Q: Dear 100 Hour Board,
I just found out that the lead singer of The Wallflowers, Jakob Dylan, is the son of Bob Dylan. Are there any other well-known singers/musicians who are related to other famous musicians?
-Famous Fanny
A:
Dear friend,
I've come up with two different categories of famous musicians who are related. First, we have siblings in the same musical act:
Angus and Julia Stone
The Osmond family
The Jonas Brothers
Tegan and Sara
The Mothersbaugh brothers and the Casale brothers in Devo
The Avett Brothers
The Allman Brothers Band
Colin and Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead
Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys are all brothers. Mike Love, also in the band, was their cousin.
Eddie and Alex Van Halen
The Carpenters
The Bee Gees
The Proclaimers
Jared and Shannon Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars
The Everly Brothers
Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis
Kings of Leon
Hanson
Gerard and Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance
John and Tom Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte
Malcolm and Angus Young of AC/DC
Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison
SHeDAISY
Meg and Dia
The Veronicas
Ulf, Jonas, Malin, and Jenn Berggren of Ace of Base
Joe and Paul DeGeorge of Harry and the Potters
The Jackson Five
Ryan and Jamie Follese of Hot Chelle Rae
Next, famous musicians who are related but who are not in the same musical act:
Nat King Cole's daughter is singer Natalie Cole
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's son Sean Lennon is a great musician and singer in his own right
Miley Cyrus' dad is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Her half-brother, Trace Cyrus, is in the band Metro Station.
Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae is the brother of Chord Overstreet, who plays Sam in Glee. Their dad is country singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet.
Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson
Norah Jones' father, Ravi Shankar, is one of the world's best sitar player. Her half-sister, Anoushka Shankar, is also a famous sitarist.
Randy Newman had three uncles who were famous Hollywood film score composers: Alfred, Lionel, and Emil Newman. His cousins Thomas, David, and Joey are also film composers.
Beyonce and Solange Knowles are sisters.
Paul McCartney's younger brother Mike McGear played in several successful English bands in the 1970s. He also played with Paul's band, the Wings, on a few occasions.
Bob Marley's sons, Ziggy, and Damian, are both famous reggae artists.
Nancy Sinatra, who sang "These Boots are Made for Walkin'", is the daughter of crooner Frank Sinatra.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's daughter, is a singer-songwriter. Also, she married Michael Jackson.
Willow Smith is the youngest artist ever to be signed to Jay-Z's label. Her parents, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, have both had successful musical careers.
Enrique Iglesias' father, Julio Iglesias, is the best selling Latin music artist in history.
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly is a singer-songwriter.
Brian Wilson's daughters Carnie and Wendy are two-thirds of the band Wilson Phillips. The other band member, Chynna Phillips, is the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas
Master P is Lil' Romeo's dad
Johnny Cash's daughter Roseanne is a country music artist
Hank Williams Sr. is considered one of the most significant country artists of all time. His son, Hank Williams Jr., and his grandson Hank Williams III are also both country musicians.
Singer-songwriter Tim Buckley was the father of musician Jeff Buckley
Eagle-Eye Cherry is the son of jazz trumpeter Don Cherry
Robin Thicke's father, Alan Thicke, was a songwriter. He wrote the the theme songs for Diff'rent Strokes, Growing Pains, and other popular TV shows.
Ashlee Simpson and Jessica Simpson are sisters.
Mick Jagger's brother Chris Jagger contributed vocals to the Eric Clapton song, "No Reason to Cry."
Loudon Wainwright III is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and composer. His children Rufus, Martha, and Lucy are all singer-songwriters as well.
Woody Guthrie was the father of Arlo Guthrie, who is in turn the father of Sarah Lee Guthrie.
George Harrison's son Dhani is a musician.
Paul Simon's son Harper has performed on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and other shows.
Marky Mark's brother was in New Kids on the Block.
Michael, Jeff and Steve Porcaro of Toto are the children of jazz drummer Joe Parcaro.
Joseph Williams, lead singer of Toto, is the son of film score composer John Williams.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the son of famed composer and violinist Leopold Mozart, and the brother of pianist Nannerl Mozart.
Johann Sebastian Bach's sons, Carl Phillip Emannuel, Wilhelm Friedemann, Gottfried Heinrich, Johann Christoph Friedrich, and Johann Christian, all became famous composers.
Johann Strauss I, who wrote the Radetzky March, was the father of Johann Strauss II, who wrote the Blue Danube Waltz. They were not, however, related to Richard Strauss, composer of Also Sprach Zarathustra.
Peace,
-Stego Lily
A:
Dear Famous Fanny,
Randy Bachman, of The Guess Who and later Bachman-Turner Overdrive, is the father of Tal Bachman, who unfortunately created the song "She's So High."
-yayfulness
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