Richmond, VA

Music connected to Richmond

About Richmond

• Arthur Ashe, a tennis legend and humanitarian, was born in Richmond.
• The Ukrop's grocery store chain, a Richmond institution, started here.
• Its location on the James River made it a vital transportation and trade hub.
• Hollywood Cemetery contains a pyramid and the graves of two U.S. Presidents.
• The Great Fire of 1865 destroyed much of the city after the Confederate evacuation.
• Named in 1737 for Richmond, England, it was incorporated as a city in 1742.
• With over 230,000 residents, it's Virginia's fourth most populous city.
• At 164 feet above sea level, it offers varied topography.
• Government, healthcare, and finance are key sectors in the city's economy.
• It feels like a blend of Southern charm and urban energy.
• The Richmond area is part of the Piedmont geological province, characterized by metamorphic and igneous rocks.
• The James River flows through Richmond, defining the city's geography and history.
• The James River is home to the endangered Atlantic sturgeon.
• Riverine and bottomland hardwood forests thrive along the James River floodplain.
• The Powhatan Confederacy inhabited the Richmond area prior to European colonization.
• Patrick Henry delivered his "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech at St. John's Church on March 23, 1775.
• The Virginia State Capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson, was completed in 1788.
• The ghost of Edgar Allan Poe is said to haunt the Old Stone House.
• Interstate 95 runs through Richmond, connecting the Northeast and Southeast.
• The Fall Line marks a transition from Piedmont upland to the coastal plain, defining Richmond's geology.
• The James River flows through Richmond, shaping its landscape and history.
• The James River supports a population of the federally endangered James River spinymussel.
• Unique riverine and floodplain forests thrive along the James River in Richmond.
• The Monacan Indian Nation inhabited the Richmond area before European colonization.
• Patrick Henry delivered his "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" speech at St. John's Church on March 23, 1775.
• The ghost of Edgar Allan Poe is rumored to haunt the Old Stone House.
• U.S. Route 1 runs through Richmond, connecting it to other major East Coast cities.

