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Music Makers Encyclopedia: L
Click on a letter to choose an act ("S" for Bruce Springsteen, "B" for Beatles, etc.). Shown with the act are its major awards, short bios for select acts (generally adapted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and Top Pop Singles: Billboard books), and links to albums and songs reviewed by the DMDB.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z VARIOUS ARTISTS
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Patti LaBelle 
R&B singer born Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards on 5/24/1944 in Philadelphia, PA.
Song(s):
Lady Marmalade (LaBelle, 1974) 
On My Own (with Michael McDonald, 1986) 
Art Laboe
Radio DJ.
Labrinth
Song(s):
Earthquake (with Tinie Tempah, 2011) 
Beneath Your Beautiful (with Emeli Sande, 2012)
Steve Lacy
Song(s):
Bad Habit (2022) 
Lady Antebellum
Song(s):
Need You Now (2009) 
I Run to You (2009) 
Album(s):
Need You Now (2010) 
Own the Night (2011)
Lady Gaga
Links: official site - Facebook - Wikipedia
Dance-pop singer/songwriter born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on 3/28/1986 in New York City, NY.
Song(s):
Just Dance (with Colby O'Donis, 2008) 
Poker Face (2008) 
Bad Romance (2009) 
Telephone (with Beyoncé, 2009)
Born This Way (2011) 
Shallow (with Bradley Cooper, 2018) 
Rain on Me (with Ariana Grande, 2020)
Album(s):
The Fame (2008) 
The Fame Monster (2009) 
Born This Way (2011)
A Star Is Born (soundtrack with Bradley Cooper, 2018)
Natalia Lafourcade 
Pop-rock/folk singer/songwriter born María Natalia Lafourcade Silva on 2/26/1984 in Mexico City, Mexico. Has won two Grammys and fourteen Latin Grammys.
L.A. Guns
Song(s):
The Ballad of Jayne (1990) 
Frankie Laine 
Pop singer born Frank Paul Lovecchio on 3/30/1913 in Chicago, IL. Died 2/6/2007. Found favor with black and white audiences and whose popularity lasted well into the rock era. His swirling musical melodramas made him one of the top singing stars of the decade after World War II. To L.A. in the early 1940s. First recorded for Exclusive in 1945. With Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Signed to the Mercury Label in 1947.
Song(s):
That's My Desire (1947)
That Lucky Old Sun (with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires/Harry Geller's Orchestra/Carl Fischer Orchestra, 1949) 
Mule Train (& the Muleskinners, 1949) 
I Believe (1953) 
Tell Me a Story (1953)
Answer Me, Lord Above (1953)
Shona Laing
Song(s):
Glad I'm Not a Kennedy (1988)
South (1988)
Album(s):
South (1989)
Greg Lake 
British guitarist/bassist/vocalist born 11/10/1948 in Bournemouth, England. Died 12/8/2016. With King Crimson (69-70); Emerson, Lake & Palmer (70-79, 92); solo: 81; Emerson, Lake & Powell (86).
Song(s):
I Believe in Father X-Mas (1975) 
Lakeside
Song(s):
Fantastic Voyage (1980) 
Kendrick Lamar 
Rap singer born Kendrick Lamar Duckworth on 6/17/1987 in Compton, CA.
Songs):
I (2014) 
Alright (2015) 
Don't Wanna Know (2016) – see Maroon 5
Goosebumps (2016) – see Travis Scott
Humble (2017) 
All the Stars (with SZA, 2018)
The Heart Part 5 (2022)
Album(s):
Good Kid, m.A.A.D. City (2012) 
To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) 
Damn. (2017) 
Joseph Lamb
Song(s):
Top Liner Rag (1916) 
Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
Album(s):
Sing a Song of Basie (1957)
Kit Lambert 
Record producer, label owner, and manager born Christopher Sebastian Lambert on 5/11/1935 in Knightsbridge, London, England. Died 4/7/1981. Manager for the Who.
Louis Lambert
Song(s) written by Lambert (as Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore):
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again (1863)
Miranda Lambert
Country singer born 11/10/1983 in Longview, TX. Married to country singer Blake Shelton from 2011 to 2015. Has recorded as a solo artist and with the group Pistol Annies. Has won more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history.
Song(s):
The House That Built Me (2010)
Over You (2011)
Mama’s Broken Heart (2011)
Automatic (2014)
Tin Man (2017)
Album(s):
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007)
Revolution (2009) Four the Record (2011)
Platinum (2014) 
The Weight of These Wings (2016)
Wildcard (2019)
Scrappy Lambert
Song(s):
Ain’t She Sweet (Ben Bernie with Scrappy Lambert & Billy Hillpot, 1927) 
Ramona (1928) 
My Angel (Angela Mia) (1928)
Bob Lamm
Song(s):
Near You (1947) – see Francis Craig
Robert Lamm 
Rock keyboardist born 10/13/1944 in Brooklyn, NY. With Chicago.
Ray LaMontagne
Song(s):
Beg, Steal or Borrow (& the Pariah Dogs, 2010) 
Strong Enough (2020)
Jon Landau 
Music critic, manager, and record critic born 5/14/1947 in New York City, NY. Manager for Bruce Springsteen and head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
John Records Landecker 
Art Landry
Song(s):
Dreamy Melody (1923) 
Burton Lane 
Songwriter born Morris Hyman Kushner on 2/12/1912 in New York City, NY. Died 1/5/1997.
Song(s):
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, performed by John Cullum, 1965) – see Alan Jay Lerner
Album(s):
Finian’s Rainbow (musical: 1947) 
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (composed with Alan Jay Lerner, musical: 1965) 
Nathan Lane
Song(s):
Hakuna Matata (with Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, & Joseph Williams; 1994) 
Jonny Lang
Song(s):
Lie to Me (1997) 
Album(s):
Lie to Me (1997)
k.d. lang
Song(s):
Constant Craving (1992) 
Atomic Number (with Neko Case & Laura Viers, 2016)
Album(s):
Ingenue (1992)
Case/Lang/Viers (with Neko Case & Laura Viers 2016)
Thomas Lang 
Session drummer and multi-instrumentalist born 8/5/1967 in Vienna, Austria. Worked with Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Williams, and others.
Mutt Lange 
Rock and pop producer born Robert John Lange on 11/11/1948 in Mufulira, Northern Ireland. Has worked with AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Michael Bolton, Boomtown Rats, the Cars, Def Leppard, Celine Dion, Foreigner, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Muse, Nickelback, Billy Ocean, and Britney Spears. Also married and produced country star Shania Twain.
Album(s):
Top 30 Albums
Highway to Hell (1979) – see AC/DC
Back in Black (1980) – see AC/DC
Foreigner 4 (1981) – see Foreigner
Pyromania (1983) – see Def Leppard
Hysteria (1987) – see Def Leppard
The Woman in Me (1995) – see Shania Twain
Come on Over (1997) – see Shania Twain
Up! (2002) – see Shania Twain
Frances Langford
Song(s):
Falling in Love with Love (from The Boys from Syracuse, 1939)
Daniel Lanois
Producer born 9/19/1951 in Hull, Quebec, Canada. Worked with Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, and U2.
