Florida's ethnic diversity has led to a myriad of musical styles from punk rock to salsa and heavy metal being popular in various parts of the state. The United States is home to a wide array of regional styles and scenes. ... Alaska is a state of the United States. ... Alabama has played a central role in the development of both blues and country music. ... Arkansas is a Southern state of the United States. ... The Samoas are a Polynesian island chain, currently divided between the independent state of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) and an American territory called American Samoa. ... Arizonas musical history has been heavily influenced by Mexican immigrants. ... In the United States, California is commonly associated with the film, music, and arts industries; there are numerous world-famous Californian musicians. ... Colorado is a state of the United States, and has a notable reputation for music. ... Connecticut is a state of the United States in the New England region. ... The music of Washington D.C. is known for two primary scenes, hardcore and associated derivatives and a hip hop-dance music hybrid called go go. ... Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. ... Georgias musical output includes Southern rap groups like Outkast and Goodie Mob, as well as a wide variety of rock, pop and country artists. ... Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. ... The music of Iowa includes such notable musicians as Slipknot, Stallions Versus Unicorns, Bix Beiderbecke and Greg Brown, as well as Meredith Willson, composer of The Music Man, and Alice Ettinger who was renowned enough to perform in Europe in the 1890s. ... Idaho has produced a number of musicians, including pop star Paul Revere and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. ... Illinois, which includes Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, has a wide musical heritage. ... The music of Indiana was strongly influenced by a large number of German and Irish immigrants who arrived in the 1830s. ... For many decades, Kansas has had a vibrant country and bluegrass scene. ... The Music of Kentucky is heavily centered on Appalachian folk music and its descendants, especially in eastern Kentucky. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... New England Conservatory of Music in Boston Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England. ... Famous musicians from Maryland include Francis Scott Key, who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner and pop punksters Good Charlotte, from Waldorf. ... Maine is a state of the United States, located in New England. ... In Michigan, the city of Detroit has remained the capital of musical innovation for many years. ... The music of Minnesota has played a role in the historical and cultural development of Minnesota. ... St. ... The Northern Mariana Islands are an island chain dependency of the United States. ... Mississippi is best-known as the home of the blues, which developed among the freed African Americans in the latter half of the 19th century. ... Montana is a state of the United States. ... North Carolina is known particularly for its tradition of old-time music, and many recordings were made in the early 20th century by folk song collector Bascom Lamar Lunsford. ... The Music of North Dakota has followed general American trends over much of its history, beginning with ragtime and folk music, moving into big band and jazz. ... The state of Nebraska has spawned few big-name musicians, but has its own musical heritage. ... New Hampshire is a state of the United States, located in the New England region. ... New Mexico is a state of the Southwest United States. ... For most outsiders, Nevadan music is probably most closely associated with lounge singers like Wayne Newton playing in Las Vegas. ... One of the most renowned musicians from New Jersey is probably Bruce Springsteen, who became a 1980s icon with complex lyrical stories about teens growing up in Freehold and other economically depressed areas of New Jersey. ... In the United States, New York City has long been a musical hub and, in some ways, the musical capital of the country. ... The most famous musicians from Ohio are probably Marilyn Manson, Dean Martin and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders; the 19th century composer Daniel Emmett, born in Ohio to a Virginian family, wrote many of the most popular songs in his era, including some that remain well-known. ... While the music of Oklahoma is relatively young, Oklahoma having been a state for less than a hundred years, it has a rich history and many fine and influential musicians. ... Oregons music scene is most active in Portland and the college town of Eugene. ... The most famous musical innovaters to come out of Pennsylvania are perhaps the Philly sound in 1970s soul music, Gamble & Huff, The OJays, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin and The Delphonics, as well as jazz legends like Nina Simone and John Coltrane. ... The music of Puerto Rico has been influenced by African and European (especially Spanish) forms, and has become popular across the Caribbean and in some communities worldwide. ... Rhode Island is a state of the United States, located in the New England region. ... South Carolina is one of the Southern United States, and has produced a number of renowned performers of country, bluegrass and other styles. ... The United States state of South Dakota has an official state song, Hail! South Dakota, written by DeeCort Hammitt. ... The story of Tennessees contribution to American music is essentially the story of three cities: Nashville, Memphis, and Bristol. ... Texas has long been a center for musical innovation. ... Utah music has long been dominated culturally by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons), although other groups have also played an important role. ... Virginias musical contribution to American culture has been diverse, and includes Piedmont blues musicians and later rock and roll bands, many centered at such college towns as Blacksburg, Charlottesville (home of Dave Matthews Band) and Richmond. ... The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing cultural ties to the island nations to the south as well as to various European colonialists. ... Vermont is a state in the United States. ... The U.S. state of Washington includes several major hotbeds of musical innovation. ... Perhaps the most influential musical output of Wisconsin came from Port Washington, Ozaukee County during the 1920s, when Paramount Records released a series of blues and jazz recordings. ... West Virginias folk heritage is a part of the Appalachian folk music tradition, and includes styles of fiddling and other techniques reminiscent of Scotch-Irish music. ... The first music of Wyoming was played by various Native Americans tribes in the present-day U.S. state of Wyoming. ... Florida Grand Opera (FGO), major opera company in the Miami area, currently in its 65th season. ... The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra or JSO is an orchestra based in Jacksonville, Florida. ... The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is located downtown on a nine-acre site along the east bank of the Hillsborough River in Tampa, Florida. ... Founded by Lady Blanka Rosenstiel in 1977, the Chopin Foundation of the United States provides performance opportunities for young American pianists, exchange and scholarship programs as well as awards. ... Sound Advice Amphitheatre is a 19,000 seat music venue in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. The facility was formerly named Mars Music Amphitheater and Coral Sky Amphitheater. ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... The conference is spread across various clubs in Miami. ... Sunfest is an annual Canadian world music music festival that happens in London, Ontario primarily in Victoria Park. ... Each state in the United States (except New Jersey) has a state song, selected by the state legislature as a symbol of the state. ... Old Folks at Home as sung by Christys Minstrels in 1851. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Salsa music is a Latin musical genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ...

