they’ve been born and bred to hit the
big time
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 cities that have produced the
greatest musical action my bedroom clip
found down in Tribeca right next to the
Metro but out the hood fell for this
list we’re focusing specifically on
artists and perform music in the English
language and the cities in which they
grew up a city like Detroit may be known
for its Motown sound but many artists
weren’t native to the region to be clear
we’re not ranking the best musical
cities but actually the cities and their
surrounding areas that have produced the
greatest musical acts
number ten San Francisco
USA when you think of the Bay Area it’s
only natural to conjure up images of
free love and the counterculture
movement of the 1960s and 70s
Jefferson Airplane Creedence Clearwater
Revival the music that defines an era
like with the changing of times came
into balding sound and while San
Francisco has always boasted an eclectic
array of performers it’s partly
responsible for the popularity of a
heavy-metal act like Metallica who moved
up the coast from LA throughout the
decades no other San Fran bands have
stood the test of time like Santana
and their musical offspring journey
number nine Sheffield England
located in South Yorkshire England this
city’s become known for its association
with 80 synth pop acts such as ABC and
the Human League however a certain group
of musicians set the bar in the 70s most
notably the Sheffield Sol shouter
himself Joe Cocker as well as Def
Leppard who ushered in the new wave of
British heavy metal
given the multitude of music festivals
within the city it’s no wonder that
aspiring artists continue to keep
Sheffield on the map with the emergence
of the Arctic Monkeys the city now can
be referenced as the home base of
perhaps the most acclaimed indie band of
the modern era
of course Sheffield is also the city
where one Bruce Dickinson the lead
singer of Iron Maiden
grew up
number eight Memphis USA let’s be clear
it’s impossible for us to rattle off
each and every artist hailing from this
spectacular music city but we’ll try
well there’s a late BB King arguably the
most celebrated guitarist in music
history oh and how about Aretha Franklin
perhaps the greatest vocalist of the
20th century these two performers played
a heavy role in the respective genres
and brought even more acclaim to their
City you get the idea
Memphis has got it like that and with a
heritage steeped in blues and soul music
the city sounds slowly evolved into
hip-hop as seen in the 2005 film Hustle
& Flow
whoop-whoop
number seven nashville USA
now we can’t mention Memphis without
paying respect to the city 210 miles up
the interstate 40 Nashville the home of
country music now also known as the
music city
it is typically defined by its country
roots and legendary acts such as Roy
Acuff the Allman Brothers and even the
Everly Brothers Nashville has also
produced modern crossover artists with
Kings of Leon Miley Cyrus and of course
Pennsylvania born Taylor Swift
let’s say this it’s the city that
aspiring musicians moved to in order to
improve their craft and hey it was the
adopted home of mr. Johnny Cash amongst
decades upon decades of musicians
completely in love with their job here
human-caused full of that I gather even
so it’s the pop-culture influence of its
natives that keeps the city a bus number
six New Orleans
USA located on the Mississippi River
near the Gulf of Mexico the city holds a
special place in the landscape of
musical history geographically it
naturally attracts hopeless Wanderers
and the fusion of varying artistic
ideals and musical influences has led to
a most powerful sound stimulated by the
genres of blues R&B and hip-hop and that
led to us
emerging as pop-culture staples have
been musicians like Louie Armstrong
Louis Prima and little Wayne while a
performer like Harry Connick jr. was
educated by the city itself and the
music surrounding him there’s no other
city quite like New Orleans and the
superstars at surface never failed to
pay their respects
number five Manchester England
with each passing decade the sound of
pop culture continues to evolve and this
city often plays a crucial role of
course the Stone Roses would emerge from
the 80s Manchester’s scene and would
subsequently inspire oasis arguably the
most well known acts from the city
Tuesday
however it’s important to draw a direct
line to the 60s and 70s as the Bee Gees
and Herman’s Hermits both originated
from Manchester and paved the way for a
new order of music in the late 1970s
we’re talking about Joy Division a
post-punk band led by the late
Ian Curtis and a band that ultimately
evolved in some new order
number four Los Angeles USA sex drugs
and rock and roll
with all due respect to a native
alternative artists like Beck this city
has long been a haven for musicians that
seek fame and fortune over critical
acclaim
but that’s what’s so incredibly unique
about Los Angeles
born and bred Angelenos such as the Red
Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the
Machine are geographically correlated
with transplants like the doors and Guns
N’Roses
on the other hand one can’t mention the
la music scene without paying due
respect to NWA dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s
all of whom innovated West Coast g-funk