Angela Lansbury
Song(s):
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Mario Lanza
Opera singer born 1/31/1921. Died 10/7/1959.
Song(s):
The Loveliest Night of the Year (1951)
Serenade (from The Student Prince, 1955)
Album(s):
The Great Caruso (soundtrack: 1951)
The Student Prince (soundtrack: 1954) 
Mario Quintero Lara
Largo
This was a one-time project produced by Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman. Eric Bazilian and David Forman were co-writers on the project. The album included appearances from Levon Helm, Hooters, Cyndi Lauper, Taj Mahal, and Joan Osborne. Hyman and Bazilian were in the Hooters together.
Album(s):
Largo (1998)
La Roux
Song(s):
In for the Kill (2009)
Milt and Bill Larsen
Jonathan Larson
Musical theater composer born 2/4/1960 in White Plains, NY. Died 1/25/1996.
Songs(s):
Seasons of Love (Rent Cast, musical: 1996, soundtrack: 2005)
Album(s):
Rent (musical: 1996; soundtrack: 2005) 
Nicolette Larson
Song(s):
Lotta Love (1978) 
Zara Larsson
Song(s):
Never Forget You (with MINEK, 2015)
Lush Life (2016)
Symphony (with Clean Bandit, 2017)
The La’s
Song(s):
There She Goes (1988) 
Album(s):
The La’s (1990)
Denise LaSalle 
R&B singer/songwriter and record producer born Ora Denise Allen on 7/16/1939 in Leflore County, Mississippi. Died 1/8/2018.
Las Ketchup
Song(s):
Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) (2002) 
The Last Poets
Album(s):
This Is Madness (1971) 
Latimore
Harry Lauder
Song(s):
I Love a Lassie (My Scotch Bluebell) (1907) 
Cyndi Lauper
Pop singer ("True Colors") born 6/22/1953 in Queens, NY.
Song(s):
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983) 
Time After Time (1983) 
Album(s):
She’s So Unusual (1983)
Kinky Boots (musical: 2012) 
The DMDB Blog:
Cyndi Lauper landed Grammy nominations in the Big Four categories: January 10, 1985
Morten Lauridsen 
Lauv
Song(s):
I Like Me Better (2018)
Bettye LaVette
R&B singer/songwriter born Betty Jo Haskins on 1/29/1946 in Muskegon, Michigan.
Avril Lavigne
Pop singer born 9/27/1984 in Bellville, Ontario.
Song(s):
Complicated (2002) 
I’m with You (2002)
Sk8er Boi (2002) 
Girlfriend (2007)
Album(s):
Let Go (2002)
Under My Skin (2004)
Don Law 
Bob Lawrence
Song(s):
If I Love Again (1933) – see Paul Whiteman
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from Roberta, 1958) – see Paul Whiteman
Wagon Wheels (1934) – see Paul Whiteman
Gertrude Lawrence
Song(s):
Someone to Watch Over Me (1927) 
Getting to Know You (1951)
Shall We Dance? (with Yul Brynner, 1951)
Jack Lawrence
Steve Lawrence
Adult contemporary singer born Sidney Liebowitz on 7/8/1935 in Brooklyn, NY.
Vicki Lawrence
Song(s):
He Did with Me (1973)
LCD Soundsystem
Song(s):
Losing My Edge (2002)
All My Friends (2007) 
Album(s):
LCD Soundsystem (2005) 
Sound of Silver (2007)
This Is Happening (2010)
American Dream (2017)
Silas Leachman
Song(s):
Dem Golden Slippers (1894) 
Mike Leadbitter
Bernie Leadon
Country-rock singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born 7/19/1947 in Minneapolis, MN. With Hearts & Flowers (1967-68), Dillard & Clark (1968-69), the Flying Burrito Brothers (1969-71) and the Eagles (1972-75).
Vicky Leandros
Simon LeBon
New wave singer born 10/27/1958 near Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. With Duran Duran.
Ernesto Lecuona
Led Zeppelin 
DMDB podcast: The 50th Anniversary of Led Zeppelin IV
British heavy-metal rock supergroup first known as the New Yardbirds. Their U.S. tour in 1973 broke many box office records. Formed own Swan Song label in 1974. In concert movie The Song Remains the Same in 1976. Led Zeppelin’s most famous song, "Stairway to Heaven," was never released as a single, but is considered one of the most popular album tracks of all time. Active: 1968-80 Members: Robert Plant (v: 68-80), Jimmy Page (g: 68-80), John Paul Jones (b/k: 68-80), John "Bonzo" Bonham (d – Band of Joy, Led Zeppelin: 68-80; died on 9/25/80, at age 33, of asphyxiation).
Song(s):
Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, & Robert Plant: Top 100 Songs
Dazed and Confused (1969)
Whole Lotta Love (1969) 
Ramble On (1969)
Immigrant Song (1970)
Stairway to Heaven (1971) 
Rock and Roll (1971)
Black Dog (1971)
Going to California (1971)
The Battle of Evermore (1971)
Over the Hills and Far Away (1973)
Kashmir (1975) 
Album(s):
Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, & Robert Plant: Studio Albums Ranked
Led Zeppelin I (1969) 
Led Zeppelin II (1969) 
Led Zeppelin III (1970)
Led Zeppelin IV (1971) 
Early Days (compilation: 1969-71, released 1999)
How the West Was Won (live box, recorded 1972, released 2003) 
Houses of the Holy (1973)
Physical Graffiti (1975) 
Presence (1976)
In Through the Out Door (1979)
Led Zeppelin (box: 1969-79, released 1990)
Remasters (compilation: 1969-79, released 1992)
Latter Days (compilation: 1972-79, released 2000)
The Complete Studio Recordings (box: 1969-79, released 1993)
Mothership (compilation: 1969-79, released 2007) 
Celebration Day (live – recorded 2007, released 2012) 
The DMDB Blog/Facebook Note(s):
The Beginning and End of Led Zeppelin: July 7 (7/7/11)
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter 
Blues/folk singer/songwriter born Huddie William Ledbetter on 1/20/1888 (according to US Census in 1910 and 1930) near Mooringsport, LA. Died 12/6/1949. On his World War II draft registration, Leadbelly listed his birth date as 1/23/1889 and other sources cite even different dates. Nickname, which he spelled as Lead Belly, has stories of several possible origins, but is most likely a pronunciation of his last name with a Southern accent. Was first recorded by archivist John Lomax and his son Alan, who were touring the south to collect field recordings for the Library of Congress. They discovered Leadbelly in prison and made a recording of his petititon for release to the Governor of Texas on the flip side of Leadbelly’s recording of "Goodnight Irene."