Early recording industry

The Miami recording industry did not begin until the 1970s, beginning with Criteria Studios, which is where such noteworthy recordings as Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and Hotel California by The Eagles were made. Long-time local music entrepreneur Henry Stone and his label, TK Records, created the local indie scene in the 1970s. T. K. Records produced the R&B group KC and the Sunshine Band along with soul singers Betty Wright, George McCrae and Jimmy "Bo" Horne as well as a number of minor soul and disco hits, many influenced by Caribbean music. In the 1970s and early 1980s Jacksonville saw a very active music recording scene with Southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet, The Allman Brothers Band, 38 Special, The Outlaws, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Bellamy Brothers also recorded their style of country music in the mid to late 1970s. They originated from Darby, Florida, just north of Tampa in Pasco County. Criteria Studios is a music studio in Miami, Florida started in 1958 by Mack Emerman. ... Rumours was a rock and roll concept album, released by Fleetwood Mac in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the album. ... The Eagles are an American rock music group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. ... Henry Stone (b. ... TK Records was one of the record labels started by Henry Stone. ... KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. ... Betty Wright on the cover of her album 4u2njoy Betty Wright (born December 21, 1953, in Miami, Florida) is a soul and R&B singer, who influenced a generation of female singer-songwriters and also influenced the world of hip hop, who sampled some of her more famous material. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Miami based vocalist Jimmie Horace Horne Jr. ... The music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of musical genres. ... “Jacksonville” redirects here. ... Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music. ... Molly Hatchet is an American Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1974, known primarily for their hit song Flirtin with Disaster from the album of the same title. ... The Allman Brothers Band is a band from Macon, Georgia, labeled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the principal architects of Southern rock. ... .38 Special (also written 38 Special and Thirty-Eight Special) is an American rock band named for the . ... Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced lĕh-nérd skin-nérd) (or IPA pronunciation: ) is an iconic U.S. Southern rock band. ... Bellamy Brothers The Bellamy Brothers are a country music duo composed of two brothers – Howard and David Bellamy – who enjoyed an amazing run of success starting in the mid-1970s. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Pasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...

Rock

Tom Petty was born and raised in Gainesville, his 1977 single "American Girl" was rumored to be based on a true story about a girl who committed suicide by jumping off of one of the Beatty Towers dormitories at the University of Florida. However, it is simply an urban legend. Thomas Earl Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a singer and guitarist. ... The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, space-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ...

In the 1990s, the rock scene was centered in and around Miami Beach, at venues such as Washington Square, The Stephen Talkhouse, Roses, Blue Steel, the Cactus Cantina. Popular bands/acts included I Don't Know, Natural Causes, Sabatella, Diane Ward Band, Rat Bastard/To Live and Shave in LA, Mary Karlzen, Brian Franklin, Paul Roub, Forget the Name, Zac, The Holy Terrors, the Goods, Humbert, and Nil Lara. This article or section needs to be wikified. ...

