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Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff (1903–1992), the "King of Country Music," was an American country singer and fiddler who starred on the Grand Ole Opry from 1938 and co-founded Nashville's Acuff-Rose Publishing with Fred Rose in 1942; first living Country Music Hall of Fame inductee (1962).
Roy Ames
Roy Clifton Ames (1937-2003), Houston-based Texas blues producer and archive holder, manager of Johnny Winter, labels Aura, Cascade, Clarity, Home Cooking; convicted in a 1970s child pornography case and repeatedly sued by musicians.
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan, "The Professor," born 1949, is the E Street Band's pianist since August 1974, defining Born to Run, and a session keyboardist for Bowie, Meat Loaf, Dire Straits, and Celine Dion.
Roy Clark
Roy Clark (1933-2018), American country singer and virtuoso guitarist, banjoist, fiddler, and mandolinist; Hee Haw co-host with Buck Owens from 1969; CMA Entertainer of the Year 1973, Grammy 1983, Country Music Hall of Fame 2009, Branson theater pioneer.
Roy Harper (singer)
Roy Harper, English folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist born 1941 in Manchester; debut Sophisticated Beggar (1966), Stormcock (1971), sang Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar, honored by Led Zeppelin, comeback Man & Myth (2013).
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison (1936-1988), American rock singer-songwriter from Vernon, Texas, known for operatic ballads like "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crying" on Monument Records, Sun Records beginnings, and the Traveling Wilburys.
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye, was an American singer and actor known as the "King of the Cowboys," the top Western box-office star from 1943.
Roy Rosselló
Roy Rosselló (Roy Stephan Rosselló Díaz), Puerto Rican singer and pastor, Menudo member 1983–1986 (replacing Miguel Cancel, replaced by Sergio Blass). Known for abuse allegations against Edgardo Díaz and José Menéndez in the 2023 docuseries Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed, and for the 2026 Menudo 50th Anniversary Tour; distinct from politician Ricardo Rosselló.
Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker was a British record producer known for co-producing Queen's early albums, including A Night at the Opera, and the first four albums by The Cars.
Roy Wood
Roy Wood (born 1946, Birmingham) is the British rock multi-instrumentalist who founded The Move, co-founded Electric Light Orchestra, and led Wizzard, whose hits include See My Baby Jive and I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day; distinct from rapper Roy Woods and comedian Roy Wood Jr.
Royal Blood
Royal Blood are an English rock duo from Brighton, formed 2013 by Mike Kerr (bass, vocals) and Ben Thatcher (drums). Known for bass-as-lead-guitar heaviness, UK No.1 debut (2014), and albums through Dead Company (2026).
Royale Lynn
Royale Lynn is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Aylmer, Ontario, based in Nashville; after country singles from 2021 (Rocket Man), her 2023 punktry track Six Feet Deep topped Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Sales chart, leading to Epitaph Records and the 2025 Pandora's Box concept album BLACK MAGIC.
Röyksopp
Röyksopp, Norwegian electronic duo of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland formed 1998 in Bergen, known for Melody A.M. (2001), The Understanding, Junior, Senior, The Inevitable End, Do It Again with Robyn, and Profound Mysteries.
Rozonda Thomas
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas (born 1971), American singer, dancer, and actress; member of TLC with T-Boz and Left Eye; four Grammys, 65 million records, RIAA diamond; later TV host of Second Chance Love.
Rozz Williams
Rozz Williams (Roger Alan Painter, 1963–1998), American singer and artist, founder of deathrock band Christian Death (Only Theatre of Pain, 1982), later Shadow Project, Premature Ejaculation, and solo spoken-word work; died by suicide at 34.
Ruban Nielson
Ruban Nielson is a New Zealand musician and guitarist known for the noise pop band The Mint Chicks and for founding the psych-rock collective Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Rubén Gómez (singer)
Rubén Gómez (born Brooklyn, New York; 1974 or 1975, sources differ) is an American Latin pop singer of Puerto Rican heritage, a Menudo member 1987–1990, later a solo artist on Arista, Broadway actor, Evoluxion member, and 2026 Menudo reunion participant.
Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard (Christopher Ruben Studdard), the "Velvet Teddy Bear," is an American R&B and gospel singer who won American Idol season 2 in 2003, beating Clay Aiken, and recorded Soulful and I Need an Angel.
Rudimental
Rudimental: Hackney, East London drum and bass band (Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Amor, DJ Locksmith; now a trio). Known for Feel the Love, Waiting All Night, two UK No. 1 albums (Home, We the Generation), five albums, BRIT Award.
Rudolf Schenker
Rudolf Schenker (born 1948, Sarstedt, Germany) founded the Scorpions in Hannover in 1965 at 17. Rhythm guitarist, Flying V player, and chief composer; with Klaus Meine led the band to 100 million records.
Rudolph Isley
Rudolph Bernard Isley (April 1, 1939 – October 11, 2023), American singer-songwriter, founding member of the Isley Brothers, sang on "Shout," left in 1989 for the ministry, later sued brother Ronald over the band trademark.
Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-born hard rock and metal bassist (full name Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavielle Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont), played with Ozzy Osbourne 1981-1982, Quiet Riot (Metal Health, No. 1 in 1983), Whitesnake, Dio, Blue Oyster Cult, Animetal USA, and The Guess Who.
Rudy Vallée
Rudy Vallée (Hubert Prior Vallée, 1901–1986), American crooner, bandleader, and radio host of the Connecticut Yankees and NBC's Fleischmann's Yeast Hour; first radio-created pop star, hitmaker of "Stein Song", later Broadway's J.B. Biggley.
Ruel (singer)
Ruel (Ruel Vincent van Dijk, born 2002, Isleworth, London) is an Australian pop and soul singer-songwriter; youngest ARIA Breakthrough Artist winner, 3 billion streams, albums 4th Wall and Kicking My Feet.
Rüfüs Du Sol
Rüfüs Du Sol (formerly RÜFÜS) is an Australian electronic trio formed in Sydney in 2010: Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George, James Hunt. Five albums, three ARIA No. 1s, a 2022 Grammy for "Alive," and a hybrid live band-electronic show.
Rufus Tiger Taylor
Rufus Tiger Taylor, also Rufus Taylor, British drummer born 1991, son of Queen's Roger Taylor; drummer of The Darkness since 2015, former Jeff Beck band and Queen + Adam Lambert touring drummer, godson of Taylor Hawkins.
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright (born 1973, Rhinebeck, New York) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and composer, son of Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, known for Poses, Release the Stars, the operas Prima Donna and Hadrian, Dream Requiem, and his Grammy-nominated Judy Garland tribute.
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), Italian verismo opera composer, librettist, and pianist from Naples, wrote Pagliacci (1892), paired with Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana; also Zazà, La Bohème, operettas, and the song Mattinata for Caruso.
Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels: American hip-hop duo of Killer Mike (Michael Render) and El-P (Jaime Meline), formed after 2012's R.A.P. Music; albums RTJ1-4 (2013-2020), Meow the Jewels, RTJ Cu4TRO; known for political rap and free downloads.
Run the Jewels 3
Run the Jewels 3 (RTJ3) is the third album by rap duo Run the Jewels, El-P and Killer Mike. Surprise-released free on Christmas Eve 2016, ahead of its January 2017 date, it earned a Metacritic score of 88 and topped the US rap chart.