Song(s):
Goodnight Irene (1933; also see The Weavers) 
The Midnight Special (1934)
Rock Island Line (1942)
Album(s):
Negro Sinful Songs (1939)
Last Sessions (box: 1948)
Brenda Lee 
Country singer born Brenda Mae Tarpley on 12/11/1944 in Atlanta, GA.
Song(s):
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (1958)
I’m Sorry (1960)
Sweet Nothin’s (1960) 
Curtis Lee & the Halos
Song(s):
Pretty Little Angel Eyes (1961) 
Geddy Lee
Rock singer, bassist, and keyboardist with Rush. Born Gary Lee Weinrib on 7/29/1953 in Willowdale, Ontario, Canada.
Song(s):
The Top 59 Rush Songs
Johnny Lee
Song(s):
Lookin’ for Love (1980) 
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Song(s):
King Size Papa (1948) 
Peggy Lee
Traditional pop singer born Norma Deloris Egstrom on 5/26/1920 in Jamestown, ND. Died 1/21/2002.
Song(s):
Jersey Bounce (1942) – see Benny Goodman
Why Don’t You Do Right? (1943) – see Benny Goodman
Manana Is Soon Enough for Me (1948)
He’s a Tramp (from Lady and the Tramp, 1955) 
Siamese Cat Song (from Lady and the Tramp, 1955)
Fever (1957) 
Is That All There Is? (1969)
Album(s):
Black Coffee (1953)
Swae Lee
Song(s):
Unforgettable (2017) – see French Montana
Tommy Lee
Rock drummer with Motley Crue.
Will Lee 
The Left Banke
Song(s):
Walk Away Renee (1966)
Leftfield
Album(s):
Leftism (1995) 
John Legend
Singer/songwriter born John Roger Stephens on 12/28/1978 in Springfield, OH.
Song(s):
Ordinary People (with will.i.am, 2004)
Save Room (2006)
Shine (with the Roots, 2010) 
All of Me (2013) 
Glory (2014) – see Common
Like I’m Gonna Lose You (2015) – see Meghan Trainor
Album(s):
Get Lifted (2004) 
Wake Up! (with the Roots, 2010)
Bigger Love (2020)
Michel Legrand
Lotte Lehmann
Tom Lehrer
Album(s):
Song by Tom Lehrer (1953)
Jerry Leiber
Songwriter and record producer born Jerome Leiber on 4/25/1933 in Baltimore, MD. Died 8/22/2011. Most notable work with partner Mike Stoller. They were one of the songwriting teams to work in the legendary Brill Building, known for housing some of pop music history’s most famous songwriters and publishers.
Songs written with Mike Stoller:
Leiber & Stoller: Top 50 Songs
Hound Dog (1953) – see Big Mama Thornton
Hound Dog (1956) – see Elvis Presley
Searchin’ (1957) – see the Coasters
Young Blood (1957) – see the Coasters
Jailhouse Rock (1957) – see Elvis Presley
Yakety Yak (1958) – see the Coasters
Kansas City (1959) – see Wilbert Harrison
Love Potion No. 9 (1959) – see the Clovers
There Goes My Baby (1959) – see the Drifters
Spanish Harlem (1960) – see Ben E. King
Stand by Me (1961) – see Ben E. King
On Broadway (1963) – see the Drifters
Is That All There Is? (1969) – see Peggy Lee
Album(s):
Smokey Joe’s Café (composed with Mike Stoller, musical: 1995)
Carolyn Leigh
Mitch Leigh
Song(s):
The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha, 1966) – see Jack Jones
Album(s):
Man of La Mancha (composed with Joe Darion, musical: 1965)
Damien Leith
Song(s):
Night of My Life (2006)
Iry LeJeune
Song(s):
Evangeline Special (1948)
Love Bridge Waltz (1948)
Paul Lekakis
Song(s):
Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room) (1987)
The Lemonheads
Song(s):
Into Your Arms (1993) 
The Lemon Pipers
Song(s):
Green Tambourine (1967) 
John Lennon 
Rock singer/songwriter and guitarist born John Winston Lennon on 10/9/1940 in Liverpool, England. Shot to death by an obsessed fan on 12/8/80 in NYC. Founding member of the Beatles. Married Cynthia Powell on 8/23/62; had son Julian Lennon. Divorced on 11/8/68. Met Yoko Ono in 1966; married her on 3/20/69. Had son Sean Lennon. Formed Plastic Ono Band in 1969. To NYC in 1971. Fought deportation from USA from 1972-76 , until he was granted a permanent visa.
Song(s):
John Lennon: Top 40 Songs
Give Peace a Chance (1969)
Instant Karma (We All Shine On) (1970)
God (1970)
Imagine (1971) 
Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) (with Yoko Ono, 1971)
Just Like Starting Over (1980) 
Woman (1980)
Beautiful Boy (1980)
Nobody Told Me (1984) 
Album(s):
Plastic Ono Band (1970) 
Imagine (1971)
Shaved Fish (compilation: 1969-74, released 1975)
Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono, 1980)
The Collection (compilation: 1969-80, released 1982)
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of (compilation: 1969-80, released 1997)
The DMDB Blog:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time: July 6, 1957 (7/6/12)
Julian Lennon
Song(s):
Saltwater (1991)
Annie Lennox 
New-wave singer/songwriter born 12/25/1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland. With Eurythmics and later a solo artist.
Song(s):
Eurythmics/Annie Lennox: Top 30 Songs
Put a Little Love in Your Heart (1988) – see Al Green
Why (1992)
Into the West (2003)
Album(s):
Diva (1992)
J.B. Lenoir
Blues guitarist and singer born 5/5/1929 in Monticello, Mississippi. Died 4/29/1967.
Tania León
Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator.
Jack Leonard
Born 2/10/1913 in Brooklyn, NY. Died 6/17/1988. Primary vocalist for Tommy Dorsey in the later part of the 1930s.
Song(s):
Marie (1937) – see Tommy Dorsey
The Lady Is a Tramp (1937) – see Tommy Dorsey
All the Things You Are (1939) – see Tommy Dorsey
Our Love (1939) – see Tommy Dorsey
Indian Summer (1939) – see Tommy Dorsey
Patrick Leonard 
Songwriter/keyboardist/film composer/music producer born 3/14/1956 in Crystal Falls, Michigan. Best known for work with Madonna. Has also worked with Bryan Adams, Jeff Beck, Peter Cetera, Leonard Cohen, Bryan Ferry, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, Jewel, Elton John, Julian Lennon, Pink Floyd, Robbie Robertson, Rod Stewart, and Roger Waters. Half of duo Toy Matinee with Kevin Gilbert.
