recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Roy Orbison

## Info

Roy Orbison was a rock and roll musician who had numerous hits throughout the sixties. His *Pretty Woman* was successfully covered by metal band Van Halen. Three posthumous albums went at least platinum. A few compilations went gold with one going platinum. He is considered one of the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine and has been inducted into several halls of fame. Bruce Springsteen considers Orbison his greatest influence. His backing group The Teen Kings was not inducted.

## Genres

Rock and roll

Country

## Gaming

Koopaling Roy, first seen in Super Mario Bros. 3, was named for Orbison.

## Songs

Pretty Woman

Only the Lonely

Dream Baby
Television

## Info

Post punk band whose album *Marquee Moon* is considered one of the greatest of all time by *Rolling Stone Magazine*. They were influenced by The Velvet Underground, The Ventures, Dick Dale and His Del Tones, Love, Buffalo Springfield, and sixties garage rock including Quicksilver Messenger Service. Phenomenal in the UK. Broke up in 1978 but reunited in 1992.
Stan Kenton

## Info

Jazz musician noted for his controversial style. His band was originally known as the "Wall of Sound", a term later adopted by Phil Spector. Influenced by Earl Hines. Members included Stan Getz. Was criticized for lamenting that white jazz musicians were becoming a minority. His entire library was domated to North Texas University. Died of a stroke in 1979.
Stealers Wheel

## Info

Stealers Wheel is a folk rock band best known for their hit song *Stuck in the Middle with You*. Member Gerry Rafferty would go on to have a successful solo career. Member Luther Grosvenor had also played for Mott the Hoople. *Stuck in the Middle With You* went gold and reached number six on the pop charts. The song is best remembered for its use in the film *Reservoir Dogs*. Their debut album made it to number fifty. *Ferguslie Park* made the Top 200. The single *Star* made the top forty. *Everything Will Turn Out Fine* (released in the US as *Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine*) was a hit in Britain but did not fair as well in the US.

## Genres

Folk Rock

Soft Rock

Pub Rock
Sha Na Na

**Sha Na Na** is an American rock and roll cover band. The name is taken from a part of the long series of nonsense syllables in the doo-wop hit song "Get a Job", originally recorded in 1957 by The Silhouettes.[1]

They billed themselves as "From the Streets of New York"[2] with 3 of them wearing gold lamé suits, while the other members wore leather jackets with greasy pompadour and ducktail hairdos. Sha Na Na performs song and dance repertoires of classic '50s and '60s rock and roll songs, simultaneously reviving and parodying the music and 1950s New York street culture.[3] Their *Sha Na Na* syndicated variety series that ran from 1977 to 1981.

The current lineup are original members Donny York and Jocko Marcellino, and long-time member Screamin' Scott Simon, who joined the band in 1970 just after its appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. New members are "Downtown" Michael Brown, Tim Butler, Ty Cox, and Randy Hill.

Everyone else from the original band and TV show has since left the group and chose new careers and/or passed away.
Scritti Politti

## Info

Scritti Politti is a British new wave band phenomenal in the Commonwealth. *Cupid & Psyche 85* was a minor hit album in the US. Several dance hit singles in the United States. Influenced by Sex Pistols, The Damned, Chic, The Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, and The Beatles. Covered by Madness. Member Green Gartside performed a duet with Annie Lennox of Eurythmics. Gartside wrote and produced *Love of a Lifetime* for Chaka Khan. Some of the band's music features Miles Davis. Covered Gladys Knight and the Pips.
Tears for Fears

## Info

New wave band best known for their hit *Shout*. The song was believed to be about primal scream theory, the subject of their hit *Mad World* and the origin of their name, but was proven to simply be a call to protest. Other hits include *Everyone Wants to Rule the World* as a chart topper, *Head Over Heels* making it to number three, and *Sowing the Seeds of Love* making it to number two. Their last big hit was *Break it Down Again* in 1993 at number 25. Their debut album, *The Hurting,* went gold while *Songs From the Big Chair* went five times platinum. *The Seeds of Love* went platinum. *Elemental* went gold. Their greatest hits went gold. Influenced by Talking Heads and Peter Gabriel of Genesis. Also influenced by The Beatles. Phil Collins of Genesis performed with them. Broke up in 1991 and have been on and off ever since.
Sonny Boy Williamson

## Info

Blues harmonicist and pioneer of the blues harp. One of the most recorded blues musicians of the prewar and wartime era. His *Good Morning, School Girl* became a blues standard. Influenced Muddy Waters. Worked for Johnny Winter's Blue Sky label. His son, Sonny II, went on to record many popular blues songs for Checker Records and helped spur the blues revival of the sixties. Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.
The Black Crowes

## Info

Southern rock revivalists. Their *Hard to Handle* was originally performed by Otis Redding. They once collaborated with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Their debut album *Shake Your Money Maker* went five times platinum. *The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion* went double platinum. *Amorica* went gold. Several other hit albums, including live and compilation. Two live albums went gold. Numerous hit singles. Praised by *Rolling Stone Magazine* and by VH1. Influenced by The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Faces, Buddy Guy, Redding, and Humble Pie. Opened for Motley Crue, Queensrÿche, and Grateful Dead. Former member Johnny Colt also played for Skynyrd. Frontman Chris Robinson also played for Phil Lesh. Keyboardist Adam MacDougall also played for Lesh. Member Greg Rzab also played for Buddy Guy. Luther Dickinson also played for Lesh.

