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- Fred Astaire, Omaha
- Charlie Burton, Lincoln
- Tompall, Jim & Chuck Glaser (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers), Spalding
- Wynonie Harris (rock-and-roll pioneer), Omaha
- Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly), Omaha
- Don King ('70s country star -- not the boxing promoter), Fremont
- Don Kirschner (stint on KOIL, Omaha)
- KOWH (now KCRO) -- first top 40 station in the U.S.
- Swoosie Kurtz, Omaha
- Preston Love (jazz performer, long-time Omaha World-Herald columnist)
- Mannheim Steamroller, formed and currently residing in Omaha
- C.W. McCall ("Convoy"), longtime Omaha resident
- Gene McDaniels ("Hundred Pounds of Clay," "Tower of Strength"), grew up in Omaha
- Randy Meisner(Eagles), Scottsbluff
- Buddy Miles (drummer), Omaha
- Mulberry Lane, Omaha
- Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band (best known for "demented" hits "Kinko the Clown" and "Dead Puppies" ['one more time for Roman Hruska!']), members include Omahans Otis Twelve and Bill Frezner
- Paul Revere (leader of '60s pop group Paul Revere and the Raiders), Harvard
- "The Real" Don Steele (stint on Omaha radio)
- Matthew Sweet, Lincoln
- 311, Omaha
- Timberline, Kearney (noted by Chuck Johnston)
- Kris Tyler (up-and-coming country singer), Omaha
- Fee Waybill (lead singer of the Tubes), Omaha
- Paul Williams (songwriter), Omaha
- Roger Williams (pianist), Omaha
- Zager & Evans (In the Year 2525), Lincoln
ne reason Nebraska and Nebraskans are featured so prominently in so many songs is that so many singers and songwriters have spent time in the state on their way to bigger and better things. A sample...
Check out the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame web site for more on national and regional musicians from the Husker State. (Thanks to Mike Semrad for this information, as well as several of the names listed above.)
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