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List of rock and roll performers
List of performers of
rock and roll
music
Table of contents
1 Predecessors and Precursors (1900-1950)
2 Early North American rock and roll (1951-1963)
3 The "British Invasion" (1963-1967)
4 Psychedelia, Progressive Rock and Early Hard Rock (1968-1974)
5 Return to Basics: punk, metal, disco and dance music and other trends (1975-1988)
6 Current (1988-present)
1 Latino Rock
Predecessors and Precursors (1900-1950)
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Les Paul
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Memphis Minnie
Robert Johnson
Stick McGhee & His Buddies
The Treniers
Sarah Vaughan
See also:
List of jazz musicians
,
List of blues musicians
,
List of ragtime musicians
,
List of boogie woogie musicians
,
List of swing/big band musicians
,
List of folk musicians
,
List of country musicians
,
List of popular music performers
,
List of gospel musicians
Early North American rock and roll (1951-1963)
The Beach Boys
,
surf rock
, early
psychedelia
Bill Haley & His Comets
, key contributors to the transition from
rhythm and blues
to
rock and roll
Bo Diddley
, transformed
Mississippi blues[?]
into his own thing.
Bob. B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
Bobby Darin
Bobby Day[?]
Brenda Lee
Bruce & Terry
Buddy Holly
Carl Perkins
The Chantays
Chet Atkins
Chuck Berry
, singer, songwriter, guitarist
Connie Francis
The Crystals
,
girl band
David Allan & the Arrows
Dick Dale
, pioneer of
surf rock
, and an actual surfer.
Dion & the Belmonts
Dionne Warwick
Dorsey Burnette
Johnny Burnette
The Drifters
Eddie Cochran
,
rockabilly
guitar hero, more influential in
Great Britain
than
US
.
Elvis Presley
, the King
The Everly Brothers
Fabian
Fats Domino
,
New Orleans
piano player
, singer with more than 20 number one hits in the
50s
Gene Pitney
Gene Vincent
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Hank Ballard
Hank Williams
,
honky tonk
country
Ike Turner
, wrote "
Rocket 88
", led the band, produced the record
Jack Scott[?]
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
, credited with "
Rocket 88
" in
1951
)
Jackie Wilson
Jan & Dean
James Brown
,
soul music
Jerry Lee Lewis
,
pianist
, singer
Johnny Burnette
Little Richard
,
pianist
, singer
Lloyd Price
Martha & the Vandellas
Mr. Gasser & the Weirdos
Paul Anka
Pat Boone
Ricky Nelson
, an early
teen idol
, pioneer of promoting music via
TV
The Righteous Brothers
,
blue-eyed soul[?]
The Ronettes
Ronnie Hawkins[?]
Ronny & the Daytonas
Roy Orbison
,
The Voice
The Shirelles
,
girl band
The Supremes
,
girl band
The Surfaris
The Temptations
,
R&B
Tommy James & the Shondells
See also:
List of doo wop musicians
,
List of R&B musicians
,
List of girl groups
,
List of country musicians
,
List of popular music performers
,
List of surf rock musicians
,
List of soul musicians
The "British Invasion" (1963-1967)
The Animals
The Beatles
Dave Berry
The Dave Clark Five
Gerry & the Pacemakers
Herman's Hermits
The Kinks
Marianne Faithfull
The Moody Blues
Peter & Gordon
The Rolling Stones
The Small Faces
Van Morrison
The Who
The Yardbirds
See also:
List of British blues musicians
,
List of popular music performers
Psychedelia
,
Progressive Rock
and Early
Hard Rock
(1968-1974)
13th Floor Elevators
,
psychedelia
Aerosmith
, early
heavy metal
The Allman Brothers Band
, early
country rock
,
jam band
Aretha Franklin
Badfinger
The Band
,
folk
and
rock and roll
fusion
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Black Sabbath
