Wilmington, DE

Music connected to Wilmington

About Wilmington

• Actor Ryan Phillippe, known for "Cruel Intentions", was born in Wilmington.
• The Kalmar Nyckel, a replica of a 17th-century Swedish ship, was built there.
• Its location along the Brandywine River fostered early milling and manufacturing.
• Wilmington is home to the nation's oldest continuously operating theatre, The Grand Opera House.
• The Great Fire of 1858 destroyed a significant portion of Wilmington's business district.
• Named for Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, in 1739, it was incorporated in 1832.
• With around 70,000 people, it's Delaware's most populous city, though smaller than Newark.
• At 92 feet above sea level, it has slightly more elevation than Rehoboth Beach.
• Finance and insurance are major employers, given Delaware's corporate-friendly laws.
• There's a sense of historic charm blending with modern business energy.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, a short drive away, won the World Series in 2008.
• Delaware native Elena Delle Donne led the Mystics to a WNBA championship in 2019.
• The area's soils are primarily Coastal Plain sediments, including loamy sands and sandy loams.
• The Christina River flows through Wilmington, eventually joining the Delaware River.
• The endangered Atlantic sturgeon spawns in the nearby Delaware River.
• Brandywine Park features a variety of native trees, including sycamores and oaks.
• The Lenape tribe inhabited the area prior to European colonization.
• British troops occupied the city during the American Revolutionary War in 1777.
• The Old Swedes Church, also known as Holy Trinity Church, was built in 1698.
• I-95 passes through Wilmington, connecting the city to major metropolitan areas along the East Coast.

Artists From Wilmington

Andrea Lauren Brown Andy McGhee Apolinara Aubrey Plaza B. J. Ward Barbara Parritt barnacle boi Bat Asterisks Bellafea Benny Hill Band Betty Roché Billy Bland Billy Ficca Buzzov•en Carolyn Betty Cisco Houston Clarence M. Jones Clifford Brown Clopec Tilting Six Custo Day of Suffering Death by Indie Delirium Theory Dorothy Rudd Moore Dubtown Cosmonauts Eldridge R. Johnson Emily Grimm Eric Paul Levy Faith Collapsing Flesh Tomb Floyd Standifer Foreign Hands Fostina Dixon Fred Lonberg-Holm Friends of the Family Gentle Jones George Thorogood Gnarly Feat Gravity’s Pull Great Zeus' Beard Greg Adams Griver Horns of Baphomet Howard Pyle In it to Win it Into the Fog James Ethan Clark James Singleton Jeff Skidmore Jeffrey Frederick Jennifer Zetlan Jim Wilson Jimmy Stayton John B Hedges Johnny Neel Jonathan Pieslak Julia Gorton JUST JAMES Karen FitzGerald Kathleen Cassello Kiiara Kris Payne Kristine Ciesinski Lady Bunny Lawrence Widdoes Libby Larsen Louise Beach Matthew Shipp Meadowlark Lemon Meagan Miller Mesmur Michael Gibson Morgan Hendry Neil Casey Norris Turney Of Sound Minds Papa Dee Allen Plow United Pud Brown Ray Suen Raúl Esparza Rio Bravo Russell Delegation Sci-Fi Stereo Scorched Shot Jackson Sibilant Sounds Simulakra Sincerely, Me Stefan Kozinski Stephen Bruton Steve Enos Sug Daniels Sukihana Summer Set The Dew Drops The Diplomats The Fashion Brigade The GOOD GOOD GRIEF The Hottness The MIDATLANTIC The Needles The Rosannah Sisters The Spinto Band The Tree Thomas Kotcheff Thunderbrew Travis Orbin Vicious Embrace Wether William “Pat” Best Willie Williams World Lost Young Guru

Songs About Wilmington

Bad to the Bone by

Move It On Over by

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by

Nearby Places

Andrea Lauren Brown Andy McGhee Apolinara Aubrey Plaza B. J. Ward Barbara Parritt Bat Asterisks Bellafea Benny Hill Band Betty Roché Billy Bland Billy Ficca Buzzov•en Carolyn Betty Cisco Houston Clarence M. Jones Clifford Brown Clopec Tilting Six Custo Day of Suffering Death by Indie Delirium Theory Dorothy Rudd Moore Dubtown Cosmonauts Eldridge R. Johnson Emily Grimm Eric Paul Levy Faith Collapsing Flesh Tomb Floyd Standifer Foreign Hands Fostina Dixon Fred Lonberg-Holm Friends of the Family Gentle Jones George Thorogood Gnarly Feat Gravity’s Pull Great Zeus' Beard Greg Adams Griver Horns of Baphomet Howard Pyle In it to Win it Into the Fog JUST JAMES James Ethan Clark James Singleton Jeff Skidmore Jeffrey Frederick Jennifer Zetlan Jim Wilson Jimmy Stayton John B Hedges Johnny Neel Jonathan Pieslak Julia Gorton Karen FitzGerald Kathleen Cassello Kiiara Kris Payne Kristine Ciesinski Lady Bunny Lawrence Widdoes Libby Larsen Louise Beach Matthew Shipp Meadowlark Lemon Meagan Miller Mesmur Michael Gibson Morgan Hendry Neil Casey Norris Turney Of Sound Minds Papa Dee Allen Plow United Pud Brown Ray Suen Raúl Esparza Rio Bravo Russell Delegation Sci-Fi Stereo Scorched Shot Jackson Sibilant Sounds Simulakra Sincerely, Me Stefan Kozinski Stephen Bruton Steve Enos Sug Daniels Sukihana Summer Set The Dew Drops The Diplomats The Fashion Brigade The GOOD GOOD GRIEF The Hottness The MIDATLANTIC The Needles The Rosannah Sisters The Spinto Band The Tree Thomas Kotcheff Thunderbrew Travis Orbin Vicious Embrace Wether William “Pat” Best Willie Williams World Lost Young Guru barnacle boi Allentown, PA Altoona, PA Baltimore, MD Bedford, PA Belle Vernon, PA Berwick, PA Blairstown, NJ Carlisle, PA Chester, PA Collingswood, NJ