Rugerro Leoncavallo
Song(s):
Pagliacci, Act I: Vesti La Giubba (On with the Play) (1907) – see Enrico Caruso
Album(s):
Pagliacci (The Clowns) (1892) 
Alan Jay Lerner
Musical theater composer born 8/31/1918 in New York City, NY. Died 6/14/1986. Worked with Frederick Loewe.
Song(s) written with Frederick Loewe:
Almost Like Being in Love (from Brigadoon, 1947) – see Frank Sinatra
On the Street Where You Live (from My Fair Lady, 1956) – see Vic Damone
I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady, 1956) – see Julie Andrews
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly (from My Fair Lady, 1956) – see Julie Andrews
If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot, 1960) – see Robert Goulet
Camelot (from Camelot soundtrack: 1967) – see Richard Harris
Song(s) written with Burton Lane:
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, performed by John Cullum, 1965)
Album(s) written with Frederick Loewe:
Brigadoon (musical: 1947)
My Fair Lady (musical: 1956)
My Fair Lady (soundtrack: 1964)
Gigi (soundtrack: 1958, musical: 1973)
Camelot (musical: 1960, soundtrack: 1967)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (musical: 1965) – see Burton Lane
The DMDB Blog:
My Fair Lady opened on Broadway: March 15, 1956 (3/15/12)
Phil Lesh
Edgar Leslie
Ketty Lester
Song(s):
Love Letters (1962)
Lazy Lester
The Lettermen
Letters to Cleo
Song(s):
Here and Now (1995) 
Oscar Levant
Steven Levenson
Album(s):
Dear Evan Hansen (composed with Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, musical: 2015)
Levert
Song(s):
Casanova (1988)
James Levin
Tony Levin
Adam Levine
Pop-rock singer/songwriter born 3/18/1979 in Los Angeles, CA. With Kara’s Flowers (1994), which later became Maroon 5 (2001-). Was one of the original judges on the TV music talent show The Voice.
James Levine
Jules Levy
Song(s):
My Country ‘Tis of Thee (1893)
Aaron Lewis
Song(s):
Outside (live with Fred Durst, 2000)
Barbara Lewis
Bobby Lewis
Song(s):
Tossin’ and Turnin’ (1961) 
Dean Lewis
Song(s):
Be Alright (2018)
Donna Lewis
Song(s):
I Love You Always Forever (1996) 
Furry Lewis
Song(s):
Kassie Jones (1928)
Huey Lewis & the News
Rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979. The original members consisted of Huey Lewis (v/harmonica), Sean Hopper (k), Bill Gibson (d), and Johnny Colla (g/sax), Mario Cipollina (b: 79-95), and Chris Hayes (g: 79-01).
Song(s):
Bad Is Bad (1983)
The Power of Love (1985)
Naturally (1986)
Cruisin’ (Huey Lewis with Gwyneth Paltrow, 2000)
Album(s):
Sports (1983)
Fore! (1986)
Weather (2020)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Early rock and roll singer and pianist born 9/29/1935 in Ferriday, LA. Played piano since age 9, professionally since age 15. Nicknamed "The Killer." First recorded for Sun in 1956. Appeared in the movie Jamboree! in 1957. Career waned in 1958 after marriage to 13-year old cousin, Myra Gale Brown, daughter of his bass player. Made comeback in country music in 1968. Charted 65 country hits, 1957-89. Cousin to country singer Mickey Gilley and TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart.
DMDB podcast: Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis
Song(s):
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (1957) 
Great Balls of Fire (1957)
Album(s):
The Complete Million Dollar Session (Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins & Elvis Presley; recorded 1956, released 1987) – see Johnny Cash
Live at the Star Club, Hamburg (live, 1964)
Leona Lewis
Song(s):
A Moment Like This (2006)
Bleeding Love (2007)
Album(s):
Spirit (2007)
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Song(s):
The In Crowd (1965)
Sam Lewis
Shari Lewis
The Song That Never Ends (1968)
Ted Lewis
Bandleader, clarinetist, and singer born Theodore Friedman on 6/6/1890 in Circleville, OH. Died 8/25/1971. Sometime songwriter (his theme "When My Baby Smiles at Me") whose showmanship was honed during early years in vaudeville. His famous slogan was "Is everybody happy?"
Song(s):
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1920) 
Margie (1921)
All by Myself (1921) 
Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me (1921)
I Wonder What’s Become of Sally (1924)
O Katharina! (1925)
Some of These Days (1927) – see Sophie Tucker
On the Sunny Side of the Street (1930) 
Just a Gigolo (1931) 
In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town (1932) 
Lazy Bones (1933)
Terry Lewis
R&B songwriter and producer born 11/24/1956 in Omaha, NE.
Song(s) written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis:
Top 50 Songs
George Leybourne
Song(s) written by Leybourne with Alfred Lee:
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1868)
J. Aldrich Libbey
Song(s):
On a Sunday Afternoon (1902)
Liberace
Pianist born Wladziu Valentino Liberace on 5/16/1919 in West Allis, WI. Died 2/4/1987. Known for his flamboyant dress and style.
The Libertines
Garage-rock revival band formed in London in 1997. Carl Barât (vocals, guitar), Pete Doherty (vocals, guitar), John Hassall (bass: 1999-), Gary Powell (drums: 2001-), Johnny Borrell (bass: 1998-99), Paul Dufour (drums: 2000).
Song(s):
Time for Heroes (2002)
Up the Bracket (2002)
What a Waster (2002)
Can’t Stand Me Now (2004)
Album(s):
Up the Bracket (2002)
The Libertines (2004)
Liberty X
Song(s):
Just a Little (2002) 
Lick the Tins
Song(s):
Can’t Help Falling in Love (1987)
Goddard Lieberson 
Record executive born 4/5/1911 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. Died 5/29/1977. President of Columbia Records (1956-71, 1973-75) and the Recording Industry Association of America (1964-). Produced the very first cast album, 1938’s The Cradle Will Rock.
Jaki Liebezeit
Rock drummer with Can.
Lifehouse
Song(s):
Hanging by a Moment (2000)
You and Me (2005)
Alex Lifeson 
Progressive-rock guitarist born Aleksandar %u017Divojinovi%u0107 on 8/27/1953 in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. With Rush (1968-2018).
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Song(s):
Pink Champagne (1950)
The Honeydripper (1945)
Enoch Light with Terry Snyder & the All-Stars
Album(s):
Persuasive Percussion (1960)
Gordon Lightfoot
Singer/songwriter. "Among his best known work are songs "Sundown," "If You Could Read My Mind," and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." He has also had songs recorded by Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Sarah McLachlan, Barbra Streisand, Peter Paul & Mary, Harry Belafonte, Jane’s Addiction, Richie Havens, Glen Campbell, Toby Keith, Anne Murray, Nana Mouskouri and George Hamilton IV. SH Five Grammy nominations. 17 seventeen Juno Awards in his native Canada. Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Song(s):
Early Morning Rain (1966)
- If You Could Read My Mind (1970)
- Sundown (1974)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1976)
Lighthouse Family
Song(s):
High (1998)Album(s):
Ocean Drive (1995)
The Lightning Seeds
Song(s):
The Life of Riley (1992)
Three Lions (Baddiel & Skinner with the Lightning Seeds, 1996)
Lil Baby
Song(s):
Drip Too Hard (with Gunna, 2018)Album(s):
My Turn (2020)
Lil Jon (& the East Side Boyz) American rap singer born Jonathan Mortimer Smith on 1/27/1971
Song(s):
Get Low (with the East Side Boyz & Ying Yang Twins, 2003)
Yeah! (2004) – see Usher
Turn Down for What (2013) – see DJ Snake
Lil’ Kim
Rap singer/songwriter born Kimberly Denise Jones on 7/11/1975 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY.
