![Rapper Tupac Shakur attended the Baltimore School for the Arts...]()
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Rapper Tupac Shakur attended the Baltimore School for the Arts during his sophomore and junior years of high school.
![Counting Crows' frontman Adam Duritz was born in Baltimore.]()
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Counting Crows' frontman Adam Duritz was born in Baltimore.
![Talking Heads frontman David Byrne studied at MICA, although he...]()
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Talking Heads frontman David Byrne studied at MICA, although he did not graduate from the school.
![Singer Mario was born in Baltimore on Aug. 27, 1986.]()
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Singer Mario was born in Baltimore on Aug. 27, 1986.
![Popular R&B singing group Dru Hill was founded in Baltimore.]()
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Popular R&B singing group Dru Hill was founded in Baltimore.
![Singer-songwriter Tori Amos was raised in Baltimore, and she attended...]()
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Singer-songwriter Tori Amos was raised in Baltimore, and she attended Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory of Music.
![Rock guitarist Ric Ocasek, born in Baltimore, is best known...]()
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Rock guitarist Ric Ocasek, born in Baltimore, is best known for his lead vocals for The Cars.
![Singer Sisqo was born in Baltimore on Nov. 9, 1978....]()
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Singer Sisqo was born in Baltimore on Nov. 9, 1978. He was also a member of Dru Hill, an R&B group of the 1990s that was named after Baltimore's Druid Hill Park.
![Dan Deacon is a Baltimore-based electronic musician and founder of...]()
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Dan Deacon is a Baltimore-based electronic musician and founder of the Wham City Collective.
![American rock band, O.A.R. was founded in Rockville, Maryland. Band...]()
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American rock band, O.A.R. was founded in Rockville, Maryland. Band members Marc Roberge, Chris Culos, Richard On and Benj Gershman attended Thomas S. Wooten High School.
![The rock band was formed in Waldorf, Md., in 1996....]()
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The rock band was formed in Waldorf, Md., in 1996. (Pictured: Joel Madden)
![The musician was born in Baltimore. In 2007, Mayor Sheila...]()
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The musician was born in Baltimore. In 2007, Mayor Sheila Dixon proclaimed Aug. 9 as " Frank Zappa Day."
![American jazz singer and songwriter Billie Holiday grew up in...]()
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American jazz singer and songwriter Billie Holiday grew up in Baltimore singing in after-hours jazz clubs.
![Mama Cass of The Mamas & the Papas was born...]()
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Mama Cass of The Mamas & the Papas was born in Baltimore as Ellen Naomi Cohen.
![Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth (left), lead guitarist and...]()
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Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth (left), lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zachary Merrick (right) and drummer Rian Dawson formed the punk band All Time Low in 2003. Its members all hail from the Towson-Timonium-Cockeysville area.
Maryland gets to claim such music heavyweights as Tori Amos, David Byrne and Frank Zappa. See which other musicians have called Maryland home.
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* Maryland celebrities
* Marylanders on reality TV
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