At the end of the 19th century, cats became popular as topics for songs and inspirations for musical compositions. The influence of the cat on music all over the world cannot be denied. And this influence was no doubt due to the musicians’ love of the cat. Here you will find a list of over 100 famous cat lovers-musicians, composers, dancers, singers who have cherished cats throughout history.
A
Ian Anderson (1947-present, Scottish)
Fred Astaire (1899-1987, American)
B
Joan Baez (1941-present, American)
Josephine Baker (1906-1975, American)
George Balanchine (1904-1983, Russian)
Syd Barrett (1946-2006, British)
Marc Bolan (1947-1977, British)
David Bowie (1947-2016, British)
Georges Brassens (1921-1981, French)
Kate Bush (1958-present, British)
Bjork (1965-present, Icelandic)
C
John Cage (1912-1992, American)
Mariah Carey (1969-present, American)
Johnny Cash (1932-2003, American)
Cher (1946-present, American)
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972, French)
Kurt Cobain (1967-1994, American)
Leonard Cohen (1934-2016, Canadian)
Alice Cooper (1948-present, American)
Henry Cowell (1897-1965, American)
David Crosby (1941-present, American)
Scatman Crothers (1910-1986, American)
D
Dalida (1933-1987, Egyptian-French)
Roger Daltry (1944-present, British)
Bobby Darin (1936-1973, American)
Lana Del Rey (1985-present, American)
Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992, German)
Celine Dion (1968-present, Canadian)
Pete Doherty (1979-present, British)
Mickey Dolenz (1945-present, American)
Sam Donahue (1918-1974, American)
Donna Drake (1914-1989, American)
Jacques Dutronc (1943-present, French)
Bob Dylan (1941-present, American)
E
Brian Eno (1948-present, British)
F
Marianne Faithfull (1946-present, British)
Roberta Flack (1937-present, American)
Kinky Friedman (1944-present, American)
G
Peter Gabriel (1950-present, British)
Adeline Genee (1878-1970, Danish-British)
Philip Glass (1937-present, American)
Robert Goulet (1933-2007, Canadian)
H
George Harrison (1943-2001, British)
Isaac Hayes (1942-2008, American)
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970, American)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000, American)
I
Billy Idol (1955-present, British)
J
Michael Jackson (1958-2009, American)
Al Jardine of the Beach Boys (1942-present, American)
Joan Jett (1958-present, American)
Elton John (1947-present, British)
David (Davy) Jones (1945-2012, British)
Tom Jones (1940-present, British)
Janis Joplin (1943-1970, American)
K
Kesha (1987-present, American)
L
Lady Gaga (1986-present, American)
Wanda Landowska (1879-1959, Polish-French)
John Lennon (1940-1980, British)
M
Madonna (1958-present, American)
Marilyn Manson (1969-present, American)
Paul McCartney (1942-present, British)
Rod McKuen (1933-2015, American)
Freddie Mercury (1946-1991, British)
George Michael (1963-2016, British)
Joni Mitchell (1943-present, Canadian)
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982, American)
Yves Montand (1921-1991, French)
Keith Moon (1946-1978, British)
Morrissey (1959-present, British)
N
Olivia Newton-John (1948-present, British-Australian)
P
Dolly Parton (1946-present, American)
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931, Russian)
Joe Perry (1950-present, American)
Katy Perry (1984-present, American)
Edith Piaf (1915-1963, French)
Iggy Pop (1947-present, American)
R
Joey Ramone (1951-2001, American)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937, French)
Keith Richards (1943-present, American)
Ginger Rogers (1911-1995, American)
Linda Ronstadt (1946-present, American)
John Rutter (1945-present, British)
S
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975, Russian)
Carly Simon (1945-present, American)
Patti Smith (1946-present, American)
Snoop Dogg (1971-present, American)
Dusty Springfield (1939-1999, British)
Ringo Starr (1940-present, British)
Cat Stevens (1948-present, British)
Rod Steward (1945-present, British)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971, Russian)
Taylor Swift (1989-present, American)
T
James Taylor (1948-present, American)
John Taylor (1960-present, British)
Roger Taylor (1949-present, British)
V
Eddie Van Halen (1955-present, Dutch-American)
Sylvie Vartan (1944-present, French)
W
Ganna Walska (1887-1984, Polish)
Roger Waters (1943-present, British)
Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958, British)
Robbie Williams (1974-present, British)
Z
Frank Zappa (1940-1993, American)
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