List of former Warner Bros. Records artists

This is a list of artists who used to record for Warner Bros. Records.
Listed in parentheses are names of Warner Bros.-affiliated labels for which the artist recorded.

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

A

• A-ha
• Above the Law (Ruthless/Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Abandoned Pools (Extasy International/Warner Bros.)
• Al B. Sure!
• All Saints
• Altered State
• Arthur Alexander
• Laurindo Almeida
• John Anderson
• Armor For Sleep
• Eric Anderson
• Laurie Anderson
• Angelic Upstarts
• Anthony and the Camp
• Aphex Twin (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Apollonia 6
• Ash (Record Collection/Warner Bros.)
• Ashford & Simpson
• The Association
• Atlantic Starr
• A-Town Players (Premeditated/Warner Bros.)
• The Avalanches
• Aztec Camera

B

• The B-52's
• Baby Ford (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Bad Brains (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Badfinger
• David Ball (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Bandana (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• The Bantams
• Barenaked Ladies (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
• Battlecat (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Baxter (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• The Beau Brummels
• Beaver & Krause
• Bee Gees
• The Bellamy Brothers (Curb/Warner Bros. Nashville)
• George Benson
• Frankie Beverly
• Biohazard
• Biz Markie (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.)
• Black Sabbath (US & Canada)
• B.M.O.C (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Body Count (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Graham Bond
• Boom Crash Opera
• Bootsy's Rubber Band
• Brougham
• Bronx Style Bob (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Debby Boone
• Chad Brock (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Anthony Farr
• Jocelyn Brown
• Julie Brown (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Shannon Brown (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Tim Buckley
• Harold Budd (Opal/Warner Bros.)
• Bulletboys
• Burning Spear (Slash/Warner Bros.)
• Da Bush Babees
• Edd Byrnes

C

• John Cale
• Tevin Campbell (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• Joe "Fingers" Carr
• Jim Carroll (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• James Carter
• Eliza Carthy
• Shaun Cassidy
• Casserine
• Peter Cetera
• Ray Charles (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• Cheap Trick
• Cher
• Ingrid Chavez (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Chic
• Chicago
• China Crisis
• Jane Child
• Chino XL
• Cibo Matto
• Citizen King
• Darrell Clanton
• Petula Clark
• Cleopatra (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Climax Blues Band
• George Clinton (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Club Nouveau
• Anita Cochran (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• The Collectors
• Alice Coltrane
• Paula Cole (Imago/Warner Bros.)
• Bootsy Collins
• Control Freq (F-111/Warner Bros.)
• Ry Cooder
• Elizabeth Cook (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Cool for August
• Alice Cooper
• Cornershop (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.)
• Bill Cosby
• Elvis Costello
• Joanna Cotten (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Cowboy Troy (Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Deanna Cox (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Randy Crawford
• Crawford/West (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Christopher Cross
• Andraé Crouch
• Julee Cruise
• Rodney Crowell
• The Cure (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Curved Air
• Billy Ray Cyrus (Curb/Word/Warner Bros. Nashville)

D

• Aja Daashuur (Extasy International/Warner Bros.)
• D-A-D
• Dale (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Damn Yankees
• Dana Dane (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Dark New Day
• James Darren
• Carole Davis
• Miles Davis
• Laura Dawn (Extasy International/Warner Bros.)
• Danielle Dax (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Morris Day (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• El DeBarge
• Deep Purple
• Deftones (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Iris DeMent
• Deodato
• The Derailers (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Manu Dibango (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Dick & Dee Dee
• Dio
• Dion
• Dire Straits (US)
• Sacha Distel
• D-Knowledge (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• The D.O.C. (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Thomas Dolby (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Donald D (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Dr. John
• Doobie Brothers
• Lamont Dozier
• Duncan Dhu (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Dusty Drake (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• D:Ream (Sire/Giant/Warner Bros.)
• George Duke
• The Dukes
• Jimmy Durante

E

• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Steve Earle (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Carmen Electra (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Electronic
• Lorraine Ellison (Loma/Warner Bros.)
• Brian Eno (Opal/Warner Bros.)
• Erasure (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Euge Groove
• Everlast
• Everly Brothers
• Everything but the Girl (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Eric Hutchinson
• Eye to Eye

F

• Faces
• Donald Fagen
• Failure (Slash/Warner Bros.)
• Falco (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• The Family (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Perry Farrell
• Father Guido Sarducci
• Faze Action (F-111/Warner Bros.)
• Bryan Ferry
• Jerry Fielding
• Figures on a Beach (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Flame (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Béla Fleck
• Five (Festival Mushroom/Warner Bros.)
• John Fogerty
• Steve Forbert
• Robben Ford
• The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• 4 Non Blondes
• The Four Seasons
• Fourplay
• Michael Franks
• Funkadelic

