A Aster Aweke
B Mbilia Bel
C Ana Cafolina
D Danielle Brisebois
E Edidiya Ayele
F Ibrahim Ferrer
G Juan Luis Guerra
H Hebe Tien
I Ivan Lins
J Jo Stafford
K Pepe Kalle
L Mpongo Love
M Майя Кристалинская
N Willie Nelson
O Oesch die Dritten
P Romica Puceanu
Q (lost patience trying to think of one)
R Raisa
S Slawa Przybylska
T Marie Jo Therio
U Uranga Sisters (Mocadades)
V Vaughan Monroe
W Faye Wong
X A Aster Aweke
B Mbilia Bel
C Ana Cafolina
D Danielle Brisebois
E Edidiya Ayele
F Ibrahim Ferrer
G Juan Luis Guerra
H Hebe Tien
I Ivan Lins
J Jo Stafford
K Pepe Kalle
L Mpongo Love
M Майя Кристалинская
N Willie Nelson
O Oesch die Dritten
P Romica Puceanu
Q (lost patience trying to think of one)
R Raisa
S Slawa Przybylska
T Marie Jo Therio
U Uranga Sisters (Mocadades)
V Vaughan Monroe
W Faye Wong
X Xristina Koletsa
Y Frankie Yankovic
Z Zventa Sventana
Y Frankie Yankovic
Z Zventa Sventana
Sorry, messed it up trying to edit it, and my computers isn’t fast enough to fix it in the micro-window for editing.
Alice in Chains
Bowie
Cannibal Ox
D, Schoolly
El-P
Flaming Lips
Gogol Bordello
Hendrix
INXS
Jackson, Micheal
Kool and the Gang
Lang, Jonny
Method Man
Nas
Ozzy
Prince
Queen
Rock, Aesop
Stone Temple Pilots
Time
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Van Halen
West, Kanye
X (as in the band named “X”)
Young, Neil
ZZ Top
True blue Nyrovian here, reporting for duty. Every night I thank God that I was fortunate enough to see her in concert. We miss you Laura.
Start with “Lucky.”
Hmm. Interesting. Lessee…
Alan Parsons Project
Beatles
Cheap Trick
Dylan, Bob
Electric Light Orchestra
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Genesis
Harrison, George
Imagine Dragons
Jethro Tull
Kenny Loggins
Led Zeppelin
Mike & the Mechanics
Nilsson, Harry
Orleans
Pitbull
Queen
Rolling Stones
Smashing Pumpkins
Ten Thousand Maniacs
Usher
Van Halen
Wham!
XTC
Yes
ZZ Top
Some of these are a stretch, just to fill a space or because I really like one of their songs.
A - Abba
B - Blondie
C - Harry Chapin
D - John Denver
E - John Eddie
F - Foreigner
G - Genesis/Peter Gabriel dead heat
H - Emmylou Harris
I - Indigo Girls
J - Journey
K - Mark Knopfler (beat out Leo Kottke)
L - Meat Loaf
M - Barry Manilow
N - Juice Newton
O - Alexander O’Neal
P - The Pogues
Q - Queen
R - Stan Rogers
S - Bruce Springsteen
T - Traffic
U - U2
V - Stevie Ray Vaughn
W - Steve Winwood
X - X
Y - Yaz(oo)
Z - ZZ Top
Yes, I did grow up in the 70s and 80s!
kiss this guy will jog your memory by letter: Singers and Bands Beginning with V
Thanks for that link! I may become ambitious enough to start a similar thread where you make a Music Hall of Fame pick for each letter. Sneak preview: “B” will be occupied by Justin Bieber in my list, beating out Michael Bolton.
Adams, Bryan
Blessid Union of Souls
Church, Eric
Dada
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Gaslight Anthem
Hanson
Incubus
Jewel
Kygo
Lady Gaga
McMahon, Andrew
Newfound Glory
Osborne, Joan
Pink
Queen
Rob Zombie
Swift, Taylor
Third Eye Blind
Urban, Keith
Van Halen
Wham!
X Ambassadors
Yellowcard
Zac Brown Band
Allman Brothers
Beatles
Costello, Elvis
Dylan, Bob
Ellington, Duke
Franklin, Aretha
Gaye, Marvin
Hendrix, Jimi
Isley Brothers
Joplin, Janis
King, B.B.
Lewis, Jerry Lee
Marley, Bob
Nirvana
Orbison, Roy
Presley, Elvis
Queen
Rolling Stones
Springsteen, Bruce
Talking Heads
U2
Velvet Undeground
Who
X
Young, Neil
Zevon, Warren
Asia
Beatles
Clapton, Eric
Dylan, Bob
Electric Light Orchestra
Foreigner
Guess Who
Harrison, George
INXS
Journey
King, Carole
Lightman, Toby
Moody Blues
Newton-John, Olivia
Orbison, Roy
Petty, Tom (and the Heartbreakers)
Queen
Rush
Styx
Townshend, Pete
U2
Van Halen
Wonder, Stevie
X (none)
Yes
ZZ Top
I meant to say hall of SHAME, not hall of FAME :o
Alan Parsons Project
Beborn Beton (sorry, not really a Beatles fan)
Cooper, Alice
Dream Theater
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Gabriel, Peter
Heart
Iris
Jethro Tull
Kansas
Little River Band (reaching - hard to find one)
Moody Blues
NIN (again, reaching)
Ozzy Osbourne
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rush
Simon and Garfunkel
Toad the Wet Sprocket
U2
VNV Nation
The Who
X (no choice, not the band)
Yankovic, Weird Al
ZZTop
Am I allowed to Rickroll your ass? 
You are allowed an entry for a ‘number’ band. Stick 10,000 Maniacs in there and that frees up your T for Talking Heads, George Thorogood, or Taco.
mmm
Aphex Twin
Bartok, Bela
Cattle Decapitation
Dolphy, Eric
Ed Hall (yes, Scabpicker - good pick. Mr. Gary Chester’s an interesting person)
The Fall
Genesis
Half Japanese
Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Jethro Tull (my last and most difficult pick for some reason)
King Crimson
Lacey, Steve
Mahler, Gustav, with thanks to Monk, Thelonious, for giving way
Nile
Origin
Pig Destroyer
Queen
Rush
Soy:p
Tyner, McCoy
Utopia
Velvet Underground
Workman, Reggie (jazz bassist great)
XTC
Yes leg-wrestling with the Yardbirds while getting whizzed on by Niel Young
Frank Zappa walking hand in hand through the saffron pasture with John Zorn
Saxophonist Greg Osby has put out a lot of awesome stuff for quite some time now.
Strictly not ‘jazz’, there’s Ruth Underwood’s vibe/xylophone work with Zappa.
/nitpick/