List of bands and musicians from Glasgow

This list contains famous or notable musicians, singers, composers and bands who originated in or are associated strongly with Glasgow, Scotland.

0–9

 * 1990s

A

 * AC Acoustics
 * Admiral Fallow
 * Adopted as Holograph
 * Adventures in Stereo
 * Aereogramme
 * The Almighty (band)
 * Altered Images
 * Angel Heart
 * Craig Armstrong
 * Attic Lights

B

 * Baby Chaos (briefly changed name to Deckard)
 * Baby Strange
 * A Band Called Quinn
 * Jimmy Barnes
 * The Bathers
 * Beecake
 * Beggars Opera
 * Maggie Bell
 * Belle & Sebastian
 * Bis
 * Bleed From Within
 * The Blimp
 * The Blue Nile
 * The Bluebells
 * Bombay Talkie
 * Brian Robertson (former Thin Lizzy Guitarist)
 * Scott Brown
 * Jack Bruce

C

 * Camera Obscura
 * Junior Campbell, also member of The Marmalade
 * Cannon
 * Lewis Capaldi
 * Cado Belle
 * Charlie and the Bhoys
 * Chvrches
 * The Cinematics
 * Gerry Cinnamon
 * Billy Connolly
 * Ivor Cutler

D

 * Dananananaykroyd
 * Darius Campbell Danesh
 * Deacon Blue
 * Del Amitri
 * The Delgados
 * Jimmy Dewar, from Robin Trower band
 * Jim Diamond
 * George Donaldson (British Musician from Celtic Thunder)
 * Donovan

E

 * El Presidente
 * Endgames
 * Errors

F

 * Franz Ferdinand
 * The Fratellis
 * Future Pilot A.K.A.

G

 * Ganger
 * Bobby Gillespie, singer-songwriter
 * Glasgow
 * Glasvegas
 * Clare Grogan, singer and actress
 * Gun

H

 * H2O
 * Alex Harvey of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
 * Fran Healy
 * Hip Parade
 * Hipsway
 * How to Swim
 * RM Hubbert
 * Michael Hunter, music games composer

I

 * Isosceles

J

 * Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers
 * Bert Jansch

K

 * David Knopfler of Dire Straits
 * Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
 * Oliver Knussen – composer and conductor
 * Kode9
 * Jim Kerr of Simple Minds

L

 * Laki Mera
 * Jeanie Lambe – jazz singer
 * Frederic Lamond, classical pianist and pupil of Franz Liszt
 * Mary Lee
 * Life Without Buildings
 * Little Eye
 * Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
 * Logan
 * Loki
 * Lotus Eater
 * Love and Money
 * Lucia & The Best Boys
 * Lulu

M

 * Makethisrelate
 * Man Must Die
 * The Marmalade
 * Helen Marnie of Ladytron
 * John Martyn
 * David McCallum, Sr., violinist
 * Jimmy McCulloch, rock musician
 * Matt McGinn, folk musician
 * Lisa McHugh
 * Frankie Miller
 * Middle of the Road
 * Mogwai
 * Hudson Mohawke, producer, composer and DJ
 * Mother and the Addicts
 * Jim Mullen

N

 * Natural Acoustic Band
 * No Way Sis

O

 * One Dove
 * One in a Million
 * Orange Juice
 * The Orchids

P

 * The Pastels
 * The Phantom Band
 * Owen Paul
 * The Poets
 * Emma Pollock – singer-songwriter, composer, musician and a founding member of the band The Delgados
 * El Presidente
 * PAWS (band)
 * Prides
 * Primal Scream

R

 * Chris Rainbow
 * Eddi Reader of Fairground Attraction
 * Maggie Reilly
 * Remember Remember
 * Rustie
 * William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain

S

 * Shop Assistants
 * Sensational Alex Harvey Band
 * Set the Tone
 * Shitdisco
 * The Silencers
 * Simple Minds
 * Slam
 * Slik
 * David Sneddon
 * Jimmy Somerville, singer
 * Sons and Daughters
 * SOPHIE
 * Spirea X
 * Sharleen Spiteri – singer, songwriter and guitarist
 * Sparrow and the Workshop
 * Sputniks Down
 * Stapleton
 * Al Stewart
 * Stone the Crows
 * Strawberry Switchblade
 * Hamish Stuart of The Average White Band
 * The Supernaturals
 * Swanee

T

 * Teenage Fanclub
 * Texas
 * Dougie Thomson
 * Travis
 * Twin Atlantic
 * Telstar Ponies

U

 * Uncle John & Whitelock
 * Unkle Bob
 * Midge Ure
 * Urusei Yatsura

V

 * The Vaselines

W

 * The Wake
 * Bobby Wellins
 * Eric Woolfson

Y

 * Yashin
 * Alexander Young
 * Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
 * George Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (The Easybeats)
 * John Paul Young, Australian singer
 * Malcolm Young – Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
 * Stevie Young

Z

 * Zoey Van Goey