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Bo Diddley

## Info

Bo Diddley was an American early rock and roll musician noted for popularizing the Latin clavé sound, or "Bo Diddley beat", which goes "one...two...three...four five". The sound has since been used by many artists even into the nineties. Despite his popularity few of his singles were hits and he never had a number one hit. Performed live with Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones. Has appeared on many compilations and soundtracks, including Grateful Dead. Popular nineties dance hit *The Macarena* uses a variant of the clavé rhythm. Bo Diddley passed away in 2008. Inspired by John Lee Hooker. Also influenced by Louis Jordan and Muddy Waters. Appeared on the *Ed Sullivan Show*. Toured with The Everly Brothers and Little Richard. This tour was supported by a then-little-known Rolling Stones. Also toured with B.B. King, Les Paul, and George Benson. Numerous awards, honors, and tributes. Johnny Otis used clavé on his hit *Hand Jive*.

The Strangeloves use the clave sound on their hit *I Want Candy*, later successfully covered by Bow Wow Wow.

The Doobie Brothers use the clave sound in their hit *China Grove.*

## Parody

Weird Al Yankovic parodied Bo Diddley with *Party at the Leper Colony.*
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

**Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show**, shortened in 1975 to **Dr. Hook**, was an American rock band, formed around Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of Rolling Stone", "Sharing the Night Together", "A Little Bit More" and "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". In addition to their own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.

The band had eight years of regular chart hits, in both the U.S. (where their music was played on top-40, easy listening and, to a lesser extent, country music outlets) and the UK. Their music spanned several genera, mostly novelty songs and acoustic ballads in their early years; their greatest success with their later material, mostly consisting of disco-influenced soft rock, which the band recorded under the shortened name *Dr. Hook*.

*The Cover of the Rolling Stone* is a novelty song where the band sings about how they've become rock and roll celebrities, but will not consider themselves true rock stars until they get their picture on the cover of *Rolling Stone Magazine*. This led the magazine to put them on the cover, albeit in charicature form, with the caption "What's-their-names make the cover".
Bessie Smith

## Info

Blues singer noted as the most popular female blues musician of the prewar era. Considered a major influence on jazz and other musicians. Several hits throughout the twenties. Inducted into numerous halls of fame. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Her *Downhearted Blues* was named by *Rolling Stone Magazine* as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock. Films and musicals have been made about Smith.
Meat Loaf

## Info

Stage name of musician Michael Aday. Best known hits are *Bat Out of Hell* and *I'd Do Anything For Love*. He has sold over eighty million records, making him one of the best selling artists of all time. He has appeared in over fifty movies and television programs, sometimes as cameos. *Meat Loaf* was originally the name of the band, shortened from *Meat Loaf Soul*. Opened for Them during those years. Covered Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightnin'". Opened for Taj Mahal and Janis Joplin. Later opened for The Who, The Stooges, MC5, and Grateful Dead. Also opened for Richie Havens, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Alice Cooper, and Rare Earth. Numerous depictions in media. *Bat Out of Hell* went diamond. The sequel went five times platinum. *Welcome To Our Neighbourhood* went platinum. BOOH 3 went gold. *The Very Best of Meat Loaf* went gold. Numerous hit singles throughout his career, especially in Britain. *I'd Do Anything for Love* became his only chart topper.
Oingo Boingo

## Info

New wave band best known for their song *Weird Science*, used in the film of the same name*.* They were originally known as the Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo. Influenced by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Part of the ska revival. Also known for *Dead Man's Party*. Satirist Weird Al Yankovic parodied Oingo Boingo with his song *You Make Me*, which mostly takes elements from *Dead Man's Party*. Their music has been used in many other films and television programs. Broke up in 1995. Their album *Dead Man's Party* went gold.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

## Info

Female hard rocker who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with her backing group, the Blackhearts, in 2015. Formerly of The Runaways. *I Love Rock and Roll* was originally done by Arrows and eventually covered by pop phenomenon Britney Spears.

## Genres

Hard rock

Punk

## Parody

Weird Al Yankovic parodied Joan Jett with *I Love Rocky Road*.
Charlie Parker

## Info

Jazz musician considered one of the greatest of all time. Important in pioneering and popularizing bebop. Influenced Dizzy Gillespie among other jazz musicians. Nicknamed "Bird". Several of his songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. He had won a grammy in 1974 for best solo performance. He also received a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 1984.
Boogie Down Productions

**Boogie Down Productions** was a hip hop group that was originally composed of Josh Bell, Ethan Osman, KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album, *Criminal Minded*. The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for the South Bronx section of The Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The group pioneered the fusion of dancehall reggae and hip hop music and their debut LP *Criminal Minded* contained frank descriptions of life in the South Bronx of the late 1980s thus setting the stage for what would eventually become gangsta rap.
New Riders of the Purple Sage

