Rock Artists From New York City Area

This list includes those major artists from or groups formed in the area.  It includes New York City and all the Boroughs:

50 Cent
Aaliyah
Gregory Abbott ("Shake You Down")


Christina Aguilera
Alive and Kicking
Anthrax
Marc Anthony
Biz Markie
Mary J. Blige

Blondie
Kurtis Blow
Blue Oyster Cult
Foxy Brown
Busta Rhymes


Irene Cara
Chiffons
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Crystals
Dion DiMucci of Dion & the Belmonts and a big solo star



Neil Diamond
Eric B & Rakim
Fabolous
Bella Fleck
Ace Frehley
Art Garfunkel
Stan Getz
Lesley Gore
Grandmaster Flash
Eddie Holman
Tab Hunter ("Young Love")
Brian Hyland
Jay-Z


Billy Joel







Norah Jones
Juice Crew
Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Howard Kaylan (Flo & Eddie and later the Turtles)
Kelis



Alicia Keys
Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Evelyn "Champagne" King ("Shame")





Kiss
Danny Kortchmar (songwriter and session musician)
Lenny Kravitz ("Fly Away")




Huey Lewis
Lil Kim
Living Colour
LL Cool J
Lindsey Lohan




Jennifer Lopez
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz






Lovin' Spoonful
Bobby McFadden
MC Lyte




Barry Manilow
Herbie Mann
Mase
Method Man
Mims
Mobb Deep



Eddie Money
Maria Muldaur ("Midnight at the Oasis")
Nas





Harry Nilsson
Notorious B.I.G.
Ramones





Johnny Rivers
Run D.M.C.
Santo & Johnny, the brother duo who gave us "Sleepwalk"
Shangri-Las
Gene Simmons



Carly Simon

Paul Simon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simon & Garfunkel
Patti Smith
Phoebe Snow
Jimmy Soul
Paul Stanley of Kiss

Barbra Streisand

Strokes
Talking Heads
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary




Luther Vandross
Velvet Underground
Matthew Wilder ("Break My Stride")
Young M.C.

Five Best Songs: The Rascals

Felix Cavaliere had one of the more memorable voices among lead singers of the 60's.  The Rascals had a good run of hits, and here are what I would say are their Five Best*:

 

1.  "Groovin'"

 

2.  "People Got To Be Free"

 

3.  "How Can I Be Sure"

 

4.  "Good Lovin'"

 

5.  "A Beautiful Morning"

 

Discography: Simon & Garfunkel

The classic duo put out some of the best albums ever.  Every one of their studio albums has gone platinum; of course several many times over.  Wednesday Morning 3 A.M. is the only one I wouldn't highly recommend.

1964:  Wednesday Morning 3 A.M. #30)
1966:  Sounds of Silence (#21)
           Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (#4)
1968:  Bookends (#1)
           Soundtrack to "The Graduate" (#2)
1970:  Bridge Over Troubled Water (#1)

Live Albums:
1982:  The Concert in Central Park (#6)
2002:  Live From New York City, 1967 (#165)
2004:  Old Friends:  Live on Stage (#154)
2008:  Live 1969 (#33)

Compilations:
1972:  Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (#5) --I highly recommend the Columbia Recordings box set but this is the next best collection.
1981:  Collected Works
           The Simon & Garfunkel Collection
1991:  20 Greatest Hits
1992:  The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel
1997:  Old Friends
1999:  The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (#129)
2000:  Two Can Dream Alone
           Tales From New York:  The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel
2001:  The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964-1970) 
2002:  Tom and Jerry
           The Collection
2003:  The Essential (#27)
           Before the Fame
2006:  Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
2007:  The Collection:  Simon & Garfunkel
2008:  America:  The Simon & Garfunkel Collection