Artists From Richmond

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Songs About Richmond

The Way I Oughta Go by

Richmond on the James by

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John Appleseed’s Lament by

Motorcycle Drive By by

Cover Me Up by

Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde by

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Stoney by

Trudy (1974) by

when johnny comes marching home by

Johnny Reb by

Area Codes by

out to find by

L.A. Freeway by

Lights On by

Bald Butte by

Battle Of Bull Run by

Cover Me Up by

motorcycle drive by by

Nearby Places

(Young) Pioneers .gif from god 1 Nite Stand 100% 10k Motorola 40 Reps A New Dawn Fades Acid Kills Flowers Action Patrol Affasia Agents of Good Roots Aimee Mann Akeldama Al Cobine Al Foster Alabama Thunderpussy Alan Ferguson Alvester Garnett Ambulette Andre Thierry Andrew Alli Andrew Westerhouse Andy Simpkins Ann Beretta Anne Garner Antichrist Siege Machine Arnold Horwitt Arto Lindsay Ashley Moore Asphalt Graves Asylum 213 Avail B-Double-E BAT Babe Lewis Baby Bugs Baby Huey Bad Omens Barfight Bastard Sapling Bats & Mice Beat Billionaire Beggars Ben B. Hard Ben Eldridge Bend the Knee Berries Bill Leverty Bill Williams Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson Billy Gaines Bio Ritmo Black Kray Black Kray / Sickboyrari Black Liquid Blind Illusion Bob Rupe Bobby Guyer Book of Wyrms Bracewar Brax Breadwinner Broadside Bryan Harvey Bucko Burma Jam Burn the Priest Butcher Brown C.I.N. Candy Cannabis Corpse Carbon Leaf Carl Lester-El Carlehr Swanson Carroll Glenn Centerfolds Charles Overton Charles R. Cross Chris Adler Christopher Falzone City of Caterpillar Contact Contagen Contempt Cool-E Cooley T Coral Corey Reynolds Cough Craig Esposito Cycle D'Angelo Dalton Dash Dance Candy Dave Tweedie David Baldacci Deacon Jones Dead Billionaires Dead Serious Deathcrown Delegate Denali Desert Altar Destructo Disk Devil's Workshop Big Band Discrot Dog Park Dominium Don Thomas Donald Smith Doubtfire Down to Nothing Draath Dreamless Veil Drew Gibson Drew Kennedy Dylan Lawson D’Angelo Ebony Diamonds Eggs Ellen Glasgow Embra Emily Skinner Enforced Engine Down Erase-E Erk tha Jerk F.R.E.N.S. Fawks Feign Kin Felice Taylor Fighting Gravity Fire Magic Fit Check Flashbulb Memory Floodwall Flora and the Fauna Fly Anakin Fonville x Fribush Fun Size Führer GWAR Garrett Falls Lockhart Gary Holt Gary Llama Gary Mackey George Duning George Jones Jr. George “Shadow” Morton Godholly Goldrush Gregor Samsa Grip Grope Harm Stryker Harold Jones Harold Lilly Heavy Is the Head Henry Creamer Hink Hipclover Hippy Love Party Hoi’ Polloi Holy Roller Honey Radar Honor Role HotSpit House of Freaks Hunter Parrish Hynoki Ice Queen Immortal Avenger Immortalist In Circles Inquisition Inter Arma Iron Reagan Isaiah Jackson Jack Wharff James Carson Jeff Hamilton Jemore Stevens Jenny Han Jerry Dodgion Jessica Fox Jim Muller Joe Hunt Joey Baron John Eddie John Leslie Hall John Powell Jubeus Kate Lindsey Kevin O'Brien Killing Pace Kinetic Element King Gaines King George Kurt Raburn Labradford Lamb of God Lamont Coward Landmines Larri Branch Larry Crew Larry LaLonde Lazycain Lee Camp Left Cross Left in Ruins Leonard Ware Les Claypool Light the Fuse and Run Lil’ Ric Lisa Kimmey Listless Little Smoke Long Division Lonnie Liston Smith Loren Rush Lucy Dacus MCM Mabel Scott Mackenzie Roark Mad Skillz Mafiosos Maggie Antone Major Harris Majorel Manta Marceline Jones Martin Williams Mary Ann Redmond Mary Howe Mason Bates Matthew E. White Max Vague McKinley Dixon Mel Kent Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson Men’s Recovery Project Michael Foster Mickie James Monroe Rosenfeld Mouthbreather Municipal Waste Murdersome Musko Buffet Mutually Assured Destruction NBG Naysayer Ned Rorem Neggy Gemmy Nettspend Never Presence Forever Nickelus F No BS! Brass Band Nothing Nowhere Now Here Obscurae Obsessor Occultist Och Ophelia Ostraca Otis Johnson Palmyra Pam Bricker Parade the Day Paul Freeman Peanut Pedals on Our Pirate Ships Pelt Perry Botkin Piranha Rama Possum Den Prabir Trio Prisoner Private Hell Putney Dandridge Pyramid Mass Rah Bras Randy Blythe Restrictor Plate Rich Mullins Richard D'Abreu Jr. Rikki Rakki River City High Robbie Mychals Robert Aldridge Robert Kirkman Roger Troutman Jr. Ron Cornelius SD Bangaz Savage Resurrection Scarlet Sepulchral Blood Shovelhead A.D Shy, Low Shādz of Lingo Sickboyrari Simply Dre Single Bullet Theory Sinister Haze Sixer Skipper Sleepwalkers Smilek Smoke or Fire Sockweb Soft Punch Southside Stranglers Souvenir's Young America Spiral Fracture Stake Stephen Bradley Stephen McCarthy Stephen Norfleet Strawberry Moon Strike Anywhere Sunnshine Tel Ten Pound Snail Terror Cell Terry Baker Tessa Lark The Bluegrass Drifters The Catalyst The Drakes The Episode The Ernies The Exploder The Frontline The Gaskets The Get Off The Harmonizing Four The Hazzards The Hot Seats The Jarmels The Late Virginia Summers The Riot Before The Rock-A-Teens The Setup The Silent Type The Slow-Goers The Soldiers The Sparkling Four The Stars of Virginia The Technical Jed The Waking Hours The Wilson Springs Hotel Thomas Moser Tieside Boys Tim Barry Tom Cora Tom Hunting Tommy Edwards Tone Mula Tony Middleton Tree Fort Angst Trick Dice True Body Twin Films Tyler Meacham TËAZE Ultra Dolphins Unsacred VCR Various Weapon Shots Victoria Mallory Walter Davis Jr. Warren Beatty Wayne Taylor Wes Borland White Laces Will Miles Windhand Wolftooth Wrinkle Neck Mules Yvonne Fair i_o killval kristeva Alexandria, VA Annapolis, MD Baltimore, MD Bethesda, MD Bowie, MD Chester, VA College Park, MD Deale, MD Easton, MD Ellicott City, MD