(Yahoo.com) Every state lays claim to at least one famous musician. Yahoo looked at each artist's popularity, awards, and record sales to compile this list.
Alabama: Hank Williams
Alaska: Jewel
Arizona: Linda Ronstadt
Arkansas: Johnny Cash
California: Jerry Garcia
Colorado: John Denver
Connecticut: John Mayer
Delaware: George Thorogood
Florida: Tom Petty
Georgia: James Brown
Hawaii: Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole
Idaho: Nikki Sixx
Illinois: Miles Davis
Indiana: Michael Jackson
Iowa: Glenn Miller
Kansas: Melissa Etheridge
Kentucky: Jim James
Louisiana: Louis Armstrong
Maine: Ray Lamontagne
Maryland: Frank Zappa
Massachusetts: James Taylor
Michigan: Stevie Wonder
Minnesota: Prince
Mississippi: Elvis Presley
Missouri: Chuck Berry
Montana: Jeff Ament
Nebraska: Conor Oberst
Nevada: Brandon Flowers
New Hampshire: Ronnie James Dio
New Jersey: Frank Sinatra
New Mexico: Demi Lovato
New York: Tony Bennett
North Carolina: John Coltrane
North Dakota: Wiz Khalifa
Ohio: Dean Martin
Oklahoma: Garth Brooks
Oregon: Esperanza Spalding
Pennsylvania: Billie Holiday
Rhode Island: AraabMuzik
South Carolina: Darius Rucker
South Dakota: Shawn Colvin
Tennessee: Dolly Parton
Texas: Willie Nelson
Utah: David Archuleta
Vermont: Trey Anastasio
Virginia: Ella Fitzgerald
Washington: Jimi Hendrix
Washington Dc: Marvin Gaye
West Virginia: Brad Paisley
Wisconsin: Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)
Wyoming: Scott Avett