Debbie Friedman – singer-songwriter of Jewish religious-themed songs, born in Utica[17]
Annette Funicello – actress and singer; born in Utica;[18] poked mild fun at the city in her[19] song "The Promised Land".[20] Funicello also makes reference to Utica in the 1960 Sherman Brothers-authored song "Hawaiian Love Talk", singing: "I think that you're much cuter than the day we met in Utica".
Lincoln Holroyd – performer, bandleader and music educator in Utica from 1905 until his death in 1961
Angela Johnson – singer; born and raised in Utica[21]
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^"Music". Annette Connection. Retrieved June 23, 2013. Promised Land, a song she and her husband, Glen Holt wrote together telling the story of her and her family's journey from New York to California.
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