The Most Famous Band of all Time From Every U.S. State

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As the country that invented rock n’ roll, the United States has produced more than its share of famous bands. The map below shows the most famous band in every U.S. state based on musical popularity.

The most famous bands and active years

Alabama – Alabama (1969–2004, 2006–2007, 2010–present)
Alaska – Portugal. The man (2004–present)
Arizona – Alice Cooper (1962–present)
Arkansas – Evanescence (1995–present (hiatus: 2007–2009, 2012–2015))
California – The Grateful Dead (1965–1995)
Colorado – OneRepublic (2002–present)
Connecticut – The Carpenters (1969–1983)
Delaware – George Thorogood (1974–present)
Florida – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976–2017)
Georgia – OutKast (1992–2006, 2014-present)
Hawaii – Pepper (1997–present)
Idaho – Built to Spill (1992–present)
Illinois – Earth, Fire & Wind (1969–present)
Indiana – The Jackson 5 (1965–1989, 2001, 2012–present)
Iowa – Slipknot (1995–present)
Kansas – Kansas (1973–1984, 1985–present)
Kentucky – My Morning Jacket (1998–present)
Louisiana – The Neville Brothers (1977–2012)
Maine – Rustic Overtones (1993–2002, 2007–present)
Maryland – The Orioles (1946–present)
Massachusetts – Boston (1975–present)
Michigan – The Temptations (1960–present)
Minnesota – Prince and Revolution (1979–1986, 2012, 2016–present)
Mississippi – 3 Doors Down (1996–present)
Missouri – Ike & Tina Turner (1960–1976)
Montana – Silkworm (1987–2005)
Nebraska – Bright Eyes (1995–present)
Nevada – Imagine Dragons (2008–present)
New Hampshire – Aerosmith (1970–present)
New Jersey – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (1972–1989, 1995, 1999–present)
New Mexico – The Shins (1996–present)
New York – The Ramones (1974–1996)
North Carolina – The Charlie Daniels Band (1958–2020)
North Dakota – Bobby Vee & The Strangers (1959–2014)
Ohio – The Isley Brothers (1954–present)
Oklahoma – The Flaming Lips (1983–present)
Oregon – The Decemberists (2000–present)
Pennsylvania – Hall and Oates (1970–present)
Rhode Island – Talking Heads (1975–1991, 1996, 2002)
South Carolina – Hootie and the Blowfish (1986–2008, 2018–present)
South Dakota – The Spill Canvas (2001–present)
Tennessee – Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three (1953−2003, 2006−present)
Texas – ZZ Top (1969–present)
Utah – The Osmonds (2007, 2018–present)
Vermont – Phish (1983–2000, 2002–2004, 2009–present)
Virginia – Dave Matthews Band (1991–present)
Washington – Nirvana (1987–1994)
West Virginia – Asleep at the Wheel (1970–present)
Wisconsin – Violent Femmes (1980–1987, 1988–2009, 2013–present)
Wyoming – Teenage Bottlerocket (2000–present)

The oldest band is still performing today – The Orioles. This band active from 1946 to present and still popular in Maryland.

According to the 2020 voting on the site ranking.com, some states will have other the most popular bands of all time.

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