The state of Ohio apart from offering the tourists with a host of sightseeing as well as activity options, it also offers the tourists with the opportunity to get involved with recreational activities. It could be also said about the residents of Ohio that fun, entertainment and music are an integral part of the life of the people of Ohio.

As far as music is concerned, it could be said that the state of Ohio has been involved to a great extent with music and some of the most well known musicians of the world are from Ohio. Few of the reputed musicians of the state of Ohio are Joe Walsh (guitarist as well as rock musician), Eric Camen (keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and singer), Richie Furay (singer, songwriter and guitarist) and Chrissie Hynde (rock musician and he is also known as the lead singer of the band, known as The Pretenders).

This state primarily came into the limelight during the 70’s due its funk bands, such as the, The Ohio Players, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Slave, Heatwave, Lakeside, Sun, Faze O and Zap and the lead singer of Zap was Roger Troutman.

However, the central Ohio and the greater Cleveland is better known for the fact that it was the home to quiet a few garage bands in the 1960’s and the names of few of the bands are, The Mychents and The Choir that later came to be known as the, The Raspberries (pioneers of the power pop).

As far as Indie rock is concerned, the bands as well as the musicians, who popularized this genre of music were The Naked Skinnies (this band was found by the Mark Eitzel (musician as well as songwriter) and the Bitch Magnet (a post hardcore band).

Fatty Coo (known for pop, hip-hop and R&B music) and Bow Wow (rapper, actor and producer) popularized hip-hop music in Ohio, while bands such as Cramps (punk rock band), The Dead Boys (defunct punk rock band), Devo (New Wave group) and Relient K concentrated on punk music.

The renowned power pop bands of Ohio are Blue Ash and the, The Action.

The site Ohioxl.com gives the required information on Music of Ohio.

In order to know more about the geography in Ohio, browse through the following links:

Geography in Ohio

Rivers of Ohio

Lakes of Ohio

Historic Ohio Canals

Neighboring States of Ohio

Languages Spoken in Ohio

Climate of Ohio

Culture of Ohio