## Genres

Southern rock

Blues rock

Country rock

## Songs

She Talks To Angels

Hard to Handle

Remedy

Jealous Again

Twice as Hard

## Influences

Otis Redding

The Rolling Stones

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Faces

Buddy Guy

Humble Pie
The Cure

## Info

Post punk band whose album *Disintegration* went double platinum in the United States. *The Head on the Door* went gold. *Wish* went platinum. *Wild Mood Swings* went gold. Compilation *Standing on a Beach* went double platinum. *Galore* went gold. Phenomenal in their native Britain. Several hits in the United States as well, with *Lovesong* being their biggest at number two. Three video albums went platinum, with *Picture Show* going gold. Influenced by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Member Robert Smith also worked with Siouxsie and the Banshees. *For the Masses* is a tribute to Depeche Mode. Covered The Beatles. Nominated for but not inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

## Trivia

In the internet cartoon Homestar Runner, it is revealed in the WiiWare adaptation *Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People* that character Strong Sad likes The Cure.

## Songs

Friday I'm In Love

Lovesong

Boy's Don't Cry

Picture's of You

Just Like Heaven

Close to Me

A Forest

In Between Days (Go On, Go On)

Charlotte Sometimes

A Night Like This

Fascination Street

A Letter to Elise
Sonic Youth

## Info

Post punk band with numerous hit albums throughout the nineties. Several hit singles during this period, including *100%* being their biggest at number four. Known for their experimental style. Their *Kool Thing* featured a member of Public Enemy. They were featured in Guitar Hero III. They were influenced by The Stooges and The Patti Smith Group. They are also influenced by Joni Mitchell and have covered *Victoria* by The Kinks.

## Parody

They have been referenced several times on popular internet cartoon series Homestar Runner
The Proclaimers

**The Proclaimers** are a Scottish band composed of twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962). They are best known for the songs "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", "Sunshine on Leith", "I'm On My Way" and "Letter from America", and their distinctive singing style with a Scottish accent. The band tours extensively throughout the world. They have released ten studio albums from 1987 until the present, as well as three compilation albums and a DVD.
Ted Nugent

## Info

Popular hard rocker whose extreme rightist political beliefs have garnered him extreme criticism and controversy over the years. Later a member of Damn Yankees. Noted for his blues rock jam *Stranglehold* and for his hit *Cat Scratch Fever*. Formerly of The Amboy Dukes. Several of his albums have gone at least gold, with others being hits themselves. This includes live and compilation. *Cat Scratch Fever* was his only top forty hit. He did have minor Hot 100 hits as well as some rock hits.

## Genres

Hard rock

Blues rock
Ricky Martin

**Enrique Martín Morales** (born December 24, 1971), commonly known as **Ricky Martin**, is a Puerto Rican-[1][2] singer, actor, and author. Martin began his career at age twelve with the all-boy pop group Menudo. After five years with the group, he released several Spanish-language solo albums throughout the 1990s. He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico, becoming a modest star in the country. In 1994 he starred on the American TV soap opera *General Hospital*, playing a Puerto Rican singer.

In late 1999, after releasing several albums in Spanish, Martin performed "The Cup of Life" at the 41st Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene.[3] Following its success, Martin released "Livin' la Vida Loca" which helped him obtain enormous success worldwide and is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition easier for other Spanish-speaking artists to move into the English-speaking market. Since its release, the song has sold over 8 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time.[4] His first English-language album (also titled *Ricky Martin*), has sold 22 million copies and is one of the best selling albums of all time.[5][6][7] His other studio albums include: *Me Amarás* (1993), *A Medio Vivir* (1995), *Vuelve* (1998), *Sound Loaded* (2000), *Almas del Silencio* (2003), *Life* (2005), *Música + Alma + Sexo* (2011) and *A Quien Quiera Escuchar* (2015).
The Keef Hartley Band

**Keith "Keef" Hartley** (8 April 1944 – 26 November 2011)[1] was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted his own eponymous band, known as the Keef Hartley Band or the Keef Hartley Big Band, and played at Woodstock.[2] He was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm, The Artwoods and John Mayall.[1]
The J. Geils Band

## Info

The J. Geils Band is a rock band best known for their hits *Must of Got Lost, Centerfold,* and *Freeze Frame*. They had seven additional top forty hits. Their album *"Live" Full House* went gold. *Bloodshot* went gold. *Sanctuary* went gold. *Love Stinks* went gold. *Freeze Frame* went platinum. *Showtime!* went gold. Three additional top forty albums. Covered The Contours. Influenced The Allman Brothers Band. Played their last show at the Fillmore East. Opened for Aerosmith. Also opened for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.

*Love Stinks* is a parody of *Love Hurts* by Nazareth.