## Info

Country rock band and a part of the San Francisco sound. Members have included Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead. The founder of the band was Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, also of the Dead. Member David Nelson actually worked with the Dead as well as Big Brother and the Holding Company. David Getz toured with Country Joe and the Fish. Covered Bob Dylan. Played at the final Winterland concert. Member Stephen A. Love had previously played for Ricky Nelson and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds. Skip Battin had previously played for The Byrds. They were named after a Western novel by author Zane Grey.
Bonnie Raitt

## Info

Folk rock musician noted for her roots influenced albums, which featured a mix of blues, folk, rock, and country. Ten Grammys. One of *Rolling Stone*'s hundred greatest singers of all time and greatest guitarists of all time. Performed with Jackson Browne and Stevie Nicks and Linda Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. Covered *Runaway* by Del Shannon in a rhythm and blues style inspired by Al Green. Performed with Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Doobie Brothers, Carly Simon, James Taylor, and others. Also played with Don Henley and Herbie Hancock. Performed with Roy Orbison and John Lee Hooker. Covered Fats Domino as part of a tribute concert. Tributed Etta James. Got into drugs and alcohol, but went into therapy. Has been involved in activism. Three gold albums, one platinum, three multi-platinum. Two gold compilations. Numerous hits throughout her career.
Level 42

**Level 42** are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band, who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.

Their most successful single in the UK was "Lessons in Love", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, and number 12 on the US *Billboard* Hot 100 chart, upon its release in 1986. The earlier single, "Something About You" was their most successful single in the United States, reaching number 7 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart.

After much success as a live and studio band in the 1980s, Level 42's commercial profile diminished during the early 1990s following a series of personnel changes and musical shifts. After disbanding in 1994, the band reformed in 2001.
Beverley

**Beverley Martyn** (born **Beverley Kutner** on 24 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Martyn was born near Coventry. While still a student, she was picked to front The Levee Breakers, a jug band featuring Mac McGann and Johnny Joyce, who played the folk circuit in south east England. At the age of 16 she recorded her firstsingle. "Babe I'm Leaving You", which was released on the Parlophone label in 1965.

Martyn was then signed as a solo artist to the Deram Records label. In 1966 she released a single, "Happy New Year" (b-side "Where The Good Times Are"), written by Randy Newman, on which she was accompanied by Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins and Andy White. "Happy New Year" was chosen, together with "I Love My Dog" by Cat Stevens, to launch Deram as the progressive branch of Decca Records (see references). She also recorded an unreleased single in the same year, "Picking Up The Sunshine" / "Gin House Blues". These last two tracks also featured John Renbourn and Mike Lease. During this period she was taught the guitar by the folk guitarist Bert Jansch who also encouraged her songwriting. Her follow-up single "Museum", written by Donovan was released in 1967, produced by Denny Cordell.

Closely involved with the folk scene at the time, she met Paul Simon who invited her to New York where she contributed to the track "Fakin' It" on the Simon & Garfunkel album *Bookends* on which she says in the middle of the song, "Good morning, Mr Leitch, have you had a busy day?" She later appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival on 16 June 1967, as did Simon & Garfunkel.[2]
Hole

**Hole** was an American alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989 by singer and guitarist Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson. The band had a revolving line-up of bassists and drummers, their most prolific being drummer Patty Schemel, and bassists Kristen Pfaff (d. 1994) and Melissa Auf der Maur. Over the duration of their career, Hole went on to become one of the most successful female-fronted rock bands of all time, with their studio albums selling over three million records in the United States alone.[1]

Initially prolific in Los Angeles' punk rock scene, the band collaborated with Kim Gordon for their critically acclaimed debut album, *Pretty on the Inside* (1991), following it with the more commercially viable *Live Through This* (1994), which was widely acclaimed and reached platinum status within a year of its release. With Love's lyrics explicitly discussing issues of body image, identity, and sexual exploitation, Hole became the most high-profile musical group of the 1990s to discuss feminist issues in their songs, and also gained considerable media coverage due to Love's reckless and disturbing live performances. Their third release, the more polished *Celebrity Skin* (1998), garnered them four Grammy nominations. In 2002 the group disbanded to pursue other projects.

