Detroit; along with her Southeast Michigan sister sites of Ann Arbor, Flint and Windsor, is one of the top music producing regions in the world. The following represent a comprehensive list of noteworthy bands and artists that have or had strong ties to the region.

Rock

Alice Cooper
The Amboy Dukes
Andrew W.K.
Angry Red Planet
ASTIGAFA
Big Chief
Bill Haley
Bob Seger
Brownsville Station
Cadillac Kidz
Cactus
Charm Farm
Cinecyde
Clone Defects
Coldcock
The Colors
Come Ons
Cyril Lords
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
Cult Heros
Death
Demolition Doll Rods
Dennis Coffey
Destroy All Monsters
Detroit
Detroit Cobras
Dick Wagner
Dirtbombs
Doug Brown and the Omens
Electric Six
Elvis Hitler
Doug Fieger
Figures On A Beach
Frijid Pink
The Frost
Glenn Frey
The Go
Gore Gore Girls
The Gories
Grand funk
The Hard Lessons
The Hentchmen
His Name Is Alive
Holy Fire
Howling Diablos
Hysteric Narcotics
Iggy Pop
Jack Scott
Junk Monkeys
Kid Rock
The Kegs
Ko & The Knockouts
Laughing Hyenas
The Look
Loudhouse
Madam X
Mariner
Marshall Crenshaw
MC5
Meatmen
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Motor City Rockers
The Muggs
Mule
Mustard Plug
Mutants
Necros
Negative Approach
Neverending White Lights
Nick & the Jaguars
Nikki & The Corvettes
Pas/Cal
The Paybacks
The Pleasure Seekers
Popcorn Blizzard
Question Mark & the Mysterians
The Raconteurs
The Ramrods
Rare Earth
The Rationals
The Reflections
ReRuns
Rhythm Corps
Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise
Rocket 455
The Rockets
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez
The Romantics
The Runiers
Seduce
The Sights
The Sillies
Sonic’s Rendezvous Band
Soledad Brothers
Speedball
Sponge
SRC
SSM
State
The Stooges
The Suicide Machines
Taproot
Ted Nugent
Terry Knight and the Pack
Thunderbirds Are Now!
Toby Redd
Tommy James & The Shondells
Torpedos
Trash Brats
Uncle Kracker
The Underdogs
Unrelated Segments
The Up
Vertical Pillows
The Verve Pipe
The Von Bondies
Walls of Jericho
Was (Not Was)
The White Stripes
The Witches
The Woolies

Blues

Alberta Adams
Andre Williams
Big Maceo Merriweather
Eddie Burns
John Lee Hooker
Johnnie Bassett
Sippie Wallace
Thornetta Davis

Jazz

Barry Harris
Donald Byrd
Don Redman
Elvin Jones
Hamilton Bohannon
Hank Jones
Kenny Burrell
Louis Hayes
Lucky Thompson
Marcus Belgrave
Milt Jackson
Paul Chambers
Pepper Adams
Thad Jones
Tommy Flanagan
William McKinney

Country/Folk/Rockabilly

American Mars
2 Star Tabernacle
Blanche
Anita Cochran
Del Shannon
Deadstring Brothers
Goober & the Peas
Jill Jack
Johnny Powers
Josh Gracin
Liz Larin
Sky
Stewart Frankie
Volebeats

Funk
Bootsy Collins
Funkadelic
George Clinton
Parliament

Pop

Bob Guiney
Lene Lovich
Madonna
Ray Parker Jr.
Sonny Bono
Suzi Quatro

Electronic

A Number Of Names
Adult.
Carl Craig
Cybotron
Derrick May
Detroit Grand Pubahs
DJ Assault
Infiniti
Inner City
Juan Atkins
Kenny Dixon Jr
Kevin Saunderson
Mayday
Model 500
Moodymann
Plastikman
Rhythim Is Rhythim
Richie Hawtin
Underground Resistance

Rap/Hip Hop

Black Milk
Boss
D12
Detroit’s Most Wanted
Eminem
Guilty Simpson
Insane Clown Posse
Obie Trice
Proof
Royce da 5′9″
Slum Village
Trick Trick
Twiztid

R&B/Soul/Gospal

Aaliyah
Anita Baker
Aretha Franklin
Barbara Lewis
Barrett Strong
BeBe & CeCe Winans
Bettye Lavette
Brainstorm
Brenda Holloway
The Capitols
Chairmen of the Board
Cherrelle
CJ & Co.
The Clark Sisters
The Contours
Darrell Banks
Della Reese
Detriot Emeralds
The Detroiters
Diana Ross
The Dramatics
Dwele
Eddie Floyd
Edwin Starr
Enchantment
Erma Franklin
The Falcons
The Flaming Embers
The Floaters
The Four Tops
The Funk Brothers
Freda Payne
Gino Washington
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Isley Brothers
J. J. Barnes
Jackie Wilson
Jimmy Ruffin
The Jones Girls
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Kim Weston
Laura Lee
Little Willie John
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Marv Johnson
The Marvelettes
Marvin Gaye
Mary Wells
Matthew Dear
The Miracles
Nathaniel Mayer & Fabulous Twilights
Nolan Strong & The Diablos
Oliver Cheatham
One Way
The Originals
The Pyramids
The Rance Allen Group
Raydio
Ready For The World
Shades Of Blue
Shorty Long
Smokey Robinson
The Spinners
Stevie Wonder
The Supremes
The Temptations
The Undisputed Truth
The Velvelettes
The Volumes
Wilson Pickett
Winans
100 Proof (Aged In Soul)

Other

Jim Diamond
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Brian Holland
Casey Kasem
John Sinclair
Lamont Dozier, songwriter
Russ Gibb
Punch Andrews