James

Alabama-Sun Ra
Alaska-Portugal, The Man
Arizona-Meat Puppets
Arkansas-Johnny Cash
California-The Germs(such a hard choice, hundreds of great bands from cali)
Colorado-16 Horsepower
Connecticut-Thurston Moore? Idk
Delaware-Television, don't really count. But they went to school there.
Florida-Death
Georgia-R.E.M.(another hard one)
Hawaii-Taj Mahal
Idaho-Doug Martsch
Illinois-Smashing Pumpkins(hardest one yet, no idea Illinois had such great music!)
Indiana-Micheal Jackson
Iowa-vegangelica?
Kansas-uhh..Danny Carey from Tool. Decent enough drummer.
Kentucky-Slint
Louisiana-The Residents
Maine-
Maryland-Frank Zappa
Massachusetts-Pixies
Michigan-Stevie Wonder
Minnesota-The Replacements
Mississippi-Robert Johnson
Missouri-Uncle Tupelo(kind of)
Montana-Steve Albini
Nebraska-Bright Eyes
Nevada-Zoinks
New Hampshire-The Shaggs
New Jersey-Patti Smith
New Mexico-Beirut
New York-Swans
North Carolina-Superchunk
North Dakota
Ohio-The National
Oklahoma-The Flaming Lips
Oregon-Wipers(really hard one here)
Pennsylvania-The Dead Milkmen
Rhode Island-Arab On Radar
South Carolina-Dizzy Gillespie
South Dakota-
Tennesee-Big Star
Texas-Townes Van Zandt
Utah
Vermont-Phish
Virginia-Pig Destroyer
Washington-Melvins
West Virginia-
Wisconsin-Violent Femmes
Wyoming-