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St. Vincent (musician)

St. Vincent is the stage name of Annie Clark (born 1982), the Tulsa-born, Dallas-raised indie rock and art-pop guitarist and songwriter, formerly of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens's band, with seven albums and six Grammys.

Stabbing Westward

Stabbing Westward is an American industrial rock band founded in 1985 in Macomb, Illinois, known for the gold albums Wither Blister Burn & Peel and Darkest Days.

Stacey Q

Stacey Q (Stacey Lynn Swain, born 1958) is an American dance-pop singer, former SSQ frontwoman, and actress whose 1986 single "Two of Hearts" reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Stacie Orrico

Stacie Orrico (born 1986, Seattle) is an American CCM-turned-pop/R&B singer known for Genuine (2000), the 2003 self-titled album, and hits "Stuck" and "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", plus Beautiful Awakening (2006).

Stacy Lattisaw

Stacy Lattisaw (Stacy Lattisaw-Jackson), born 1966 in Washington, D.C., is an American R&B singer, a teenage Cotillion/Atlantic star of hits like "Let Me Be Your Angel" and the 1989 No. 1 Johnny Gill duet, later a gospel minister.

Staind

Staind: American rock band formed 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts (Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok). Nu-metal/post-grunge act behind Break the Cycle (5x platinum), "It's Been Awhile," three Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, 2019 reunion, and 2023's Confessions of the Fallen.

Stan Kenton

Stan Kenton (Stanley Newcomb Kenton, 1911–1979), American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader of the Artistry in Rhythm and Innovations orchestras, pioneer of progressive jazz, jazz education clinics, and the 1956 Down Beat telegram controversy.

Stan Lynch

Stan Lynch is an American drummer, songwriter, and producer, the original drummer and founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1975-1994), later a songwriter-producer for Don Henley and the Eagles, now in The Speaker Wars.

Stan Rogers

Stan Rogers (Stanley Allison Rogers, 1949–1983), Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario, known for Barrett's Privateers, Northwest Passage, and The Mary Ellen Carter; founded Fogarty's Cove label; died in Air Canada Flight 797 fire.

Stan Walker

Stan Walker, NZ-born R&B singer and actor; won Australian Idol 2009 ('Black Box' No.1 NZ), became a te reo Māori-language recording artist, survived stomach cancer, starred in Mt Zion, and went independent in 2026.

Stanford Tree

Stanford Tree: costumed mascot of the LSJUMB marching band, unofficial mascot of Stanford University since its 1975 Big Game debut; each Tree builds a new costume after Tree Week stunts.

Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke, born 1951 in Philadelphia, is an American jazz bassist and composer, co-founder of Return to Forever with Chick Corea, known for School Days, the Clarke/Duke Project, Grammy wins, and 2022 NEA Jazz Master honors.

Stanyslav Lyudkevych

Stanyslav Lyudkevych (Станіслав Людкевич, 1879–1979) was a Ukrainian composer, musicologist, and teacher who lived a hundred years and was known for the cantata-symphony Kavkaz and the opera Dovbush.

Starcrawler

Starcrawler is an American glam-punk rock band formed in 2015 in Los Angeles, led by vocalist Arrow de Wilde and guitarist Henri Cash, known for theatrical live shows.

Starland Vocal Band

Starland Vocal Band: American soft-rock vocal quartet from Washington, D.C. (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, Jon Carroll, Margot Chapman) on John Denver's Windsong label; 1976 number-one hit "Afternoon Delight", two 1977 Grammys, short-lived CBS variety show; distinct from the Starland Ballroom venue.

Starsailor (band)

Starsailor are an English alternative rock band formed in the late 1990s, known for the 2001 debut album Love Is Here and the hit "Four to the Floor".

Starset

Starset: American cinematic rock band formed 2013 in Columbus, Ohio by Dustin Bates (ex-Downplay). Five albums, Transmissions (2014) to SILOS (2025), sci-fi Starset Society lore, Marvel graphic novel, NASA-style "demonstration" live shows, nearly 5 billion streams.

Starship (band)

Starship is the American rock band formed in 1985 from Jefferson Starship after a name-retirement settlement with Paul Kantner; led by Mickey Thomas, it scored three Billboard Hot 100 number ones: We Built This City, Sara, and Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now.

Static Age

Static Age is the Misfits' debut album, recorded January–February 1978 in New York, shelved after label rejections, and released in 1996 on the box set and standalone in 1997 on Caroline Records; distinct from the Burlington, Vermont post-punk band The Static Age.

Static Major

Static Major (Stephen Ellis Garrett, 1974-2008) was a Louisville-born R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer of Playa who wrote Ginuwine's "Pony" and Aaliyah's "Try Again" and won a posthumous Best Rap Song Grammy for Lil Wayne's "Lollipop".

Status Quo (band)

Status Quo (formerly the Spectres, Traffic Jam) is a British boogie-rock band formed in London in 1965 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster; 118+ million records sold, 33 studio albums, 50+ UK hit singles.

Stealers Wheel

Stealers Wheel was a Scottish folk rock band formed in 1972 around Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan, known for "Stuck in the Middle with You".

Steam (band)

Steam, the name attached to the 1969 American one-hit wonder "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka; no such band existed when the Fontana single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1969.

Steam Powered Giraffe

Steam Powered Giraffe is a San Diego theatrical music project formed in 2008 by twins David and Bunny Bennett, performing as Victorian-era robots built in 1896 by fictional inventor Peter A. Walter, with albums from Album One (2009) to Music from SteamWorld Heist II (2024).

Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span is an English folk rock band formed in 1969 by Ashley Hutchings, Maddy Prior, and Tim Hart, named after a character in the song 'Horkstow Grange'; with Fairport Convention it defined British folk rock, scoring hits with 'Gaudete' (1973) and 'All Around My Hat' (1975).

Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an American rock band founded by songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, known for polished studio recordings blending rock, pop, and jazz harmony with ironic lyrics.

Stella Cole

Stella Cole (Stella Katherine Cole), born 1999 in Springfield, Illinois, is an American jazz vocalist known for Great American Songbook covers, viral TikTok fame, Decca albums It's Magic and Live at Café Carlyle, and her 2026 Broadway debut in Maybe Happy Ending.

Stella Lefty

Stella Lefty, real name Stella Lefkofsky (born 2002), is an American country-pop singer-songwriter from Illinois, daughter of Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky, whose 2026 single "Boston" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100.

Stella Mozgawa

Stella Mozgawa (born 1986, Sydney) is the Australian drummer of Warpaint since 2009 and a session drummer and producer for Kurt Vile, Cate Le Bon, Courtney Barnett, and St. Vincent; also of the duo Belief with Boom Bip, not the stella software tool.

Stella Parton

Stella Parton (born 1949, Sevierville, Tennessee) is an American country singer-songwriter, actress, and author, younger sister of Dolly Parton, who founded S.C.A.B Records in 1975, recorded hits like "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight," and released the tribute album Mountain Songbird.