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Gary Lightbody

Gary Lightbody (born Gareth John Lightbody, 1976, Bangor, Northern Ireland) is a singer and songwriter, founding lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the rock band Snow Patrol.

Gary Moore

Gary Moore (1952-2011), Northern Irish blues-rock guitarist, born Robert William Gary Moore in Belfast; Thin Lizzy and Skid Row veteran, hit 'Parisienne Walkways', 1990's Still Got the Blues, Peter Green's 1959 Les Paul; distinct from other musicians named Gary Moore.

Gary Numan

Gary Numan (Gary Anthony James Webb, born 1958), English synthpop and electronic pioneer; Tubeway Army's 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' topped UK charts in 1979; later industrial revival with Sacrifice, Savage, Intruder.

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, American pop rock group formed 1967 in San Diego, named for Union Gap, Washington. Hits: Young Girl (US No. 2, UK No. 1), Woman, Woman, Lady Willpower; six gold records in 1968; disbanded 1971.

Gary Richrath

Gary Richrath (1949–2015), American guitarist and songwriter, lead guitarist of REO Speedwagon from late 1970 to 1989; wrote "Ridin' the Storm Out" and "Take It on the Run", played on Hi Infidelity (10 million US copies), then a solo career.

Gary Rossington

Gary Rossington (1951–2023), founding guitarist and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd; co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama," played slide on "Free Bird," survived the 1977 plane crash, led the band until his death.

Gary Valenciano

Gary Valenciano (Gary V, Mr. Pure Energy), born 1964 in Manila, is a Filipino OPM singer, actor, and host. Debut 1983; 39 albums, 200+ awards, 11 Awit Best Male Performer wins, 1989 Luneta landmark concert.

Gary Wright

Gary Malcolm Wright (1943–2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist of the British band Spooky Tooth, whose 1976 hits "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive" both reached number 2.

Gavin Adcock

Gavin Adcock (born 1998) is an American country singer from Watkinsville, Georgia, a former Georgia Southern football player whose albums Actin' Up Again, Own Worst Enemy, and The Day I Hang It Up made him a streaming standout.

Gavin DeGraw

Gavin DeGraw (Gavin Shane DeGraw), American singer-songwriter and pianist born 1977 in South Fallsburg, NY. Blue-eyed soul pop artist whose 2003 debut Chariot went platinum and whose I Don't Want to Be became the One Tree Hill theme; later hits Not Over You and In Love with a Girl; Chariot 20 re-recording 2024.

Gavin Harrison

Gavin Harrison (born 1963, North Harrow, England) is a British prog drummer, composer, and author: Porcupine Tree's drummer since 2002, a King Crimson drummer, and The Pineapple Thief member, known for Rhythmic Illusions and metric modulation. Not the Australian actor-writer of the same name.

Gayle (singer)

GAYLE (Taylor Gayle Rutherford, born 2004, Plano, Texas) is an American pop singer-songwriter in Nashville whose 2021 debut single "abcdefu" topped the Billboard Global 200, earned a 2023 Song of the Year Grammy nomination, and preceded EPs and the 2026 debut album Observing Chaos. Not the gospel singers Charity, Stephanie, Dave, or Judith Gayle.

Gaz Coombes

Gaz Coombes (Gareth Michael Coombes, b. 1976, Oxford) is an English singer-songwriter, former Supergrass frontman (I Should Coco, 1995) and solo artist whose albums Matador (2015, Mercury-nominated) and Turn the Car Around (2023, UK No. 6) define his post-band career.

GBH (band)

GBH, also known as Charged GBH, is an English street punk band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, named after the legal term Grievous Bodily Harm; debut album City Baby Attacked by Rats (1982) and influence on Metallica and Slayer distinguish it.

Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib, born 1953, Toronto) is Rush's lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist; co-founder since 1968, Order of Canada recipient, solo album My Favourite Headache, memoir My Effin' Life, and 2026 Fifty Something reunion tour.