Lillywood & the Prick
Song(s):
Prayer in C (with Robin Schulz, 2014)
Lil Mosey
Song(s):
Blueberry Faygo (2020)
Lil Nas X
Rapper born Montero Lamar Hill on 4/9/1999 in Lithia Springs, GA.
Song(s):
Old Town Road (with Billy Ray Cyrus, 2018) 
Montero (Call Me by Your Name) (2021)
Industry Baby (with Jack Harlow, 2021) Album(s):
Montero (2021)
Lil Tecca
Song(s):
Ran$om (2019)
Lil Uzi Vert
Song(s):
Bad and Boujee (2016) – see Migos
XO Tour Lif3 (2017)Album(s):
Luv Is Rage 2 (2017)
Eternal Atake (2020)
Lil Wayne
Rapper born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. on 9/27/1979 in New Orleans, LA.
Song(s):
Georgia Bush (2006)
Lollipop (with Static Major, 2008)
Down (2009) – see Jay Sean
Forever (2009) – see Drake
Look at Me Now (2011) – see Chris Brown
Motivation (2011) – see Kelly Rowland
I’m on One (2011) – see DJ Khaled
I’m the One (2017) – see DJ KhaledAlbum(s):
Tha Carter III (2008)
Tha Carter IV (2011)
Limp Bizkit
Song(s):
Nookie (1999)
Break Stuff (1999)
Take a Look Around (2000)
Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle) (2000)
My Way (2000)
Wish You Were Here (live with Johnny Rzeznik, 2001) Album(s):
Significant Other (1999)
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000)
Solomon Linda & the Evening Birds
Song(s):
Mbube (1939)
Linkin Park
Song(s):
In the End (2000) 
One Step Closer (2000)
Crawling (2000)
Papercut (2000)
Points of Authority (2000)
Numb (2003)
Breaking the Habit (2003)
Somewhere I Belong (2003)
Faint (2003)
What I've Done (2007)
New Divide (2009)Album(s):
Hybrid Theory (2000)
Meteora (2003)
Alfred Lion
Dua Lipa
Pop singer/songwriter born 8/22/1995 in London, England.
Song(s):
New Rules (2017)
Scared to Be Lonely (2017) – see Martin Garrix
IDGAF (2018)
One Kiss (2018) – see Calvin Harris
Don’t Start Now (2019)
Levitating (with DaBaby, 2020) 
Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) (2021) – see Elton John
Horst Lippmann
Lipps Inc.
Song(s):
Funkytown (1979)
Franz Liszt
Classical composer, pianist, and teacher born 10/22/1811 in Doborjan, Hungary. Died 7/31/1886. Known for his rhapsodies.
Album(s):
Piano Sonata in B Minor (1853)
Lit
Song(s):
My Own Worst Enemy (1999)
Little Anthony & the Imperials
R&B/doo-wop group formed in 1958 in Brooklyn, NY. Led by Anthony Gourdine.
Song(s):
Tears on My Pillow (1958)
Goin' Out of My Head (1964)
Little Baby Bum
Song(s):
Wheels on the Bus (2014)
Little Big Town
Song(s):
Pontoon (2012)
Girl Crush (2015)
Better Man (2016)
Little Caesar & the Romans
Song(s):
Those Oldies But Goodies Remind Me of You (1961)
Little Eva
Song(s):
The Loco-Motion (1962)
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (1962)
Little Feat
Song(s):
Dixie Chicken (1978)Album(s):
Waiting for Columbus (live, 1978)
Little Jack Little
Song(s):
I'm in the Mood for Love (1935) 
Little Milton
Blues guitarist and singer born James Milton Campbell, Jr. on 9/7/1934 in Inverness, Mississippi. Died 8/4/2005.
Little Mix
Song(s):
Black Magic (2015)
Shout Out to My Ex (2016)
Little Richard R&B/early rock singer and pianist born Richard Wayne Penniman on 12/5/1932 in Macon, GA. Died 5/9/2020. One of the key figures in the transition from R&B to rock and roll. Talent contest win led to first recordings for RCA Victor in 1951. Worked with the Tempo Toppers from 1953-55. Appeared in three early rock and roll movies: Don't Knock the Rock, The Girl Can't Help It, and Mister Rock 'n Roll; also in the 1986 comedy Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Earned theology degree in 1961 and was ordained a minister. Left R&B for gospel music, 1959-62, and again in the mid-'70s.
Song(s):
Tutti Frutti (1955) 
Long Tall Sally (1956)
Lucille (1957)
Keep A-Knockin’ (1957)
Good Golly Miss Molly (1958) Album(s):
Here's Little Richard! (1957)
Grooviest 17 Original Hits! (compilation: 1955-59)
The Georgia Peach (compilation: 1955-59)
18 Greatest Hits (compilation: 1985)
The Specialty Sessions (box set: 1955-64, released 1989)
Little River Band
Song(s):
Help Is on Its Way (1977)
Reminiscing (1978)
Cool Change (1979)
Lonesome Loser (1979) Album(s):
Greatest Hits (compilation: 1975-82, released 1982)
Monsoon (1988)
Little Simz
Album(s):
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2022)
Little Walter Jacobs
Blues singer and harmonica player born Marion Walter Jacobs on 5/1/1930 in Marksville, LA. Died 2/15/1968.
Song(s):
Juke (1952)
My Babe (1955)
Key to the Highway (1958)Album(s):
His Best: Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (compilation: 1952-60, released 1997)
Live
Song(s):
Selling the Drama (1994)
I Alone (1994) 
Lightning Crashes (1994)
Freaks (1997)
Heaven (2003)Album(s):
Mental Jewelry (1991)
Throwing Copper (1994)
Secret Samadhi (1997)
Awake: The Best of (compilation, released 2004)
The Living End
Song(s):
Prisoner of Society (1998)
Alan Livingston
Jay Livingston
Jerry Livingston
Kerry Livgren
Rock keyboardist with Kansas.
Lizzo
Song(s):
Truth Hurts (2017)
About Damn Time (2022) 
Album(s):
Cuz I Love You (2019)
LL Cool J
Rap singer born James Todd Smith on 1/14/1968 in Bay Shore, NY.
