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A

• Aaliyah, singer, actor
• Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Adkins), singer
• Aguilera, Christina, singer
• Amos, Tori (Myra Ellen Amos), musician
• Apple, Fiona (Fiona Apple Maggart), musician

B

• Badu, Erykah (Erica Wright), musician
• Baker, Josephine, singer, dancer
• Baker, LaVern (Delores Williams), singer
• Battle, Kathleen, operatic soprano
• Beyoncé (Beyoncé Knowles), singer, actor
• Björk (Björk Gudmundsdottir), pop musician, singer
• Blige, Mary J., hip-hop singer
• Brandy (Brandy Norwood), actor, singer
• Braxton, Toni, R&B singer
• Brown, Trisha, modern dancer and choreographer
• Bryant, Anita, entertainer

C

• Caldwell, Sarah, opera director and conductor
• Carey, Mariah, singer, songwriter
• Carlos Wendy, composer, musician
• Caron, Leslie, dancer, actor
• Carter, Betty (Lillie Mae Jones), jazz and blues singer
• Cash, June Carter, country musician, songwriter
• Chapin Carpenter, Mary, singer, songwriter
• Chapman, Tracy, folk-rock singer, songwriter
• Charisse, Cyd (Tula Ellice Finklea), dancer, actor
• Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere), actor, pop star
• Cole, Natalie, singer
• Clarkson, Kelly, pop musician, talent show contestant
• Cline, Patsy, singer
• Cline Patsy, country singer
• Cole, Paula, singer
• Crow, Sheryl, musician

D

• Day, Doris (Doris Kappelhoff), singer, actor
• Destiny's Child, pop musicians
• DiFranco, Ani, singer and songwriter
• Dion, Celine, musician
• Dixie Chicks, country-music group
• Duncan, Isadora, dancer, choreographer

E

• Elliott, Missy, rapper, music producer
• Estefan, Gloria (Gloria Fajardo), musician
• Etheridge, Melissa, rock singer, guitarist
• Evans, Dale, singer, actor

F

• Fargo, Donna, country singer
• Fitzgerald, Ella, jazz singer
• Fleming, Renée, soprano
• Fox, Samantha, singer, model
• Franklin, Aretha, soul singer
• Fuller, Loie , dancer and theatrical innovator

G

• Garland, Judy (Frances Gumm), actor, singer
• Graham, Martha, modern dancer, choreographer
• Grant, Amy, pop musician
• Grappelli, Stéphane, violinist, composer, songwriter
• Gray, Macy, musician
• Griffith, Nanci, musician, songwriter

H

• Harvey, PJ (Polly Jean Harvey), musician
• Hill, Faith, country singer
• Hill, Lauryn, actor, musician
• Holiday, Billie (Eleanora Fagan), jazz singer
• Horne, Lena, jazz and pop singer, dancer, and actor
• Houston, Whitney, pop singer, actor
• Hudson, Jennifer, singer, actor
• Hynde, Chrissie, singer

J

• Jackson, Janet, pop singer
• James, Etta, singer
• Jeffers, Eve, rapper, actor
• Jepson, Helen, actor, opera singer
• Jewel (Jewel Kilcher), singer, songwriter
• Joplin, Janis, rock singer

K

• King, Carole, pop songwriter, singer
• Kitt, Eartha, singer, dancer, and actor
• Krall, Diana, jazz musician
• Krauss, Alison, bluegrass singer

L

• Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), singer, songwriter
• Lang, Pearl, dancer
• Lang, k.d. (Kathryn Dawn Lang), country-rock singer, songwriter
• Larson, Nicolette, country/pop singer
• Lauper, Cyndi, musician, singer
• Love, Courtney (Courtney Michelle Harrison), singer, songwriter, actor
• Lynn, Loretta, country singer
• Lynne, Shelby, country singer and songwriter

M

• Madonna (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone), singer, songwriter, actor, record producer
• Mandrell, Barbara, country musician, country singer
• Marchowsky, Marie, choreographer, dancer
• McCartney, Linda (Eastman), photographer, singer
• McCorkle, Susannah, jazz singer
• McEntire, Reba, country singer
• McLachlan, Sarah, singer, songwriter
• Midler, Bette, singer, actor
• Midori, violinist
• Mitchell, Joni (Roberta Joan Anderson), folk singer, guitarist
• Morissette, Alanis, pop singer

N

• Newton-John, Olivia, singer, actor
• Nicks, Stevie (Stephanie Lynn Nicks), singer, songwriter
• Norman, Jessye, opera singer
• Nyro, Laura (Laura Nigro), singer, songwriter

O-Q

• Ono, Yoko, artist
• Parton, Dolly, country singer, actor, songwriter
• Prowse, Juliet, dancer
• Queen Latifah (Dana Owens), rap musician, actor

R

• Rainey, Ma, blues singer
• Raitt, Bonnie, blues-rock singer
• Reinking, Ann, dancer, choreographer, actor
• Rimes, LeAnn, country singer
• Ross, Diana, singer, actor

S

• Sade (Helen Folsade Adu), singer, songwriter
• St. John, Lara, violinist
• Sainte-Marie, Buffy, singer, songwriter
• Selena (Quintanilla Perez), tejano singer
• Shore, Dinah (Frances Rose), talk-show host, singer, entertainer
• Sills, Beverly (Belle Silverman), operatic soprano
• Smith, Bessie, blues singer
• Smith, Patti, musician; author; visual artist
• Spears, Britney, teen pop sensation
• Stefani, Gwen, musician
• Streisand, Barbra, actor, singer, director
• Summer, Donna (Donna Gaines), singer

T

• Tallchief, Maria, ballerina
• Taylor, Koko, singer
• Tharp, Twyla, dancer, choreographer
• Travers, Mary, singer
• Tucker, Tanya, country singer
• Turner, Tina (Annie Mae Bullock), rhythm and blues singer
• Twain, Shania (Eileen Regina Twain), country singer

V-W

• Vaughan, Sarah, one of jazz's most influential female singers
• Verdon, Gwen, dancer, actor
• Wallis, Ruth, singer
• Washington, Dinah, singer
• Wells, Kitty, country singer
• Williams, Vanessa, actor, singer
• Wilson, Cassandra, singer
• Winehouse, Amy, singer
• Wong, Faye (born Wong Fei), musician, actor
• Wynette, Tammy (Virginia Wynette Pugh), country singer
• Yearwood, Trisha, country singer
• Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, composer

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