardy from Chelmsford, Essex, blending punk, hip-hop, and indie rock; albums Scum (2017, UK No. 15), Internationally Unknown, Suburbia Calling, and CRASH!; distinct from the US band Ratboys.
Ratatat
Ratatat is a Brooklyn instrumental rock-electronica duo of Evan Mast (E*Vax) and Mike Stroud, formed 2001, formerly Cherry, on XL Recordings; five albums from Ratatat (2004) to Magnifique (2015).
Raveena Aurora
Raveena Aurora, known mononymously as Raveena, is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter born in 1993, whose 2022 album Asha's Awakening was her major-label debut.
Ravi Coltrane
Ravi Coltrane, born 1965, is an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, son of John and Alice Coltrane; leader of six albums including Spirit Fiction, RKM founder, and Grammy nominee.
Ravi Shankar (রবি শঙ্কর)
Ravi Shankar (রবি শঙ্কর), born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury (1920–2012), was an Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who brought Hindustani classical music to the West through George Harrison, Yehudi Menuhin, the Concert for Bangladesh, and his Apu Trilogy and Gandhi film scores.
Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony (Raymond Antonini, born January 20, 1922, Bentleyville, Pennsylvania) is an American big-band trumpeter and bandleader who played with Glenn Miller 1940-1941, then led his own band, hitting with the Dragnet theme, The Bunny Hop, and Dancing in the Dark.