Explore the People Behind the Music

This curated gallery highlights over 170 influential individuals who helped shape the sound and success of countless vinyl records. From legendary musicians and pioneering producers to sound engineers, cover artists, and iconic photographers – each person featured here played a vital role in the music industry’s golden era. Click on any profile to dive deeper into their biography and discover the albums, bands, or projects they contributed to.

Adrian Smith
And Career

Adrian Smith is known for their contribution to the music industry as a and career. Read more .

Al Nalli
Record Producer

Al Nalli is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producer. Read more .

Alan Parsons
Musician Sound Engineer Producer

Alan Parsons is known for their contribution to the music industry as a musician sound engineer producer. Read more .

Alex Perialas
Producer Sound Engineer

Alex Perialas is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Alex Solca
Photographer

Alex Solca is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer. Read more .

Andreas Marschall
Album Cover Illustrator Graphic Artist

Andreas Marschall is known for their contribution to the music industry as a album cover illustrator graphic artist. Read more .

Andy Johns
Sound Engineer Music Producer

Andy Johns is known for their contribution to the music industry as a sound engineer music producer. Read more .

Andy Larocque
Guitarist

Andy Larocque is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Axel Thubeauville
Music Producer

Axel Thubeauville is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer. Read more .

Bernie Marsden
Musician Songwriter

Bernie Marsden is known for their contribution to the music industry as a musician songwriter. Read more .

Bill Metoyer
Producer Sound Engineer

Bill Metoyer is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Bob Clearmountain
Producer Engineer

Bob Clearmountain is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer engineer. Read more .

Bob Daisley
Bass Guitar

Bob Daisley is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar. Read more .

Bob Defrin
Illustrator Album Cover Artwork

Bob Defrin is known for their contribution to the music industry as a illustrator album cover artwork. Read more .

Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Bob Ludwig is known for their contribution to the music industry as a mastering engineer. Read more .

Bob Rock
Producer Sound Engineer

Bob Rock is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Brian Slagel
Producer

Brian Slagel is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer. Read more .

Bruce Dickinson
Singer Songwriter

Bruce Dickinson is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer songwriter. Read more .

Canterbury Scene
Explained

Canterbury Scene is known for their contribution to the music industry as a explained. Read more .

Captain Beefheart
Musician Singer Songwriter

Captain Beefheart is known for their contribution to the music industry as a musician singer songwriter. Read more .

Carl Canedy
Drums Producer

Carl Canedy is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drums producer. Read more .

Carl Palmer
Drums

Carl Palmer is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drums. Read more .

Charly Rinne
Producer Photographer

Charly Rinne is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer photographer. Read more .

Chris Bubacz
Sound Engineer

Chris Bubacz is known for their contribution to the music industry as a sound engineer. Read more .

Chris Poland
Guitarist

Chris Poland is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Clive Burr
Drummer

Clive Burr is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Conny Plank

Conny Plank is known for their contribution to the music industry as a . Read more .

Cozy Powell
Drummer

Cozy Powell is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Dan Hartman
Musician Multi Instrumentalist

Dan Hartman is known for their contribution to the music industry as a musician multi instrumentalist. Read more .

Dan Johnson
Music Producer Sound Engineer

Dan Johnson is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer sound engineer. Read more .

Dan Lilker
Bass Guitar

Dan Lilker is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar. Read more .

Darryl Johnston
Producer Founder Ebony

Darryl Johnston is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer founder ebony. Read more .

Dave Ellefson
Bass Guitarist

Dave Ellefson is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitarist. Read more .

Dave Lombardo
Drums

Dave Lombardo is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drums. Read more .

Dave Murray
Guitarist

Dave Murray is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Dave Mustaine
Lead Vocals Lead Guitars

Dave Mustaine is known for their contribution to the music industry as a lead vocals lead guitars. Read more .

David Coverdale
Singer

David Coverdale is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

David Gilmour
Guitarist Singer

David Gilmour is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist singer. Read more .

Dennis Stratton
Guitarist

Dennis Stratton is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Derek Riggs
Illustrator Painter

Derek Riggs is known for their contribution to the music industry as a illustrator painter. Read more .

Dieter Dierks
Record Producer Sound Engineer

Dieter Dierks is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producer sound engineer. Read more .

