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Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe, born John Henry Deighton (13 October 1940), English rock, blues and soul singer; 1966 UK number one 'Out of Time'; vocalist for Colosseum and Atomic Rooster, and Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds.
Chris Fehn
Chris Fehn, Slipknot percussionist and backing vocalist as #3 (1998–2019), wore the long-nosed Pinocchio mask, played on albums through .5: The Gray Chapter, and left after a 2019 pay lawsuit; replaced by Michael Pfaff, "Tortilla Man".
Chris Frantz
Chris Frantz (born 1951, Fort Campbell, Kentucky) is the American drummer who co-founded Talking Heads and, with his wife Tina Weymouth, the Tom Tom Club, creators of the heavily sampled 1981 hit "Genius of Love"; author of the 2020 memoir Remain in Love.
Chris Gaines
Chris Gaines was a fictional Australian alt-rock alter ego created by Garth Brooks in 1999 for the unmade film The Lamb, promoted by a faux greatest-hits album, an NBC special, and a VH1 mockumentary, selling about 2 million copies.
Chris Hillman
Chris Hillman (born 1944, Los Angeles) is an American musician, Byrds founding bassist and Flying Burrito Brothers co-founder who, with Gram Parsons, pioneered country-rock, later leading the Desert Rose Band.
Chris Holmes (musician)
Chris Holmes (musician) covers the American heavy metal guitarist born 1958 in Glendale, California, founding lead guitarist of W.A.S.P. (1982–1990, 1996–2001), solo albums Nothing to Lose and Shitting Bricks, and the Mean Man documentary; the name also belongs to Chicago-trained DJ Chris Holmes, AB'94.
Chris Housman
Chris Housman is an openly gay American country singer-songwriter and fiddle player from Dodge City, Kansas, based in Nashville. Known for the viral 2021 single "Blueneck," the 2024 debut album Blueneck (GLAAD-nominated), 2026 sophomore album Dodge City, and the trio The Cowgays.
Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak (born 1956, Stockton, California) is an American rockabilly-influenced singer, songwriter, and actor fronting the band Silvertone, best known for the 1991 Top Ten hit "Wicked Game" from Heart Shaped World and for acting in Wild at Heart and The Chris Isaak Show.
Chris Jagger
Chris Jagger (born 1947, Dartford) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, younger brother of Mick Jagger. Known for blues, folk, Cajun, and roots albums with band Atcha, the 2021 album Mixing Up the Medicine, and memoir Talking To Myself.
Chris Janson
Chris Janson (born 1986, Perryville, Missouri) is an American country singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member, known for "Buy Me a Boat," "Drunk Girl," and albums through 2025's Wild Horses.
Chris Kirkpatrick
Chris Kirkpatrick (born 1971, Clarion, Pennsylvania) is an American singer who founded the boy band NSYNC, sang countertenor, voiced Chip Skylark, and founded FuMan Skeeto.
Chris Lane
Chris Lane (born 1984) is an American country singer from Kernersville, North Carolina, known for falsetto-driven country pop, the singles "Fix," "I Don't Know About You," and "Big, Big Plans," and albums Girl Problems, Laps Around the Sun, and Shade Tree.
Chris LeDoux
Chris LeDoux (1948–2005) was an American bareback bronc riding world champion (1976 PRCA) and country singer-songwriter from Kaycee, Wyoming, who sold 22 independent albums before Garth Brooks name-checked him, leading to a Capitol Records deal and over six million records sold.
Chris Liebing
Chris Liebing is a German techno DJ, producer, and label owner, born in 1968 in Gießen, who founded the CLR label and records on Mute.
Chris Lighty
Chris Lighty (Darrell Steven Lighty, 1968-2012), Bronx-born hip-hop executive, founded Violator Management, managed 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, LL Cool J, and Diddy, and brokered landmark brand deals including 50 Cent's VitaminWater stake; his 2012 death was ruled a suicide but disputed by family.
Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe (Christopher Sean Lowe, born 1959, Blackpool) is the keyboardist and co-founder, with Neil Tennant, of Pet Shop Boys, the most successful duo in UK music history with over 100 million records sold.
Chris Martin
Chris Martin is an English singer and songwriter known as the frontman of Coldplay. He studied ancient world studies at University College London, where he met the musicians who became his bandmates:.
Chris Norman
Chris Norman (born 1950, Redcar, England) is the English soft rock singer-guitarist who fronted Smokie ('Living Next Door to Alice') before a solo career launched by 1986's 'Midnight Lady'; not the flautist of the same name.
Chris Pérez
Chris Pérez (Christopher Gilbert Pérez), Mexican American guitarist, was lead guitarist of Selena y Los Dinos and Selena's widower; his Chris Pérez Band won the 2000 Grammy for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance with Resurrection, and he later wrote To Selena, With Love.
Chris Rea
Chris Rea (Christopher Anton Rea, 1951-2025), British singer-songwriter and slide guitarist from Middlesbrough, known for Driving Home for Christmas, The Road to Hell, and Auberge, and for his late-career self-released blues records.
Chris Robinson (singer)
Chris Robinson is the American lead singer and co-founder, with brother Rich, of The Black Crowes, known for Shake Your Money Maker, his soulful 1970s-styled vocals, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, and the 2024 reunion album Happiness Bastards.
Chris Shiflett
Chris Shiflett, also known as Jackson, is an American guitarist best known for his role with the Foo Fighters since 1999 and his solo work in country and Americana.
Chris Sievey
Chris Sievey, full name Christopher Mark Sievey, was an English musician and comedian who created and performed Frank Sidebottom, the comic character with an oversized papier-mâché head.
Chris Slade
Chris Slade (Christopher Rees, born 1946, Pontypridd, Wales) is a Welsh rock drummer for Manfred Mann's Earth Band, The Firm, Asia, Uriah Heep, and AC/DC on The Razors Edge, retiring in August 2026.
Chris Squire
Chris Squire (Christopher Russell Edward Squire), English bassist and co-founder of progressive rock band Yes (1968), only member on all 21 studio albums; known for lead-style Rickenbacker bass playing, Fish Out of Water (1975), died 2015 of leukemia.
Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton (born 1978, Lexington, Kentucky) is an American country singer-songwriter, SteelDrivers frontman, and Nashville songwriter whose 2015 debut Traveller hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200; "Tennessee Whiskey" is the first country song certified RIAA Double Diamond.
Chris Stassy
Chris Stassy, born Niels Christiaan Steenbergen in 1994, is a Dutch house producer and DJ formerly known as Chris Stussy. He founded Up The Stuss in 2020, runs USS and N.A.M.E., released the 2026 debut album Lost, Found & Forgotten…, and placed No. 59 in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs 2026.
Chris Stein
Chris Stein (born 1950, Brooklyn) is the co-founder, guitarist, and songwriter of Blondie and a photographer of the 1970s NYC punk scene; author of Under a Rock, distinct from other people named Stein.
Chris Stussy
Chris Stussy is the stage name of Niels Steenbergen, a Dutch DJ, producer, and label head based in Amsterdam who founded the house label Up The Stuss in 2020.
Chris Thile
Chris Thile (born 1981) is an American mandolinist, MacArthur Fellow, and Grammy winner, founding member of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers, and host of A Prairie Home Companion/Live from Here from 2016 to 2020.