In 2009, Hole was reformed by Love with new members, despite Erlandson's claim that the reformation breached a mutual contract he had with Love; the reformed band released the album *Nobody's Daughter* (2010). In 2014, Love confirmed in interviews with BBC and Pitchfork that she was writing new material and that a reunion with the band's previous members had future potential, though the date was indeterminate.
Chad and Jeremy

**Chad and Jeremy** are an English singing folk rock duo originating in the 1960s, comprising Chad Stuart (born David Stuart Chadwick, 10 December 1941, Windermere, Cumbria) andJeremy Clyde (born Michael Thomas Jeremy Clyde, 22 March 1941, Dorney, Buckinghamshire). They were part of the British Invasion, a large influx of British rock and pop musicians to the American music scene.[1]
Los Lobos

**Los Lobos** (pronounced: [los ˈloβos], Spanish for "the Wolves") are a multiple Grammy Award–winning American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced byrock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. They gained international stardom in 1987, when their cover version of Ritchie Valens's "La Bamba" topped the charts in the U.S., the UK and several other countries. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]

Influenced by Randy Newman.

Toured with Bob Dylan, U2, and Grateful Dead.

Recorded with Bobby Womack, Tom Waits, Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers, and Elvis Costello.

Performed at the Fillmore.

Tributed Fats Domino.

Supported Neil Young and Crazy Horse.

Supported by The Robert Cray Band.
C+C Music Factory

**C+C Music Factory** is an American dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés. The group is best known for their five hit singles: "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)", "Things That Make You Go Hmmm", "Just a Touch of Love", and "Keep It Comin'". The band stopped recording in 1996, following Cole's death.[1] In 2010, C+C Music Factory reformed, with Eric Kupper replacing Cole.[2][3] Original vocalist Freedom Williams acquired trademark rights to the name in 2003 and still tours under that moniker.

C+C Music Factory have earned a total of 35 music industry awards worldwide, including five Billboard Awards, five American Music Awards, and two MTV Video Music Awards.

Their debut album went five times platinum.
Gil Scott-Heron

**Gilbert** "**Gil**" **Scott-Heron** (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)[5] was an American soul and jazz poet,[2][3] musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist",[4] which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues".[note 1][6] His music, most notably on *Pieces of a Man* and *Winter in America* in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul.

Scott-Heron remained active until his death, and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, entitled *I'm New Here*. A memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death, *The Last Holiday*, was published posthumously in January 2012.[7][8]

His recording work received much critical acclaim, especially one of his best-known compositions "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised".[9]
Joe Tex

**Joseph Arrington, Jr.** (August 8, 1935[1]– August 13, 1982), better known as **Joe Tex**, was an American musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel and rhythm and blues.[1]

His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, "Hold What You've Got", in 1964, he had recorded thirty prior singles that were deemed failures on the charts.[1] He went on to have four million-selling hits, "Hold What You've Got" (1965), "Skinny Legs and All" (1967),[4] "I Gotcha" (1972),[5] and "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (1977).[6]

Performed at the Apollo.

Opened for Jackie Wilson, James Brown and the Famous Flames (with whom he later had a rivalry), and Little Richard.

Performed an answer song to a Wilson Pickett hit.

His hit *Skinny Legs and All* went gold.

Influenced Parliament-Funkadelic.

Called Little Willie John his "Soul Brother No. 1".

Died of a heart attack in 1982.

Covered by The Doobie Brothers, The Monkees, Nazareth, and Phish.

Numerous hit singles and albums.

Included in soundtracks

## Genres

Soul

Rock and Roll

Funk

Disco
New Kids on the Block

## Info

Boy band formed in 1984. Considered the first modern boy band. Best known for their hit *Hangin' Tough*. Two albums went triple platinum while *Hangin' Tough* went eight times platinum. Holiday album *Merry, Merry Christmas* went double platinum. Compilation album *No More Games* went gold. Four singles went gold, while *Hangin' Tough* and *Step By Step* went platinum. Numerous other hits. Went by NKOTB for awhile to make themselves more hip.

## Parody

Weird Al Yankovic parodied New Kids on the Block with his song *The White Stuff.*
Crazy Horse

**Crazy Horse** is an American rock band best known for their association with Neil Young. Beginning in 1969 and continuing to the present day, they have been co-credited on a number of Young's albums, with 11 studio albums and numerous live albums being billed as by "Neil Young and Crazy Horse". They have also released six studio albums of their own, issued between 1971 and 2009.

Billy Talbot (bass) and Ralph Molina (drums) have been the only consistent members of the band. On four of Crazy Horse's studio albums, Talbot and Molina serve as the rhythm section to an entirely different group of musicians.
Public Image Ltd.

**Public Image Ltd** (also known as **PiL**) are an English post-punk band formed by singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and drummerJim Walker. Personnel has changed frequently over the ensuing years. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band.