Dino Alden
Sound Engineer

Dino Alden is known for their contribution to the music industry as a sound engineer. Read more .

Dirk Steffens
Producer

Dirk Steffens is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer. Read more .

Don Brautigam
Photographer

Don Brautigam is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer. Read more .

Duane Baron
Sound Engineer

Duane Baron is known for their contribution to the music industry as a sound engineer. Read more .

Dynamo Rock
Festival

Dynamo Rock is known for their contribution to the music industry as a festival. Read more .

Ed Repka
Illustrator

Ed Repka is known for their contribution to the music industry as a illustrator. Read more .

Eddie Kramer
Producer Sound Engineer

Eddie Kramer is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Eddy Schreyer
Mastering Engineer

Eddy Schreyer is known for their contribution to the music industry as a mastering engineer. Read more .

Eric Clapton
Guitarist

Eric Clapton is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Eric Philippe
Illustrator Album Cover Artwork

Eric Philippe is known for their contribution to the music industry as a illustrator album cover artwork. Read more .

Fin Costello
Photographer

Fin Costello is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer. Read more .

Francis Buchholz
Bass Guitarist

Francis Buchholz is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitarist. Read more .

Frank Farian
Record Producer

Frank Farian is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producer. Read more .

George Marino
Mastering Engineer

George Marino is known for their contribution to the music industry as a mastering engineer. Read more .

George Martin
Producer Composer

George Martin is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer composer. Read more .

Gerry Bron
Music Producer

Gerry Bron is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer. Read more .

Ginger Baker
Drummer

Ginger Baker is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Glenn Hughes
Singer Bass Guitarist

Glenn Hughes is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer bass guitarist. Read more .

Grace Slick
Singer

Grace Slick is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

Greg Lake
Singer Bass Guitarist Songwriter

Greg Lake is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer bass guitarist songwriter. Read more .

Guy Bidmead
Music Producer Sound Engineer

Guy Bidmead is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer sound engineer. Read more .

Hal Patino
Bass Guitar Career

Hal Patino is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar career. Read more .

Harris Johns
Producer Sound Engineer

Harris Johns is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Herman Rarebell
Drummer Scorpions

Herman Rarebell is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer scorpions. Read more .

Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer

Howie Weinberg is known for their contribution to the music industry as a mastering engineer. Read more .

Ian Gillan
Singer

Ian Gillan is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

Ian Paice
Drummer

Ian Paice is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Ian Swift
Vocalist

Ian Swift is known for their contribution to the music industry as a vocalist. Read more .

Ingo Schwichtenberg
Drummer

Ingo Schwichtenberg is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Jack Bruce
Bass Guitar

Jack Bruce is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar. Read more .

Jacques Hustinx
Producer

Jacques Hustinx is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer. Read more .

Janick Gers
Guitarist

Janick Gers is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Jeff Hanneman
Guitars

Jeff Hanneman is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitars. Read more .

Jerry Garcia
Guitarist Vocals

Jerry Garcia is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist vocals. Read more .

Jim Marshall
Photographer

Jim Marshall is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer. Read more .

Jim Morris
Sound Engineer Producer

Jim Morris is known for their contribution to the music industry as a sound engineer producer. Read more .

Jimmy Bain
Bassist Keyboardist

Jimmy Bain is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bassist keyboardist. Read more .

Jimmy Page
Guitarist

Jimmy Page is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Joe Lynn
Turner Singer Vocalist Songwriter

Joe Lynn is known for their contribution to the music industry as a turner singer vocalist songwriter. Read more .

Joey Belladonna

Joey Belladonna is known for their contribution to the music industry as a . Read more .

John Bonham
Drummer

John Bonham is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

John Kosh
Album Cover Designer

John Kosh is known for their contribution to the music industry as a album cover designer. Read more .

John Paul
Jones Bass Guitar Keyboards

John Paul is known for their contribution to the music industry as a jones bass guitar keyboards. Read more .

Jon Lord
Keyboards

Jon Lord is known for their contribution to the music industry as a keyboards. Read more .

Jon Zazula
Music Producer Megaforce

Jon Zazula is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer megaforce. Read more .