, early
heavy metal
Blue Cheer
, early
heavy metal
Blue Oyster Cult
, early
heavy metal
Bob Dylan
,
folk music
Buffalo Springfield
The Byrds
,
country rock
Canned Heat
Captain Beefheart
Chic
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
,
country rock
Crosby, Stills and Nash
(and
Young
)
The Cult
David Bowie
,
glam rock
Deep Purple
The Delfonics
Don McLean
Donna Summers
The Doors
, hard
psychedelia
, forerunner of
heavy metal
Dusty Springfield
The Eagles
,
country rock
The Electric Light Orchestra
The Electric Prunes
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Faces
The Flying Burrito Brothers
,
country rock
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
Funkadelic
,
funk
Genesis
,
progressive rock
Gram Parsons
,
country rock
The Grateful Dead
,
psychedelia
Harry Nilsson
Hot Tuna
Humble Pie
Iron Butterfly
,
psychedelia
, early
heavy metal
James Brown
,
soul music
, early
funk
Janis Joplin
Japan
Jefferson Airplane
,
psychedelia
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jethro Tull
Jim Croce
Jimi Hendrix
,
psychedelia
Joan Baez
Johnny Cash
,
country music
Joni Mitchell
,
folk music
Kansas
King Crimson
, early
heavy metal
,
progressive rock
Kris Kristofferson
Labelle
Led Zeppelin
,
heavy metal
Love
The Meters
Moby Grape
The Monkees
Moving Sidewalks
Nick Drake
Nirvana
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Pink Floyd
,
progressive rock
, pioneer of the
concept album
Roxy Music
Simon & Garfunkel
,
folk music
Sly & the Family Stone
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Steppenwolf
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Stooges
, early
punk music
T. Rex
,
glam rock
Traffic
The Velvet Underground
Bob Marley & the Wailers
,
reggae
Willie Nelson
Yes
,
progressive rock
See also:
List of surf rock musicians
,
List of psychedelic musicians
,
List of R&B musicians
,
List of hard rock musicians
,
List of country rock musicians
,
List of progressive rock musicians
,
List of popular music performers
,
List of soul musicians
Return to Basics:
punk
,
metal
,
disco and dance music
and other trends (1975-1988)
3rd Bass
AC/DC
Aerosmith
,
heavy metal
Afrika Bambaata
, early
rap
Alice Cooper
The Bee Gees
,
disco
Billy Joel
,
pop music
Blondie
Bob Marley
,
reggae
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band
Budgie
Buju Banton
Camper Van Beethoven
The Clash
,
punk music
Coolio
Culture Club
, late
glam music[?]
The Damned
Danzig
,
heavy metal
David Allen Coe
David Bowie
,
glam
, early
electronic music
Dead Kennedys
,
punk music
Dead Milkmen[?]
,
punk
/
pop
Depeche Mode
,
New Wave
Donna Summer
,
disco
Duran Duran
,
New Wave
Elvis Costello
Elton John
Eric Clapton
The Cure
,
Goth music
The Fall
Funkadelic
,
funk
Guns 'n Roses
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hüsker Dü
,
alternative rock
The Indigo Girls
The Jam
,
punk rock
Jimmy Buffett
Kool & the Gang
,
disco
Kiss
,
heavy metal
Kraftwerk
Labelle
,
disco
,
glam
Meat Loaf
Metallica
,
heavy metal
Midnight Oil
Minor Threat
The Misfits
The Modern Lovers
Mötley Crüe
New York Dolls
Ozzy Osbourne
Parliament
,
funk
Patti Smith
Peter Tosh
,
reggae
The Plasmatics
Poison
The Police
Queen
The Ramones
,
punk music
Red Hot Chili Peppers
,
funk
,
heavy metal
,
punk music
REM
Rick Springfield
Rush
The Sex Pistols
,
punk music
The Slits
The Scorpions
Sonic Youth
Talking Heads
Television
Thin Lizzie
,
heavy metal
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
U2
UFO
Uriah Heep
Van Halen
Van der Graaf Generator
The Violent Femmes
Wham!
