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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Herb Alpert
Musician
31-Mar-1935   Tijuana Brass, Co-Founder, A&M Records
Chet Atkins
Guitarist
20-Jun-1924 30-Jun-2001 Prominent country picker
LaVern Baker
Singer
11-Nov-1929 10-Mar-1997 Jim Dandy
Florence Ballard
Singer
30-Jun-1943 22-Feb-1976 The Supremes
Hank Ballard
Singer
18-Nov-1927 2-Mar-2003 The Twist
Walter Becker
Musician
20-Feb-1950   Co-Founder of Steely Dan
Chuck Berry
Singer
18-Oct-1926   My Ding-A-Ling
Bobby Bland
Singer
27-Jan-1930   Turn on Your Lovelight
Bono
Singer
10-May-1960   Lead singer of U2
David Bowie
Singer/Songwriter
8-Jan-1947   Ziggy Stardust
Charles Brown
Musician
13-Sep-1922 21-Jan-1999 Merry Christmas Baby
James Brown
Singer
3-May-1933 25-Dec-2006 Godfather of Soul
Ruth Brown
Singer
12-Jan-1928 17-Nov-2006 Miss Rhythm
Jackson Browne
Singer/Songwriter
9-Oct-1948   Running on Empty
Solomon Burke
Singer/Songwriter
21-Mar-1936 10-Oct-2010 Self-styled King of Rock and Soul
David Byrne
Musician
14-May-1952   Frontman for Talking Heads
Johnny Cash
Country Musician
26-Feb-1932 12-Sep-2003 The Man in Black
Ray Charles
Musician
23-Sep-1930 10-Jun-2004 Georgia On My Mind
Charlie Christian
Guitarist
29-Jul-1916 2-Mar-1942 The original guitar hero
Eric Clapton
Guitarist
30-Mar-1945   Slowhand
Dave Clark
Musician
15-Dec-1942   Lead and drummer, Dave Clark 5
Dick Clark
TV Personality
30-Nov-1929 18-Apr-2012 American Bandstand
Gene Clark
Singer/Songwriter
17-Nov-1944 24-May-1991 The Byrds, No Other
Adam Clayton
Bassist
13-Mar-1960   Bassist for U2
George Clinton
Singer
22-Jul-1940   Funkadelic
Eddie Cochran
Musician
3-Oct-1938 17-Apr-1960 Summertime Blues
Leonard Cohen
Singer/Songwriter
21-Sep-1934   Everybody Knows
Nat King Cole
Singer
17-Mar-1917 15-Feb-1965 Unforgettable
Bootsy Collins
Bassist
26-Oct-1951   This Boot Is Made For Fonk-N
Alice Cooper
Musician
4-Feb-1948   No More Mr. Nice Guy
Stewart Copeland
Drummer
16-Jul-1952   Drummer for The Police
Elvis Costello
Musician
25-Aug-1954   My Aim Is True
Floyd Cramer
Country Musician
27-Oct-1933 31-Dec-1997 Country music pianist
Bobby Darin
Singer
14-May-1936 20-Dec-1973 Mack the Knife
Dave Davies
Singer/Songwriter
3-Feb-1947   The Kinks
Ray Davies
Musician
21-Jun-1944   Frontman for The Kinks
Clive Davis
Business
4-Apr-1932   Founder of Arista Records
Miles Davis
Jazz Musician
26-May-1926 28-Sep-1991 Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue
John Densmore
Drummer
1-Dec-1944   Drummer for The Doors
Neil Diamond
Singer/Songwriter
24-Jan-1941   Sweet Caroline
Bo Diddley
Guitarist
30-Dec-1928 2-Jun-2008 Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist
Fats Domino
Singer/Songwriter
26-Feb-1928   Ain't That A Shame
Spencer Dryden
Drummer
7-Apr-1938 11-Jan-2005 Jefferson Airplane drummer
Bob Dylan
Musician
24-May-1941   The Times They Are A-Changin'
Duane Eddy
Guitarist
26-Apr-1936   Rebel Rouser
The Edge
Guitarist
8-Aug-1961   Guitarist for U2
Ahmet Ertegün
Business
21-Jul-1923 14-Dec-2006 Atlantic Records co-founder
Don Everly
Musician
1-Feb-1937   The Everly Brothers
Phil Everly
Musician
19-Jan-1939   The Everly Brothers
Donald Fagen
Musician
10-Jan-1948   Keyboards and vocals for Steely Dan
Leo Fender
Inventor
10-Aug-1909 21-Mar-1991 Electric guitarmaker
Aretha Franklin
Singer
25-Mar-1942   R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Melvin Franklin
Singer
12-Oct-1942 23-Feb-1995 Bass vocals for The Temptations
Chris Frantz
Drummer
8-May-1951   Drummer for Talking Heads
Alan Freed
Disc Jockey
15-Dec-1922 20-Jan-1965 Legendary rock-and-roll DJ
Glenn Frey
Musician
6-Nov-1948   Lead vocals and guitar, Eagles
Art Garfunkel
