List of Elektra Records artists

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This is a list of artists who have recorded for Elektra Records, or any of its subsidiary labels. An asterisk (*) denotes an artist who has recorded for both Elektra Entertainment Group (EKR) and Warner Strategic Marketing (WSM). Has nearly 200 artists on label.

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• 10,000 Maniacs
• 1 Plus 1

A

• AC/DC (East West/Elektra)
• David Ackles
• Yolanda Adams
• The Afghan Whigs
• Aimee Allen
• Anthrax
• April Sixth
• Ars Nova
• Atomic Rooster
• Audience
• The Authorities

B

• Heather B. (Pendulum/Elektra)
• Badfinger
• Bad Company
• Thresher
• The Beautiful South
• The Beefeaters
• Better Than Ezra
• Randy Bishop
• Blindside
• Björk
• The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band
• Karla Bonoff
• Brand New Immortals (The Music Company)
• Brand Nubian
• Bread
• The Breeders
• Jackson Browne* (Asylum/Elektra)
• Tim Buckley
• Burn Season
• Busta Rhymes (Flipmode/Elektra)
• Butterfield Blues Band

C

• The Call
• The Cars
• Torrey Carter (The Goldmind Inc./East West/Elektra)
• Harry Chapin
• Tracy Chapman
• Chubb Rock (Select/Elektra)
• Clear Light
• Natalie Cole
• Judy Collins
• Coward
• Crosby, Stills and Nash (Asylum/Elektra)
• The Cure (Fiction/Elektra)

D

• DDT (The Music Company)
• Del tha Funkee Homosapien (Asylum/Elektra)
• Jimmy DeCocq
• Digable Planets (Pendulum/Elektra)
• The Dillards
• Dokken
• The Doors
• Down
• Dream Theater

E

• En Vogue (East West/Elektra)
• Eagles, The (Asylum/Elektra)
• Ernie Earnshaw
• Earth Opera
• Ebn Ozn
• Eclection
• Missy Elliott (The Goldmind Inc./East West/Elektra)
• Emma (Darnick) & Tessa (McDermid)* (Asylum/Elektra)
• Episode Six

F

• Faster Pussycat
• Fishbone (Hollywood/Elektra)
• Lisa Fischer
• Glenn Frey
• Fabolous (Desert Storm/Elektra)
• Nelly Furtado (Geffen/Asylum/Elektra/WSM)

G

• The Georgia Satellites
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore
• Vern Gosdin
• Goudie (The Music Company)
• Nanci Griffith
• Grandmaster Flash
• Grand Puba

H

• Emmylou Harris
• Roy Head (The Story of Roy Head and The Traits)
• Sara Hickman
• Home & Away* (Asylum/Elektra)
• Hoodoo Gurus
• Adina Howard (Mecca Don/East West/Elektra)
• The Housemartins
• Harry Chapin

I

• Incredible String Band
• INI (hip hop group)

J

• Colin James
• Etta James
• Jet
• Freedy Johnston
• Mark Jepson (& Deb Jepson Xenides)* (Asylum/Elektra)
• Howard Jones

K

• Kieran Kane
• Pat Kilroy
• Ben E. King
• Kid-N-Play (Select/Elektra)
• Killa-Kc
• KMD
• Kut Klose (Keia/Elektra)
• Kyuss

L

• Gerald Levert * (Eastwest/Elektra)
• Lucky Boys Confusion
• Huey Lewis and the News
• Lil Mo* (East West/Elektra)
• Lords of the Underground (Pendulum/Elektra)
• Love (with Arthur Lee)
• Jerry Lee Lewis

M

• Ziggy Marley
• Marvelous 3
• MC5
• Lila McCann
• Ed McCurdy
• Sergio Mendes
• Natalie Merchant
• Freddie Mercury (Hollywood/Elektra)
• Metallica
• Metal Church
• George Michael (Hollywood/Elektra)
• Mindless Self Indulgence
• Joni Mitchell
• Moby
• Mocha (The Goldmind Inc./East West/Elektra)
• The Mothers
• Mötley Crüe
• Motograter
• Jason Mraz
• Missy Elliott

N

• Nada Surf
• Fred Neil
• Mark Nesler

O

• Phil Ochs
• Ol' Dirty Bastard
• Old 97's
• Roy Orbison
• Tommy Overstreet

P

• Pantera (East West/Elektra)
• Party, The (Hollywood/Elektra)
• Tom Paxton
• Teddy Pendergrass
• Pete Rock & CL Smooth
• Phish
• Pixies (4AD/Elektra)
• The Pogues

Q

• Queen (Hollywood/Elektra)
• Quinames Band (Elektra Records)

R

• Rah Digga (Flipmode/Elektra)
• Leon Redbone
• Reveille
• Rhinoceros
• Linda Ronstadt* (Asylum/Elektra/WSM)
• Roxy
• Tom Rush
• Patrice Rushen
• Charlie Rich

S

• David Sanborn
• Bob Segarini
• Peter Schilling
• Kevin Sharp
• Karen Clark Sheard
• Silk* (Keia/Elektra)
• Simply Red (East West/Elektra)
• Carly Simon
• Nina Simone
• The Sisters of Mercy
• Phoebe Snow
• Socialburn
• Mark Spoelstra
• Spoon
• Staind (Flip/Elektra)
• Stalk Forrest Group (early incarnation of Blue Öyster Cult)
• Stereolab
• Dave Stewart
• The Stooges
• Michael Stull
• The Sugarcubes
• Keith Sweat
• Sweetwater
• Joe Sun
• Superdrag
• Spacehog
• Systematic (The Music Company)

T

• Tamia
• Tangerine Dream
• Television
• Tha Future
• They Might Be Giants (WEA/Warner Bros.)
• Third Eye Blind
• Thrasher Shiver
• Travelers 3
• Bill 'Kootch' Trochimon
• Tweet (The Goldmind Inc./Elektra)
• Salvation
• Conway Twitty
• Mel Tillis

U

• Gary Usher

V

• Dino Valenti
• VAST
• Violent Femmes
• Vonray
• Vitamin C (artist)

W

• The Wackers
• Tom Waits
• Chris Walker (Pendulum/Elektra)
• Waphphle
• Grover Washington Jr.
• Ween*
• Tené Williams (Pendulum/Elektra)
• Nicole Wray (The Goldmind Inc./East West/Elektra)
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• White Trash

X

• X

Y

• Year of the Rabbit
• Yello
• Yes

Z

• Warren Zevon
• John Zorn

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