Geezer (group)

Geezer: Kingston, New York heavy blues/stoner rock trio led by Pat Harrington; six albums 2013-2022 including Groovy and Stoned Blues Machine on Heavy Psych Sounds; indefinite hiatus announced September 2026. Distinct from Geezer Butler's GZR and the UK techno artist The Geezer.

Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler (Terence Michael Joseph Butler, born 1949, Birmingham) is Black Sabbath's founding bassist and primary lyricist, pioneer of heavy-metal bass tone, later of G/Z/R, Heaven & Hell, and Deadland Ritual.

Gelli Haha

Gelli Haha, also known as Angel Abaya, is the experimental dance-pop persona of a Los Angeles-based Filipino American musician from Boise, Idaho, whose 2025 debut album Switcheroo with Sean Guerin of De Lux and all-red Gelliverse live show earned Pitchfork acclaim.

Gem Archer

Gem Archer (Colin Murray Archer, born 1966) is an English guitarist, ex-Heavy Stereo frontman, Oasis rhythm guitarist 1999-2009, Beady Eye member, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds guitarist, and Oasis Live '25 reunion tour player.

Gene Autry

Gene Autry (1907-1998), the Singing Cowboy, was a country-western singer and film star with 93 movies, 91 TV episodes, the platinum 1949 Rudolph record, and original owner of the Angels baseball team.

Gene Clark

Gene Clark (1944–1991), American singer-songwriter and founding member of the Byrds; principal writer of 'Eight Miles High'; later pioneer of country rock with Dillard & Clark and the solo albums White Light and No Other.

Gene Hoglan

Gene Hoglan (Eugene Victor Hoglan II, born 1967), "The Atomic Clock", American metal drummer for Dark Angel, Death, Strapping Young Lad, Dethklok, Fear Factory, and Testament; self-taught, open-handed double-bass pioneer.

Gene Pitney

Gene Pitney (Gene Francis Alan Pitney, 1940 or 1941 to 5 April 2006) was an American singer-songwriter of 1960s hits like "24 Hours from Tulsa" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart," Rock Hall inductee 2002, UK No. 1 in 1989 with Marc Almond.

Gene Simmons (חיים ויץ)

Gene Simmons (Chaim Witz, חיים ויץ), born 1949 in Haifa, Israeli-American bassist and cofounder with Paul Stanley of KISS, 'The Demon'; 100 million+ records sold, Rock Hall 2014, catalog sold to Pophouse in 2024.

Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock, 1935–1971), Norfolk, Virginia rockabilly singer of "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (US No. 7, 1956), Blue Caps frontman, Eddie Cochran's 1960 tour mate, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee 1998.

Gene Ween

Gene Ween (Gener), born Aaron Freeman, is the American singer and co-founder, with Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo), of the genre-hopping band Ween; he retired the name in 2012 for solo albums, then resumed it.

Generation X (band)

Generation X (Gen X), English punk band formed in London 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James, and John Towe of Chelsea; three albums 1978-1981, "Dancing with Myself," name from the 1964 book.

Genesis (band)

Genesis, British rock band formed at Charterhouse School (founding year reported as 1965, 1966, or 1967), founded by Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, and Phillips; prog era with Hackett and Collins, then Collins-led 1980s pop success, 150 million albums sold.

Genesis P-Orridge

Genesis P-Orridge (Neil Andrew Megson, 1950-2020), English performance artist and musician, co-founder of Throbbing Gristle, which named industrial music, and leader of Psychic TV and Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth; known for the Pandrogyne project with Lady Jaye.

Gente de Zona

Gente de Zona (GDZ), Cuban reggaetón-salsa duo founded in 2000 in Alamar by Alexander Delgado, joined by Randy Malcom in 2013; famous for "Bailando" (41 weeks at No. 1 Hot Latin Songs) and "La Gozadera" with Marc Anthony.