Wishbone Ash
Whitesnake
,
heavy metal
X
,
punk music
See also
List of forerunners of punk music
,
List of musicians in the first wave of punk music
,
List of musicians in the second wave of punk music
,
List of heavy metal musicians
,
List of progressive rock musicians
,
List of alternative rock musicians
,
List of folk musicians
,
List of funk musicians
,
List of popular music performers
,
List of soul musicians
Current (1988-present)
10,000 Maniacs
Alan Jackson
Alice In Chains
Anthrax
Backstreet Boys
Bad Brains
Bad Religion
The Beastie Boys
,
rap
Beck
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Björk
Black Star
Blink 182
The Bloodhound Gang
Blues Traveler
Blur
The Breeders
Britney Spears
Canibus
Celine Dion
Christina Aguilera
Clint Black
Coolio
The D4
D'Angelo
,
soul music
Daft Punk
Dave Matthews Band
The Datsuns
De La Soul
,
rap
DMX
Dr. Dre
,
rap
Echo & the Bunnymen
Everon
The Faint
Faith Hill
Fatboy Slim
Foo Fighters
Fountains Of Wayne
The Fugees
,
rap
Garth Brooks
The Geto Boys
Goldfinger
,
punk
Green Day
Guru
Hole
Ice Cube
,
rap
Ice T
,
rap
Ja Rule
Jay-Z
,
rap
Joan Osborne
Kid Rock
,
rap-rock[?]
Korn
Lauryn Hill
,
rap
,
R&B
,
soul music
Lil Bow Wow
Lil Kym
Lil Wayne
Limp Bizkit
,
rap-rock[?]
Living Colour
Lords of Acid
M.C. Hammer
Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch
Mariah Carey
Mase
Master P
The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones
,
ska
Moby
The Mooney Suzuki
Morissey
Mos Def
,
rap
MxPx
,
punk
Nas
,
rap
The New Kids on the Block
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
(
grunge music
)
NOFX
NWA
,
rap
Oasis
The Offspring
Outkast
,
rap
P. Diddy
Paul Oakenfold
Pearl Jam
,
grunge music
Pennywise
Phish
Pixies
,
alternative rock
PJ Harvey
Placebo
Portishead
Primus
The Prodigy
Public Enemy
,
rap
Radiohead
Rancid
,
punk music
Red Hot Chili Peppers
,
funk
,
heavy metal
Rusted Root
RZA
Sarah MacLachlan
Scarface
Sepultura
Shania Twain
Sinead O'Connor
Sleater-Kinney
The Smiths
Snoop Doggy Dogg
,
rap
The Spice Girls
Soundgarden
,
grunge music
Stereolab
The Stone Roses
Stone Temple Pilots
The Strokes
Sublime
Superchunk
System of a Down
Suzanne Vega
The Offspring
Tool
Tori Amos
A Tribe Called Quest
,
rap
Tupak Shakur
,
rap
Underworld
The Vandals
The Verve
Weezer
The White Stripes
Will Smith
The Wu-Tang Clan
,
rap
See also:
List of heavy metal musicians
,
List of rappers
,
List of country musicians
,
List of Britpop musicians
,
List of jam bands
,
List of alternative rock musicians
,
List of electronic musicians[?]
,
List of popular music performers
,
List of musicians in the second wave of punk music
Latino Rock
Alejandra Guzman
Big Pun
Cypress Hill
Enrique Guzman
Fey
Fiel A La Vega
Gloria Estefan
La Ley
Los Chicos
Magneto
Mana
Mecano
Melody
Menudo
Miguel Bose
Paulina Rubio
Pilar Montenegro
Ricky Martin
Santana
Selena
Sepultura
Shakira
South Park Mexican
Yuri
See also:
List of Latino rock musicians[?]
,
List of popular music performers
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