In the mid 1990s, post grunge had a following in Florida, especially the Orlando area. Bands like Matchbox Twenty^[1] and Creed made their start and others such as Seven Mary Three^[2] relocated to Florida to increase their fan base. Matchbox Twenty (originally spelled Matchbox 20 on Yourself Or Someone Like You, typeset as matchbox twenty on most official merchandise and albums) is a rock band formed in Orlando, Florida. ... For other uses, see Creed (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Gainesville area also produced some rock groups in the 1990s such as Sister Hazel and For Squirrels. Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Alachua Incorporated (city) 15 April 1869 Government  - Type Council-manager  - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan  - City Manager Russ Blackburn Area [1]  - City  49. ... Sister Hazel is a musical group from Gainesville, Florida whose style blends elements of alternative rock, folk, and southern rock. ... Gainesville, Florida based band signed to Sony Records who the lead vocalist and the guitarist both died in a tragic van accident during their first major USA tour. ...

Tampa was a hotbed of alternative, ska, electronic, and hardcore talent with such bands as Edison Shine, Magadog, MultiColor House, Flux, Miss America, Gog and The Immediates.

Many Tampa area projects later grew into other now well known collectives and projects such as when Julian Koster, founding member of Miss America and Chocolate USA, joined up with the Elephant 6 collective Neutral Milk Hotel or when Gerald Hammil, one of the founders of The Way Cool,Totally Hip, Semi-Quasi Annual Alternative Festand member of Edison Shine, ICU and Catherine Wheel moved to NYC and formed the successful group The Burnside Project with Richard Janovich. Tampa in the 90's cannot forget when Gog disbanded and Bunny went on to help form Rabbit on the Moon, a well known electronica group that has transcended genres with some of it's more eclectic remixes.

Latin pop

There are many Latinos in Florida, and an especially high number of Cubans in cities like Miami. The regional Latin music industry includes a wide variety of traditional and popular Cuban styles, as well as other Latin music genres. The Cuban community has produced traditional performers like Cachao and Israel Kantor, as well as mainstream pop stars like Gloria Estefan. Estefan is the most famous salsa musician to come from the Miami pop industry; others include Willie Chirino and Albita Rodríguez.^[3] Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos to the simple and moving Andean... Israel Cachao López (born 1918 in Havana, Cuba), often known just as Cachao (pronounced kuh-CHOW) was a Cuban mambo musician and composer, who helped bring mambo music to popularity in the United States of America in the early 1950s. ... Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American singer and songwriter. ... Salsa music is a Latin musical genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos. ... Albita Rodríguez, known in her music career simply as Albita, is a Grammy-winning Cuban singer and composer. ...

Miami bass

Main article: Miami bass Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap), is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Miami bass is a kind of booming, bass-heavy hip hop music that developed in the mid-1980s in Miami. Innovators on the scene included Maggotron, while the scene's eventual popularizer was Luther Campbell's 2 Live Crew. The lyrics to Miami bass were sexually explicit, and when 2 Live Crew began to achieve national attention, the words to their songs caused a controversy after several stores were prosecuted under obscenity laws for selling the disc, and members of 2 Live Crew were arrested for performing songs from the album Nasty As They Wanna Be.^[3] Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Maggotron (born James McCauley, and also known as Maggazulu 2, Planet Detroit and Bass Master Con) is one of the pioneers of Bass music. ... Luther R. Campbell (born December 22, 1960), also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is a record label owner and rap performer (taking the non-rapping role of hype man). He is perhaps best known as a one-time member of 2 Live Crew. ... 2 Live Crew is a rap group. ... Obscenity in Latin obscenus, meaning foul, repulsive, detestable, (possibly derived from ob caenum, literally from filth). The term is most often used in a legal context to describe expressions (words, images, actions) that offend the prevalent sexual morality of the time. ... Categories: Album stubs | 2 Live Crew albums | Hip hop albums | 1989 albums ...

Florida breaks

Main article: Florida breaks Florida breaks, also referred to as Florida breakbeat and Funky Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat music which, as the name suggests, is most popular in the areas around the US state of Florida. ...