## Genres

Blues Rock

New Wave

## Songs

Centerfold

Love Stinks

Must of Got Lost

Freeze Frame
Roxy Music

## Info

New romantic band phenomenal in their native Britain. Best known in the US for their hit single *Love is the Drug*. Their album *Country Life* was a top forty hit. They were ranked as one of the hundred greatest artists of all time by *Rolling Stone Magazine*. David O'List had previously played for The Nice. Influenced Talking Heads. Covered John Lennon. Performed at the Isle of Wight. Covered Bob Dylan. Their producer was formerly of King Crimson. A model for one of their albums went on to marry the brother of Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones. Influenced Madness. Released a tribute album to actor Humphrey Bogart. Influenced David Bowie, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cars, Duran Duran, The Fixx, Depeche Mode, and The Smiths among other new wave, punk, and post punk bands.

## Songs

More Than This

Avalon
The Moody Blues

## Info

Very popular and innovative symphonic rock band. Their first hit, however, was a Beatlesque song entitled *Go Now*. Much later, the Moody Blues would have a disco-esque hit with *I'm Just A Singer In A Rock and Roll Band*. Their style, however, typically involves European mythology and classical instrumentation. Jan Wenner, the executive of Rolling Stone Magazine, the owner of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, admitted to the nomination committee having laughed at a written petition to get the Moody Blues into the Hall. *Every Good Boy Deserves Favour* was named for a musical mnemonic used in lessons. *Days of Future Passed* structures its songs so the listener goes through the four seasons. The "chord" in *In Search of the Lost Chord* is believed to be "om" from Hinduism.

## Genres

Psychedelic Rock

Progressive Rock

Baroque Pop

Disco

Pop Rock

## Songs

Nights in White Satin

Tuesday Afternoon

Ride My See-Saw

Your Wildest Dreams

I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band

Question

The Voice
Quiet Riot

## Info

Quiet Riot is a glam metal band whose Cum On Feel the Noize is often censored due to the sexual connotations of the first word in its title, despite it being simply a play on the spelling. *Metal Health* and *Condition Critical* have gone platinum. Their hit *Mama Weer All Crazee Now* was originally done by the group Slade. They once featured Tracii Guns from L.A. Guns. Album *QR III* was also a top forty hit. Single *Metal Health* was a top forty hit. *Cum On Feel the Noize* was a number five hit. A re-recording of *Slick Black Cadillac* was a rock hit.

## Songs

Cum On feel the Noize

Mama Weer All Crazee Now

## Parody

They are referenced in popular internet cartoon Homestar Runner

## Gaming

They have been featured in the *Grand Theft Auto* series of shooter video games.

## Television

They were referenced on popular animated cartoon series *The Simpsons*.

## Film

*Metal Health* was used in the soundtrack to the film *Footloose*.
Small Faces

**Small Faces** were an English rock band from East London. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston, although by 1966 Winston was replaced by Ian McLagan as the band's keyboardist.[3]

The band is remembered as one of the most acclaimed and influential mod groups of the 1960s.[4][5] With memorable hit songs such as "Itchycoo Park", "Lazy Sunday", "All or Nothing", "Tin Soldier", and their concept album *Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake*, they later evolved into one of the UK's most successful psychedelic acts before disbanding in 1969.[6] After the Small Faces disbanded, with Marriott leaving to form Humble Pie, the remaining three members were joined by Ronnie Wood as guitarist, and Rod Stewart as their lead vocalist, both from The Jeff Beck Group, and the new line-up was renamed Faces,[7][8] except in North America, where this group's first album (and only their first album) was credited to Small Faces. This practice has continued on all subsequent North American reissues of the album to this day.

A revived version of the original Small Faces existed from 1975 to 1978.[9]

Small Faces are also acknowledged as being one of the biggest original influences on the Britpop movement of the 1990s.[10] Despite the fact the band were together just four years in their original incarnation, the Small Faces' music output from the mid to late sixties remains among the most acclaimed British mod and psychedelic music of that era.[11]
The Miracles

## Info

Soul group who had numerous hits in the sixties. Initially only frontman Smokey Robinson was inducted. However, it was discovered that, by inducting him as a solo artist, they had violated their criteria which stated that the artist's first record has to have been released at least 25 years prior. This led to a special committee that inducted long neglected backing groups, including the Miracles.

Some songs are officially credited to only Robinson, while some are only credited to just the Miracles.
The Allman Brothers Band

## Info

Popular southern rock band whose charter member Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident early into their existence. They had many hits. Their instrumental jam *In Memory of Elizabeth Reed* was actually inspired by a tombstone at a local cemetery. Three gold albums and three platinum. Several hit singles.

## Genres

Southern Rock

Blues Rock

## Songs

Ramblin' Man

Midnight Rider

Whipping Post

Blue Sky

One Way Out (Might Be Your Man, I Don't Know)

Ain't Wastin' Time No More

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Melissa

Jessica
Free

## Info

Free is a blues rock band best known for their hit *All Right Now*. Their album *Fire and Water* was a top twenty hit, their only in the U.S., although they were more popular in their native Britain. *Rolling Stone Magazine* labeled them as "hard rock pioneers". Frontman Paul Rodgers was named one of the greatest singers of all time, while member Paul Kossoff was named one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

## Genres

Blues Rock

Hard Rock

## Songs

All Right Now

Fire and Water
Ten Years After

## Info

Blues rock band best known for their counterculture hit *I'd Love to Change the World*. Although they did perform at Woodstock, the song was not released until 1971. Named after the fact that they were formed a decade after the debut of Elvis Presley, whom member Alvin Lee Idolized. Performed at the Isle of Wight festival, best known for featuring The Who.

