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Link Wray and His Wray Men

## genres

* rockabilly
* country rock
* rock and roll
* surf rock

## Significance

* considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time by *Rolling Stone Magazine*
* Popularized the "power chord"
* two hit singles
* influenced The Stooges, Neil Young, Jimmy Page, and The Who

## note

Only Wray, without the Wray Men, has been considered by the actual Hall of Fame
Lead Belly

## significance

* his *Black Betty* was successfully covered by Ram Jam
* his *Cotton Fields* was successfully covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Pearl Jam had a song named *Yellow Ledbetter*, named after him
* his *The Gallows Pole* was successfully covered by Led Zeppelin
* his *In New Orleans* was successfully covered by The Animals as *The House of the Rising Sun*
* he was the first to notably record the song *The Midnight Special*, later successfully recorded by CCR
Joe Cocker

## Genres

* blue eyed soul
* soft rock
* pop rock
* folk rock

## Significance

* He had two straight gold albums with the next two being hits.
* his first live album went gold
* numerous hit singles with *Up Where We Belong* being a chart topper
* part of the British Invasion

## Trivia

* His music has been used in film.
* his cover of The Beatles' hit *With a Little Help from My Friends* was used as the theme song for the popular 1980s television program *The Wonder Years*
* He was a Woodstock performer

## Recommended Songs

* You Are So Beautiful
* With a Little Help from My Friends
* Up Where We Belong
* Feelin' Alright
* The Letter
* She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
* I Shall Be Released
* Dear Landlord
MC5

## Genres

* garage rock
* hard rock
* psychedelic rock
* blues rock

## signifiance

* All three albums have been heavily praised by *Rolling Stone Magazine*
* *Kick Out the Jams* has been covered by many artists and was a minor hit
* Influenced Black Flag and Rage Against the Machine
* Noted for their political and culturally-challenging themes
Ozzy Osbourne

## Genres

* doom metal
* hard rock

## Significance

* Former member of Black Sabbath. Returned after Ronnie James Dio passed away.
* most of his albums have gone at least gold
* Three platinum live albums
* two platinum compilations and one gold
* his extended play *Just Say Ozzy* went gold
* numerous hit singles
* three gold video albums and two platinum

## Trivia

* He hosts a station on Sirius Satellite Radio
* he has contributed to numerous soundtracks
* he has made many guest appearances
* *Crazy Train* has become a popular sports anthem
* Hollywood Walk of Fame

## Recommended Songs

* Crazy Train
* No More Tears
* Over the Mountain
* Flying High Again
* Bark at the Moon
* Shot in the Dark
* I Don't Know
Pearl Jam

## Genres

* grunge
* hard rock
* alternative

## Significance

* Four of their albums went gold, two platinum, *Vitalology* went five times platinum, *Vs.* went seven times platinum, and *Ten* went diamond.
* Their concert album *Live on Two Legs* went platinum.
* Their compilation *Lost Dogs* went gold while *Rearviewmirror* went platinum.
* Their extended play *Merkin Ball* went gold.
* They had numerous hit singles, with *Last Kiss* being their biggest hit at number two.

## Trivia

* They are a part of the Seattle Sound of the early nineties.
* They are mentioned on the popular Nickelodeon sitcom *Clarissa Explains it All* as being Clarissa's favorite.
* Sirius XM has a station dedicated entirely to their work.
* The song *Yellow Ledbetter* is named for Lead Belly.

## Recommended Albums

* Ten
* Vs.
* Vitalology
* No Code

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Alive
* Even Flow
* Last Kiss
* Daughter
* Jeremy (Spoke in Class Today)
* Betterman
* Garden

### Other

* Animal
* Yellow Ledbetter
* Dissident
* Not for You
* Immortality
* Go
* Hail Hail
Grand Funk Railroad

## Genres

* blues rock
* hard rock
* country rock
* jazz rock
* heartland rock

## Significance

* They had four gold albums, four platinum, and *Closer to Home* going double platinum.
* Their *Live Album* went double platinum.
* They had two gold compilations.
* They had numerous hit singles with two chart toppers and several classic rock staples.

## Recommended Albums

* Closer to Home
* On Time
* E Pluribus Funk
* Phoenix

## Recommended Songs

* We're an American Band
* Some Kind of Wonderful
* I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home
* Walk Like a Man
* Feelin' Alright
* Time Machine
Marilyn Manson

## genres

* industrial
* alternative metal
* hard rock
* shock rock
* thrash
* shock metal
* glam rock
* glam metal

## significance

* two platinum albums, three gold, and five others being hits
* compilation *Lest We Forget* went gold
* extended play *Smells Like Children* went platinum
* numerous rock hits
* three number one video albums with *God is in the TV* charting at number three

## trivia

they were named after Marilyn Monroe and the Charles Manson murders

## recommended songs

The Dope Show

The Beautiful People

## note

Marilyn Manson refers to the name of the *band*, not just the frontman Brian Warner.
King Crimson

## Genres

* progressive rock
* stoner metal
* hard rock
* psychedelic rock

## Significance

* Their debut studio album went gold with *In Wake of Poseidon* also being a hit.
* They are phenomenal in their native Britain.

## Trivia

* They were a part of the British Invasion of the sixties.
* Their member Boz Burrell became a part of Bad Company.
* Their late member Greg Lake was also a part of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.