G

• Gang of Four
• Greg Garing (Paladin/Revolution/Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Kenny Garrett
• Djivan Gasparyan (Opal/Warner Bros.)
• Timmy Gatling (Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.)
• Crystal Gayle
• Sophia George (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Amanda Ghost
• Gina G (Eternal/Warner Bros.)
• Glorified Magnified (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Gods Child (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• Good Question (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Larry Graham
• Graham Central Station
• Green Velvet (F-111/Warner Bros.)
• Grateful Dead
• Dave Grusin
• Vince Guaraldi
• Arlo Guthrie
• Gwen Guthrie
• Jasmine Guy

H

• Alex Haley
• Bill Haley & His Comets
• Herbie Hancock
• Hard Meat
• Joni Harms (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• George Harrison (Dark Horse/Warner Bros.)
• Jessica Harp (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Harper's Bizarre
• Jon Hassell
• Ofra Haza (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Eddie Hazel
• Ray Heindorf
• Hesher
• Herbie Hancock
• Paris Hilton
• Hiroshima (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• Greg Holland (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Richard "Groove" Holmes
• Holy Moses
• Honeymoon Suite
• Lena Horne (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• The House Band
• Hugo Largo (Opal/Warner Bros.)
• Hues Corporation
• Con Hunley
• Tab Hunter
• Hüsker Dü

I

• Ice-T (Sire/Warner Bros. Records)
• The Ides of March
• Incorporated Thang Band
• James Ingram
• The Isley Brothers

J

• Paul Jabara
• Milt Jackson (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• Jade (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Jaheim
• Bob James
• Boney James
• Jane's Addiction
• Al Jarreau
• Bobby Jay
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Jill Jones (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• Rickie Lee Jones
• Spike Jones
• Jeremy Jordan (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Jovonn
• The Judybats (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Jungle Brothers
• Jr. Walker
• Josiah Leming

K

• Madleen Kane
• Tara Kemp (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Doug Kershaw
• Chaka Khan
• The Anita Kerr Singers
• Kid Capri (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.)
• Kid Creole and the Coconuts (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Kidneythieves (Extasy International/Warner Bros.)
• King Crimson
• Ramona King
• Sam Kinison
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• Earl Klugh
• Kool G Rap & DJ Polo (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.)
• Kraftwerk
• K-Yze

L

• Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Laid Back (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Daniel Lanois
• k.d. lang
• Marit Larsen
• Nicolette Larson
• Melissa Lawson (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Leschea
• Less Than Jake (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Jerry Lee Lewis (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Liberace
• Little Feat
• Little Indian (Premeditated/Warner Bros.)
• Little Texas (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Jackie Lomax
• Jeff Lorber
• Los Lobos (Slash/Warner Bros.)
• Love De-Luxe
• Lauren Lucas (Warner Bros. Nashville)

M

• M2M
• Madonna
• M (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Madhouse (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Major Figgas (Ruffnation/Warner Bros.)
• Miriam Makeba
• Malo
• Howie Mandel
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Marley Marl (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.)
• The Marketts
• Randy Marr
• Steve Martin
• Martini Ranch (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Curtis Mayfield
• Lyle Mays
• Mazarati (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• M.C. Shan (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.)
• Mac McAnally (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Lila McCann (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• The McCarters (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Neal McCoy (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Michael McDonald
• Kate and Anna McGarrigle
• Maureen McGovern
• Lori McKenna (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Loreena McKennitt
• Rod McKuen
• Christine McVie
• Meg & Dia (Doghouse/Warner Bros.)
• Brad Mehldau
• Tim Mensy (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Mephisto Odyssey
• Mest (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Pat Metheny
• Hilly Michaels
• Georgia Middleman (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Bette Midler
• The Mighty Lemon Drops (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Dennis Miller
• Lance Miller
• Ministry
• Robert Mirabal
• Adam Mitchell
• Chad Mitchell
• Modern Jazz Quartet
• Moloko (Echo/Warner Bros.)
• Monie Love
• John Michael Montgomery (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Billy Montana (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Montrose
• Van Morrison
• M.O.T. (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Mr. Bungle
• Maria Muldaur
• My Bloody Valentine (Sire/Warner Bros.)

N

• Napoleon XIV
• Les Négresses Vertes (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Vince Neil
• The Neon Philharmonic
• Bob Newhart
• Randy Newman
• Joe Nichols
• Nightmare of You (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• The Notting Hillbillies
• Debi Nova

O

• Ric Ocasek (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Maura O'Connell
• Mark O'Connor (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Danny O'Keefe
• Oingo Boingo (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Olive (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Ondar
• One 2 One
• William Orbit (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Outloud
• The Outriggers

P

• Tommy Page (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Jack Palance
• Paul Parker (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Van Dyke Parks
• Peter, Paul & Mary
• Tom Petty
• Phajja
• Porno for Pyros
• The Premiers
• The Pretenders
• The Pretty Things
• Dory Previn
• Primal Scream (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Prince
• Private Life
• The Prodigy (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Program 2 (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• James Prosser (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Bonnie Prudden
• Richard Pryor
• Public Image Limited
• Pudgee tha Phat Bastard (Giant/Warner Bros.)