Lydon emerged after the break-up of the Sex Pistols with PiL's *Public Image: First Issue* (1978). The new band had a more experimental sound: a "droning, slow-tempo, bass-heavy noise rock, overlaid by Lydon's distinctive, vituperative rant".[1] Their early work is often regarded as some of the most challenging and innovative music of the post-punk era. Their 1979 album *Metal Box* was ranked number 469 on *Rolling Stone* magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The *NME* described PiL as "arguably the firstpost-rock group".[2]

Levene was a member of The Clash.

Their album *Album,* also released as *Compact Disc* or *Cassette,* parodies generic brand albums.

Influenced by U2.

Influenced Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel.

Collaborated with Afrika Bambaataa.

Featured Ginger Baker of Cream.

John McGeoch had previously played for Siouxsie and the Banshees. Lu Edmunds had previously played for The Damned.

Sampled Sex Pistols in their song *Acid Drops*.

Phenomenal in Britain with some success in the US. Several hit singles.
Black Flag

## Info

Punk band considered one of the origina hardcore punk bands. Influenced by Ramones, Black Sabbath, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and Grateful Dead. Got into drugs. Had an influence on grunge music. Influenced Bad Brains, The Descendents, and Hüsker Dü. Also influenced Sonic Youth, Slayer, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool, A Perfect Circle. Mentioned in live versions of *The Boys of Summer* by Don Henley.

## Parody

Black Flag is referenced in popular internet cartoon Homestar Runner, specifically the episode *In Search of the Yellow Dello.*
Los Bravos

**Los Bravos** were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965 and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached no. 2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966 and no. 4 in the United States(the first Spanish group to do so), selling over a million records.

The band was an amalgamation of two pop groups, Los Sonor from Madrid and The Runaways from Mallorca. Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel, was from Germany. His vocal styling was sometimes likened to Gene Pitney's. "Black is Black" reached no. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1966,[1] no. 4 in the US *Billboard* Hot 100 chart, and sold over one million copies worldwide.[2] The track was written by Tony Hayes and Steve Wadey, in their recording studio for cutting demo discs in Hoo St Werburgh, near Rochester, Kent, England.[2] The song was later covered by Johnny Hallyday and the French-based outfit Belle Epoque, and in 1977 their disco version of the song coincidentally also reached No. 2 in the UK.

Los Bravos' follow-up single, "I Don't Care", reached no. 16 in the UK in October 1966.[1] In 1967, the band participated in the San Remo Music Festival, failing to qualify for the final with the song "Uno come noi" in Italian.[3] The band were the subjects of two Spanish comedic movies: in 1967 *Los chicos con las chicas* (*The Boys With the Girls*), directed by Javier Aguirreand in 1968, *¡Dame un poco de amooor...!* (*Give Me a Little Looove!*), directed by José María Forqué and Francisco Macián. Their song "Going Nowhere" from the soundtrack to *Los chicos con las chicas* was re-issued as a part of the Rhino Records series, *Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969*.

One of Los Bravos' founding members, Manuel Fernández, committed suicide on 20 May 1967, at the age of 23,[4][5] after the death of his bride, Lottie Rey, in an auto accident.
Lucinda Williams

**Lucinda Williams** (born January 26, 1953)[1] is an American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer and songwriter.

She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album, *Lucinda Williams*. This release featured "Passionate Kisses", a song later recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, which garnered Williams her first Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994.

Known for working slowly, Williams recorded and released only one other album in the next several years (*Sweet Old World* in 1992) before her greatest success came in 1998 with *Car Wheels on a Gravel Road*, an album presenting a broader scope of songs that fused rock, blues, country, and Americana into a more distinctive style that still managed to remain consistent and commercial in sound. It went gold and earned Williams another Grammy while being universally acclaimed by critics. Since *Car Wheels on a Gravel Road*, she has released a string of albums that have also been critically acclaimed, though none has sold in the numbers of her 1998 breakthrough. She was also named "America's best songwriter" by *TIME* magazine in 2002.[2]
Greg Kihn

**Gregory Stanley "Greg" Kihn** (born July 10, 1949) is an American rock musician, radio personality, and novelist.

Greg Kihn's early influence was The Beatles and their appearance on *The Ed Sullivan Show*. "Just about every rock and roll musician my age can point to one cultural event that inspired him to take up music in the first place: the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. If you were a shy 14-year-old kid who already had a guitar, it was a life-altering event. ... In a single weekend everything had changed. I'd come home from school the previous Friday looking like Dion. I went back to class on Monday morning with my hair dry and brushed forward. That's how quickly it happened."[1]

Kihn began his career in his hometown of Baltimore, MD, working in the singer/songwriter mold, but switched to straightforward rock & roll when he moved to San Francisco in 1972.