## Recommended Albums

* In the Court of the Crimson King
* Larks' Tongues in Aspic
* In the Wake of Poseidon
* Lizard

## Recommended Songs

* In the Court of the Crimson King
* 21st Century Schizoid Man
* Epitaph
* I Talk to the Wind
* Discipline
Joe Walsh

## Genres

* hard rock
* country rock
* heartland rock

## significance

* five straight hit albums with the much later *Analog Man* also a hit
* several rock hits and four pop hits with *Life's Been Good* his biggest hit at number twelve
* formerly of Eagles and James Gang
* has collaborated with numerous artists and bands

## Recommended songs

### Favorites

* Life's Been Good
* Rocky Mountain Way
* Space Age Whiz Kids
* Whammer Jammer
* Book Ends
* Days Gone By
* Wolf

### Other

* Birdcall Morning
* School Days
* Dreams
* Tomorrow
* Here We Go
* One and One
Kim Wilde

## genres

pop rock

synthrock

## significance

* *Another Step* was a hit album
* two hit singles with *You Keep Me Hangin' On* being a chart topper
* phenomenal in Europe

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, she is not labeled as such here because I define "new wave" as any band with a style similar to that of Talking Heads, Devo, or The B-52's

## recommended songs

Kids in America

You Keep Me Hangin' On
Guitar Slim

## genres

* rock and roll
* blues rock
* rockabilly

## significance

* His *The* *Things That I Used to Do* is on the list of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. It was successfully covered by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. For Slim, the song was an R&B hit.
* Had a major impact on rock and roll, including experimenting with distorted overtones
* Influenced Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Green Day

## genres

* power pop
* hard rock
* pop rock
* hardcore punk
* pop punk

## significance

* most of their albums went at least gold with *Dookie* going diamond
* two live albums were hits
* compilation *1,039*/*Smoothed Out Happy Hours* went gold while *International Superhits!* went platinum. *Shenanigans* was also a hit.
* *International Supervideos!* went platinum while *Bullet in a Bible* was a chart-topper
* numerous hit singles, several going gold
* performed at the Woodstock silver anniversary festival

## trivia

People are divided on whether their early hardcore punk work or their later pop punk work is better, with some claiming that their later work made them sellouts and "AM friendly", with further criticism going toward their continuing to market themselves as punk despite their status going against what the punk subculture originally sought

## recommended songs

* Boulevard of Broken Dreams
* Wake Me Up When September Ends
* Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
* American Idiot
* Holiday
* When I Come Around
* Welcome to Paradise
* Minority
* Basket Case (Do you have the time to listen to me whine)
* She
* Brain Stew
* Longview
Michael Jackson

## genres

* pop rock
* funk
* hard rock
* soft rock
* jazz rock

## significance

* he had numerous hit singles, many of them chart toppers
* many of his singles went at least gold
* most of his albums went platinum with two going diamond, *Got to Be There* going gold, and *Ben* also a hit; the Silver Anniversary Edition of *Bad* was a chart-topper
* posthumous album *Michael* went platinum while *Xscape* went gold
* three platinum compilations with *The Definitive Collection* also a hit
* remix album *Blood on the Dance Floor* went platinum
* *This is It* went double platinum and *Immortal* was a hit
* Most of his video albums went platinum with two going gold and *Number Ones* going diamond
* *Thriller* is the best-selling studio album of all time, going triple diamond

## trivia

* his *Bad* created a new, albeit temporary, synonym for "cool" or "hip"
* King of Pop
* formerly of The Jackson 5, where he was a child star and even the lead vocalist
* the single *Beat It* features Eddie Van Halen providing the guitar solo
* parodied by Weird Al
* provided backing vocals in the Rockwell hit *Somebody's Watching Me* along with former Jackson 5 vocalist Jermaine Jackson
* provided the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show
* part of the USA for Africa charity supergroup
* brother of Janet Jackson
* his hit *Ben* is about a pet rat

## recommended songs

### favorites

* Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
* Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
* Billie Jean
* Thriller
* Bad
* Beat It
* Man in the Mirror
* Smooth Criminal
* Remember the Time

### other

* Got to Be There
* Rockin' Robin
* The Way You Make Me Feel
* Black or White
* Rock With You
* I Wanna Be Where You Are
* Ben
* Just a Little Bit of You
John Fogerty

## Genres

* roots rock
* country rock
* hard rock
* blues rock
* folk rock
* soft rock
* swamp rock

## Significance

* He had two gold albums with *Centerfield* going double platinum
* live album *Premonition* went gold
* compilation *The Long Road Home* went gold
* numerous hit singles with *The Old Man Down the Road* being his biggest at number ten
* video album *The Long Road Home* went platinum
* Hollywood Walk of Fame

## trivia

* several of his hits became classic rock staples
* He was a part of the Haight-Ashbury sound with and without CCR.
* Former frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival

## Recommended Songs

* Centerfield
* Rock and Roll Girls
* The Old Man Down the Road
Kiss

## Genres

* glam metal
* hard rock
* shock rock
* glam rock
* shock metal

## Significance

* They had nine gold albums, six platinum, *Destroyer* going double platinum, and three others being hits.
* They had four gold live albums from 1975-1996 with *Alive II* going double platinum. *Kiss Symphony* was also a hit.
* They had two gold compilations and two platinum. *The Originals* was also a hit.
* They had numerous hit singles with *Beth* being their biggest hit at number seven.
* They were awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Trivia