sounds for work updated for the gangstas
all across the world still hitting CONUS
in the Malolos still taking my time to
perfect to be and I’ve still got love
for the streets is the deep
number three Seattle USA you know why
the city made our list Kenny G well okay
maybe not but while we do respect his
contributions to music Seattle is most
closely associated with the grunge
movement of the late 80s and early 90s
Nirvana Pearl Jam Soundgarden the list
goes on and on what’s special about
these collective Seattle bands is how
their relationships for better or for
worse put them on the map and to find a
new genre of music
despite the lasting legacy of Kurt
Cobain the most prominent name to come
out of the city has to be Jimi Hendrix
who fueled by his unique Pacific
Northwest perspective became an
international icon during his brief 27
years
sitting courtside Knicks and nets give
me high five I’m spiking down whatever
reason cell number two New York City USA
while Hollywood boasts a prominent indie
music scene it’s the Big Apple that has
become known for its intellectual
approach towards musical artistry going
to try
back in the early 60s a Brooklyn man
named Dave Van ronk inspired a fledgling
folk scene while bands like The Velvet
Underground and their singer Lou Reed
opened up the doors for the garage rock
movement that would emerge in the 2000
most notably with The Strokes
the band’s like kiss and their moans
define the 70s with contrasting images
and it’s undoubtedly the New York
culture exuded by native artists like
jay-z and Alicia Keys that attracts
musicians from all corners of the world
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
in the
I got eyes on you you’re everything that
I see I won’t show any motion
I try
number one London England
imagine this you’re living in 1970s
London and begin the decade by following
local bands like The Rolling Stones Led
Zeppelin and Pink Floyd before closing
off the decade with the native sounds of
The Clash and Queen
those five bands alone are amongst the
greatest musical acts in all of rock
history and they all roam the same
streets during a particular time and
place
for the purposes of our list there’s
simply no other acts that have achieved
both commercial and critical success
like these vats and while London remains
a prominent music city their greatest
acts have influenced music as a whole
like no other
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite city that has produced
the greatest musical acts Minami print
as Lindiwe am you perform mind-blowing
top 10s published daily be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
big time
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 cities that have produced the
greatest musical action my bedroom clip
found down in Tribeca right next to the
Metro but out the hood fell for this
list we’re focusing specifically on
artists and perform music in the English
language and the cities in which they
grew up a city like Detroit may be known
for its Motown sound but many artists
weren’t native to the region to be clear
we’re not ranking the best musical
cities but actually the cities and their
surrounding areas that have produced the
greatest musical acts
number ten San Francisco
USA when you think of the Bay Area it’s
only natural to conjure up images of
free love and the counterculture
movement of the 1960s and 70s
Jefferson Airplane Creedence Clearwater
Revival the music that defines an era
like with the changing of times came
into balding sound and while San
Francisco has always boasted an eclectic
array of performers it’s partly
responsible for the popularity of a
heavy-metal act like Metallica who moved
up the coast from LA throughout the
decades no other San Fran bands have
stood the test of time like Santana
and their musical offspring journey
number nine Sheffield England
located in South Yorkshire England this
city’s become known for its association
with 80 synth pop acts such as ABC and
the Human League however a certain group
of musicians set the bar in the 70s most
notably the Sheffield Sol shouter
himself Joe Cocker as well as Def
Leppard who ushered in the new wave of
British heavy metal
given the multitude of music festivals
within the city it’s no wonder that
aspiring artists continue to keep
Sheffield on the map with the emergence
of the Arctic Monkeys the city now can
be referenced as the home base of
perhaps the most acclaimed indie band of
the modern era
of course Sheffield is also the city
where one Bruce Dickinson the lead
singer of Iron Maiden
grew up
number eight Memphis USA let’s be clear
it’s impossible for us to rattle off
each and every artist hailing from this
spectacular music city but we’ll try
well there’s a late BB King arguably the
most celebrated guitarist in music
history oh and how about Aretha Franklin
perhaps the greatest vocalist of the
20th century these two performers played
a heavy role in the respective genres
and brought even more acclaim to their
City you get the idea
Memphis has got it like that and with a
heritage steeped in blues and soul music
the city sounds slowly evolved into
hip-hop as seen in the 2005 film Hustle
& Flow
whoop-whoop
number seven nashville USA
now we can’t mention Memphis without
paying respect to the city 210 miles up