## Genres

Blues Rock

Hard Rock

Psychedelic Rock
Slade

**Slade** (originally known as **The N'Betweens**, then **Ambrose Slade**, and now **Slade II**) are an English glam rock band from Wolverhampton/Walsall. They rose to prominence during the early 1970s with 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones. The *British Hit Singles & Albums* names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to achieve three singles enter at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. Total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best-selling single, "Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold in excess of one million copies.[1]

Following an unsuccessful move to the United States in 1975, Slade's popularity waned but was unexpectedly revived in 1980 when they were last minute replacements for Ozzy Osbourne at the Reading Rock Festival. The band later acknowledged this to have been one of the highlights of their career. The original line up split in 1992 but the band reformed later in the year as Slade II. The band has continued, with a number of line-up changes, to the present day. They have now shortened the group name back to Slade.

A number of diverse artists have cited Slade as an influence, including alternative rock icons Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins, punk pioneers the Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Undertones,the Runaways and the Clash, glam metal bands Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Poison and Def Leppard and pop-rock stalwarts the Replacements, Cheap Trick and Oasis.[2]

*The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Music* tells of Holder's powerful vocals, guitarist Dave Hill's equally arresting dress sense and the deliberate misspelling of their song titles for which they became well known.

They are noted for doing the original version of *Cum On Feel the Noize*, later covered by Quiet Riot.
Starship

## Info

Starship is a pop rock band best known for their hit *We Built This City*. The song was formed after legal disputes regarding the name Jefferson Starship. *We Built This City* is about San Francisco, but has a newscast mention "the City By the Bay" (San Francisco), the "City that Rocks" (Cleveland), and "the City that Never Sleeps" (New York). The line "Marconi plays the mamba" has been subject of confusion, as a "mamba" is a deadly viper. It is likely they meant "mambo", the dance, but the lyric sounds so much like "mamba" they always leave it in. The album *Knee Deep in the Hoopla* went platinum. The following album, *No Protection*, went gold. *We Built This City* also went gold and was a chart topper. Also making number one is *Sara*. *Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight* made it to number 26. *Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now* was a chart topping gold single. *It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)* made it to number nine. *It's Not Enough* made it to number twelve.

## Genres

Pop Rock

Hard Rock

## Songs

We Built This City

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
The Doors

## Info

Phenomenal rock band whose bluesy, psychedelic style helped change music forever. They caused controversy with the use of the words "she gets high" in the song ''Break On Through'', leading the line to be censored to "she get" in the single version. They also refused to censor a song when performing on the Ed Sullivan Show, leading them to be banned thereafter. Lead singer Jim Morrison was later found dead of an overdose in 1971 at the age of 27. The song ''The End'' features an Oedipus complex theme. The song ''Waiting for the Sun'' appears not on the album of the same name, but the later album ''Morrison Hotel''. Morrison's grave feature's an epitaph written in Greek. In the song ''L.A. Woman'', the line "Mr. Mojo Risin" is an anagram of "Jim Morrison". Morrison's nickname is "The Lizard King". After Morrison's death, the band tried to continue without him, but with little success.

## Genres

Psychedelic Rock

Blues Rock

Hard Rock

## Parody

Weird Al Yankovic parodied The Doors with his song *Craigslist*, which has elements of *20th Century Fox, Soul Kitchen,* and *The End.*

In the animated cartoon series *Animaniacs* parodying the film *Apocalypse Now*, a parody of *The End* (a part of the *Apocalypse Now* soundtrack) plays at different parts of the episode, with the lyrics altered to "this is the beginning, the beginning of our story" or "this is the middle" or "this is the ending". At the end a Jim Morrison like character singing the song gets run over by a golf cart.

## Songs

L.A. Woman

The End

Twentieth Century Fox

Soul Kitchen

Hello I Love You

Break on Through

Riders on the Storm

Light My Fire

People are Strange

The Unknown Soldier

Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)

Love Me Two Times

Roadhouse Blues

Strange Days

Back Door Man

You're Lost Little Girl

Touch Me

Peace Frog (Blood in the Streets)

Moonlight Drive

Love Her Madly

Gloria

The Crystal Ship

## Influences

Howlin' Wolf

Them

## Film

*The End* was used in the film *Apocalypse Now*
Bob Welch

## Info

Bob Welch is a musician best known for his work with Fleetwood Mac. He was with the group from the albums *Future Games* through *Heroes are Hard to Find.* The band would become a phenomenon shortly after his departure in 1975 with albums *Fleetwood Mac, Rumours,* and *Tusk*.

## Hall of Fame

Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Welch was not included. It is argued that he should have been included to represent the transitional era of the band.
Shakespears Sister

**Shakespears Sister** is a pop-rock act, formed by Irish-born singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey in 1988, and based in the United Kingdom. Initially, Shakespears Sister was Fahey by herself but, from 1989, the act became a duo with the addition of the American musician, Marcella Detroit. Together they released two Top 10 albums and a string of Top 40 hits, including the 1992 hit "Stay" which peaked at No. 1 in the UK for eight consecutive weeks.[1] Detroit left the band in 1993, leaving Fahey as the sole member again until she ended the project in 1996.[2] After working under her own name for some years, Fahey revived the Shakespears Sister name in 2009.[3]
Ray Charles

## Info

Blues rock musician who went blind from glaucoma at age seven. The film *Ray* was based on his life. Fellow blind musician Stevie Wonder read off *Ray* as the winner of an Academy Award in one of the categories. The card was written in braille. His song *Georgia On My Mind* is the state song of Georgia, and was referenced in The Beatles song *Back in the USSR* as a pun on the U.S. state of Georgia and the Soviet state of Georgia.

