The Greatest American Bands From Each State (12 pics)

1

California: The Grateful Dead

Colorado: OneRepublic

Connecticut: The Carpenters

Delaware: George Thorogood and the Destroyers

2

Florida: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Georgia: R.E.M.

Hawaii: Pepper

Idaho: Built to Spill

3

Kentucky: My Morning Jacket

Louisiana: The Neville Brothers

Maine: Rustic Overtones

Maryland: The Orioles

4

Illinois: Earth, Wind & Fire

Indiana: Jackson 5

Iowa: Slipknot

Kansas: Kansas

5

Massachusetts: Boston

Michigan: The Temptations

Minnesota: Prince and the Revolution

Mississippi: 3 Doors Down

6

Missouri: Ike and Tina Turner

Montana: Silkworm

Nebraska: Bright Eyes

Nevada: Imagine Dragons

7

New Hampshire: Aerosmith

New Jersey: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

New Mexico: The Shins

New York: The Ramones

8

North Carolina: The Charlie Daniels Band

North Dakota: Bobby Vee & The Strangers

Ohio: The Islay Brothers

Oklahoma: The Flaming Lips

Oregon: The Decemberists

9

Pennsylvania: Hall & Oates

Rhode Island: Talking Heads

South Carolina: Hootie and the Blowfish

South Dakota: The Spill Canvas

Tennessee: Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three

10

Texas: ZZ Top

Utah: The Osmonds

Vermont: Phish

Virginia: Dave Matthews Band