Singer/Songwriter
5-Nov-1941   Simon and Garfunkel
Maurice Gibb
Bassist
22-Dec-1949 12-Jan-2003 Bassist and vocalist of Bee Gees
Berry Gordy
Business
28-Nov-1929   Founder of Motown Records
Al Green
Singer
13-Apr-1946   Let's Stay Together
Woody Guthrie
Singer/Songwriter
14-Jul-1912 3-Oct-1967 Folk legend
Buddy Guy
Musician
30-Jul-1936   Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
Bill Haley
Musician
6-Jul-1925 9-Feb-1981 Rock Around the Clock
George Harrison
Musician
25-Feb-1943 29-Nov-2001 Beatle
Jerry Harrison
Musician
21-Feb-1949   Guitar and keyboard player for Talking Heads
Isaac Hayes
Musician
20-Aug-1942 10-Aug-2008 Theme from Shaft
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist
27-Nov-1942 18-Sep-1970 Purple Haze
Billie Holiday
Singer
7-Apr-1915 17-Jul-1959 Lady Sings the Blues
Eddie Holland
Musician
30-Oct-1939   R&B songwriter, producer and performer
John Lee Hooker
Musician
22-Aug-1917 21-Jun-2001 Prominent blues musician
Chrissie Hynde
Musician
7-Sep-1951   Lead singer, The Pretenders
Ronald Isley
Musician
21-May-1941   An Isley brother
Jermaine Jackson
Musician
11-Dec-1954   The Jackson Five
Mahalia Jackson
Singer
26-Oct-1911 27-Jan-1972 Queen of Gospel Music
Marlon Jackson
Musician
12-Mar-1957   The Jackson Five
Etta James
Singer
25-Jan-1938 20-Jan-2012 Soul Diva
Al Jardine
Musician
3-Sep-1942   Beach Boy
Dr. John
Musician
21-Nov-1940   Right Place, Wrong Time
Elton John
Singer/Songwriter
25-Mar-1947   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Little Willie John
Singer
15-Oct-1937 26-May-1968 Fever
Robert Johnson
Guitarist
8-May-1911 16-Aug-1938 Influential blues guitarist
Jorma Kaukonen
Guitarist
23-Dec-1940   Jefferson Airplane
B. B. King
Musician
16-Sep-1925   King of the Blues
Carole King
Singer/Songwriter
9-Feb-1942   Tapestry
Freddie King
Guitarist
3-Sep-1934 28-Dec-1976 Blues guitarist, The Texas Cannonball
Gladys Knight
Singer
28-May-1944   Lords dominion over The Pips
Robby Krieger
Guitarist
8-Jan-1946   Guitarist for The Doors
Leadbelly
Guitarist
29-Jan-1885 6-Dec-1949 Goodnight Irene
Brenda Lee
Country Musician
11-Dec-1944   Little Miss Dynamite, I'm Sorry
Jerry Leiber
Songwriter
25-Apr-1933 22-Aug-2011 Hitmaker for Elvis
John Lennon
Musician
9-Oct-1940 8-Dec-1980 Beatle
Jerry Lee Lewis
Musician
29-Sep-1935   Goodness gracious, great balls of fire
Frankie Lymon
Singer/Songwriter
30-Sep-1942 28-Feb-1968 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Madonna
Singer/Songwriter
16-Aug-1958   Like a Virgin
Ray Manzarek
Musician
12-Feb-1939   Keyboardist for The Doors
Bob Marley
Singer/Songwriter
6-Feb-1945 11-May-1981 No Woman No Cry
George Martin
Music Producer
3-Jan-1926   Beatles producer
Curtis Mayfield
Musician
3-Jun-1942 26-Dec-1999 Superfly soundtrack
Paul McCartney
Musician
18-Jun-1942   Beatle
Roger McGuinn
Musician
13-Jul-1942   Singer/guitarist for The Byrds
John Cougar Mellencamp
Singer/Songwriter
7-Oct-1951   Jack and Diane
Joni Mitchell
Singer/Songwriter
7-Nov-1943   Big Yellow Taxi
Scotty Moore
Guitarist
27-Dec-1931   Elvis Presley's first guitarist
Van Morrison
Singer/Songwriter
31-Aug-1945   Central figure of the Belfast blues scene
Jelly Roll Morton
Jazz Musician
20-Oct-1890 10-Jul-1941 Jazz composer, pianist
Jerry Moss
Business
8-May-1935   The "M" in A&M Records
Ricky Nelson
Musician
8-May-1940 31-Dec-1985 I'm Walkin'
Roy Orbison
Singer/Songwriter
23-Apr-1936 6-Dec-1988 Pretty Woman
Ozzy Osbourne
Singer
3-Dec-1948   Black Sabbath
Johnny Otis
Musician
28-Dec-1921 17-Jan-2012 Harlem Nocturne
Jimmy Page
Guitarist
9-Jan-1944   Led Zeppelin Guitarist
Bruce Palmer
Bassist
9-Sep-1946 1-Oct-2004 Bassist for Buffalo Springfield
Les Paul
Guitarist