Punk rock

Florida has long been notorious for repression of youth culture, and punk rock was no exception. Centered out of Gainesville, Tampa and other cities, hardcore punk gained a widespread following. The first band is believed to be Roach Motel of Gainesville. Rat Cafeteria (Tampa), Sector 4, Hated Youth (both of Tallahassee), Morbid Opera (Miami) and Crucial Truth (Pompano Beach) also gained an audience. The SlutBoys and The Implications were two early Tallahassee bands from 1980/81. Some blame the death of Florida hardcore on an influx of hard-right Cuban skinheads. ^[4] Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Alachua Incorporated (city) 15 April 1869 Government  - Type Council-manager  - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan  - City Manager Russ Blackburn Area [1]  - City  49. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Roach Motel is a term used to describe a device designed to catch cockroaches. ... Location in Leon County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Leon Government  - Mayor John Marks Area  - City 254. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Nickname: Location of Pompano Beach in Broward County, state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Broward Incorporated (city) 6 June 1908 Government  - Type Commission-Manager  - Mayor Lamar Fisher  - City Manager Garland Chadwell Area [1]  - City  22. ...

The mid/late 1980's had a new wave of Hardcore/Punk bands: The Roidz, The Chosen, & The Believers from West Palm Beach, Awake from Tampa, Beyond Reason, Powerhouse,(both from Miami), People's Court, Raging Pus Bags, The Doldrums from Gainsville, Altered Grey & Deal With It from Palm Beach Gardens, No Fraud from Venice Florida, Slap of Reality, Gasoline, & Chokehold from Melbourne Florida.

The new wave of pop punk, emo, and screamo is heavily influenced by Florida bands, especially from South Florida. New Found Glory, a Coral Springs band, is a major player in the popular punk of the late 1990s and the 2000s. The emoviolence scene was also quite popular in years past in Florida, spawning such bands as Palatka. New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American pop punk band, that formed in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida and is currently based in California. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Broward Government  - Type Commission-Manager  - Mayor Scott J. Brook Area  - City  24. ... Emo Violence is a genre of music that evolved from emo in the early 1990s (often referred to as screamo) This form of emo uses often very chaotic screamed vocals (usually relatively high pitched and less modified than typical hardcore or death metal vocals). ...

Usually associated with what has become known as nü-emo is Chris Carrabba and his band, Dashboard Confessional from Boca Raton. Dashboard Confessional helped make emo music popular in the early 2000s. His former band, Further Seems Forever, is also a popular indie rock band from Pompano Beach. Christopher Ender Carrabba (born April 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist of the acoustic-alternative band Dashboard Confessional, and previously was the original vocalist for the Christian rock band Further Seems Forever. ... Dashboard Confessional is an American band, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba, from Boca Raton, Florida, USA. // Dashboard Confessional was started in 1999, as a side project from Chris Carrabbas venture with Florida rock band Further Seems Forever. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Palm Beach Founded 1925 Government  - Type Commission-Manager  - Mayor Steven L. Abrams Area  - City  29. ... Emo is a genre of rock music. ... Further Seems Forever (often abbreviated FSF) was a band based out of Pompano Beach, Florida, United States. ... Nickname: Location of Pompano Beach in Broward County, state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Broward Incorporated (city) 6 June 1908 Government  - Type Commission-Manager  - Mayor Lamar Fisher  - City Manager Garland Chadwell Area [1]  - City  22. ...

Gainesville (as noted above) and Jacksonville were very popular punk in the late 1990s. Less Than Jake, Against Me! and Hot Water Music are from Gainesville, while Yellowcard and Evergreen Terrace are from Jacksonville. Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Alachua Incorporated (city) 15 April 1869 Government  - Type Council-manager  - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan  - City Manager Russ Blackburn Area [1]  - City  49. ... “Jacksonville” redirects here. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... Against Me! is an American rock band formed in Naples, Florida, later relocated to Gainesville, Florida. ... Hot Water Music was a post-hardcore band from Gainesville, Florida. ... This article is about the band. ... Evergreen Terrace is a 5 piece melodic metalcore band out of Jacksonville, Florida // Band Members Andrew Carey(vocals) Craig Chaney(guitar,vocals) Joshua James(guitar) Jason Southwell(bass) Christopher Brown(drums) Discography Losing All Hope Is Freedom (2001)Indianola Burned Alive by Time (2002) Eulogy Recordings Evergreen Terrace vs. ...

