Profiles — Musicians

Musicians

Singers, players and composers, and the records and performances that carried their work.

Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)

William Saroyan was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer of Armenian descent.

American singer-songwriter and actress (born 2000)

Willow Camille Reign Smith, known mononymously as Willow, is an American musician and actress.

Polish composer and conductor (1913-1994)

Witold Roman Lutosławski was a Polish composer and conductor.

(1911-2000) Polish pianist, composer, Holocaust survivor

Władysław Szpilman was a Polish Jewish pianist, classical composer and Holocaust survivor.

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician.

German knight and poet (1170–1220)

Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German knight, poet and composer, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature.

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music.

Haitian rapper (born 1969)

Nelust Wyclef Jean is a Haitian rapper, singer, songwriter and music producer.

American jazz musician and educator

Wynton Learson Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, music instructor, and the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.