Song(s):
I Can't Live without My Radio (1985)
I Need Love (1987)
Goin' Back to Cali (1988)
Around the Way Girl (1990)
Mama Said Knock You Out (1991) Album(s):
Radio (produced by Rick Rubin, 1985)
Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)
LMFAO
Song(s):
Party Rock Anthem (with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, 2011)
Sexy and I Know It (2011)
Lobo
Song(s):
I’d Love You to Want Me (1972)
Local H
Song(s):
Bound for the Floor (1996)
Hank Locklin
Song(s):
Please Help Me, I'm Falling (1960)
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Blues guitarist born 3/27/1915 in Turkey Scratch, AR. Died 11/21/2006.
Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
Song(s):
Stay (I Missed You) (1994)
I Do (1997)
Frank Loesser
Musical theater composer born 6/29/1910 in New York City, NY. Died 7/28/1969.
Song(s):
Top 30 Songs
Once in Love with Amy (from Where's Charley?, 1949) – see Ray Bolger
Luck Be a Lady (from Guys and Dolls, 1950) – see Frank SinatraAlbum(s):
Guys and Dolls (musical: 1950) 
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical: 1961)
Frederick Loewe
Musical theater composer born Freidrich Löwe on 6/10/1901 in Berlin, Germany. Died 2/14/1988. Worked with Alan Jay Lerner.
Song(s) written with Alan Jay Lerner:
Almost Like Being in Love (from Brigadoon, 1947) – see Frank Sinatra
On the Street Where You Live (from My Fair Lady, 1956) – see Vic Damone
I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady, 1956) – see Julie Andrews
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (from My Fair Lady, 1956) – see Julie Andrews
If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot, 1960) – see Robert Goulet
Camelot (from Camelot soundtrack: 1967) – see Richard HarrisAlbum(s) with Alan Jay Lerner:
Brigadoon (musical: 1947) – see Alan Jay Lerner
My Fair Lady (musical: 1956, soundtrack: 1964) – see Alan Jay Lerner
Gigi (soundtrack: 1958, musical: 1973) – see Alan Jay Lerner
Camelot (musical: 1960, soundtrack: 1967) – see Alan Jay LernerThe DMDB Blog:
My Fair Lady opened on Broadway: March 15, 1956 (3/15/12)
Logic
Song(s):
1-800-273-8255 (with Alessia Cara & Khalid, 2017)
Kenny Loggins
Pop-rock singer/songwriter born on 1/7/1948 in Everett, WA. Formed Loggins & Messina duo (71-77) with Jim Messina and then a solo act.
Song(s):
Danny's Song (with Jim Messina, 1971)
Angry Eyes (with Jim Messina, 1972)
Whenever I Call You Friend (with Stevie Nicks, 1978)
What a Fool Believes (1978)
This Is It (1979)
Heart to Heart (1982)
Footloose (1984)
Alan Lomax
American folklorist and ethnomusicologist born 1/31/1915. Died 7/19/2002. Known for collecting field recordings of folk music. He and his father, John Lomax, recorded Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, and Woody Guthrie and exposed them to a greater audience.
Album(s):
Alan Lomax Collection Sampler (1997)The DMDB Blog:
Alan Lomax Sets Out on His First Field Recordings: July 5, 1933
John Lomax
Teacher, pioneering musicologist, and folklorist born 9/23/1867 in Goodman, Mississippi. Died 1/26/1948. Embarked on a expedition with his son, Alan Lomax, in 1933 to make field recordings for the Library of Congress.
Carmen Lombardo
Song(s):
Sweethearts on Parade (1928) – see Guy Lombardo
You're Driving Me Crazy (1930) – see Guy Lombardo
By the River St. Marie (1931) – see Guy Lombardo
There Ought to Be a Moonlight Savings Time (1931) – see Guy Lombardo
Sweet and Lovely (1931) – see Guy Lombardo
Goodnight Sweetheart (1931) – see Guy Lombardo
How Deep Is the Ocean? (1932) – see Guy Lombardo
Too Many Tears (1932) – see Guy Lombardo
Paradise (1932) – see Guy Lombardo
We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye (1932) – see Guy Lombardo
The Last Round-Up (1933) – see Guy Lombardo
Stars Fell on Alabama (1934) – see Guy Lombardo
Red Sails in the Sunset (1935) – see Guy Lombardo
What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You (1935) – see Guy Lombardo
Lost (1936) – see Guy Lombardo
When Did You Leave Heaven? (1936) – see Guy Lombardo
September in the Rain (1937) – see Guy Lombardo
A Sailboat in the Moonlight (1937) – see Guy Lombardo
So Rare (1937) – see Guy Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
Rock drummer with Slayer.
Guy Lombardo Jazz/big band leader and violinist Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was born on 6/19/1902 in London, Ontario, Canada. He died 11/5/1977. He and his brothers formed the Royal Canadians in 1924, billing themselves as "the sweetest music this side of heaven." Led the only dance band ever to sell more than 100 million records. Lombardo was called "Mr. New Year's Eve" because of nearly a half-century of his band's radio and television broadcasts to ring in the new year.
Song(s):
Guy Lombardo: Top 100 Songs
Charmaine! (with Weston Vaughan, 1927)
Sweethearts on Parade (with Carmen Lombardo, 1928)
You’re Driving Me Crazy (with Carmen Lombardo, 1930)
By the River St. Marie (with Carmen Lombardo, 1931)
There Ought to Be a Moonlight Savings Time (with Carmen Lombardo, 1931)
Sweet and Lovely (with Carmen Lombardo, 1931)
Goodnight Sweetheart (with Carmen Lombardo, 1931)
River Stay ‘Way from My Door (1932) – see Kate Smith
How Deep Is the Ocean? (with Carmen Lombardo, 1932)
Too Many Tears (with Carmen Lombardo, 1932)
Paradise (with Carmen Lombardo, 1932)
We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye (with Carmen Lombardo, 1932)
The Last Round-Up (with Carmen Lombardo, 1933)
You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me (1933) – see Bing Crosby
Stars Fell on Alabama (with Carmen Lombardo, 1934)
Winter Wonderland (1934)
What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You (with Carmen Lombardo, 1935)
Red Sails in the Sunset (with Carmen Lombardo, 1935) 
Lost (with Carmen Lombardo, 1936)
When Did You Leave Heaven? (with Carmen Lombardo, 1936)
When My Dream Boat Comes Home (1936)
Boo Hoo (1937)
September in the Rain (with Carmen Lombardo, 1937)
It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane (with Lebert Lombardo, 1937)
A Sailboat in the Moonlight (with Carmen Lombardo, 1937)
So Rare (with Carmen Lombardo, 1937)
Penny Serenade (1939)
Christmas Island (1946) – see the Andrews Sisters
Hop Scotch Polka (Scotch Hot) (1949)
The Third Man Theme (1950) Album(s):
The Band Played On: 25 Number One Hits! (compilation: 1927-50, released 2002)
Lebert Lombardo
Song(s):
It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane (1937) – see Guy Lombardo
Julie London
Song(s):
Cry Me a River (1955)
Laurie London
Song(s):
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (1957)
Londonbeat
Song(s):
I’ve Been Thinking About You (1990)
Lone Justice
Song(s):
Ways to Be Wicked (1985)
Lonestar
Song(s):
Amazed (1999) 
I’m Already There (2001)
My Front Porch Looking In (2003)
Hubert Long
Looking Glass
Song(s):
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) (1972)
LooLoo Kids
Song(s):
Johny Johny Yes Papa (2016)
Charles H. Loomis
Song(s):
Yale Boola! (March and Two Step) (written with Allan M. Hirsch & G.L. Atwater Jr., 1901)
Israel "Cachao" López
Bassist and composer born 9/14/1918 in Habana ieja, La Habana, Cuba. Died 3/22/2008.
