1 California
California is a state in the Southwestern United States. With 39.6 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles (423,970 square kilometers), California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento, and the largest city is Los Angeles. The entire pop-punk, surf music, hippie music, and West Coast rap scenes were possible because of this state. Also Metallica is from San Fransisco
Eagles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beach Boys, even the best rappers like Dre, Snoop, and Kendrick...need I say more?
California is number one, I don't think you even need to explain...
2 Texas
Texas is a state in the Southern USA. It is the second largest by area and population. Its largest city is Houston.
3 Michigan
4 New York
New York is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic Region. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from the city with the same name, it is sometimes referred to as New York State. New York is pretty much a given to be on any list having anything to do with the arts...
Paul Simon and Billy Joel are among the natives of this state.
5 Tennessee
Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Country and blues were pretty much started in this state. Elvis spent his teen years there as well
Nashville. That's all you need to say.
6 Kentucky
Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. This state is home to bluegrass. And rock & roll duo the Everly Brothers were from there
7 Florida
Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. Petty, Steven Stills, and former Eagle Don Felder are all from Gainesville. I think Petty is a little younger than the other two.
This state is where southern rock and boy bands started. Tom Petty is from here
8 Washington
Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho, and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is the only state named after a president. Jimi Hendrix, Heart, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Kenny Loggins, and I'm sure there's more...
9 Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. This state is noted for having a strong impact on the jazz scene. And Muscle Shoals is there
10 Georgia
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies.
The Contenders
11 Louisiana
Jazz was born here. Cajun music and blues from here is also awesome
12 Minnesota
Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. How can the home state of Bob Dylan and Prince not be on the list?
13 Utah
Utah is a state in the western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest, the 31st-most populous, and the 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States.
14 Illinois
Illinois is a state in the midwestern region of the United States. It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country.
15 South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
16 Ohio
Ohio is a state in the midwestern region of the United States. Ohio is the 34th largest by area, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States.
17 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
18 Mississippi
Mississippi is a southern U.S. state with the Mississippi River to its west, the state of Alabama to its east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
19 Massachusetts
Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England part of the northeastern region of the United States.
20 Hawaii
Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state of the United States of America, receiving statehood on August 21, 1959.
21 New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware.
22 Oklahoma
23 Missouri
Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states.
24 Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The state is the tenth largest by area, but the least populous and the second least densely populated of the 50 United States.