He started writing songs and playing coffee houses while still in high school in the Baltimore area. When Kihn was 17, his mother submitted a tape of one of his original songs to the talent contest of the big local Top 40 radio station WCAO, in which he took first prize and won three things that would change his life: a typewriter, a stack of records, and a Vox electric guitar.
Madonna

## Info

Madonna is an American pop singer and one of the most successful musicians of all time. Her debut album went five times platinum. *Like a Virgin* went diamond. *True Blue* went seven times platinum. *Like a Prayer* went four times platinum. *Erotica* went double platinum. *Bedtime Stories* went triple platinum. *Ray of Light* went quadruple platinum. *Music* went triple platinum. *American Life* went platinum. *Confessions on a Dance Floor* went platinum. *Hard Candy* went gold. *MDNA* went gold. She performed the soundtrack to *Who's That Girl*. It went platinum. Her soundtrack for *I'm Breathless* went double platinum. *Evita* went five times platinum. Compilation *You Can Dance* went platinum. *The Immaculate Collection* went diamond. *Something to Remember* went triple platinum. *GHV2* went platinum. *Celebration* went gold. *Remixed and Revisited* is the only compilation not certified at least gold. Countless hit singles throughout her career with most going at least gold. Her inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been criticized due to her lack of connection with the rock genre.

## Parody

Graphic adventure game *Space Quest* features a parody of Madonna, although she was removed in later releases after a lawsuit. She is seen in an alien-like form resembling her appearance in a hit music video. She was retained in some releases.
Paul McCartney

## Info

Paul McCartney is a British musician formerly of The Beatles. It was for several years believed that there were clues hidden within Beatles songs that hinted at McCartney's death. These became the infamous "Paul is dead" rumors. McCartney played with this conspiracy with his *Paul is Live* album. The artwork for the album was based on The Beatles' *Abbey Road* album cover and even played with the hints the original supposedly gave.

## Hall of Fame

When inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it was without his backing group Wings.The group had been with him when he recorded several of his biggest hits.

## Songs

Maybe I'm Amazed

Live and Let Die

Let 'em In

Another Day

## Film

Provided the theme song to the James Bond film *Live and Let Die*.
Iced Earth

## Info

Power metal band noted for their macabre themed albums, including the *Something Wicked* saga. Member Tim "Ripper" Owens had previously played for Judas Priest. Covered Bad Company and Black Sabbath. Performed with Iron Maiden, Kiss, and Blue Öyster Cult. James MacDonough left to join Megadeth. Phenomenal in Europe. Their compilation *Days of Purgatory* is music from when they were known as Purgatory.

## Genres

Power Metal

Thrash Metal
Mike + the Mechanics

## Info

Mike + the Mechanics are a pop rock group established by former members of Genesis. Broke up in 2007 after over twenty years together. Reunited in 2009. Their debut album went gold. *Living Years* went gold. Phenomenal in Europe. Several hit singles, even more in Europe, with *The Living Years* being their sole chart-topper. Member Gary Wallis also played for Pink Floyd and 10cc. Paul Carrack also played for Ace and Roxy Music as well as Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton. Tim Renwick also played for Pink Floyd. Adrian Lee also played for 10cc. Jamie Moses also performed with Eric Burdon of The Animals as well as Queen. Owen paul also played for Ozzy Osbourne.

## Genres

Pop Rock

New Wave
Pixies

## Info

College rock band from the eighties. They were recently parodied by Weird Al Yankovic on his album *Mandatory Fun.* Popular songs include *Where is My Mind, Monkey Gone to Heaven*, and *Here Comes Your Man*. Influenced Nirvana, Radiohead, The Strokes, Bush, Blur, and Weezer. Music combines psychedelia, hard rock, and surf rock. Influenced by Peter, Paul, and Mary and Hüsker Dü. Covered The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Tributed Leonard Cohen. Performed with U2. Influenced by Black Flag and David Bowie. Other influences include The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Les Paul, and George Harrison. Covered The Everly Brothers and Hank Williams. Also influenced by XTC and Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Also cite surrealist films as inspiration. Their songs contain themes of space, religion, sex, mutilation, and pop culture. Also influenced Pavement. Their debut album *Surfer Rosa* went gold. *Doolittle* went platinum. Several rock hits in the early nineties.