Album(s):
Descargas – Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature (with Su Ritmo Caliente, 1957)
Jennifer Lopez
Latin-pop singer and actress born on 7/24/1969 in the Bronx, NY. Later a judge on TV talent show American Idol.
Song(s):
If You Had My Love (1999)
I’m Real (with Ja Rule, 2001)
On the Floor (with Pitbull, 2011)
Robert Lopez
Album(s):
Avenue Q (composed with Jeff Marx, musical: 2003)
The Book of Mormon (composed with Trey Parker & Matt Stone, musical: 2011)
Trini Lopez
Song(s):
If I Had a Hammer (1963)
Lemon Tree (1965)
Vincent Lopez
Jazz/big band leader born 12/30/1895 in Brooklyn, NY. Died 9/20/1975.
Song(s):
I Want to Be Happy (1924)
What’ll I Do? (1924)
Show Me the Way to Go Home (1926)
Always (1926)
Blue Skies (1927)
Just a Memory (1927)
My Angel (Angela Mia) (1928)
Jon Lord
Rock keyboardist with Deep Purple (68-76, 84-98) and Whitesnake (78-84).
Lorde
Song(s):
Royals (2013)
Team (2013)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (2013)
Green Light (2017)Album(s):
Pure Heroine (2013)
Melodrama (2017)
Lord Huron
Song(s):
The Night We Met (2015)
Los Del Rio
Song(s):
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) (1995)
Los Lobos
Song(s):
Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
One Time One Night (1987)
La Bamba (1987)
Los Panchos
Album(s):
Mexicantos (1945)
Joe Loss
Song(s):
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (1940)
Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) (1940)
Blue Orchids (1940)
Til the Lights of London Shine Again (1940)
In the Mood (1942)
You’ll Never Know (1944)
No Other Love (1944)
Swinging on a Star (1945)
I’ll Be Seeing You (1945)
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) (1948)
Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart (1949)
Far Away Placces (1949)
A Little Bird Told Me (1949)
My Foolish Heart (1950)
Lost Frequencies
Song(s):
Are You with Me? (2014)
Los Tigres Del Norte
Song(s):
Vivian los Mojados! (Long Live the Wetbacks) (1977)
Loud Luxury
Song(s):
Body (with Brando, 2017)
The Louvin Brothers
Country duo formed in Henagar, Alabama. Active 1940-1963. Comprised of Ira Louvin (born 4/21/1924 as Lonnie Loudermark; died 6/20/1965) and Charlie Louvin (born 7/7/1927 as Charlie Elzer Loudermilk; died 1/26/2011).
Song(s):
When I Stop Dreaming (1955)
Demi Lovato
Song(s):
Échame La Culpa (2016) – see Luis Fonsi
Sorry Not Sorry (2017)
LoveSong(s):
Alone Again Or (1967)
The Red Telephone (1967)Album(s):
Da Capo (1967)
Forever Changes (1967) 
Courtney Love
Lead singer of Hole. Married Kurt Cobain.
Darlene Love Pop/R&B singer born Darlene Wright on 7/26/1938 in Los Angeles, CA. Fronted the Crystals (actually the Blossoms) on "He's a Rebel" and Bob B. Soxx & the Blues Jeans on "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah."
Song(s):
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (1963)
A Fine Fine Boy (1963)
Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry (1963)
Mike Love
Rock singer/songwriter born 3/15/1941 in Los Angeles, CA. Co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 with his cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson.
Monie Love
Song(s):
Ladies First (with Queen Latifah, 1990)
Love & Rockets
Song(s):
So Alive (1989)
Patty Loveless
Country singer born Patricia Lee Ramey on 1/4/1957 in Pikeville, KY.
Song(s):
Please Remember Me (1999) – see Tim McGraw
You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive (2001)Album(s):
When Fallen Angels Fly (1994)
lovelytheband
Song(s):
Broken (2017)
Loverboy
Song(s):
Turn Me Loose (1980)
Working for the Weekend (1981)
Heaven in Your Eyes (1986)
Lyle Lovett Alt-country singer/songwriter born 11/1/1957 in Houston, Texas.
DMDB profile page
DMDB podcast: The Best of Lyle Lovett, 1986-2022Song(s):
Lyle Lovett: Top 50 Songs
She's No Lady (1988)
Pontiac (1988)
She’s Hot to Go (1988)
Nobody Knows Me (1989)
Friend of the Devil (1991)
Church (1992)
You've Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story, 1995) – see Randy Newman
Step Inside This House (1998)
Till It Shines (with Keb' Mo', 1999)
12th of June (2022) Album(s):
Lyle Lovett (1986)
Pontiac (1987)
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (1989)
Here I Am: The Lyle Lovett Collection (compilation: 1986-91, released 1991)
Joshua Judges Ruth (1992)
I Love Everybody (1994)
Live in Texas (recorded 1995, released 1999)
The Road to Ensenada (1996)
Greatest Hits (compilation: 1986-96, released 2017)
Step Inside This House (1998)
Anthology Vol 1: Cowboy Man (compilation: 1986-2001, released 2001)
Smile: Songs from the Movies (compilation: 1992-2001, released 2003)
My Baby Don’t Tolerate (2003)
It’s Not Big, It's Large (2007)
Natural Forces (2009)
Release Me (2012)
12th of June (2022)
Love Unlimited Orchestra
Song(s):
Love's Theme (1973) – see Barry White
Lovin' Spoonful
Song(s):
Do You Believe in Magic? (1965)
You Didn't Have to Be So Nice (1965)
Summer in the City (1966)
Daydream (1966)
Jim Lowe
Song(s):
The Green Door (1956)
Nick Lowe
New-wave singer/songwriter, musician and producer born 3/24/1949 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. Produced for Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, and others. Wrote Elvis Costello’s "What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding" and Dave Edmunds’ "I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll."
