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Tobin Sprout
Tobin Sprout
musician
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Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio
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Mac McCaughan
Mac McCaughan
American musician
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Todd Tobias
Todd Tobias
Record producer and musician
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Lou Barlow
Lou Barlow
American musician
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Dwight Twilley
Dwight Twilley
American singer
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Doug Gillard
Doug Gillard
American rock guitarist
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Snog
Snog
band
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Tim Kinsella
Tim Kinsella
American musician
9
The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column
British band
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Kim Deal
Kim Deal
American singer-songwriter; alternative rock musician
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Enon
Enon
American musical group; indie rock band
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Graveland
Graveland
Polish musical group; black metal band
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Jimi Tenor
Jimi Tenor
Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer
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Pop Levi
Pop Levi
English rock musician
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Screaming Trees
Screaming Trees
band
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Jack Rose
Jack Rose
American guitarist
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The Silly Pillows
The Silly Pillows
American indie pop band
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Bill Fox
Bill Fox
American musician
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David Kilgour
David Kilgour
New Zealand musician
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Witchcraft
Witchcraft
Swedish doom metal band
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Chris Brokaw
Chris Brokaw
American musician
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Alastair Galbraith
Alastair Galbraith
New Zealand musician
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Grifters
Grifters
indie rock band
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Adam Leonard
Adam Leonard
British singer-songwriter
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Wire
Wire
English rock band
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Greg Ginn
Greg Ginn
American musician
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The Original Surfaris
The Original Surfaris
American band
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Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
American musician
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Sebadoh
Sebadoh
band
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Iain Matthews
Iain Matthews
English musician and songwriter
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Grant Geissman
Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
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Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
English artist and musician
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The Electric Soft Parade
The Electric Soft Parade
English psych pop band
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Cex
Cex
American musician
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Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather
American rock music band
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Vanessa Briscoe Hay
Vanessa Briscoe Hay
American singer and songwriter for the bands Pylon and Supercluster
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Scott Weinrich
Scott Weinrich
American guitarist and singer
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The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
American rock band
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Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene
American singer-songwriter (1958-2017)
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Jana Hunter
Jana Hunter
American musician
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Thomas Leer
Thomas Leer
British musician
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Peter Koppes
Peter Koppes
Australian musician
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Richard Youngs
Richard Youngs
bristih singer
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The Autumn Defense
The Autumn Defense
American band
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Trans Am
Trans Am
American rock band
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Sam Bettens
Sam Bettens
Belgian musician
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Eric's Trip
Eric's Trip
Canadian indie rock band
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Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett
Canadian rock musician
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Chris Bell
Chris Bell
American singer
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Russell Pollard
Russell Pollard
American musician
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Clock DVA
Clock DVA
English band
Robert Pollard
American musician and singer-songwriter

Robert Pollard

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American musician and singer-songwriter
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Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prolific solo career with 22 solo albums released so far.

With more than 2,400 songs registered to his name with BMI, Pollard is among the most prolific songwriters of his time. In 2006, Paste magazine listed him as the 78th greatest living songwriter. In 2007, he was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize.