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Toro y Moi

Toro y Moi is the project of Chaz Bear (born Bundick, 1986), a Columbia, South Carolina chillwave pioneer signed to Carpark Records in 2009; albums from Causers of This (2010) to Hole Erth (2024), plus Les Sins and a 2020 Grammy nomination with Flume.

Toshi Ichiyanagi (一柳慧)

Toshi Ichiyanagi (一柳慧), 1933–2022, Japanese composer and pianist of Kobe birth and Tokyo death; Cage student, Yoko Ono's first husband, Fluxus figure, and composer of indeterminate, traditional-instrument, and ten symphonic works.

Tosin Abasi

Tosin Abasi (born 1983) is an American guitarist, founder of instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders and the Abasi Concepts guitar brand, known for eight-string techniques like thumping, tapping, and selective picking.

Total (group)

Total, an American R&B girl group of Kima Raynor, Keisha Spivey, and Pam Long, formed 1994 in New Jersey on Bad Boy Records; hits include "Can't You See" and "Trippin'." Not the British noise project Total or Russian rock band Total.

Toto (band)

Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977, best known for "Hold the Line," "Rosanna," and "Africa" and the 1982 album Toto IV.

Toto Cutugno

Toto Cutugno (Salvatore Cutugno, 1943–2023), Italian singer-songwriter; won Eurovision 1990 in Zagreb with Insieme: 1992 (149 points) and Sanremo 1980 with Solo noi; wrote L'italiano and hits for Celentano; sold about 100 million records.

Tournament of Roses Honor Band

The Tournament of Roses Honor Band is Pasadena City College's Rose Parade band, official band of the Tournament since 1930, with 225 spots filled by audition from over 500 Southern California high school students, plus the Herald Trumpets unit.

Tove Lo

Tove Lo (Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, born 1987, Stockholm) is a Swedish electropop singer-songwriter; breakthrough hit "Habits (Stay High)" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; albums include Queen of the Clouds and Dirt Femme.

Towa Bird

Towa Bird (Victoria Vergara-Bird, born 1999, Hong Kong) is a British-Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist on Interscope, known for TikTok guitar covers and the albums American Hero (2024) and Gentleman (2026).

Tower of Power

Tower of Power is an American funk and soul band formed in Oakland, California, in 1968, known for its five-piece horn section and hits like "What Is Hip?"

Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), born John Townes Van Zandt in Fort Worth, Texas, was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk songs like "Pancho and Lefty" and "If I Needed You"; not related to Steven Van Zandt. His fame came mostly after his January 1, 1997 death.

Toy Caldwell

Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. (1947–1993), Spartanburg Southern rock guitarist, co-founder, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter of the Marshall Tucker Band; thumb-picking stylist, Vietnam Marine veteran, solo album Toy Caldwell.

Toy Dolls

Toy Dolls: English punk rock band formed in Sunderland in October 1979, known for comic punk pathetique. Only constant member is guitarist-vocalist Olga (Michael Algar); best known for the 1984 UK Top Five single "Nellie the Elephant" and 13 studio albums.

Toyah Willcox

Toyah Willcox (born 1958, Birmingham), also known mononymously as Toyah, is an English new wave singer and actress, famous for "It's A Mystery" and "I Want to Be Free", married to Robert Fripp, and star of the Sunday Lunch YouTube videos.

Trace Adkins

Trace Adkins (Tracy Darrell Adkins, born 1962) is an American country singer and actor with a deep baritone, the 1996 debut Dreamin' Out Loud, Grand Ole Opry membership, 11 million-plus albums sold, and The Way I Wanna Go (2021).

Trace Cyrus

Trace Cyrus (born Neil Timothy Helson, 1989, Ashland, Kentucky) is an American musician, co-founder of electro-pop band Metro Station, whose 2008 platinum single "Shake It" made the band famous; he is Miley Cyrus's older half-brother and Billy Ray Cyrus's adopted son.

Tracey Thorn

Tracey Thorn (born 1962) is an English singer, songwriter, and writer, a member of Marine Girls and half of Everything But The Girl with Ben Watt, author of Bedsit Disco Queen, and solo artist behind A Distant Shore and Record.

Traci Braxton

Traci Braxton (1971-2022), American R&B singer of The Braxtons and star of WE tv's Braxton Family Values, sister of Toni Braxton; solo albums Crash & Burn and On Earth; died of esophageal cancer at 50.

Tracie Spencer

Tracie Spencer (born 1976, Waterloo, Iowa) is an American R&B singer who won Star Search in 1987, signed with Capitol Records at 12, and scored 1990–91 hits "This House" (Hot 100 No. 3) and "Tender Kisses" (R&B No. 1).

Tracii Guns

Tracii Guns (Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich, born 1966, Los Angeles) is an American guitarist who founded L.A. Guns in 1983, was briefly the original Guns N' Roses lead guitarist in 1985, later joined Brides of Destruction with Nikki Sixx, and reunited with Phil Lewis in 2016.

Tracy Chapman

Born in 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter known for her acoustic folk addressing poverty and racism. Her 1988 debut won three Grammys.

Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence (born 1968, Atlanta, Texas) is an American country singer of the neo-traditionalist 1990s scene, known for Sticks and Stones, Alibis, and Time Marches On, with 18 No. 1 singles and 13 million albums sold.

Traffic (band)

Traffic: English rock band formed in Birmingham, April 1967, by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason; psychedelic-then-progressive act behind Mr. Fantasy, John Barleycorn Must Die, and Low Spark, inducted into the Rock Hall in 2004.

Train (band)

Train is an American pop rock band formed in San Francisco (1993 or 1994), fronted by Pat Monahan. Known for "Meet Virginia," "Drops of Jupiter" (2002 Best Rock Song Grammy), and "Hey, Soul Sister," it has released 11 studio albums.

Trans-Canada Highwaymen

The Trans-Canada Highwaymen are a Canadian rock supergroup formed in 2017, made up of Moe Berg, Chris Murphy, Craig Northey, and Steven Page, who play each other's hits.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), American symphonic rock project formed 1996 in Tampa by Paul O'Neill with Jon Oliva and Robert Kinkel, known for Christmas rock operas and Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24.

Transplants (band)

Transplants: American punk rock band formed 1999 in Los Angeles by Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Rob Aston, and Travis Barker (blink-182); albums Transplants (2002), Haunted Cities (2005), In a Warzone (2013); punk-hip-hop-reggae mix.

Transvision Vamp

Transvision Vamp, English new wave pop-rock band formed in London in 1986 by Wendy James and Nick Christian Sayer; Velveteen (1989) hit UK No. 1 and Baby I Don't Care No. 3. Reunited in 2026 by James and Dave Parsons with a planned 2028 album.

Trapp Family

Trapp Family (von Trapp family): Austrian singing family of Baron Georg von Trapp and Maria Augusta von Trapp; fled Nazi Austria 1938, toured as Trapp Family Singers, settled Stowe, Vermont; inspired The Sound of Music.

Trashcan Sinatras

Trashcan Sinatras (The Trash Can Sinatras) are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Irvine in 1986, known for Cake (1990), Obscurity Knocks, jangly guitars, wordplay, and seven albums including Ever the Optimist (2026).