* They have been referenced numerous times in pop culture.
* A few of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* All four of their members later released solo albums which each went platinum. Ace Frehley founded Frehley's Comet, whose debut album was a hit. The band also featured other former Kiss members. John Regan has performed with several other musicians. Jamie Oldaker has worked with several other musicians. Tod Howarth has worked with Cheap Trick. Anton Fig has worked with several other musicians.
* From 1983 to 1996, they left their glam origins, returning to their roots afterward.
* They ushered in and led the glam metal era of the eighties.
* *Christine Sixteen* is sampled in the Tone Lōc song *Funky Cold Medina.*
* *Hard Luck Woman* was originally written for Rod Stewart, which is why the vocals were done in his style.
* They were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

## Recommended Albums

* Love Gun
* Destroyer
* Dynasty
* Dressed to Kill
* Creatures of the Night
* Unmasked
* Rock and Roll Over
* Hot in the Shade
* Asylum

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Rock and Roll All Nite
* Heaven's on Fire
* Lick it Up
* Shout it Out Loud
* Calling Dr. Love
* Christine Sixteen
* I Love it Loud
* Crazy Crazy Nights
* Detroit Rock City (Head up!)
* I Was Made for Lovin' You
* I Stole Your Love

### Other

* Strutter
* Hide Your Heart
* Forever
* Hard Luck Woman
* Beth
* Rocket Ride
* Love Gun
* God Gave Rock and Roll to You II
* Reason to Live
* Tears are Falling

## Note

Although they were the leaders of the eighties glam metal craze, most of their success came in the seventies and the years leading up to the glam metal era. Thus they are labeled as seventies here.
Peter Cetera

## genres

* pop rock
* soft rock
* jazz rock

## significance

* formerly of Chicago
* Album *Solitude/Solitare* went double platinum while three others went gold.
* Nine pop hits including two chart toppers, one with Amy Grant. Numerous adult contemporary hits. *Livin' in the Limelight* was a rock hit. His version of *Hard to Say I'm Sorry* was a rhythm and blues hit.
Johnny Hates Jazz

## genres

* post punk
* alternative

## significance

* two hit singles
* phenomenal in their native Britain
* his debut album was a minor hit

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Devo, Talking Heads, or The B-52's
Hot Tuna

## significance

* live album *Hot Tuna* was a hit and *First Pull Up, Then Pull Down* nearly made the top forty
* studio album *Steady as She Goes* nearly made the top forty
* compilation *Flight Log* was a hit
* a part of the Haight-Ashbury sound
* formed by former members of Jefferson Airplane
* their first live album was a hit
Modern English

## genres

* post punk
* new romantic
* alternative

## significance

* two minor hit albums
* three minor hit singles
* phenomenal in their native Britain

## recommended songs

I Melt With You

Ink and Paper

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Talking Heads, Devo, or The B-52's
Little River Band

## genres

* folk rock
* pop rock
* soft rock
* progressive rock

## significance

* two gold albums and two platinum
* their greatest hits went double platinum
* numerous hit singles with *Reminiscing* being their biggest at number three
* phenomenal in their native Australia
* Tony Sciuto also played for Player

## recommended songs

* Lonesome Loser
* Reminiscing
* The Night Owls
* It's a Long Way There
Giant

## genres

* progressive rock
* hard rock
* progressive metal
* glam metal
* glam rock

## significance

* member John Roth also played for Winger and Black Oak Arkansas. He also collaborated with Survivor's lead vocalist Jami Jamison. A song by the two was used on *Baywatch.* He later performed with Starship.
* former member Dann Huff performed for many artists including Whitesnake, Scritti Politti, George Benson, Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, and Kenny Rogers. Also collaborated with Faith Hill, Megadeth, and Rascal Flatts.
* former member Alan Pasqua has toured with many artists including Prism, Bob Dylan, Rick Springfield, Joe Walsh, Eddie Money, Cher, Michael Buble, Pat Benatar, and Santana
* *I'll See You in My Dreams* was a hit single with three additional rock hits
Megadeth

## significance

* six platinum albums with *Risk* going gold and several others being hits
* *The Big 4 Live* with Metallica, Pantera, and Anthrax was a chart topper and went double platinum
* two compilations were minor hits
* several hit video albums
* extended play *Hidden Treasures* was a minor hit
* numerous rock hits with *Symphony of Destruction* a minor pop hit
Grateful Dead

## Genres

* blues rock
* roots rock
* folk rock
* country rock
* soft rock
* hard rock
* psychedelic rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* They performed at the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969.
* They performed at the Monterey International Pop Festival of 1967.
* They had eight gold albums and four platinum albums.
* Two of their compilations went platinum.
* Two of their box sets went gold.
* Five live albums went gold.
* Their single *Touch of Grey* made it to number nine.
* Their *Touch of Grey* was covered by indie band The War on Drugs.