Jos Kloek
Producer Sound Engineer

Jos Kloek is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Jurgen Rosenthal
Drummer Scorpions Eloy

Jurgen Rosenthal is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer scorpions eloy. Read more .

Kai Hansen
Singer Guitarist

Kai Hansen is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer guitarist. Read more .

Kalle Trapp
Producer

Kalle Trapp is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer. Read more .

Karl Ulrich
Walterbach Producer

Karl Ulrich is known for their contribution to the music industry as a walterbach producer. Read more .

Keith Emerson
Keyboards Songwriter

Keith Emerson is known for their contribution to the music industry as a keyboards songwriter. Read more .

Ken Kelly
Fantasy Art Illustrator

Ken Kelly is known for their contribution to the music industry as a fantasy art illustrator. Read more .

Kerry King
Guitars

Kerry King is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitars. Read more .

King Diamond
Singer

King Diamond is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

Klaus Meine
Singer Songwriter

Klaus Meine is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer songwriter. Read more .

Klaus Voormann
Record Producer Bass Guitar

Klaus Voormann is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producer bass guitar. Read more .

Kurt Cobain
Vocals Guitars Songwriter

Kurt Cobain is known for their contribution to the music industry as a vocals guitars songwriter. Read more .

Lou Adler
Producer

Lou Adler is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer. Read more .

Louis Austin
Sound Engineer

Louis Austin is known for their contribution to the music industry as a sound engineer. Read more .

Mark Weiss
Weissguy Photographer

Mark Weiss is known for their contribution to the music industry as a weissguy photographer. Read more .

Markus Grosskopf
Bass Guitar

Markus Grosskopf is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar. Read more .

Marsha Zazula
Producer

Marsha Zazula is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer. Read more .

Martin Becker
Photography

Martin Becker is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photography. Read more .

Martin Birch
Producer Sound Engineer

Martin Birch is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Marty Friedman
Guitars Producer

Marty Friedman is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitars producer. Read more .

Matthias Jabs
Guitarist

Matthias Jabs is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Max Norman
Sound Engineer

Max Norman is known for their contribution to the music industry as a sound engineer. Read more .

Michael Denner
Guitarist

Michael Denner is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Michael Fuller
Recordproducer Sound Engineer

Michael Fuller is known for their contribution to the music industry as a recordproducer sound engineer. Read more .

Michael Kamen
Composer Orchestral Conductor

Michael Kamen is known for their contribution to the music industry as a composer orchestral conductor. Read more .

Michael Kiske
Singer Helloween

Michael Kiske is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer helloween. Read more .

Michael Schenker
Guitarist

Michael Schenker is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Michael Wagener
Music Producer Sound Engineer

Michael Wagener is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer sound engineer. Read more .

Michael Weikath
Guitarist Songwrite

Michael Weikath is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist songwrite. Read more .

Mick Rock
Photographer Uk

Mick Rock is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer uk. Read more .

Mike Stone
Producer Sound Engineer

Mike Stone is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Mike Varney
Music Producer

Mike Varney is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer. Read more .

Mike Vernon
Record Producer Sound Engineer

Mike Vernon is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producer sound engineer. Read more .

Mikkey Dee
Drummer

Mikkey Dee is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Monte Conner
Record Producers Roadrunner

Monte Conner is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producers roadrunner. Read more .

Neil Zlozower
Photographer

Neil Zlozower is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer. Read more .

Nick Mason
Drummer

Nick Mason is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Nick Simper
Bass Guitar

Nick Simper is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar. Read more .

Nicko Mcbrain
Drummer

Nicko Mcbrain is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .

Norman Smith
Producer Sound Engineer

Norman Smith is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Ozzy Osbourne
Singer

Ozzy Osbourne is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

Paul Di
Anno Singer Vocalist

Paul Di is known for their contribution to the music industry as a anno singer vocalist. Read more .

Pete Blakk
Career

Pete Blakk is known for their contribution to the music industry as a career. Read more .

Peter Hauke
Producer Sound Engineer

Peter Hauke is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Phil Lawvere
Illustrator Designer

Phil Lawvere is known for their contribution to the music industry as a illustrator designer. Read more .

