Saturday Night Live has featured many recurring characters that appear in sketches with a musical theme. In addition there are characters listed here who predominantly featured music, but may not have exclusively featured it.
- Nick The Lounge Singer ( Bill Murray) – April 16, 1977
- The Blues Brothers ( Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi) – April 22, 1978
- Candy Slice ( Gilda Radner) – December 9, 1978
- Buckwheat ( Eddie Murphy) – October 10, 1981
- Pudge & Solomon ( Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy) – January 30, 1982
- The Sweeney Sisters ( Jan Hooks, Nora Dunn, Marc Shaiman) – October 18, 1986
- Tonto, Tarzan & Frankenstein's Monster ( Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman) – December 19, 1987
- I'm Chillin' ( Chris Rock, Chris Farley) – January 12, 1991
- Opera Man ( Adam Sandler) – April 18, 1992
- Mighty Mack Blues ( John Goodman) – March 25, 1995
- G-Dog ( Tim Meadows) – December 2, 1995
- The Roxbury Guys ( Chris Kattan, Will Ferrell) – March 23, 1996
- The Culps ( Ana Gasteyer, Will Ferrell) – November 2, 1996
- Janet Reno's Dance Party ( Will Ferrell) – January 11, 1997
- The DeMarco Brothers ( Chris Parnell, Chris Kattan) – March 15, 1997
- Gunner Olsen ( Jim Breuer) – March 7, 1998
- 7 Degrees Celsius ( Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – January 16, 1999
- Gemini's Twin ( Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer) – November 4, 2000
- Rap Street ( Jerry Minor, Horatio Sanz) – November 18, 2000
- Season's Greetings From Saturday Night Live (Christmas is Number One) ( Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan) – December 16, 2000
- The Kelly Brothers ( Fred Armisen, Will Forte) – February 8, 2003
- Mascots ( Justin Timberlake) – October 11, 2003
- The Prince Show ( Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph) – February 14, 2004
- The Lundford Twins Feel Good Variety Hour ( Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler) – January 22, 2005
- Deep House Dish ( Kenan Thompson, Rachel Dratch, Andy Samberg) – November 19, 2005
- The Lawrence Welk Show ( Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig) – October 4, 2008
- Les Jeunes de Paris ( Taran Killam) - October 23, 2010
See also
Saturday Night Live has featured many recurring characters that appear in sketches with a musical theme. In addition there are characters listed here who predominantly featured music, but may not have exclusively featured it.
- Nick The Lounge Singer ( Bill Murray) – April 16, 1977
- The Blues Brothers ( Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi) – April 22, 1978
- Candy Slice ( Gilda Radner) – December 9, 1978
- Buckwheat ( Eddie Murphy) – October 10, 1981
- Pudge & Solomon ( Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy) – January 30, 1982
- The Sweeney Sisters ( Jan Hooks, Nora Dunn, Marc Shaiman) – October 18, 1986
- Tonto, Tarzan & Frankenstein's Monster ( Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman) – December 19, 1987
- I'm Chillin' ( Chris Rock, Chris Farley) – January 12, 1991
- Opera Man ( Adam Sandler) – April 18, 1992
- Mighty Mack Blues ( John Goodman) – March 25, 1995
- G-Dog ( Tim Meadows) – December 2, 1995
- The Roxbury Guys ( Chris Kattan, Will Ferrell) – March 23, 1996
- The Culps ( Ana Gasteyer, Will Ferrell) – November 2, 1996
- Janet Reno's Dance Party ( Will Ferrell) – January 11, 1997
- The DeMarco Brothers ( Chris Parnell, Chris Kattan) – March 15, 1997
- Gunner Olsen ( Jim Breuer) – March 7, 1998
- 7 Degrees Celsius ( Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – January 16, 1999
- Gemini's Twin ( Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer) – November 4, 2000
- Rap Street ( Jerry Minor, Horatio Sanz) – November 18, 2000
- Season's Greetings From Saturday Night Live (Christmas is Number One) ( Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan) – December 16, 2000
- The Kelly Brothers ( Fred Armisen, Will Forte) – February 8, 2003
- Mascots ( Justin Timberlake) – October 11, 2003
- The Prince Show ( Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph) – February 14, 2004
- The Lundford Twins Feel Good Variety Hour ( Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler) – January 22, 2005
- Deep House Dish ( Kenan Thompson, Rachel Dratch, Andy Samberg) – November 19, 2005
- The Lawrence Welk Show ( Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig) – October 4, 2008
- Les Jeunes de Paris ( Taran Killam) - October 23, 2010