## Trivia

* Some of their hits have become classic rock staples.
* Their album *Blues for Allah* was named in tribute to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who was a fan of the Grateful Dead. He had just been assassinated when the album was released.
* Their album *Aoxomoxoa* has the title in a font which can be read "We Ate the Acid". The title is also a palindrome.
* Garcia received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* They were a part of the Haight-Ashbury sound of the sixties and seventies.
* Many Deadheads began following Phish after frontman Jerry Garcia's passing due to that band's resemblance to the Grateful Dead.
* Sirius XM has a station entirely dedicated to the Grateful Dead.
* There is a course at the University of California at Santa Cruz which studies the Grateful Dead.
* They have a phenomenal cult following, with devoted fans refered to as "Deadheads".
* Member Phil Lesh has collaborated with numerous artists, including former members of the Dead.
* Modern band Dead and Company was established in 2015 by former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bob Weir along with folk musician John Mayer.
* Their *Friend of the Devil* was successfully covered by Counting Crows.
* their member Bruce Hornsby would go on to form Bruce Hornsby and The Range

## Recommended Albums

* Workingman's Dead
* American Beauty
* Aoxomoxoa
* Blues for Allah
* Grateful Dead

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Truckin'
* Uncle John's Band
* Ripple (It's a Hand Me Down)
* Sugar Magnolia (Down By the Riverside)
* Casey Jones
* The Golden Road (Hey Hey, By the Way, Come and Party Everyday)
* Friend of the Devil (Is a Friend of Mine)
* Mama Tried
* West L.A. Fadeaway
* New Speedway Boogie
* Don't Ease Me In
* Operator

### Other

* Mexicali Blues
* St. Stephen
* Turn On Your Love Light
* One More Saturday Night
* Viola Lee Blues
* Jack Straw
* Around and Around
* Eyes of the World
* Crazy Fingers
* Scarlet Begonias
* Touch of Grey (I Will Get By)

## Notes

Although often considered a part of the sixties counterculture, according to research they were not truly phenomenal until after Woodstock. Thus, they are categorized as seventies.
Poison

## Genres

* glam metal
* hard rock
* glam rock

## Significance

* They had three platinum albums with *Native Tongue* going gold.
* They had two gold live albums with *Live, Raw, & Uncut* also a hit.
* *Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996* went double platinum. *The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock* went gold. Two other compilations were hits.
* They had numerous hit singles with *Every Rose Has Its Thorn* as their lone chart topper,
* They participated in the rockabilly revival of the eighties.

## Recommended Albums

* Look What the Cat Dragged In
* Open Up and Say...Ahh!
* Flesh & Blood

## Recommended Songs

* Every Rose Has Its Thorn
* Something to Believe in
* Nothin' but a Good Time
* Talk Dirty to Me
* Unskinny Bop
* Fallen Angel
* Your Mama Don't Dance
* I Want Action
* Look What the Cat Dragged In
* I Won't Forget You
Michael Bloomfield

## significance

* performed for The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, The Electric Flag, Dr. John, Al Kooper, and John Hammond
* blues hall of fame
* listed by *Rolling Stone Magazine* as "one of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time
* supported by B.B. King, Bob Dylan, and Buddy Guy
* Also played for Mother Earth and Janis Joplin
* One of his performanced featured Taj Mahal
* Performed for Muddy Waters and Otis Spann
* Produced an album by Otis Rush recorded by Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band
Night Ranger

## Genres

* hard rock
* glam rock
* glam metal

## Significance

* They had two platinum studio albums with *Big Life* going gold.
* Their first greatest hits compilation went gold.
* They had several hit singles with *Sister Christian* being their biggest at number five.

## Recommended Songs

* Sister Christian (Motorin')
* (You Can Still) Rock in America
* Don't Tell Me You Love Me
Norman Greenbaum

## genres

psychedelic rock

hard rock

## significance

* His hit *Spirit in the Sky* has been used in television and film. It is also used as the starting lineup theme by the Los Angeles Angels. It was successfully covered by glam rock band Doctor and the Medics.
* *Spirit in the Sky* made it to number three and went gold.
* Greenbaum has also had success with Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, including the novelty hit *The Eggplant That Ate Chicago.*
* *Spirit in the Sky* is also a counterculture staple
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

## genres

* post punk
* alternative
* new romantic
* pop rock

## Significance

* album *Crush* was a hit
* compilation *The Best of...* went gold
* four hit singles
* eight dance hits
* phenomenal in Europe

## recommended songs

* Enola Gay
* If You Leave
* Secret
* (Forever) Live and Die
* Locomotion
* So in Love
* Messages

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, they are not labeled as such here because I define "new wave" as bands with a style similar to that as Talking Heads, The B-52's, or Devo
Pat Benatar

## genres

* hard rock
* soft rock
* power pop
* pop rock

## significance

* Most of her albums have gone at least gold
* numerous hit singles with *Love is a Battlefield* and *We Belong* her biggest at number five

## recommended songs

* Hit Me with Your Best Shot
* Love is a Battlefield
* We Belong
* Heartbreaker
* Shadows of the Night
* Fire and Ice
* Treat Me Right
* Invincible
* Little Too Late
* Hell is for Children
* You Better Run
John Mellencamp

## Genres

* hard rock
* heartland rock
* country rock
* folk rock
* roots rock
* blues rock

## Significance

* Most of his studio albums went platinum with three going gold and six others also hits.
* He had two platinum compilations.
* He had numerous hit singles. *Hurts So Good* and *Jack and Diane* went gold.

## Trivia

* He can be considered a definitive heartland rock musician.
* Although not originally intended as such, *Pink Houses* has been popular as a patriotic song due to the line "Ah, but ain't that America".
* Many of his hits have since become classic rock staples.

