Fresno, CA
Music connected to Fresno
About Fresno
- • Audra McDonald, a record-breaking Tony Award winner, was born in Fresno.
- • Raisin bread, as we know it, was reportedly invented in Fresno.
- • Its location along the Southern Pacific Railroad put Fresno on the map.
- • Underground Gardens, an elaborate subterranean complex, exists beneath Fresno.
- • The 1867-68 flood devastated Millerton, leading to Fresno's rise.
- • "Fresno" means "ash tree" in Spanish; the city was incorporated in 1885.
- • With over 545,000 residents, it's the 5th most populous city in California.
- • At 328 feet, Fresno provides a relatively flat landscape.
- • Agriculture is the backbone, with many residents working in farming.
- • Fresno has a sun-baked, agricultural, and family-oriented feel.
- • The Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league baseball team, are a local passion.
- • Jim Sweeney coached Fresno State football to multiple bowl game wins.
- • Yosemite National Park, featuring granite cliffs and giant sequoia trees, lies approximately 90 miles north.
- • The San Joaquin River flows near Fresno, providing irrigation and water resources.
- • Tule elk, once extirpated, have been reintroduced to the San Joaquin Valley near Fresno.
- • The San Joaquin Valley is characterized by grasslands and oak woodlands.
- • The Yokuts people were the primary inhabitants of the Fresno area before European contact.
- • Fresno became the county seat of Fresno County in 1874.
- • The Meux Home Museum, a Victorian-era house, was built in 1889.
- • Highway 99, a major north-south route, connects Fresno to other California cities.
Artists From Fresno
63 Lipless Fish
9.3.7.0.6
Amanda Leighton
Art by Numbers
Artesia
Audra McDonald
Bee Vang
Betrayel
Billy Steinberg
Cali Agents
Cease
Charles Amirkhanian
Checkmate
CM Ruiz
Conrad Yama
David Haney
David St. John
DeJa Skye
Dick Contino
Edna Garabedian
Elder Devil
Evisceration
Farooq
Fashawn
Frank Thomas
Gary Jules
Haunt
Heidi Blickenstaff
Hollace Shaw
Jeff Atmajian
Jim Doval & The Gauchos
Jim Fairchild
Kevin Federline
Killa Tay
King James
Let's Go Bowling
Los Hooligans
Malefic Levitation
Michael Kermoyan
Mutant Itch
Naomi Smalls
Nicole Row
Olivia May
Organ Donor
Pepe Aguilar
pilotkid
Planet Asia
PlasticBag FaceMask
Rademacher
Raik’s Progress
Ray Camacho & The Teardrops
Rob Aston
Rod Lauren
Roddy Jackson
Ross Bagdasarian
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Ross Mitchell
Samia Khan
Solon Bixler
The Blue Northern
The Cindermen
The Kid Ryan
The Road Runners
The Sounders
The Spies
Timmy T
Warren Argo
William Saroyan
Songs About Fresno
Death of the Last Stripper
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Live Those Songs
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next to last hank williams
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In Your Pussy
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valley of the san joaquin
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Nearby Places
63 Lipless Fish
9.3.7.0.6
Amanda Leighton
Art by Numbers
Artesia
Audra McDonald
Bee Vang
Betrayel
Billy Steinberg
CM Ruiz
Cali Agents
Cease
Charles Amirkhanian
Checkmate
Conrad Yama
David Haney
David St. John
DeJa Skye
Dick Contino
Edna Garabedian
Elder Devil
Evisceration
Farooq
Fashawn
Frank Thomas
Gary Jules
Haunt
Heidi Blickenstaff
Hollace Shaw
Jeff Atmajian
Jim Doval & The Gauchos
Jim Fairchild
Kevin Federline
Killa Tay
King James
Let's Go Bowling
Los Hooligans
Malefic Levitation
Michael Kermoyan
Mutant Itch
Naomi Smalls
Nicole Row
Olivia May
Organ Donor
Pepe Aguilar
Planet Asia
PlasticBag FaceMask
Rademacher
Raik’s Progress
Ray Camacho & The Teardrops
Rob Aston
Rod Lauren
Roddy Jackson
Ross Bagdasarian
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Ross Mitchell
Samia Khan
Solon Bixler
The Blue Northern
The Cindermen
The Kid Ryan
The Road Runners
The Sounders
The Spies
Timmy T
Warren Argo
William Saroyan
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