Ralph Ralf
Hubert Music Producer Musician

Ralph Ralf is known for their contribution to the music industry as a hubert music producer musician. Read more .

Randy Burns
Producer Sound Engineer

Randy Burns is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Randy California
Guitarist

Randy California is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Randy Rhoads
Guitar Player

Randy Rhoads is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitar player. Read more .

Richard Wright
Keyboards

Richard Wright is known for their contribution to the music industry as a keyboards. Read more .

Rick Rubin
Producer Record Label Executive

Rick Rubin is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer record label executive. Read more .

Ritchie Blackmore
Guitarist

Ritchie Blackmore is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Robert Ellis
Photographer

Robert Ellis is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer. Read more .

Robert Plant
Singer

Robert Plant is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

Rod Evans
Singer

Rod Evans is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

Roger Dean
Illustrator

Roger Dean is known for their contribution to the music industry as a illustrator. Read more .

Roger Glover
Singer Bass Guitar

Roger Glover is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer bass guitar. Read more .

Roger Waters
Bass Guitar Singer Musician

Roger Waters is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar singer musician. Read more .

Ron Nevison
Producer Sound Engineer

Ron Nevison is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Ronnie James
Dio Singer Vocalist

Ronnie James is known for their contribution to the music industry as a dio singer vocalist. Read more .

Rory Gallagher
Guitarist Singer Songwriter

Rory Gallagher is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist singer songwriter. Read more .

Ross Halfin
Photographer

Ross Halfin is known for their contribution to the music industry as a photographer. Read more .

Rudolf Schenker
Guitarist

Rudolf Schenker is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Rudy Lenners
Drummer Producer Illustrator

Rudy Lenners is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer producer illustrator. Read more .

Scott Burns
Record Producer Sound Engineer

Scott Burns is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producer sound engineer. Read more .

Sebastian Kruger
Painter Illustrator

Sebastian Kruger is known for their contribution to the music industry as a painter illustrator. Read more .

Shelly Yakus
Record Producer Sound Engineer

Shelly Yakus is known for their contribution to the music industry as a record producer sound engineer. Read more .

Steve Fontano
Music Producer Sound Engineer

Steve Fontano is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer sound engineer. Read more .

Steve Harris
Bass Guitarist Singer Songwriter

Steve Harris is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitarist singer songwriter. Read more .

Steve Sinclair
Producer Manager Bassist

Steve Sinclair is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer manager bassist. Read more .

Syd Barrett
Songwriter

Syd Barrett is known for their contribution to the music industry as a songwriter. Read more .

Terry Date
Producer Sound Engineer

Terry Date is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Thomas Holm
Illustrator Painter Album Cover Artwork

Thomas Holm is known for their contribution to the music industry as a illustrator painter album cover artwork. Read more .

Timi Hansen
Bass Guitar

Timi Hansen is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar. Read more .

Todd Rundgren
Singer Producer

Todd Rundgren is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer producer. Read more .

Tom Allom
Producer Sound Engineer

Tom Allom is known for their contribution to the music industry as a producer sound engineer. Read more .

Tom Araya
Bass Guitar Vocals

Tom Araya is known for their contribution to the music industry as a bass guitar vocals. Read more .

Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Tom Coyne is known for their contribution to the music industry as a mastering engineer. Read more .

Tommy Bolin
Guitarist

Tommy Bolin is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Tommy Hansen
Music Producer Sound Engineer

Tommy Hansen is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer sound engineer. Read more .

Tommy Newton
Guitarist Music Producer Sound Engineer

Tommy Newton is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist music producer sound engineer. Read more .

Tony Visconti
Music Producer

Tony Visconti is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer. Read more .

Udo Dirkschneider
Singer

Udo Dirkschneider is known for their contribution to the music industry as a singer. Read more .

Ulrich Roth
Guitarist

Ulrich Roth is known for their contribution to the music industry as a guitarist. Read more .

Vic Maile
Music Producer Sound Engineer

Vic Maile is known for their contribution to the music industry as a music producer sound engineer. Read more .

Vic Vergeat
Musician Producer

Vic Vergeat is known for their contribution to the music industry as a musician producer. Read more .

Vinny Appice
Drummer

Vinny Appice is known for their contribution to the music industry as a drummer. Read more .