## Recommended Albums

* American Fool
* Scarecrow
* Plain Spoken
* The Lonesome Jubilee
* Uh-Huh
* Sad Clowns and Hillbillies
* No Better Than This
* Nothin' Matters and What if It Did
* Chestnut Street Incident
* Whenever We Wanted
* Mr. Happy Go Lucky
* Cuttin' Heads
* Trouble No More
* Big Daddy
* Human Wheels
* The Kid Inside
* Freedom's Road
* A Biography

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Jack and Diane
* Hurts So Good
* Small Town
* Pink Houses (Ain't That America)
* Cherry Bomb (That's When a Sport was a Sport)
* R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
* Authority Song (I Fight Authority, Authority Always Wins)
* Paper in Fire

### Other

* I Need a Lover (That Won't Drive Me Crazy)
* Crumblin' Down
* Lonely Ol' Night
* Ain't Even Done With the Night (Well all right, hold tight)
* Small Paradise
* Serious Business
* Wild Night
* Check it Out
Los Lobos

## genres

* Latin rock
* roots rock
* country rock

## significance

* best known for their number one hit *La Bamba*, a cover of a song by Ritchie Valens. *Come On, Let's Go* was also a hit
* Their music has been used in film
* album *How Will the Wolf Survive* was a minor hit. *La Pistola y El Corazon* won a Grammy. *The Ride* was a minor hit. *Tin Can Trust* was nominated for a Grammy.
* participated in the roots rock revival

## recommended songs

La Bamba

Will the Wolf Survive
George Thorogood and the Destroyers

## Genres

* blues rock
* hard rock
* punk
* rockabilly revival

## Significance

* He had five gold studio albums.
* His compilation *Live* went platinum.
* His compilation *The Baddest of* went platinum while *30 Years of Rock* went gold.
* He had numerous rock hits.

## Trivia

* He was a part of the blues rock revival of the eighties.
* He participated in the rockabilly revival of the eighties.
* He was often noted for his punkish, "bad boy" image.
* Some of his hits have since become classic rock staples.
* They were originally known as the Delaware Destroyers.

## Recommended Albums

* Bad to the Bone
* Move It On Over
* Better Than the Rest
* George Thorogood & the Destroyers
* Boogie People

## Recommended Songs

* Bad to the Bone
* Move it on Over
* I Drink Alone
* Who Do You Love?
* It Wasn't Me
* House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
* Nobody But Me
James Taylor

## genres

* soft rock
* folk rock
* country rock

## significance

* he had ten platinum albums and three gold, with *Before This World* (released last year) a chart topper
* two gold live albums with *Live* going double platinum
* *A Christmas Album* went platinum and *at Christmas* went gold
* *Greatest Hits* went diamond. *Volume 2* went gold. *The Best of* went platinum.
* Numerous hit singles with *You've Got a Friend* a chart topper
* Video album *Live at the Beacon Theatre* went platinum with *Pull Over* going gold
* parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

## recommended songs

* Sweet Baby James
* You've Got a Friend
* Fire and Rain
* Carolina on My Mind
* Something in the Way She Moves
* Country Road
Misfits

## genres

* hardcore punk
* hard rock
* shock rock

## significance

* considered the most important pioneer of the "horror punk" subgenre
* Album *The Devil's Rain* was a minor hit while *Project 1950* was a heatseekers hit. Both were indie hits. Three more albums made the 200 but were only very minor hits.
* They have been covered by countless artists
Parliament-Funkadelic

## Genres

* funk
* psychedelic rock
* psychedelic soul

## significance

* two platinum albums and three gold
* live album *P-Funk Earth Tour* went gold
* their *Greatest Hits* went gold
* numerous R&B hits two pop hits with two singles going gold
* frontman George Clinton had a successful solo career including *Atomic Dog* being a chart topper
* Tone Lōc sampled one of their songs for his hit *Funky Cold Medina*

## recommended songs

* Flashlight
* Bop Gun
* Mothership Connection
Player

## significance

* Their debut album was a hit
* Three hit singles with *Baby Come Back* a chart topper and three others being minor hits
* Opened for Boz Scaggs, Heart, and Kenny Loggins
* Member Gabriel Katona previously played for Rare Earth. Burleigh Drummond also played for Ambrosia. Tony Sciuto also played for Little River Band. Steve Farris also played for Mr. Mister. Dave Amato also played for R.E.O. Speedwagon. Ron Wisko also played for Foreigner.
* Toured with Orleans and Firefall.
* Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot made a guest appearance with Player.
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers

## significance

* guitarists included Eric Clapton and Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
* phenomenal in their native Britain
* part of the British invasion
* bassists included Jack Bruce of Cream and John McVee of Fleetwood Mac
* Member Keef Hartley had his own band at Woodstock
* drummers included Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac
James Scott Jones

As one of the keepers of the two morphers, this twin brother and sister are apart of project bionic since their father was apart of the project. Chosen to protect the white bionic force morpher James Scott Jones is ready for the fight against evil.

## Biography

Born to Alfred and Aurora Jones, Elizabeth and James are special from the moment they came into the world. Their father worked on a project with a group of scientists called project bionic helping to create the morphers that would be used to help protect the earth from evil. Their mother trained Elizabeth and James for the day they would be one of the keepers of the morphers. All the training from their mom might be handy when trying to protect the earth.

## Appearance

Short dirty blonde hair, fair skin, blueish-green eyes, nice build on his body, height of 5'3.

Everyday clothes: White shirt and red pants and sneakers.

