Robert Muczynski (1929–2010), composer Karen O (born 1978), née Karen Lee Orzolek, singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Benjamin Orr (né Benjamin Orzechowski, 1947–2000), lead singer and bassist (The Cars) Ken Peplowski (born 1959), jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Christina Perri (born 1986), singer-songwriter Gene Pitney (1940–2006), singer-songwriter Poe (born 1968), née Anne Decatur Danielewski, singer-songwriter Bogdan Raczynski (born 1977), musician Frederic Rzewski (1938–2021), composer and pianist John Rzeznik (born 1965), guitarist and vocalist of Goo Goo Dolls Richie Sambora (born 1959), Bon Jovi guitarist Neil Sedaka, (born 1939) singer-songwriter Stevenson Sedgwick, composer, keyboard player (The Phantom Limbs), multi-instrumentalist, composer Black Ice Jacques Singer (1910–1980), conductor Matt Skiba (born 1976), singer and guitarist (Alkaline Trio, blink-182) Ruth Slenczynska (born 1925), pianist Hillel Slovak (1962–1988), Israeli-American musician; original guitarist and founding Igor Stravinsky of Red Hot Chili Peppers Walt Solek (1910–2005), polka musician Paul Stanley (born 1952; né Stanley Bert Eisen), Kiss singer and guitarist with Polish father Peter Steele (1962–2010; né Peter Thomas Ratajczyk), vocalist, bassist (Type O Negative) Zygmunt Stojowski (1870–1946), pianist and composer Leopold Stokowski (1882–1977), conductor and composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) Polish blooded composer, widely considered the top 20th century composer who immigrated from Russia. Roman Totenberg (1911–2012), Polish-born violinist Thomas Tyra (1933–1995), college bandmaster, composer, arranger and music educator Steven Tyler (born 1948), lead singer for the rock band Aerosmith Michał Urbaniak (born 1943), Polish-born jazz musician Bobby Vinton (born 1935), pop singer Henryk Wars (1902–1977), composer Cory Wells (1941–2015; né Emil Lewandowski), born in Buffalo, New York; one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night Jack White (born 1975), singer/guitarist for The White Stripes D'arcy Wretzky (born 1968), bassist (The Smashing Pumpkins) Franciszek Zachara (1898–1966), composer, pianist Theater and dance Christine Baranski, stage, film and television actress (Tony, Emmy, Drama Desk award winner) Walter Bobbie (né Wladysław Babij), Broadway director Pesach Burstein (1896–1986), Polish-born Israeli-American actor, comedian, singer; director of Yiddish vaudeville/theatre (husband of Lillian Lux and father of Mike Burstyn) Mike Burstyn (born 1945), musical theatre actor; entertainer (son of Pesach Burstein and Lillian Lux) David Burtka (born 1975), stage actor John Gromada, Broadway composer and sound designer Jerry Jarrett (né Jerome Jaroslow), Broadway musical theatre actor Staś Kmieć, theater and dance choreographer Chloe Lukasiak (born 2001), dancer and reality television personality Lillian Lux (1918–2005), singer, author, songwriter and actress in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudeville; wife of Pesach Burstein; mother of Mike