List of multi-instrumentalists
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The following is a list of notable multi-instrumentalists
Contents: | Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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[edit] A
- Ian Anderson
- Jon Anderson (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, harp, synthesizers, washboard, etc.)
- David Arkenstone
- Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums, mandolin, piano, saxophone, etc.)
[edit] B
- Ian Bairnson
- Beck (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, sitar, bass, synthesizer, harmonica, drums, percussion, programming)
- Phil Beer
- David Bowie (vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, saxophones, synthesizers, drums, percussion, harmonica, ukelele, mandolin, koto, marimba, likembe, violin, cello, organs, vibraphone, stylophone)
- Buckethead
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Hunter Burgan (drums, bass, guitar, saxophone, piano)
- Barry Burns (effected vocals, guitars, bass, piano, flute, synthesizer, xylophone, programming)
- Matthew Bellamy (guitar, piano, vocals)
- Anthony Braxton (alto saxophone and various other saxophones, various clarinets -- most famously contrabass clarinet --, piano, and percussion
- Jon Brion
- John Butler (vocals, 6 and 12 string guitar, banjo, didgeridoo, harmonica, lapsteel, and various drums and percussion instruments)
[edit] C
- John Cale (viola, piano, guitar, bass, vocals)
- Gackt Camui
- Aaron Carter (saxophone, piano, bass, guitar, drums)
- Les Claypool
- Phil Collins
- Stewart Copeland (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, synthesizer, drums, percussion)
- Billy Corgan
- J. P. Cormier
- Graham Coxon
- Sheryl Crow (guitars, bass, piano, harmonica)
- Rivers Cuomo (guitars, bass, piano, clarinet, drums)
[edit] D
- John Deacon (bass, guitar, piano, synthesiser, drums)
- James Dewees
- Eric Dolphy
- Steven Drozd
[edit] E
- Phil Elverum
- Mark Oliver Everett (recorded several solo albums entirely by himself under the guise of E)
- Jay Easton (entire saxophone family, various unusual and novelty woodwinds)
- John Entwistle
- Sully Erna
[edit] F
- Glen Frey (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, synthesiser)
- Ben Folds (vocals, piano, synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, drums)
[edit] G
- Gackt (drums, vocals, piano, guitar)
- Marvin Gaye (vocals, piano, drums, percussion, organ, synthesizer, congas, bongos)
- Maurice Gibb (vocals, bass, guitar, piano, drums, synthesiser)
- Robin Gibb (vocals, piano, organ, violin)
- Daniel Gildenlöw (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, bass, banjo, mandola)
- David Gilmour (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, bass, saxophone, drums)
- Jerry Goodman
- Damon Gough (vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, bass, keyboards, drum machine, tambourine, handclaps, whistling, slide guitar, harmonica, wurlitzer, effects, harp, xylophone, vibraphone, organ, percussion, cymbals, synthesizers, clavier, flute, chamberlain strings)
- Jonny Greenwood (guitar, Ondes Martenot, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, xylophone, harmonica, viola, drums, banjo, radio, electronics)
- Josh Groban (vocals, keyboard, drums, piano)
- Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, keyboards)
[edit] H
- George Harrison (vocals, guitar, sitar, keyboard, bass, cello, piano, ukelele)
- PJ Harvey
- Jan Hammer
- Don Henley (vocals, drums, guitar, synthesiser)
- Imogen Heap
- Ken Hensley (vocals, piano, electric piano, hammond organ, moog synthesizer, mellotron, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vibraphone, tubular bells)
- Josh Homme (Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums)
- Yuka Honda
- Mark Hoppus (vocals, bass, guitar, drums)
- Steve Howe (guitar, lute, vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, mandolin)
- Neil P. Howlett
- Van Hunt
[edit] I
- Ihsahn (Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Harpsicord)
[edit] J
- Brian Jones (guitars, dulcimer, recorder, piano, sitar, organ, harpsichord, marimba, saxophone)
- John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards, mellotron, guitar, mandolin, koto, lap steel guitars, autoharp, ukulele, cello, recorders, synthesizer)
- Bradley Joseph
[edit] K
- John Kelly (guitars, drums, mandolin, percussions, congas)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- Julian Koster (important multi-instrumentalist of The Elephant Six Collective)
- Lenny Kravitz (vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, saxophone, trumpet, sitar)
- Kjartan Sveinsson (piano, guitar, flute, tin whistle, oboe, banjo)
[edit] L
- Yusef Lateef
- Andrew Latimer
- Geddy Lee
- Thijs van Leer
- John Lennon (vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums)
- Sean Lennon
- John Linnell
- Arjen Lucassen (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, lap steele guitar, keyboard, synthetiser, Hammond organ)
[edit] M
- Colin MacIntyre
- Matt Mahaffey
- Brian May (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, banjo, ukulele, tubular bells)
- Paul McCartney (vocals, bass, guitars, piano, drums, percussion, marimba, mellotron, celeste, sitar, ocarina, and various brass instruments)
- John McCutcheon
- Gabrial McNair (No Doubt)
- Ian McDonald
- Freddie Mercury (piano, vocals, guitar, synthesiser, vocal orchestration, harpsichord)
- Marcus Miller
- Charles Mingus
- Kerry Minnear
- Moby
- Neal Morse
- Mike Mogis (important multi-instrumentalist of Saddle Creek Records)
- Gurf Morlix (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, mandocello, dobro, pedal steel, Weissenborn, banjo, harmonica, drums, etc.)