Other Punk/Hardcore/Metal bands from Florida include: the Crumbs, Against All Authority, Anberlin, Underoath, Poison the Well, and I Have Dreams. Shai Hulud, The Roidz, The Believers, The Chosen, PUI, FOS, LOAD, Amboogalard, Death Turd, Altered Grey, Mad Exploding Flowers, Faceplant, Deal With It, People's Court, Machine, Timescape Zero, Awake, Beyond Reason, Powerhouse, Ego Trip, Hangman, Bloodlet, Solid Answer, Culture, Burgundy Romance, Roosevelt, Murrychestones, Endure, Grasspatch, Death, Obituary, Morbid Opera, Spoke, Raging Pus Bags, The Doldrums, Hellwitch, Compton Static, Weakling, Hot Water Music, Morning Again, Drop, Milky Filth, Chokehold, False Crisis, Lobotomy, etc. Anberlin is an alternative rock band hailing from central Florida that was formed in 2002. ... Underoath (sometimes stylized as Underøath or UnderOATH) is a Christian Metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. ... Poison the Well (commonly abbreviated as PTW or said PT-Dub) are a hardcore/metalcore band from Miami, Florida currently signed to Ferret Records. ...

Independent Rock

Indie bands Iron & Wine and Copeland are from Florida. In addition to the nationally recognized talent this area has produced, an indie/americana scene is also popular in and around the Central Florida area. Another Indie Florida band was The Generators from Orlando, active from 1985 - 1992. The Generators were included on Breakout USA a Best Unsigned Band C.D. issues by the Westwood Radio Network in 1990. The Generators went on to work with Chris Wardman (producer) and Swell Entertainment of Canada. They recorded and released one album for Capitol/EMI Canada titled "Now Available in Paperback". Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name for Florida-based folk rock singer-songwriter Sam Beam. ... Copeland is an American indie/alternative band, originally formed in 2000 by singer Aaron Marsh (who also plays the guitar, mellotron, organ, and piano) with his friend, bassist and backup singer James Likeness, in the city of Lakeland, Florida. ... The current version of the article or section is written like a magazine article instead of the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia. ...

Death metal

The metal scene in Florida, especially Tampa, started in the mid-80's and is still thriving today. Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...

Tampa has produced death metal artists such as the legendary innovators of the genre Death and Morbid Angel; as well as seminal acts like Deicide, Obituary, Hate Eternal, Monstrosity, Nocturnus, Hellwitch and Acheron. Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ... Deicide is an American death metal band. ... Obituary are one of the pioneering bands of the death metal genre. ... Hate Eternal is an extreme death metal band from Florida, United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nocturnus was an American progressive death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987 by drummer/vocalist Mike Browning (formely of Morbid Angel). ... Acheron is an American death metal band, originally based in Florida. ...

Ft. Lauderdale has produced a few metal bands as well, such as Malevolent Creation, Divine Empire, Hellwitch, Hateplow, Kult ov Azazel, and Hibernus Mortis. Malevolent Creation is a death metal band originally hailing from Buffalo, New York. ... Divine Empire is a death metal/thrash metal band from Boca Raton, Florida. ... Inspired by blasphemous and blackened metal, KULT OV AZAZEL spit forth their hate towards humanity and religion. ... // Biography Hibernus Mortis was started in December of 1995 by founding members Cesar Placeres and Ralf Varela. ...

"Boy Bands"

The 1990s saw an increase in the popularity of "Boy Bands". Three such bands came out of the Orlando area: N Sync, O Town and Backstreet Boys. Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State Counties Orange Government  - Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) Area  - City 101 sq mi (261. ... *NSYNC is a five-part pop music vocal group, specifically a boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida, USA. The group members are James Lance Bass, Joshua Scott Chasez (JC), Joseph Anthony Fatone Junior (Joey), Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (Chris), and Justin Randall Timberlake. ... O-Town O-Town is a boy band formed from the first series of the MTV-produced reality television series Making The Band, in 2000. ... Backstreet Boys at the 2002 , Grammy Awards The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated male vocal pop group that enjoyed enormous success in the mid-late 1990s and 2000s. ...

References

1. ^ Matchbox Twenty, originally named Matchbox 20, became active in 1996.
2. ^ Seven Mary Three relocated from Williamsburg, Virginia in 1994.
3. ^ ^{a b} Unterberger, Richie (1999). Music USA: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-421-X. 
4. ^ Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 0-92291-571-7. 

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External links

• Florida Music Scene Info
• Henry Stone Music
• The Florida Folklife Collections, which features examples from the various musical genres native to Florida
• Lakeside Jazz Festival - Port Orange, Florida