## Genres

Blues rock

Rock and roll

Soul

Traditional Pop

## Songs

Georgia On My Mind

What'd I Say

Hit the Road Jack

I Can't Stop Loving You

## In Film

The film *Ray* documents his life and was filmed beginning after his death. It has been revealed that the film is not entirely accurate.

*I Can't Stop Loving You* is used in the anime version of *Metropolis*.
The Four Seasons

## Info

Popular rock group from New Jersey with many hits throughout the sixties. The Broadway musical *Jersey Boys* is about them. Frontman Frankie Valli would have a hit as a solo artist with *Can't Take My Eyes off of You*. He is also noted for his falsetto. Inducted as simply The Four Seasons. Numerous hit singles.

## Genres

Rock and roll

Pop Rock

## Songs

Sherry

Big Girls Don't Cry

Walk Like a Man

Candy Girl

Stay

Dawn

Rag Doll

Silence is Golden

Let's Hang On

Working My way Back to You
Sting

**Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner** CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as **Sting**, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor, and philanthropist. He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band The Police from 1977 to 1984, before launching a solo career.

He has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age and worldbeat in his music.[1] As a solo musician and a member of The Police, he has received 16 Grammy Awards (his first in the category of best rock instrumental in 1980, for "Reggatta de Blanc"), three Brit Awards, including Best British Male in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002,[2] a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and three Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music, and was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014.

With The Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with The Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records.[3] In 2006, *Paste* ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters.[4] He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock,[5] and 80th of *Q* magazine's 100 greatest musical stars of 20th century.[6] He has collaborated with other musicians, including "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, "All for Love", with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "You Will Be My Ain True Love" with Alison Krauss, and introduced the North African music genre raï to Western audiences by his international hit "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami.

Most of his studio albums have gone platinum with *If on a Winter's Night...* going gold. *Symphonicities* and *The Last Ship* were also hits. Live album *...All This Time* went gold. *Bring on the Night* and *Live in Berlin* were both hits. Compilation *Fields of Gold* went double platinum. *The Very Best of* went gold. *Brand New Day: the Remixes* went platinum. Numerous hit singles.

He has collaborated with Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Jimmy Cliff, Les Paul, Herbie Hancock, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band, Stevie Wonder, and The Jeff Beck Group.
Screamin' Jay Hawkins

## Info

Soul musician best known for his song *I Put a Spell on You*, covered by such artists as Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Animals, Them, Santana, Buddy Guy, Joe Cocker, The Jeff Beck Group, and Marilyn Manson, and labeled by *Rolling Stone Magazine* as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. Covered Kool and the Gang and The Trammps. Toured with The Clash. Influenced Bo Diddley and The Animals frontman Eric Burdon. Died of an aneurysm at age seventy. Influenced The Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, Black Sabbath, Arthur Brown, Tom Waits, and Alice Cooper. Featured in several films. He influenced Cooper through his macabre stage props and by rising from a coffin to start his performances.

## Genres

Soul

Blues
Suzi Quatro

**Susan Kay** "**Suzi**" **Quatro**[1]:2 (born 3 June 1950, Detroit) is an American glam rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. She was the first female bass player to become a major rock star, breaking a barrier to women's participation in rock music.[2]:1–3[3]

In the 1970s Quatro scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in European and Australian territories than in her homeland. Following a recurring role as bass player Leather Tuscadero on the popular American sitcom *Happy Days*, her duet "Stumblin' In" with Chris Norman reached number 4 in the USA in 1979.

Quatro released her self-titled debut album in 1973. Since then, she has released fifteen studio albums, ten compilation albums, and one live album. Her solo hits include "Can the Can", "48 Crash", "Daytona Demon", "Devil Gate Drive", and "Your Mamma Won't Like Me".

Between 1973 and 1980 Quatro was awarded six Bravo Ottos. In 2010 she was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame. Quatro has sold over 50 million albums[4] and continues to perform live, worldwide. Her most recent album was released in 2011 and she also continues to present new radio programmes.
The Amboy Dukes

## Info

The Amboy Dukes were an American psychedelic rock band best known for their hit *Journey to the Center of the Mind*. They are also known for their members including future hard rocker Ted Nugent, who was the only consistent member. Vocalist Rusty Day would later join Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, replacing Ryder as lead vocalist. He would be murdered in 1982 after turning down offers to replace Bon Scott of AC/DC and Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd after they both died. Bassist Greg Arama died in 1979. The remaining former members reunited in 2009 for a performance at the Fillmore Detroit. Despite the lead single's success, the album *Journey to the Center of the Mind* did not do as well and only charted at number 74. Regardless it was still their only Hot 100 album. The single made it to number sixteen.
Simple Minds