Workout clothes: White running shirt and shorts and sneakers.
Hüsker Dü

## genres

* college rock
* hardcore punk
* post punk
* hard rock
* alternative

## signfiicance

* two minor hit albums
* phenomenal in Britain
* their name features the "heavy metal umlaut" designed to make themselves look Nordic or German when in fact they are American
* they have influenced Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, and Foo Fighters, among others

## recommended songs

Something I Learned Today

Makes No Sense at All

Hardly Getting Over It
Neil Diamond

## significance

* most of his albums have gone at least gold
* most of his live albums have gone platinum with *Live in America* going gold
* four platinum compilations and two gold
* numerous hit singles, some going at least gold
* His *Cherry Cherry* was part of the inspiration for The Romantics hit *What I Like About You*
Hall and Oates

## genres

* blue eyed soul
* power pop
* pop rock
* hard rock

## significance

* part of the blue eyed soul revival
* six platinum albums and five gold
* album *Live at the Apollo* went gold
* Compilation *Rock 'n' Soul Part 1* went double platinum. *The Very Best of* went platinum.
* Numerous hit singles with several chart toppers
* Hollywood Walk of Fame

## trivia

Oates was a part of the charity supergroup USA for Africa

## Recommended songs

* Maneater
* Rich Girl
* Out of Touch
* You Make My Dreams
* Kiss on My List
* Private Eyes
* Say it Isn't So
* Fall in Philadelphia
* I Can't Go for That

## Note

Although they were inducted as Hall and Oates, they prefer to be listed as "Daryl Hall and John Oates".
Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio

## genres

* rockabilly
* rock and roll
* country rock

## significance

* Four hit singles with *You're Sixteen* being his biggest at number eight. Ringo Starr would go on to have a hit with a cover of that song. Three additional songs were hits in the UK. *You're Sixteen* was used in the soundtrack for *American Graffiti*.
* His *Train Kept-A Rollin'* has been covered by several artists.
George Harrison

## genres

* folk rock
* soft rock
* pop rock

## significance

* former member of The Beatles
* six gold albums with *Cloud Nine* going platinum and *All Things Must Pass* going six times platinum
* *The Concert for Bangladesh* went gold. The video album went four times platinum. The concert was a charity event to help with a famine affecting Bangladesh at the time. Harrison was very into East Indian culture at the time. After his death, a tribute album entitled *Concert for George* was released with recordings by various artists.
* *The Best of...* went gold
* numerous hit singles with three chart toppers
* collaborated with numerous artists
* Hollywood Walk of Fame

## recommended songs

* My Sweet Lord
* Got My Mind Set on You
* Try to Buy Some
* Far East Man
* The Day the World Gets 'Round
* Bangla Desh
LĪVE

## genres

post-grunge

hard rock

## significance

* Four platinum albums with *Throwing Copper* going eight times platinum and two others also being hits.
* Numerous rock hits with *Selling the Drama* nearly making the top forty on the pop charts.
* *Awake: The Best of LĪVE* was a minor hit compilation

## Recommended Songs

* I Alone
* Lightning Crashes
* Selling the Drama
* All Over You

## notes

The band's name is pronounced "live", as in a live concert. The band's name is usually written in all caps with a line over the I to remind people that it is a long I. However, due to the fact that this page can only be displayed in a sans-serif font, the long I resembles a T.
Montrose

## genres

* hard rock
* metal

## significance

* members include Sammy Hagar, who would go on to become a part of Van Halen
* Frontman Ronnie Montrose also performed with The Edgar Winter Group and Van Morrison
* Member Alan Fitzgerald went on to become a founding member of Night Ranger
* two albums were minor hits
* Member James Kottak would go on to perform for Scorpions
Lou Reed

## Genres

* psychedelic rock
* post punk
* glam rock
* new wave
* alternative

## Significance

* He was a former member of The Velvet Underground.
* His album *New York* went gold with *Transformer* and *Sally Can't Dance* being hits. *Lulu*, with Metallica, was also a hit.
* Live album *Rock 'n' Roll Animal* went gold.
* Single *Walk on the Wild Side* was a hit. A line was censored for radio play, so uncensored versions are rare and valuable. The song became a classic rock staple.

## trivia

He was added to the Hall of Fame ballot shortly after his death, which surprised most people as he was already in with the Underground and his solo work wasn't as well-remembered. This added to a conspiracy that the Hall sometimes adds a sympathy vote for artists who have recently passed

## recommended songs

* Walk on the Wild Side
* Dirty Blvd.
* I Love You Suzanne
* The Power of Positive Drinking
* Vicious
Mother Love Bone

## genres

* grunge
* glam metal
* hard rock
* glam rock

## significance

* compilation *On Earth as it Is* was a rock hit
* Video album *The Love Bone Earth Affair* was a hit
* Frontman Andrew Wood was friends with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who formed Temple of the Dog after Wood died of a drug overdose.
* part of the Seattle sound
Gregg Allman

## genres

* Southern rock
* country rock
* blues rock

## significance

* also a member of The Allman Brothers Band
* two gold albums with *Low Country Blues* also a hit and *Playin' Up a Storm* nearly making the top forty
* His solo version of *Midnight Rider* was a hit
* four rock hits

## recommended songs

* Midnight Rider
* I'm No Angel
* Multi-Colored Lady
* Please Call Home
* My Only True Friend
INXS

## Genres

* power pop
* post punk
* hard rock
* pop rock
* alternative

## Significance

* Most of their albums have gone at least gold with *Switch* also a hit.
* Their *Elegantly Wasted* was nearly a hit album.
* Their debut live album went platinum.
* *The Greatest Hits* went platinum while *The Best of* went gold.
* they had numerous hit singles with *Need You Tonight* being their lone chart topper.

