Famous people who also made songs

Don Johnson is a passable singer.

Guns 'N Roses recorded one of Manson’s songs, “Look at Your Game, Girl” on their album, The Spaghetti Incident?

John Belushi’s brother Jim has also recorded a few albums, one of them with Dan Aykroyd.

Written and performed by Richard Nixon.

Bob Ducca mentioned her in passing, but Scarlett Johannson’s not bad as a singer.

Hattie McDaniel–best remembered today as Mammy in Gone with the Wind–was a red-hot jazz and blues singer in the 1920s. I wish, wish, *wish *some company would collect those recordings and reissue them!

David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame released “Don’t Give Up On Us, Baby” back in '76. In the UK, it came out just before Christmas and shot to Number One by New Year’s. I was astonished, to say the least…

Post #2.

Juliette Lewis made some really good music with her band Juilette and the Licks, and is making solo music now.

Jason Schwartzman was the drummer for Phantom Planet.

I suppose I should mention Russell Crowe’s little band, 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts. You couldn’t pay me enough to listen to them though*.

  • hyperbole - you actually could. All offers considered.

I agree that was a terrific album, and it’s too bad there was no followup.

BUT NOW THERE IS! She has a single out now, and is releasing an EP in late Summer.

Actor Dennis Weaver put out at least 4 albums before death mercifully put an end to his musical career.

Emmy Rossum is not only gorgeous and a talented actress, but trained as an classical singer - she was the lead in the movie version of Phantom of the Opera.
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Jeff Goldblum** is a great pianist, as is Peter Weller, aka Buckaroo Bonzai / Robocop

Alright then,but 7 dollars is where I draw the line.:smiley:

Vicki Lawrence of Carol Burnett fame had a #1 hit with “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia”.

Danielle Brisebois, who was in the original Broadway cast of Annie and later appeared on All in the Family went on to become a successful singer and songwriter.

Actor/director/musician Stuart Margolin, who played Evelyn “Angel” Martin in The Rockford Files, co-wrote “Day after Day” recorded by Shango.

Though sometimes characterized as a “novelty” song, it’s a catchy tune, with a calypso beat.

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/d/dayafterdayshango.shtml

Pretty much every photogenic Chinese celebrity has released at least one music album

Did I miss mention of Seth MacFarlane?

Natalie F***ing Portman.

That’s not her real middle name,is it?:smiley:

Don’t know if this counts, but John C. Reilly is actually a pretty good singer.