- James Morrison (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Saxophones, Piano, Double Bass)
[edit] N
- Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown massacre frontman claimed to be able to play 80 different instruments in documentary Dig! which include: guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, sitar, tampura, moog synthesizer, mellotron, piano, accordion, glockenspeil, 12-string guitar, tabla, xylophone, organ, drums, cello, koto, samisen, mandolin, lute, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, and harmonica.)
- Roger Nichols
- Jim Noir
[edit] O
- Mike Oldfield (electric and acousitc guitars, mandolin, banjo, bass, keyboards, percussion, vibraphone, glockenspiel, violin, tubular bells, programming)
- Benjamin Orr
- Shuggie Otis
[edit] P
- Hermeto Pascoal (vocals, piano, melodica, saxophone, accordion, flute, guitar, cavaco and various brass instruments)
- Lars Pedersen of When (vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards/synthesizer, xylophone, programming, drums, percussion, winds, sampling)
- Tom Petty (vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass, electric piano, percussion, drums, sound effects, tambourine, handclapping, organ, ukulele, harpsichord)
- Prince (vocals, guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, drums, percussion, bass)
[edit] R
- Trevor Rabin
- Trent Reznor (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, mellotron, keyboard, piano, saxophone, tuba, drum machine programming)
- Emitt Rhodes (vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, organ, saxophone, flute, violin, drums, percussion)
- Todd Rundgren
[edit] S
- Laetitia Sadier
- Tom Scholz
- Mike Shinoda
- Derek Shulman
- Phil Shulman
- Ray Shulman
- David Andrew Sitek
- Elliott Smith
- Robert Smith
- Snakefinger
- Skip Spence
- Sufjan Stevens (vocals, banjo, piano, guitar)
- David A. Stewart
- Sly Stone
- Sting
[edit] T
- Roger Taylor (vocals, drums, timpani, tambourine, guitar, bass, keyboards)
- Matt Thiessen (vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, bells, organ, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone horn)
- Mary Timony
- Pete Townshend
- Devin Townsend
- Tundra (bass guitar, guitar, programming, drums, synthesizer, vocals)
[edit] U
[edit] V
- Steve Vai (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards)
- Ville Valo (vocals, drums, keyboard, bass, guitar)
- Tom Vek
- DG of Lendi Vexer (bass, keyboards, Moog, percussion, Sampler, Sequencer)
- Varg Vikernes of burzum
- Tony Visconti (vocals, guitars, bass, flute, recorders)
[edit] W
- Mark Alan Wade
- Roger Waters (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, gong)
- Jack White (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers, bass, drums)
- Steve Winwood
- Stevie Wonder (piano, organ, clavinet, synthesizer, harmonica, drums and percussion, guitar, bass)
- Roy Wood (guitars; steel guitar; bass guitar; sitar; cello; double bass; alto, tenor, baritone saxophones; clarinet; trombone; tuba; recorders; oboe; banjo; mandolin; bassoon; drums; percussion; vibraphone; bagpipes; and keyboards.)
- Richard Wright (vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, VCS 3 synthesizer, mellotron, marimba, trombone, percussion, bass guitar, programming)
[edit] X
- Xavier Rudd (vocals, dobro, 6 and 12 string guitar, didgeridoo, harmonica, various drum and percussion instruments, slide banjo, and bass guitar)
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
- Frank Zappa (Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Synclavier, Drums)