## Info

Simple Minds is a Scottish new wave band phenomenal in their native Britain. Album *Once Upon a Time* went gold in the US. Five other albums were minor hits. Also phenomenal across Europe. They are best remembered in the United States for their chart topper *(Don't You) Forget About Me*. They also had hits with *Alive and Kicking* (number three), *Sanctify Yourself* (number fourteen), and *All the Things She Said* (number 28). *See the Lights* made it to number forty. Supported Billy Idol and Generation X. The band named themselves after a line from David Bowie song *Jean Genie.* The band opened for Peter Gabriel. One song featured Herbie Hancock. Their music was featured in the film *The Breakfast Club*, which exposed them to the American market. Used the same music video director as Pet Shop Boys. Shared a studio with someone who had previously worked for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Stevie Nicks. Performed at Wembley Stadium. Covered The Patti Smith Group, Roxy Music, and Kraftwerk. Toured with INXS and Devo. Influenced by New York Dolls and The Velvet Underground.

## Genres

New Wave

Synthpop
The Edgar Winter Group

## Info

Blues rock band led by Edgar Winter, brother of Johnny Winter. Noted for their long instrumental jams such as *Frankenstein*. Several hit singles in the early to mid seventies. Several hit albums during this era. *They Only Come Out at Night* is his biggest hit album at number three, although *Roadwork* and *Shock Treatment* were also hits. *Frankenstein* was his sole chart topper. *Free Ride* was also a big hit at number fourteen. *River's Risin'* was his third top forty hit. A few other Hot 100 hits. His greatest hits uses similar artwork to *They Only Come Out at Night*.

## Gaming

*Frankenstein* was remixed for automobile racing game *Forza Motorsport*.

## Songs

Free Ride

Frankenstein
The Hooters

**The Hooters** are an American rock band from Philadelphia. They combined elements of rock and folk music to create their sound. The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-1980s due to heavy radio airplay and MTV rotation of several songs including "All You Zombies", "Day by Day", "And We Danced" and "Where Do the Children Go". They opened the Philadelphia portion of the Live Aid benefit concert in 1985.

During the late 1980s and 1990s, The Hooters found significant commercial success internationally, especially in Europe, where they played at The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990, before they went on hiatus in 1995.

Since reuniting in 2001, The Hooters have staged successful tours in Europe and 2007 saw the release of their first album of new material since 1993, *Time Stand Still*.

Opened for The Who's farewell concert along with The Clash and Santana. Members Eric Brazilian and Rob Hyman wrote for then little known Cyndi Lauper. One album featured Patty Smyth of Scandal.

The band has won Grammys as well as praised from *Rolling Stone Magazine*.

Their music has been used on television.

Performed with Peter, Paul, and Mary.

Influenced by Pink Floyd.

Member Mindy Jostyn had previously played for Joe Jackson and Billy Joel.

Went on hiatus from 1995 to 2001.

Drummer David Uosikkinen also worked for Patty Smyth of Scandal, Lauper, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper. He also helped create mp3.com. Performed with Todd Rundgren and Hall and Oates. Album *Nervous Night* went double platinum. *One Way Home* went gold. Several other hit albums, including live and compilation. Numerous hit singles, with three number three rock hits.

## Genres

New Wave

Roots Rock
Stevie Nicks

## Info

Soft rock musician best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac. As a solo artist she is best known for her hard rock hit *Edge of Seventeen*. The song's title comes from a conversation with the wife of Tom Petty, who pronounced "age of seventeen" in such a way that it sounded like "edge of seventeen". Her debut solo album *Bella Donna* went four times platinum. *The Wild Heart* went double platinum. *Rock a Little* went platinum. *The Other Side of the Mirror* went platinum. *Street Angel* went gold. *Trouble in Shangri-La* went gold. Greatest hits album *Timespace* went platinum. *Enchanted* went gold. *Crystal Visions* went gold. Other notable hit singles are *Stop Draggin' My Heart Around* and *Leather and Lace*. The former was parodied by Weird Al Yankovic with *Stop Draggin' My Car Around.* The song was her biggest hit single at number three. Her many hits include guest appearances.
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

## Info

Psychedelic rock band best known for their hit song *Fire*, in which Brown introduces himself as "the god of Hellfire". Members of the band would go on to form Atomic Rooster. Influenced Alice Cooper and Kiss. Their debut album was produced by The Who's manager and executive produced by Who member Pete Townshend. *Fire* went gold. Covered Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Toured with The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Original drummer Drachen Theaker was replaced because of his fear of flying. Arthur Brown appears as a preacher in the Who film *Tommy*.
The Five Satins

**The Five Satins** are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1956 million-selling song, "In the Still of the Night."