## Influences

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

The Everly Brothers

Hank Williams

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

XTC

U2

Peter, Paul, and Mary
Killing Joke

## Info

Killing Joke is a post punk band from London. They have influenced the likes of Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, and Soundgarden. Producer Conny Plank had also worked with Kraftwerk. Chris Kimsey had previously worked with The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. The band sued Nirvana, claiming their song *Come as You Are* used the same riff as their song *Eighties*. The suit was dropped after Cobain's suicide. Influenced by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Doors. Featured Dave Grohl of Nirvana. Supported Mötley Crüe. Also influenced by Black Sabbath, Yes, and King Crimson. Alternative band Jane's Addiction claims influence as well as My Bloody Valentine. Phenomenal in their native Britain.
Love

## Info

Psychedelic rock band praised as one of the most important American rock groups of the sixties and seventies. Best known for their hit *Alone Again Or*. Their third album, *Forever Changes*, is commonly labeled as a masterpiece. They had an influence on The Jesus and Mary Chain and many other bands. Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant cites *Forever Changes* as one of his favorite albums. Jim Morrison of The Doors cited Love as one of his favorite groups.
Kenny Loggins

## Info

Hard rock musician best known for contributing to the soundtracks to the films *Top Gun* and *Footloose*. Collaborated with Jim Messina of Buffalo Springfield as part of Loggins and Messina, with their biggest hit being *Danny's Song*. Performed with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. Co-wrote songs with Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers. Several of his albums have gone platinum, some gold. His two live albums went gold. Compilation *Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow* went platinum. Numerous hit singles throughout his career.

## Genres

Hard rock

Folk rock
George Gershwin

## Info

Jazz composer and pianist who included classical in his work. Most of his works are well known. Composed the opera *Porgy and Bess*. Also composed for Broadway. His parents were Yiddish. Composed other operas including *Blue Monday*. Wrote the music for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie *Shall We Dance*. Died of a brain tumor in 1937 at age 38. Featured in numerous films. Covered by countless artists. Numerous awards, honors, and tributes. Multiple halls of fame.
Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns

**Huey "Piano" Smith** (born January 26, 1934, New Orleans, Louisiana[1]) is an American rhythm and blues pianist whose sound was influential in the development of rock and roll.

His piano playing incorporated the boogie styles of Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, and Albert Ammons; the jazz style of Jelly Roll Morton; and the piano playing of Fats Domino.[1]Allmusic journalist Steve Huey also noted "At the peak of his game, Smith epitomized New Orleans R&B at its most infectious and rollicking, as showcased on his classic signature tune, 'Don't You Just Know It.'"[2]
Johnny Hallyday

**Jean-Philippe Smet** (born 15 June 1943), better known by his stage name **Johnny Hallyday** (French pronunciation: ​[dʒɔ.ni a.li.dɛ]), is a French[2] singer and actor.[3] An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he has been called "the French Elvis".[4][5][6] He was married for 15 years to popular Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan and the two were considered a "golden couple" for 20 years. Hallyday has completed 181 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of theworld's best-selling music artists of all time.[7][8] Hallyday announced in March 2012 that he would perform in Los Angeles on 24 April, in Quebec City on 10 July, and in New York City on 7 October, and he has continued to tour throughout the world (including Europe, North America, and Asia) through 2014.

Hallyday remains largely unknown outside of the Francophone world of France, Belgium, Luxembourg , Switzerland, Canada, Guyana, Southeast Asia and Africa, thus earning the nickname "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.[9][10][11] Nevertheless, at an international level he is still considered as the only non-Anglophone rock musician having a large international reputation.[12] He was made *Chevalier* (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.[13]
Gloria Estefan

**Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan** (born September 1, 1957), known professionally as **Gloria Estefan**, is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She started off her career as the leading vocalist in the group called "Miami Latin Boys" which was eventually known as Miami Sound Machine. Her breakthrough success with Conga in 1985 made her known worldwide. It won the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in Japan. This is also her signature song.[1] In the summer of 1988 she and the band got their first number-one hit for the song "Anything For You". She has a Contralto vocal range.

In March 1990, she had a severe accident in her tour bus. She made her comeback in March 1991 with a new world tour and album called Into The Light. Estefan became a worldwide inspiration after that. Her 1993 Spanish-language album *Mi Tierra* won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album.[2] It was the first number-one album on the*Billboard* Top Latin Albums chart, established when it was released.[3] It was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Many of her songs like "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1-2-3", "Get On Your Feet", "Here We Are", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Bad Boy", "Oye!", "Party Time" and a remake of Vicki Sue Robinson's "Turn the Beat Around" became international hits, with chart-topping scores. Estefan has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, including 31.5 million in the United States alone.[4][5]

She has won seven Grammy Awards. Estefan also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame and The Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest award that can be given to a naturalized U.S. citizen. In 2015, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American music. Estefan also won the Hispanic Heritage Award, an MTV Video Music Award, two ACE Awards and the National Music Foundation's Humanitarian of the Year Award. She was also honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as being named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard Awards for her many chart-topping hits.

