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Rock and roll music pioneer
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American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
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Irish musician and activist (born 1960)
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American singer (born 1944)
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American musician (1942–2025)
Bring Me the Horizon
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Canadian guitarist
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American musician (1941–2010)
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American singer and dancer (born 1941)
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1960s British rock supergroup
Creedence Clearwater Revival
American rock band (1959-1972)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
American and British folk rock supergroup
David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Dead Kennedys
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American death metal band
Deep Purple
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Demis Roussos
Greek musician
Dire Straits
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Eddie Cochran
American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960)
Electric Light Orchestra
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Elliott Smith
American singer-songwriter
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
Eric Clapton
English musician (born 1945)
Evanescence
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Fats Domino
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Frank Zappa
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British rock musician (1946–1991)
Fugazi
American punk band
Gene Vincent
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George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
Goree Carter
Singer
Grace Jones
Jamaican singer, actress and model
Grateful Dead
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Hole (band)
Alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California
INXS
Australian rock band (1977–2012)
Iron Maiden
English heavy metal band
Janis Joplin
American singer-songwriter
Jeff Beck
English rock guitarist
Jeff Buckley
American musician (1966–1997)
Jefferson Airplane
American rock band
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Jim Morrison
American singer-songwriter, poet, actor and director
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist (1942–1970)
Jimmy Page
English guitarist (born 1944)
Joan Jett
American singer and guitarist (born 1958)
Joe Cocker
English musician
Joe Satriani
American guitarist
John Bonham
English rock musician
John Lennon
English musician and member of the Beatles (1940–1980)
Johnny O'Keefe
Australian singer (1935-1978)
Journey (band)
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Joy Division
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Judas Priest
Gay heavy metal band
Kate Bush
English singer-songwriter
Keith Richards
British songwriter, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
King Crimson
English progressive rock band
Kiss (band)
American rock band (1973–2023)
Korn
American nu metal band
Kurt Cobain
American alternative rock musician
Led Zeppelin
English rock band (1968–1980)
Lenny Kravitz
American rock musician (born 1964)
Linda Ronstadt
American singer (born 1946)
Linkin Park
American rock band
Little Richard
American singer, pianist, and songwriter (1932–2020)
Lou Reed
American musician
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Marilyn Manson (band)
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Mayhem (band)
Norwegian black metal band
Meatloaf
Dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape
Megadeth
American thrash metal band
Metallica
American heavy metal band
Mick Jagger
English musician (born 1943)
Midnight Oil
Australian alternative rock band
Misfits (band)
American horror punk band
Morrissey
British singer (born 1959)
Mötley Crüe
American heavy metal band
Motörhead
English rock band (1975–2015)
My Bloody Valentine (band)
Irish alternative rock band
My Chemical Romance
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Neil Young
Canadian and American musician (born 1945)
Neutral Milk Hotel
American indie rock band
New York Dolls
American rock band
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Australian rock band
Nickelback
Canadian rock band
Nightwish
Finnish symphonic metal band
Nine Inch Nails
American industrial rock band
Nirvana (band)
American rock band
Oasis (band)
English rock band
Ozzy Osbourne
English musician and TV personality (born 1948)
Pantera
American heavy metal band
Paramore
American rock band
Patti Smith
American musician and artist (born 1946)
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
Pearl Jam
American rock band
Pete Townshend
English musician
Peter Gabriel
English musician
Phil Collins
English musician (born 1951)
Pink Floyd
English rock band
Pixies (band)
American alternative rock band
Poison (band)
American glam metal band
Pussy Riot
Russian punk-rock collective based in Moscow
Queen (band)
British rock band
R.E.M.
American rock band
Radiohead
English rock band
Ramones
American punk rock band (1974–1996)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
American rock band
Ricky Nelson
American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor
Ringo Starr
British musician, drummer for the Beatles
Robert Plant
English singer
Rod Stewart
British singer-songwriter (born 1945)
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
Ronnie James Dio
American singer-songwriter and composer (1942-2010)
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)
Rush (band)
Canadian rock band
Scorpions (band)
German rock band
Sepultura
Brazilian heavy metal band
Sex Pistols
English punk rock band
Siouxsie and the Banshees
British rock band
Slayer
American thrash metal band
Sonic Youth
Alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States
Steely Dan
American rock band
Steppenwolf (band)
Canadian-American rock group
Steve Vai
American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
Sting (musician)
English musician (born 1951)
T. Rex (band)
English rock band
Talking Heads
American rock band
The Allman Brothers Band
American rock band
The Band
Canadian-American rock band
The Beach Boys
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The Beatles
English rock band (1960–1970)
The Byrds
American rock band
The Clash
English punk rock band
The Cure
English rock band
The Doors
American rock band
The Easybeats
Australian rock band
The Everly Brothers
American rock and roll band
The Four Seasons (band)
American band
The Go-Go's
American rock band formed in 1978
The Killers
American rock band
The Kingsmen
American rock band
The Kinks
English rock band
The Monkees
American rock and pop band
The Pogues
Irish punk band founded in London in 1982
The Police
English rock band
The Pretenders
British rock band
The Rolling Stones
English rock band
The Smashing Pumpkins
American alternative rock band
The Smiths
English rock band (1982–1987)
The Stooges
American punk rock band
The Tragically Hip
Canadian rock band
The Velvet Underground
American rock band
The White Stripes
American rock duo (1997–2011)
The Who
English rock band
The Yardbirds
English blues and psychedelic rock band
Thin Lizzy
Irish hard rock band
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer (1939–2023)
Tom Petty
American musician
Tool (band)
American metal band
U2
Irish rock band
Van Halen
American hard rock/heavy metal band
Van Morrison
Northern Irish musician (born 1945)
Wanda Jackson
American singer, songwriter, and musician
Yes (band)
English progressive rock band