The group, formed in New Haven, Connecticut, consisted of leader Fred Parris, Lou Peebles, Stanley Dortch, Ed Martin and Jim Freeman and Nat Mosley in 1954. With little success, the group reorganized, with Dortch and Peebles leaving, and new member Al Denby entering. The group then recorded "In the Still of the Night", a very big hit in the United States which was originally released as the B-side to the single, "The Jones Girl". The single was initially issued on the tiny local "Standord" label (45 stock # 200) and after some local Connecticut sales, it was released the following year on the New York label Ember (45 stock # 1005), and "In The Still Of The Night" ended up charting at number three on the R&B chart and number 25 on the pop charts. Two singles later, the follow-up track "Pretty Baby (That's Why I Sing)" (Ember 1025) got weeks of airplay on powerful CHUM in Toronto, in November of 1957. An August 1958 release, "A Night To Remember" (Ember 1038), got some Boston airplay. During late 1959 (in San Francisco, CA) and early 1960 (in both San Antonio, TX and Rochester, NY), their classic 45 side garnered renewed current airplay, becoming a Top 10 hit in all three listed markets. "In The Still of the Night" became an even bigger hit when it appeared as the lead track on Original Sound Records' OLDIES BUT GOODIES Vol.1. The series eventually ran to 15 volumes. The series has been in continual print in one form or another since that first volume was released in 1959. In total, their signature track sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[1] A case of painfully bad timing affected the group's lead singer. Uncle Sam had come calling, and Parris entered the Army very soon after the huge success of "In The Still Of The Night", forcing the group to reorganize again, with Martin, Freeman, Tommy Killebrew, Jessie Murphy and new lead Bill Baker. Baker quickly proved to be a highly capable replacement, however, as this lineup immediately hit big with another timeless, very successful effort, Billy Dawn Smith's "To the Aisle" (Ember 1019), in September 1957.
Smashing Pumpkins

## Info

Grunge band and a leader of the original Seattle sound. *Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness* has gone diamond. *Siamese Dream* went four times platinum. *Adore* also went platinum. Two albums released since 2000 have gone gold. Compilations have gone gold. Three gold singles. Numerous hits throughout their career. The "Smashing" in the band's name is an adjective and not a verb.

## Songs

1979

Today

Disarm (I Used to Be a Little Boy)

Cherub Rock (Let Me Out)
Saigon Kick

**Saigon Kick** is an American rock band from Miami, Florida, that formed in 1988.

Saigon Kick was formed by lead vocalist Matt Kramer and guitarist Jason Bieler along with bassist Tom Defile and drummer Phil Varone. They gained a following on the local club scene and generated enough of a buzz to be signed to Third Stone records in 1990 and release their first album in 1991. They toured at length but the album only made a marginal national showing.[*citation needed*]

They went immediately back into the studio to record their second album, *The Lizard* which was released in 1992. The album spawned the band's biggest hit single, "Love Is on the Way", which garnered initial airplay on South Florida's WSHE. Just before touring for the album commenced, bassist Tom DeFile was fired. He was replaced by ex-Cold Sweat bassist Chris McLernon. They toured from summer 1992 to spring 1993, enjoying gold status sales for *The Lizard*.
Taj Mahal

## Info

Blues musician whose real name is Henry Fredericks. Has contributed greatly to the blues and was influenced by Big Mama Thornton, Howlin' Wolf, and Jimmy Reed among others. He helped popularize roots music to a predominantly caucasian audience. His stage name came from his East Indian heritage. He was called a "genius" by Ella Fitzgerald. Has collaborated with Cyndi Lauper and Levon Helm of The Band. He was also influenced by Milt Jackson and Charles Mingus.
The Gap Band

## Info

The Gap Band is a funk band from Oklahoma. Featured Stevie Wonder. Influenced the new jack swing genre of combining rap and soul. They have been sampled by many artists. Their music has been featured in video gaming. Two gold albums and two platinum. Other albums were R&B hits, including a live album. Compilation *Gap Gold* went platinum. *The 12" Collection* was also a hit. Numerous hit singles, especially on the R&B and dance charts.
The Neville Brothers

**The Neville Brothers** is an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (born 1937), Charles (b. 1938), Aaron (b. 1941), and Cyril (b. 1948) got together to take part in the recording session of The Wild Tchoupitoulas, a Mardi Gras Indian group led by their uncle, George Landry ("Big Chief Jolly").

## Parody

The Neville Brothers are referenced in a Strong Bad Email, from the creators of popular internet cartoon Homestar Runner
The Romantics

**The Romantics** are a rock and roll band often put under the banner of power pop and new wave from Detroit, Michigan, United States, formed in 1976. The band's first show was on Valentine's Day at My Fair Lady Club, in Detroit, opening for the new MC5 in 1977. For three years the band was on the road, playing Boston's Rathskeller, CBGB in NYC's Bowery, Philadelphia, Pa., Hot Club, Cleveland's Agora... signed to Nat Weiss' Nemperor independent Epic/ Portrait record label. The Romantics achieved popularity in the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, parts of Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America on the strength of the band's well-crafted pop songs and high energy shows as well as noted for their look; black vinyl to red leather suits in their music videos. They were influenced by 1950s American rock and roll, Detroit's MC5, The Stooges, early Bob Seger, Motown, 1960s North American garage rock as well as the British Invasion rock bands.

Most of their albums were minor hits, although *In Heat* made the top twenty and was certified gold.
The Cowsills

**The Cowsills** is an American singing group from Newport, Rhode Island. They specialized in harmonies and the ability to sing and play music at an early age. The band was formed in the spring of 1965 by brothers Bill, Bob, and Barry Cowsill; they shortly thereafter added their brother John. Originally Bill and Bob played guitar and Barry was on drums. When John learned how to play drums and joined the band, Barry went to bass. After their initial success, the brothers were joined by their siblings Susan and Paul and their mother Barbara. Bob's twin brother Richard was the road manager. When the group expanded to its full family membership by 1967, the six siblings ranged in age from 8 to 19. Joined by their mother, Barbara Cowsill (née Russell), the group was the inspiration for the 1970s television show *The Partridge Family*.[1]

John Cowsill played drums on *867-5309/Jenny* by Tommy Tutone.

