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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States Band Genres Art Rock, Classic Rock, Country Rock, Folk, Folk Pop, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Rock, Soft Rock, Yacht Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Mellow Gold, Adult Contemporary, and West Coast Rock.
- James Valentine
- Buddy Miles
- Matthew Sweet
- Conor Oberst
- Elliott Smith
- Pigeon John
- Ruth Etting
- Emily Kinney
- Bill Lee
- Erik Turner
Up first, we have the lead guitarist of the pop band Maroon 5, James Valentine. He was born in 1978 in Lincoln, Nebraska. His music career started with a foray into the piano before moving to drums and settling on the guitar. He was a local fixture in local Lincoln bands at the time, including Kid Quarkstar, Montag, Mondello, and Happy Dog. He join...
Next, we have Omaha native Buddy Miles. He was a multi-instrumentalist and composer known for his solo work and as Jimi Hendrix’s drummer! He picked up a knack for music early in his life. He learned how to play the drums at nine years old and developed enough skills to join his father’s jazz band called the Bebops at age 12. He also played for Oma...
Rock solo artist Mathew Sweetwas born in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1964. Like James Valentine, he also attended Southeast High School in Lincoln. He spent his teens playing bass guitar. After graduating, he traveled to Athens, Georgia, and found his break in the 1980s rock scene. He is known as one of his generation’s most unique lead guitarists, with ...
Our next musician on our list is Conor Mullen Oberst. He is an indie singer and songwriter born in Omaha, Nebraska. Oberst spent his youth writing and releasing music. With the help of his older brothers, he was able to release his first solo album at only 13 years old! This seems to set the stage for Oberst, who was named the Best Songwriter of 20...
Indie singer and songwriter Elliot Smithwas born to the name Steven Paul Smith on August 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska. Born an only child, his parents divorced when he was six months old. With his mother, they had to move to Texas and eventually to Portland, Oregon, when he was still young. He started his first band in high school in Portland called Str...
We’ve got another musician who hailed from Omaha, Nebraska. Underground hip-hop rapper Pigeon Johnwas born John Kenneth Dunkin on November 30, 1972. He was born to mix-raced parents and felt out of place due to the color of his skin. This problem persisted even after he moved to Inglewood, California, to start his music career in the early 90s. Fro...
Born in David City, Nebraska, on November 23, 1896, Ruth Ettingwas a vocalist and actress during the 1920s and 1930s. She left Nebraska at the age of 16 to attend art school in Chicago. While there, she found employment singing and dancing in a nightclub. Etting realized she loved singing more and gave up her art classes. She found a break recordin...
You’ll probably recognize Emily Kinney as Beth in the hit TV series The Walking Dead. But not many know that aside from being an actress, she is also a singer-songwriter. In fact, she sang with co-actress Lauren Cohan in “Parting Glass,” a song included in The Walking Dead: Original Soundtrack – Vol. 1. Kinney was born in Wayne, Nebraska. She didn’...
Singer Bill Leewas born in Johnson, Nebraska, on August 21, 1916. He moved at a young age and spent most of his time growing up in Des Moines, Iowa. He served in the United States Navy during World War 2 and found himself in Hollywood after being discharged. Here he started his career singing for radio and television commercials. He is best known f...
For the last musician on our list, we have rhythm guitarist Erik Turner, born March 31, 1964, in Omaha, Nebraska. He learned a variety of instruments, from guitar to piano, and has been both a songwriter and a vocalist throughout his career. He is best known for his role in the 80s glam metal band Warrant. The band was formed in California and was ...
Jun 8, 2017 · For Against are a United States post-punk/dream pop band from Lincoln, Nebraska. Despite numerous lineup shuffles and some periods of dormancy, the band has produced material steadily from its 1984 inception to the present.
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Nov 14, 2017 · Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. 304 Concerts. Also known as Pershing Center, the Pershing Auditorium was a concert and sports arena that opened on March 10, 1957 and closed on August 7, 2014. The venue's exterior mural was removed in October 2022 and preserved by the Nebraska State Historical Society with the demolition of the Pershing ...
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