Song(s):
Cruel to Be Kind (1979) Album(s):
Jesus of Cool (1978)
Bert Lown
Song(s):
Bye Bye Blues (1930)
Was That the Human Thing to Do? (1932)
Mark Lowry
Singer/songwriter and comedian born 6/24/1958 in Houston, Texas. Best known for recording the song "Mary, Did You Know?" Was a member of the Gaither Vocal Band (1988-01, 09-13).
LP
Song(s):
Lost on You (2016)
L7
Song(s):
Pretend We're Dead (1992)
L.T.D.
Song(s):
Back in Love Again (1977)
Norman Luboff
Nick Lucas
Song(s):
Always (1926)
Bye Bye Blackbird (1926)
I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (1927)
My Blue Heaven (1928)
Together (1928)
Tip Toe Through the Tulips (1929)
Lucky Starr
Song(s):
I’ve Been Everywhere (1962)
Ludacris Rap singer born Christopher Brian Bridges on 9/11/1977 in Champaign, IL.
Song(s):
Yeah! (2004) – see Usher
Money Maker (with Pharrell Williams, 2006)
Runaway Love (with Mary J. Blige, 2006)
Baby (2010) – see Justin BieberAlbum(s):
Release Therapy (2006)
Baz Luhrmann
Album(s):
Romeo Juliet (soundtrack: 1996)
Moulin Rouge (soundtrack: 2001)
Larry Lujack
Lukas Graham
Song(s):
7 Years (2015)
Lulu
Scottish singer born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 11/3/1948
Song(s):
To Sir with Love (1967) 
The Lumineers
Song(s):
Ho Hey (2012)
Stubborn Love (2012)
Ophelia (2016)
Cleopatra (2016)
Gloria (2019)
Life in the City (2019) Album(s):
The Lumineers (2012)
Lunch Money Lewis
Song(s):
Bills (2015)
Jimmie Lunceford
Jazz/big band leader born 6/6/1902. Died 7/12/1947.
Song(s):
Jazznocracy (1934)
Rhythm Is Our Business (with Willie Smith, 1935)
For Dancers Only (1937)
Art Lund
The Luniz
Song(s):
I Got 5 on It (1995)
Lush
Song(s):
Ladykillers (1996)
Luscious Jackson
Song(s):
Naked Eye (1996)
Nellie Lutcher
Frank Luther
Song(s):
When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver (with Carson Robison, 1931)
Yesterdays (1933) – see Leo Reisman
Robert Lutvak
Album(s):
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (musical: 2013) – see Robert Freedman
L.V.
Song(s):
Gangsta's Paradise (1995) – see Coolio
John Lydon (aka "Johnny Rotten")
Punk rock singer/songwriter born John Joseph Lydon on 1/31/1956 in Holloway, London, England. With the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd.
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Doo-wop group from the Bronx, NY. Appeared in the movies Rock, Rock, Rock and Mister Rock 'n' Roll. Members: Frankie Lymon (born 9/30/1942; died 2/27/1968 of a drug overdose), Herman Santiago and Jimmy Merchant (tenors), Joe Negroni (baritone; died 9/5/1978 at age 37) and Sherman Garnes (bass; died 2/26/1977 at age 36).
Song(s):
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (1956)
I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent (1956)
Frida Lyngstad
Song(s):
I Know There's Something Going On (1982)
Barbara Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
Song(s):
Got to Be Real (1978)
Gloria Lynn
Loretta Lynn Country singer/songwriter born Loretta Webb on 4/14/1932 in Butcher Hollow, KY. Died 10/4/2022.
DMDB podcast: Loretta Lynn: Top 20 Songs
Song(s):
Top 50 Songs
Don't Come Home A-Drinkin’ with Lovin’ on Your Mind (1967)
Coal Miner’s Daughter (1970)
Portland, Oregon (with Jack White, 2004)Album(s):
Feelins' (1975) – see Conway Twitty
Coal Miner's Daughter (soundtrack: 1980)
Van Lear Rose (2004)
Vera Lynn
Song(s):
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1941)
There’ll Be Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover (1942)
I Had the Craziest Dream (1943)
You’ll Never Know (1944)
No Other Love (1944)
Long Ago and Far Away (1945)
Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart (1952)
The Homing Waltz (1952)
Jeff Lynne
Rock singer/songwriter and producer born 12/30/1947 in Shard End, Birmingham, England. With Electric Light Orchestra and Traveling Wilburys.
Shelby Lynne
Country singer and guitarist born 10/22/1968 in Quantico, VA.
Phil Lynott
Irish rock singer and bassist born 8/20/1949. Died 1/4/1986. With Thin Lizzy.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern-rock group formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964 as My Backyard. Changed name to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1969 in honor of founding members’ junior high school gym teacher, Leonard Skinner. Active: 1964-77, 1987-present.
Members from Classic Lineup: Ronnie Van Zant (v: 1964-77, died 1977), Gary Rossington (g: 1964-77,1987-2023; died 3/5/2023), Allen Collins (g: 1964-77; died 1990), Bob Burns (d: 1964-71, 1972-74; died 2015), Larry Junstrom (bass: 1964-71; died 2019), Billy Powell (k: 1972-77, 1987-2009; died 2009), Rickey Medlocke (d/v/mandolin: 1971-72; g/v/mandolin: 1996-present), Greg T. Walker (b: 1971-72), Leon Wilkeson (b: 1972-77, 1987-2001; died 2001), Ed King (b: 1972-75, 1987-96; died 2018), Artimus Pyle (d: 1975-77, 1987-91), Steve Gaines (guitar: 1976-77; died 1977). Highlighted names were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Rossington, Collins, Powell, and Wikeson formed the Rossington Collins Band in 1979.
Members from Reunited Lineup:Johnny Van Zant (v: 1987-present), Randall Hall (g: 1987-93), Kurt Custer (d: 1991-94), Mike Estes (g: 1993-96), Owen Hale (d: 1994-98), Hughie Thomasson (g: 1996-2005; died 2007), Jeff McAllister (d: 1998-99), Kenny Aronoff (d: 1999), Michael Cartellone (d: 1999-present), Ean Evans (b: 2001-09; died 2009), Mark Matejka (g/backing v: 2006-present), Peter Keys (k: 2009-present), Robert Kearns (b: 2009-12), Johnny Colt (b: 2012-17), Keith Christopher (b: 2017-present)
DMDB podcast: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Top 10 Songs
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DMDB podcast: Lynyrd Skynyrd: Top 30 Songs
Free Bird (1973)
Sweet Home Alabama (1974) Album(s):
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (1973)
Second Helping (1974)
Street Survivors (1977)
Skynyrd's Innyrds (compilation, 1989)
Lynyrd Skynyrd (box: 1970-77, released 1991)
All Time Greatest Hits (compilation, 2002)The DMDB Blog:
Lynyrd Skynyrd members died in a plane crash: October 20, 1977
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