Q

• Quacky Duck and His Barnyard Friends

R

• Gilda Radner
• Radioactive Cats
• Bonnie Raitt
• John Raitt and the Kids
• Ramones (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Marion Raven
• Raw Breed
• Red Box (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Joshua Redman
• The Reese Project (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Lawrence Reynolds
• RBX (Premeditated/Warner Bros.)
• Turley Richards
• Don Rickles
• Rockers Hi-Fi
• Janice Robinson
• Rochelle
• The Roches
• Nile Rodgers
• Rollerskate Skinny
• Wallace Roney
• Rosebud
• Rose Royce
• David Lee Roth
• The Routers
• Royalty
• Roxy Music
• David Rudder (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Rumble
• Todd Rundgren (Bearsville/Warner Bros.)
• The Rutles
• Tim Ryan (Warner Bros. Nashville)

S

• Sue Saad and the Next
• Saafir (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• Saint Etienne
• David Sanborn
• The Sanford/Townsend Band
• St. Paradise
• Sandra St. Victor
• Joe Sample
• San Sebastian Strings
• Sanford-Townsend Band
• Leslie Satcher
• Saukrates
• Leo Sayer (Festival Mushroom/Warner Bros.)
• Robert Schimmel
• Ray Scott (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Scritti Politti
• Johnny Sea
• Seal
• Brady Seals (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Seals and Crofts
• Dawn Sears
• Seatrain
• S'Express (Rhythm King/Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Michael Sembello
• Sex Pistols
• Skyhooks (Mushroom/Warner Bros.)
• Sherbet (Festival Mushroom/Warner Bros.)
• Shadowfax
• Sheila E.
• Allan Sherman
• Shello (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Shriekback
• Sherrick
• Sofia Shinas
• Carly Simon
• John Simon
• Paul Simon
• Bill Sims (PBS/Warner Bros.)
• The Sisters of Glory
• Sixwire (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Skrew (Metal Blade/Warner Bros.)
• The Sky Kings (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Slade
• Roger Smith
• The Smiths (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Joanie Sommers
• Soul Coughing (Slash/Warner Bros.)
• Soft Cell (Sire/Warner Bros)
• Spirea X
• Candi Staton
• Connie Stevens
• Carl Stalling
• Mavis Staples (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Static-X
• Steve Stevens
• B.W. Stevenson
• Rod Stewart
• Stoneground
• Paul Stookey
• Sub.bonic (Extasy International/Warner Bros.)
• Stuff
• Sue Ann
• Swallow
• Sway & King Tech (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Julia Sweeney
• Sylvester

T

• Talking Heads (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Tamia (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
• James Taylor
• TBTBT (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.)
• T.C.F. Crew (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.)
• Teen Dream
• Telex (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• The Three O'Clock (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
• Thompson Twins
• Throwing Muses (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• Tidewater Grain (Ruffnation/Warner Bros.)
• David Van Tieghem
• Pam Tillis
• The Time
• Tin Tin (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• TKA (Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.)
• The Tokens
• Tower of Power
• Trapt
• Traveling Wilburys (Wilbury/Warner Bros.)
• Mary Travers
• Randy Travis (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Rick Trevino (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• T.Rex
• Travis Tritt (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• John Scott Trotter
• Ike & Tina Turner (Loma/Warner Bros.)
• Lane Turner (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Mark Turner

U

• Ultramarine (Sire/Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Ultra Naté
• UNV (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
• Uriah Heep

V

• Van Halen
• Vanity 6
• Sven Väth
• The Velvet Underground (Sire/Warner Bros.)
• V Factory
• Christina Vierra
• Violent Femmes (Slash/Warner Bros.)

W

• Joe Walsh
• Dionne Warwick
• The Who
• Kirk Whalum
• Karyn White
• Michael White
• Hank Williams Jr. (Curb/Warner Bros.)
• Mason Williams
• Brian Wilson (Giant/Warner Bros.)
• Wiz Khalifa
• Brad Wolf (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Womack & Womack
• World Renown
• The Wreckers (Warner Bros. Nashville)
• Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
• Gary Wright
• Steven Wright
• Wright Brothers Band (Warner Bros. Nashville)

Y

• Glenn Yarbrough
• Peter Yarrow
• Yaya³ (Loma/Warner Bros.)
• Eikichi Yazawa
• Yellowjackets
• Jesse Colin Young
• Kenny Young
• The Youngbloods

Z

• ZZ Top
• Zapp
• Frank Zappa

See also

• List of current Warner Bros. Records artists
• Warner Bros. Records
• List of current Reprise Records artists
• List of former Reprise Records artists
• Reprise Records