She is also on the list of VH1 top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and one of the Top 50 female Artists Who Will Never Be Forgotten, according to *The Sun* tabloid, UK. In 2015 she was added to the list of Now It Counts as one of The Most Powerful Americans and in *Billboard'*s Top 30 Most Influential Latin Artists Of All Time.
Howlin' Wolf

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Blues musician whose music has been covered by several artists including The Yardbirds, The Doors, and Cream. His *Smokestack Lightning* was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Three of his songs were credited by *Rolling Stone Magazine* as having helped shape rock and roll. Inducted into multiple halls of fame. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence despite most of his best known songs having been recorded after 1955.
Outlaws

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Southern rock band best known for their hit *Green Grass and High Tides*, which was named after a greatest hits compilation by The Rolling Stones. *There Goes Another Love Song* was also a hit. Founder Hughie Thomasson also played for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Have performed with The Marshall Tucker Band and Molly Hatchet. *Hurry Sundown* was a minor hit at number sixty and *Breaker Breaker* made the Hot 100 at number ninety. Member Ean Evans also played for Skynyrd. Billy Crain also played for Dixie Chicks and Poco.
Patrice Rushen

**Patrice Louise Rushen** (born September 30, 1954) is an American composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, music director and vocalist. Her 1982 single, *Forget Me Nots*, received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Rushen had great success on the R&B and dance charts, but *Forget Me Nots* was her only song to crack the Top 40 pop chart. Despite this she did have success on the R&B and dance charts. Several hit albums, with *Pizzazz* and *Now* making the top forty.

ASCAP Songwriter's Award, 1988

USC Black Student Assembly, Legacy of Excellence Award, 1992

Crystal Award, American Women in Film, 1994

ASCAP Award, Most Performed Song in Motion Pictures for 1997 for "Men in Black," 1998
Peter Gabriel

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Progressive rock musician best known as the original lead vocalist of Genesis before being controversially replaced by Phil Collins. Fans believe the Collins era is when the band truly became sellouts, no longer an art band but rather a pop rock band (although they were already slowly becoming so before the change). Both Gabriel and Collins went on to have successful solo careers, with the latter replacing Elton John as the go-to guy for Disney soundtracks (although some believe Elton John is better). Genesis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame first, then Gabriel. People have appreciated this as respect toward fans of the art rock era of Genesis as Collins has yet to be inducted as a solo artist.

## Genres

Progressive Rock

New Wave

## Parody

Weird Al Yankovic parodied Peter Gabriel with his song *Waffle King*
Earl Palmer

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Drummer best known for his work with Little Richard. Also performed for Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and Lloyd Price. Spent thirty years performing on film and television soundtracks. During that time he also worked with Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Bobby Vee, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Eddie Cochran, Ritchie Valens, Jan and Dean, The Beach Boys, Bobby Darin, Neil Young, Dizzy Gillespie, and The Count Basie Orchestra. Also performed with Little Feat and Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Worked with Cannonball Adderley and Taj Mahal. Also performed with The Mamas and the Papas, Ike and Tina Turner, The Righteous Brothers, The Monkees, Tom Waits, and The Beach Boys. Performed with the Beefeaters, who later became The Byrds. Performed soundtracks for Quincy Jones.

## Genres

Jazz

Rock and Roll

Soul

Surf Rock
Joan Baez

**Joan Baez** (/ˈbaɪ.ɛz/ (|'baɛs| in Am. Spanish), born January 9, 1941 as **Joan Chandos Baez**) is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist[1] whose contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest or social justice.[2] Baez has performed publicly for over 55 years, releasing over 30 albums. Fluent in Spanish as well as in English, she has also recorded songs in at least six other languages. She is regarded as a folk singer, although her music has diversified since the counterculture days of the 1960s and now encompasses everything from folk rock and pop to country and gospel music. Although a songwriter herself, Baez generally interprets other composers' work, having recorded songs by the Allman Brothers Band, the Beatles, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie, Violeta Parra, The Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and many others. In recent years, she has found success interpreting songs of modern songwriters such as Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Steve Earle and Natalie Merchant. Her recordings include many topical songsand material dealing with social issues.

She began her recording career in 1960 and achieved immediate success. Her first three albums, *Joan Baez*, *Joan Baez, Vol. 2*, and *Joan Baez in Concert* all achieved gold record status and stayed on the charts of hit albums for two years.[3]

Baez has had a popular hit song with "Diamonds & Rust" and hit covers of Phil Ochs's "There but for Fortune" and The Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Other songs associated with Baez include "Farewell, Angelina", "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word", "Joe Hill", "Sweet Sir Galahad" and "We Shall Overcome". She was one of the first major artists to record the songs of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s; Baez was already an internationally-celebrated artist and did much to popularize his early songwriting efforts.[4][5] Baez also performed three songs at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and has displayed a lifelong commitment to political and social activism in the fields of nonviolence, civil rights, human rights and the environment.[6]
Gin Blossoms