the interstate 40 Nashville the home of
country music now also known as the
music city
it is typically defined by its country
roots and legendary acts such as Roy
Acuff the Allman Brothers and even the
Everly Brothers Nashville has also
produced modern crossover artists with
Kings of Leon Miley Cyrus and of course
Pennsylvania born Taylor Swift
let’s say this it’s the city that
aspiring musicians moved to in order to
improve their craft and hey it was the
adopted home of mr. Johnny Cash amongst
decades upon decades of musicians
completely in love with their job here
human-caused full of that I gather even
so it’s the pop-culture influence of its
natives that keeps the city a bus number
six New Orleans
USA located on the Mississippi River
near the Gulf of Mexico the city holds a
special place in the landscape of
musical history geographically it
naturally attracts hopeless Wanderers
and the fusion of varying artistic
ideals and musical influences has led to
a most powerful sound stimulated by the
genres of blues R&B and hip-hop and that
led to us
emerging as pop-culture staples have
been musicians like Louie Armstrong
Louis Prima and little Wayne while a
performer like Harry Connick jr. was
educated by the city itself and the
music surrounding him there’s no other
city quite like New Orleans and the
superstars at surface never failed to
pay their respects
number five Manchester England
with each passing decade the sound of
pop culture continues to evolve and this
city often plays a crucial role of
course the Stone Roses would emerge from
the 80s Manchester’s scene and would
subsequently inspire oasis arguably the
most well known acts from the city
Tuesday
however it’s important to draw a direct
line to the 60s and 70s as the Bee Gees
and Herman’s Hermits both originated
from Manchester and paved the way for a
new order of music in the late 1970s
we’re talking about Joy Division a
post-punk band led by the late
Ian Curtis and a band that ultimately
evolved in some new order
number four Los Angeles USA sex drugs
and rock and roll
with all due respect to a native
alternative artists like Beck this city
has long been a haven for musicians that
seek fame and fortune over critical
acclaim
but that’s what’s so incredibly unique
about Los Angeles
born and bred Angelenos such as the Red
Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the
Machine are geographically correlated
with transplants like the doors and Guns
N’Roses
on the other hand one can’t mention the
la music scene without paying due
respect to NWA dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s
all of whom innovated West Coast g-funk
sounds for work updated for the gangstas
all across the world still hitting CONUS
in the Malolos still taking my time to
perfect to be and I’ve still got love
for the streets is the deep
number three Seattle USA you know why
the city made our list Kenny G well okay
maybe not but while we do respect his
contributions to music Seattle is most
closely associated with the grunge
movement of the late 80s and early 90s
Nirvana Pearl Jam Soundgarden the list
goes on and on what’s special about
these collective Seattle bands is how
their relationships for better or for
worse put them on the map and to find a
new genre of music
despite the lasting legacy of Kurt
Cobain the most prominent name to come
out of the city has to be Jimi Hendrix
who fueled by his unique Pacific
Northwest perspective became an
international icon during his brief 27
years
sitting courtside Knicks and nets give
me high five I’m spiking down whatever
reason cell number two New York City USA
while Hollywood boasts a prominent indie
music scene it’s the Big Apple that has
become known for its intellectual
approach towards musical artistry going
to try
back in the early 60s a Brooklyn man
named Dave Van ronk inspired a fledgling
folk scene while bands like The Velvet
Underground and their singer Lou Reed
opened up the doors for the garage rock
movement that would emerge in the 2000
most notably with The Strokes
the band’s like kiss and their moans
define the 70s with contrasting images
and it’s undoubtedly the New York
culture exuded by native artists like
jay-z and Alicia Keys that attracts
musicians from all corners of the world
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
in the
I got eyes on you you’re everything that
I see I won’t show any motion
I try
number one London England
imagine this you’re living in 1970s
London and begin the decade by following
local bands like The Rolling Stones Led
Zeppelin and Pink Floyd before closing
off the decade with the native sounds of
The Clash and Queen
those five bands alone are amongst the
greatest musical acts in all of rock
history and they all roam the same
streets during a particular time and
place
for the purposes of our list there’s
simply no other acts that have achieved
both commercial and critical success
like these vats and while London remains
a prominent music city their greatest
acts have influenced music as a whole
like no other
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite city that has produced
the greatest musical acts Minami print
as Lindiwe am you perform mind-blowing
top 10s published daily be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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