## Recommended Songs

* Need You Tonight
* New Sensation
* Don't Change
* What You Need
* Devil Inside
* All the Voices
* Beautiful Girl

## Note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Devo, Talking Heads, or The B-52's
Naked Eyes

## genres

* new romantic
* post punk
* alternative

## significance

* album *Burning Bridges* was a hit with *Fuel for the Fire* a minor hit
* almost all of their singles were hits

## note

although they are often found on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Talking Heads, Devo, or The B-52's
Ivory Joe Hunter

## genres

* rock and roll
* country rock
* blues rock

## significance

* numerous R&B hits with *Since I Met You Baby* a pop hit
* his *I Almost Lost My Mind* was successfully covered by Pat Boone
* Elvis Presley invited him to Graceland
* Some of his songs featured band members who had previously played for jazz legend Duke Ellington
* Uncle of a member of funk group Tower of Power
John Hammond

## significance

* Son of producer John Henry Hammond, who was credited with furthering or sparking the careers of many artists
* descendant of the Vanderbilts
* He provided the soundtrack for the film *Little Big Man*, starring Dustin Hoffman
* Has earned respect from several blues musicians
* An album he released was produced by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos
* only person to meet Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix at the same time
* recorded with The Band after Bob Dylan recommended him
* friends with Tom Waits
* nominated at the 2010 Grammys for Best Traditional Blues Album
* blues hall of fame
* part of the Greenwich Village sound
Sublime

## genres

* ska punk
* hard rock
* alternative
* reggae rock

## significance

* Their debut album went double platinum. *Robbin' the Hood* went gold. *Sublime* went five times platinum.
* Three compilations went gold with *Second-hand Smoke* going platinum and *Stand By Your Van* a minor hit
* Several rock hits with *Doin' Time* a minor pop hit
* The rock band Badfish is a Sublime tribute band, and is named after a Sublime song

## recommended songs

* What I Got
* Santeria
* Wrong Way
* Legalize It
Motörhead

## Genres

* speed metal
* hard rock

## Significance

* They had two hit albums.
* phenomenal in their native Britain

## trivia

* They helped pioneer black metal.
* their member Fast Eddie was formerly of Fastway
* Their song *Motorhead* is one of only a few examples where the artist name, song title, and album title are all the same. Other examples include Black Sabbath, Bad Company, Damn Yankees, and Iron Maiden.
* They are considered the definitive speed metal band.
* Their name uses the "heavy metal umlaut" to make themselves look Nordic or German when in fact they are British
* The recurring Super Mario boss Lemmy Koopa was designed and named after a Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead.
Olivia Newton-John

## significance

* her work has been used in film and on television
* numerous awards and accolades
* seven gold albums with *Physical* going double platinum and several others being hits
* best known for her soundtrack to the film *Grease*, which went eight-times-platinum. The soundtrack to *Xanadu* went double platinum and the soundtrack to *Two of a Kind* went platinum
* two double platinum compilations with *Back to Basics* going gold
* numerous hit singles, several going gold and *You're the One That I Want* going platinum
Jefferson Starship

## Genres

* hard rock
* psychedelic rock
* progressive rock

## Significance

* they had four gold albums with *Surrealistic Pillow* going platinum and *After Bathing at Baxter's* also a hit.
* They had two gold compilations.
* They had numerous hit singles with *Miracles* being their biggest hit at number three.

## Trivia

* They were part of the Haight-Ashbury sound.
* They were formed as an update of Jefferson Airplane.

## Recommended Albums

* Red Octopus
* Spitfire
* Blows Against the Empire

## Recommended Songs

* Miracles
* Ride the Tiger
* Jane
* Find Your Way Back
* Rock Music
Poco

## genres

* folk rock
* soft rock
* country rock
* blues rock

## significance

* two gold albums with *Crazy Eyes* also being a hit
* live album *Deliverin'* was a hit
* three hit singles with *Crazy Love* being their biggest at number seventeen
* Members include Jim Messina, formerly of Buffalo Springfield. He would later on have success as a part of Loggins and Messina.
Products

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A hot chicory beverage purported to relieve a huge number of digestive ailments.
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A trading post run by master haggler 'Cooky' Bernie.
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Makers of the finest luxury dogcarts in The Accord. They have a fancy showroom in Oldenburg. Their dogcarts include the Zed Class and the Ambassador Series.
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A very old product with a long tradition, Feldman's ads trade on masculine nostalgia. It is described as being tumblescrub roots that are hand-selected by their master rootsmen, baked and then dry-aged. Their ads feature the Feldman's Cowboy.
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Harry is a depressed, self-doubting man who runs a hammer business out of the village of Leslie. Harry admits that you can get better hammers elsewhere, but appears in his own commercials anyway.
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Mr. Saltzman of Russett leads a salt co-op which owns almost all of the salt in The Accord. Mr. Saltzman appears in his own ads.
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 Smilenol Old World Toothpaste

Smilenol is a dental paste made up of ground-up teeth. The makers of Smilenol claim it will haunt your mouth with 'vital tooth energy'.
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The Tar Corporation of Bill's Pit has an exclusive contract to extract tar from the tar pits. This tar is used for cooking, heating and construction. The CEO of the Tar Corporation is Oleg Gupta.
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Journey

## Genres

* hard rock
* progressive rock
* soft rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* Their album *Escape* went diamond, three albums went triple platinum, *Frontiers* went six times platinum, *Raised on Radio* went double platinum, two others went platinum, and *Eclipse* was also a hit.
* Two of their live albums went gold.
* Two of their compilations went gold, *The Essential Journey* went double platinum, and *Greatest Hits* went diamond.
* They had numerous hit singles with *Open Arms* being their biggest at number two.
* They had three platinum video albums.
* They were awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* There is a Broadway tribute to them.