The band is best known for their counterculture staple *Hair*, the theme song to the hit musical of the same name.

## Genres

Pop

Rock and Roll
Red Foley

## Info

Red Foley was a country musician who made a major contribution to the genre. Best known for his hit *Peace in the Valley*. Country Music Hall of Fame. Considered one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time and a giant during the formative years of contemporary country music. Covered by Elvis Presley. Performed at the Grand Ole Opry. Accompanied by The Andrews Sisters. Also recorded for Lawrence Welk. Dubbed the "barnyard Bing Crosby". His *Peace in the Valley* went gold. Died of resperatory failure at the age of 58.
Was (Not Was)

## Info

New wave band whose name was inspired by a founding member's tendency to place "not" before words. The last name of both members is Was. They are best known for their hit "Walk the Dinosaur", which is actually an anti-nuclear song. The album *What Up Dog?* made it to number 43. They had a second hit with *Spy in the House of Love*. They had several other hits on the club charts. Ozzy Osbourne was a guest performer at their concerts. Covered The Temptations. Other guest musicians included Iggy Pop of The Stooges. Toured with Dire Straits. Performed soul/jazz versions of Hank Williams songs. Another guest star was Booker T. Jones of Booker T. and the MGs. Also covered Bob Dylan. Performed on *Late Night*.
The Crystals

**The Crystals** are an American vocal group based in New York, considered one of the defining acts of the girl group era in the first half of the 1960s. Their 1961–1964 chart hits, including "There's No Other (Like My Baby)", "Uptown", "He's Sure the Boy I Love", "He's a Rebel", "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" and "Then He Kissed Me", featured three successive female lead singers, and were all produced by Phil Spector. The latter three songs were originally ranked #267,[1] #114, and #493, respectively, on *Rolling Stone* magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2] However, two songs were dropped from the magazine's 2010 update.[3]
The Edsels

**The Edsels** were an American doo-wop group active during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The name of the group was originally **The Essos**, after the oil company, but was changed to match the then-new Ford automobile, the Edsel. They recorded over 25 songs and had multiple performances on Dick Clark's *American Bandstand*. The Edsels were one of the few doo-wop groups to sign with a major record label, as most groups of that era found success with small independent labels; before their national hit "Rama Lama Ding Dong", songs like "What Brought Us Together", "Bone Shaker Joe" and "Do You Love Me" helped the group land a major recording contract with Capitol Records in 1961.

Today the group is known almost exclusively for "Rama Lama Ding Dong", written by lead singer George "Wydell" Jones Jr. The song was recorded in 1957 and released, under the erroneous title "Lama Rama Ding Dong", in 1958. It did not become popular until 1961, after a disc jockey in New York City began to play it as a segue from the Marcels' doo-wop version of "Blue Moon". The song eventually became popular throughout the US, peaking at number 21 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart. It is the official goal song of German soccer club VFL Wolfsburg.

The group continues to perform today. In addition, James Reynolds performs with his five sons Jeff, Baron, Patrick, Chris and Carlise (as the Reynolds Brothers).[1] That group released an album, *The Reynolds Brothers*, featuring songs written by James and fellow Edsels member George Jones.

Songwriter George Jones died in September 2008.[2]

Marshall Sewell died of esophageal cancer on June 5, 2013 at the age of 75.[2]

## Parody

They are referenced in popular internet cartoon Homestar Runner
Richie Havens

## Info

Folk rock musician best known for being the opening act at the Woodstock Festival. He was also known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style and his use of funk, soul, and blues elements. Havens was of Blackfoot descent. His grandfather and great-uncle were in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Havens was a part of the folk movement occurring in Greenwich Village in the sixties. Covered Bob Dylan's *Just Like a Woman*. First came to Greenwich during the beatnik movement to perform poetry. Also performed at the Isle of Wight. Covered The Beatles *Here Comes the Sun.* Performed in a stage version of *Tommy* by The Who. He was also in Dylan's *Hearts of Fire*. Performed at the 1993 inauguration of Bill Clinton and at a Tibetan freedom concert. Long Island Music Hall of Fame. American Eagle Award. Covered Dylan's *Tombstone Blues*. Performed at the Cannes Film Festival. Performed at the tribute concert for Pete Seeger's ninetieth birthday. The event was hosted by The Allman Brothers Band. Died of a heart attack in 2013. He had influenced Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield and was praised by many others. His ashes were scattered over the site of the Woodstock Festival, per request. His album *Alarm Clock* made it to number 29. His cover of *Here Comes the Sun* made it to number nineteen. Performed with The Electric Flag and Peter, Paul, and Mary. Appeared on the sitcom *Married...With Children.*

## Genres

Folk Rock

Soul

Funk

Blues Rock
The Ink Spots

## Info

Soul group with numerous hits during the wartime era to the fifties. Their music has been used many times in pop culture, and they have been referenced multiple times in popular media. Inducted into multiple halls of fame. *If I Didn't Care* was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

## Genres

Soul

Traditional Pop