The live comedy program, which debuted on NBC in 1975, has featured a special musical guest every week for over twenty years.
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David Byrne (born 1952)
Scottish-American musician, singer, and songwriter. A member of the band Talking Heads.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Frank Zappa (born 1940, died 1993)
American musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Joe Cocker (born 1944)
English musician and singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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John Sebastian (born 1944)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Mick Jagger (born 1943)
English singer and songwriter. Lead singer of the Rolling Stones.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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James Taylor (born 1948)
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Stevie Wonder (born 1950)
American singer, songwriter and musician who has been blind since birth. Original name: Steveland Morris.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Billy Joel (born 1949)
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Al Jarreau (born 1940)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Lionel Richie (born 1949)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Bobby McFerrin (born 1950)
American singer, composer and conductor.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Michael Bolton
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Elton John (born 1947)
English singer, pianist and songwriter. Original name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Willie Nelson (born 1933)
American musician, singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Johnny Cash (born 1932)
American singer and songwriter known as ''The Man in Black.''
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Randy Travis (born 1959)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Bruce Springsteen (born 1949)
American musician, singer and songwriter, known as ''The Boss.''
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Peter Gabriel (born 1950)
English musician, singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Prince Rogers Nelson (born 1958)
American musican, singer and songwriter. Became popular under the one-word name Prince, then changed his name to a pictorial symbol.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Elvis Costello (born 1955)
English musician, singer and songwriter. Original name: Declan Patrick MacManus.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Don Henley (born 1947)
American singer, songwriter and musician.
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Chris Isaak (born 1956)
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Lenny Kravitz (born 1964)
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Levon Helm (born 1943)
American musician, singer and actor.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Robbie Robertson (born 1944)
Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and actor.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Paul Butterfield (born 1942, died 1987)
American master of the blues harmonica.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Eric Hilliard ''Rick'' Nelson (born 1940, died 1985)
American singer and actor. Son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Neil Young (born 1945)
Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Lou Reed (born 1944)
American singer, songwriter and musician. A member of the band The Velvet Underground.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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James Brown (born 1934)
American singer and songwriter known as ''The Godfather of Soul.''
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Eric Clapton (born 1945)
English musician and singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Kenny Loggins (born 1947)
American singer, musician and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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David Bowie (born 1946)
English singer, songwriter and actor. Original name: David Robert Hayward-Jones.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Rod Stewart (born 1944)
English singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Herbie Hancock (born 1940)
American jazz musician and composer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Roy Orbison (born 1936, died 1988)
American singer, guitarist and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Bob Dylan (born 1941)
American musician, singer and songwriter. Original name: Robert Allan Zimmerman.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Miles Davis (born 1926, died 1991)
American jazz musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Ray Charles (born 1930)
American singer, songwriter and musician. Known for bridging numerous styles, including rhythm and blues, country and rock.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Lindsey Buckingham (born 1947)
American musician and singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Jackson Browne (born 1949)
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Paul Simon (born 1941)
American musician, singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Chuck Berry (born 1926)
American musician, singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Wynton Marsalis (born 1961)
American jazz musician and composer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Randy Newman (born 1943)
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Billy Idol (born 1955)
English singer. Original name: William Broad.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Tom Waits (born 1949)
American singer, songwriter and musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Keith Richards (born 1943)
English musician, singer and songwriter. A member of the Rolling Stones.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Paul McCartney (born 1942)
English musician, singer and composer. A member of the legendary rock band The Beatles.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Peter Tosh (born 1944, died 1987)
Jamaican reggae musician, singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Paul Young (born 1956)
English singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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George Harrison (born 1943)
English musician, singer and songwriter. A member of the legendary rock band The Beatles.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Bryan Adams (born 1959)
Canadian singer and musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Adam Ant (born 1954)
English singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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George Benson (born 1943)
American singer and musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962)
American singer and musician. Original name: John Bongiovi.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Bobby Brown
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Jimmy Buffet (born 1946)
American singer, songwriter and novelist.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Joe ''King'' Carrasco
Singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Jimmy Cliff (born 1948)
Jamaican reggae musician, singer and songwriter. Original name: James Chambes.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Ryland ''Ry'' Cooder (born 1927)
American musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Andrae Crouch
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Terrence Trent D'Arby
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Bryan Ferry (born 1945)
English singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Art Garfunkel (born 1942)
American singer and actor.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Philip Glass (born 1937)
American musician and composer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Eddy Grant (born 1948)
Guyanese reggae singer and composer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Al Green (born 1946)
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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John Hiatt
American musician, singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Rick James (born 1952)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Quincy Jones (born 1933)
American composer and producer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Greg Kihn
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Gordon Lightfoot (born 1939)
Canadian singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Delbert McClinton (born 1940)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Michael McDonald
American singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Eddie Money
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Van Morrison (born 1945)
Irish singer and songwriter. Original name: George Ivan.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Aaron Neville
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Gary Numan (born 1958)
English singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Ric Ocasek
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Billy Ocean (born 1950)
English singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Wintley Phipps
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Buster Poindexter
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Billy Preston (born 1946)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Leon Redbone
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Kevin Rowland
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Todd Rundgren (born 1948)
American singer and musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Leon Russell (born 1941)
American singer. Original name: Russell Bridges.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Leo Sayer (born 1948)
English singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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William Royce ''Boz'' Scaggs (born 1944)
American singer and musician.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Percy Sledge
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Billy Squier (born 1950)
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Keith Sykes
American singer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Luther Vandross (born 1951)
American singer, musician and arranger.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
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Peter Wolf (born 1951)
American singer. Original name: Peter Blankenfield.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live''''