9-Jun-1915 13-Aug-2009 Electric guitar/multitrack recording pioneer
Carl Perkins
Jazz Musician
9-Apr-1932 19-Jan-1998 Blue Suede Shoes
Tom Petty
Musician
20-Oct-1950   Don't Come Around Here No More
Michelle Phillips
Singer/Songwriter
4-Jun-1944   The Mamas and the Papas
Wilson Pickett
Singer/Songwriter
18-Mar-1941 19-Jan-2006 In the Midnight Hour
Gene Pitney
Singer/Songwriter
17-Feb-1940 5-Apr-2006 60s teen idol and songwriter
Elvis Presley
Singer
8-Jan-1935 16-Aug-1977 Rock and roll icon
Prince
Musician
7-Jun-1958   Purple Rain
Ma Rainey
Singer
26-Apr-1886 22-Dec-1939 The mother of the blues
Bonnie Raitt
Singer
8-Nov-1949   Redhaired blueswoman
Dee Dee Ramone
Bassist
18-Sep-1952 5-Jun-2002 Former bassist, The Ramones
Johnny Ramone
Musician
8-Oct-1951 15-Sep-2004 The Ramones
Otis Redding
Singer/Songwriter
9-Sep-1941 10-Dec-1967 Dock of the Bay
Jimmy Reed
Singer
6-Sep-1925 29-Aug-1976 Blues singer/guitarist, Big Boss Man
Lou Reed
Musician
2-Mar-1942   The Velvet Underground
Martha Reeves
Singer
18-Jul-1941   Martha and the Vandellas
Little Richard
Musician
5-Dec-1932   Tutti Frutti
Smokey Robinson
Singer/Songwriter
19-Feb-1940   Motown singer, A Quiet Storm
Jimmie Rodgers
Country Musician
8-Sep-1897 26-May-1933 Pioneering country singer/songwriter/yodeler
Diana Ross
Singer
26-Mar-1944   Dominion over The Supremes
Carlos Santana
Musician
20-Jul-1947   House is dark, pots are cold
Bob Seger
Musician
6-May-1945   And the Silver Bullet Band
Del Shannon
Singer/Songwriter
30-Dec-1934 8-Feb-1990 1960s songwriter, Runaway
Paul Simon
Singer/Songwriter
13-Oct-1941   Simon and Garfunkel
Percy Sledge
Singer
25-Nov-1941   When a Man Loves a Woman
Bessie Smith
Singer
15-Apr-1894 26-Sep-1937 Empress of the Blues
Phil Spector
Music Producer
26-Dec-1940   Creator of the Wall of Sound
Dusty Springfield
Singer
16-Apr-1939 2-Mar-1999 Son of a Preacher Man
Ringo Starr
Drummer
7-Jul-1940   Beatle
Chris Stein
Guitarist
5-Jan-1950   Blondie guitarist and co-founder
Rod Stewart
Singer/Songwriter
10-Jan-1945   Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Sting
Singer/Songwriter
2-Oct-1951   Lead singer of The Police
Mike Stoller
Songwriter
13-Mar-1933   Hitmaker for Elvis
Joe Strummer
Musician
21-Aug-1952 22-Dec-2002 Lead singer of The Clash
Andy Summers
Guitarist
31-Dec-1942   Guitarist for The Police
James Taylor
Singer/Songwriter
12-Mar-1948   Seen fire, rain
Allen Toussaint
Musician
14-Jan-1938   Influential New Orleans composer/producer
Moe Tucker
Drummer
26-Aug-1944   Drummer for The Velvet Underground
Big Joe Turner
Singer
18-May-1911 24-Nov-1985 The Boss of the Blues
Ike Turner
Musician
5-Nov-1931 12-Dec-2007 River Deep, Mountain High
Ritchie Valens
Musician
13-May-1941 3-Feb-1959 La Bamba
Gene Vincent
Musician
11-Feb-1935 12-Oct-1971 Be-Bop-A-Lula
Tom Waits
Singer/Songwriter
7-Dec-1949   Heartattack and Vine
T-Bone Walker
Guitarist
28-May-1910 16-Mar-1975 Highly influential blues guitarist
Joe Walsh
Musician
20-Nov-1947   Life's Been Good To Me
Dinah Washington
Singer
29-Aug-1924 14-Dec-1963 Queen of the Blues
Muddy Waters
Musician
4-Apr-1915 30-Apr-1983 Hoochie Coochie Man
Jann Wenner
Business
7-Jan-1946   Publisher of Rolling Stone magazine
Tina Weymouth
Bassist
22-Nov-1950   Bassist for Talking Heads
Hank Williams, Sr.
Country Musician
17-Sep-1923 1-Jan-1953 Take These Chains From My Heart
Bob Wills
Musician
6-Mar-1905 13-May-1975 King of Western Swing
Jackie Wilson
Singer
9-Jun-1934 21-Jan-1984 Lonely Teardrops
Mary Wilson
Singer
6-Mar-1944   The Supremes
Bernie Worrell
Musician
19-Apr-1944   Blacktronic Scientist
Neil Young
Singer/Songwriter
12-Nov-1945   Harvest


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