**Gin Blossoms** is an American rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. They first came to notice with the song "Hey Jealousy" from their first major label album, *New Miserable Experience* (1992), but this achievement was coupled with the firing and eventual suicide of the song's author and band co-founder Doug Hopkins, prompting the title of their follow-up album, *Congratulations I'm Sorry* (1996). After a series of charting singles, the band broke up in 1997. They reunited in 2002 and released a fourth album, *Major Lodge Victory*, in 2006, and a fifth, *No Chocolate Cake*, in 2010.
Manowar

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Manowar is an American power metal band. They set the Guinness World Record for the loudest performance. They also set the record for the longest metal performance at over five hours. Their slogan is "Death to false metal". Ross "The Boss" Friedman had previously worked for Black Sabbath. Supported Ted Nugent. Dedicated fans of the band go by multiple nicknames including Manowarriors and Immortals. Friedman left in 1988. Phenomenal in Europe.
Mott the Hoople

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British glam rock band best known for their hit *All the Young Dudes*, written by David Bowie. Member Mick Ralphs left to found Bad Company. He was replaced by Luther Grosvenor from Spooky Tooth. They also performed *Laugh at Me*, written by Sonny Bono and an instrumental version of *You Really Got Me* by The Kinks. Phenomenal in their native Britain. They are named after a novel about a circus freak. They are mentioned in a song by R.E.M.
Johnnie Johnson

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Johnnie Johnson is a pianist and blues musician best known for his work with Chuck Berry. He also sat in with Muddy Waters and Little Walter. Suffered from alcoholism until suffering a stroke during a 1991 concert with Eric Clapton, after which he quit drinking. He also performed with Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, and George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Also toured with RatDog, the band of Bob Weir, famously of Grateful Dead. Saint Louis Walk of Fame.

## Genres

Rock and Roll

Blues
Melanie

**Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk** (born February 3, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter.[1] Known professionally as **Melanie**, she is best known for her hits "Brand New Key", "Ruby Tuesday", "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma", and her song about performing at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)".[2][3]
Peter Frampton

## Info

Rock musician noted for his phenomenal album *Frampton Comes Alive!*, in which he uses an innovative "talkbox" to "make his guitar talk". Despite this Frampton has yet to even be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

## Parody

Frampton was once a running gag on the popular internet cartoon site Homestar Runner

## Television

Frampton was featured in a Geico commercial using his talkbox.
Miles Davis

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Jazz musician considered one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the twentieth century. Helped pioneer bebop, fusion, modal jazz, and cool jazz. Influenced numerous artists including John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. Several Grammy Awards, including instrumentals and lifetime achievement. Multiple halls of fame.Legion of Honor. Two multi-plantinum albums and one gold. Success with many other albums, dominating the jazz charts. Compilations, box sets, live albums, and soundtracks have also seen success. Worked with Sonny Rollins and Charlie Parker. Also worked with Chaka Khan, Cameo, Toto, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong.
Johnny Ace

**John Marshall Alexander, Jr.** (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name **Johnny Ace**, was an American rhythm and blues singer. He scored a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s before dying of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Covered by Aretha Franklin. Often toured with Big Mama Thornton.

Numerous honors, awards, and tributes.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is a new romantic band phenomenal in their native Britain. They are best known in the United States for their hit *If You Leave*. Influenced by Kraftwerk and Roxy Music. Supported Depeche Mode. Their song *Enola Gay* is often misinterpreted as being about a gay person, but is in fact about the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Influenced by The Beatles and Echo and the Bunnymen. Influenced Pet Shop Boys, A-Ha and Nine Inch Nails. Also influenced contemporary post punk revivalists. Also influenced U2. They have been remixed by many bands.
Neil Young

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Very popular Canadian folk musician formerly of Buffalo Springfield who also collaborated with Crosby, Stills, and Nash. His popularity began in the sixties with such hits as *Cinnamon Girl* and lasted into the seventies before declining in the eighties. His song *Southern Man* was referenced in the Lynyrd Skynyrd song *Sweet Home Alabama*, which also referenced his song *Alabama*. His song *The Needle and the Damage Done* is about drug abuse. The songs *Into the Black* and *Out of the Blue* are actually subtitles of the same song. The former is the electric version while the latter is the acoustic version. When inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his backing group Crazy Horse was not. He is the only artist inducted into the Hall of Fame twice in the same year.

## Genres

* Folk Rock
* Hard Rock
* Blues Rock
* Pop Rock

## Songs

Heart of Gold

Old Man

The Needle and the Damage Done

Rockin' in the Free World

Southern Man

Harvest Moon

Like a Hurricane

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Helpless

Down By the River

Into the Black

Out of the Blue

Cinnamon Girl