## Trivia

* Their member Gregg Rolie was also a member of Santana.
* Their frontman Steve Perry went on to have a successful solo career and is best known for his hit *Oh Sherrie*.
* They were a part of the Haight-Ashbury sound of the sixties and seventies.
* Most of their hits have since become classic rock staples.

## Recommended Albums

* Infinity
* Frontiers
* Escape
* Evolution
* Departure
* Raised on Radio
* Journey
* Trial by Fire
* Look into the Future

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Don't Stop Believin'
* Separate Ways
* Any Way You Want It
* Wheel in the Sky
* Lights
* Who's Crying Now (One Love Feeds the Fire)
* Stone in Love
* I'll Be Alright Without You
* Anytime
* Keep on Runnin'

### Other

* Faithfully
* Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
* Open Arms
* Send Her My Love
* Girl Can't Help It
* Only the Young
* Ask the Lonely
* Too Late
* Still They Ride
* The Party's Over
Huey Lewis and the News

## Genres

* blue eyed soul
* power pop
* pop rock
* hard rock

## Significance

* He had two platinum albums and two gold. Two were independent hits, one an R&B hit.
* Their compilation *Greatest Hits & Videos* went gold.
* They had numerous hit singles with several chart toppers.

## Trivia

* The children's TV show *Sesame Street* did a modified version of *Hip to Be Square*, called *Hip to be a Square*. It teaches about shapes.
* The Disney Channel did a music video for *The Heart of Rock & Roll*, with clips from various classic Disney cartoons comprising the video.
* Some of his hits have since become classic rock staples.
* He was offered to provide the theme song to the movie *Ghostbusters*, and was even involved in a lawsuit claiming that the song, performed by Ray Parker Jr., sounded too much like his hit *I Want a New Drug*.
* He provided part of the *Back to the Future* film soundtrack. The song *Back in Time* was used as the theme song to the cartoon series.
* He was a part of the blue eyed soul revival of the eighties.
* They were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic.

## Recommended Albums

* The Heart of Rock & Roll
* Fore!
* Picture This
* Small World

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* The Power of Love
* Hip to be Square
* The Heart of Rock & Roll
* I Want a New Drug
* But It's Alright
* Workin' for a Livin'
* Do You Believe in Love
* If This Is It

### Other

* Stuck With You
* Heart and Soul
* Jacob's Ladder (Step By Step)
* Doing it all for My Baby
* Couple Days Off
* It's All Right
* Small World
* Back in Time
Scorpions

## Genres

* heavy metal
* hard rock

## Significance

* Five platinum albums with *Lovedrive* going gold. *Face the Heat* was also a hit.
* *World Wide Live* went platinum.
* Compilation *Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads* went platinum.
* Two of their video albums went gold.
* *Rock You Like a Hurricane* and *Wind of Change* were hits with the latter a top five.

## Recommended Songs

* Rock You Like a Hurricane
* No One Like You
* Big City Nights
* I'm Leaving You
* Falling in Love
* Still Loving You
* Rhythm of Love
* Send Me an Angel (Here I Am)
Pet Shop Boys

## genres

* post punk
* synthrock
* alternative
* new romantic

## significance

* three gold albums with *Please* going platinum and three others being hits
* compilation *Discography* went gold
* several hit singles with *West End Girls* a chart topper
* several dance hits
* phenomenal in Europe

## Recommended songs

* West End Girls
* Always on My Mind
* It's a Sin
* Domino Dancing
* What Have I Done to Deserve This?
* Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
* Left to My Own Devices
* Suburbia
* Rent
Gladys Knight and the Pips

## genres

soft rock

pop rock

## significance

* five gold albums with several others being hits
* their soundtrack to *Claudine* went gold
* *The Best of* was a hit while *Greatest Hits* went gold
* numerous hit singles with *Midnight Train to Georgia* being a chart topper
* provided the theme for the bond film *Licensed to Kill*

## recommended songs

I Heard it Through the Grapevine

I Feel a Song in My Heart

Midnight Train to Georgia
Kool and the Gang

## genres

* funk
* pop rock
* psychedelic rock
* psychedelic soul

## significance

* five gold albums, three platinum, *Emergency* going double platinum, and several others also hits
* two live albums and three compilations were R&B hits
* numerous hit singles with *Celebration* being their lone chart topper
* *Celebration* has become a popular sports and party anthem

## recommended songs

* Celebration
* Get Down On It
* Ladies Night
* Jungle Boogie
* Misled
* Hollywood Swinging
Otis Redding

## Genres

* funk
* rock and roll
* blues rock

## significance

* numerous hit singles with *The Dock of the Bay* being a chart topper
* his *Hard to Handle* was successfully covered by The Black Crowes
* noted for his collaborations with Carla Thomas, with whom he had a hit album
* *The Dock of the Bay* was a hit album after his death
* His live album from the Monterey Pop Festival went gold
* *Live in Europe* was a hit
* *The History of Otis Redding* was a hit with two other compilations going platinum
* numerous awards and accolades