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Artist
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Active |
Genre & Styles |
| James Brown
|
1950s - 2000s |
R&B, Early R&B, Funk, Soul, Soundtracks, Blaxploitation |
| Buck Owens
|
1940s - 2000s |
Country, Bakersfield Sound, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country |
| Wilson Pickett
|
1950s - 2000s |
R&B, Pop/Rock, Deep Soul, Soul, Southern Soul |
| Ray Barretto
|
1940s - 2000s |
Latin, Jazz, Electronic, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Boogaloo, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, New York Salsa, Salsa |
| Anita O'Day
|
1930s - 2000s |
Vocal, Jazz, Bop, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz |
| Desmond Dekker
|
1960s - 2000s |
Reggae, International, Bluebeat, Rocksteady, Ska |
| Love
|
1960s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Baroque Pop, Folk-Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage |
| Gene Pitney
|
1960s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Teen Idols, AM Pop |
| Ali Farka Touré
|
1970s - 2000s |
International, New Age, Jazz, African Folk, Desert Blues, Ethnic Fusion, Global Jazz, African Traditions, Malian Music, West African, Worldbeat |
| Ruth Brown
|
1940s - 2000s |
R&B, Blues, Jazz, Early R&B, Jump Blues, New York Blues, Regional Blues, Urban Blues |
| Jackie McLean
|
1950s - 2000s |
Jazz, Vocal, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Standards |
| J Dilla
|
1990s - 2000s |
Rap, Instrumental Hip-Hop, Left-Field Rap, Midwest Rap, Underground Rap |
| Maynard Ferguson
|
1930s - 2000s |
Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz |
| Lou Rawls
|
1950s - 2000s |
R&B, Soul, Philly Soul, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, Vocal Jazz, AM Pop, Early R&B |
| Jay McShann
|
1930s - 2000s |
Jazz, Blues, Vocal, Big Band, Boogie-Woogie, Jazz Blues, Jump Blues, Piano Blues, Swing, Classic Female Blues, Urban Blues, Bop, Early Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz, Standards, Stride |
| Rocío Dúrcal
|
1950s - 2000s |
Latin, Latin Pop, Tropical |
| Gerald Levert
|
1980s - 2000s |
R&B, Contemporary R&B, Quiet Storm, Adult Contemporary R&B |
| Syd Barrett
|
1960s - 1970s |
Pop/Rock, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage, Art Rock, Folk-Rock |
| Freddy Fender
|
1950s - 2000s |
Country, Latin, Pop/Rock, International, Cajun, Mexican Traditions, North American Traditions, Tex-Mex, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, Roots Rock |
| Robert Lockwood, Jr.
|
1930s - 2000s |
Blues, Acoustic Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, Pre-War Country Blues |
| Cheikha Rimitti
|
1930s - 2000s |
International, African Traditions, North African, Rai, Worldbeat, Algerian |
| Billy Preston
|
1950s - 2000s |
R&B, Soul, Funk, Early R&B, Pop-Soul |
| John Hicks
|
1950s - 2000s |
Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz |
| Dewey Redman
|
1950s - 2000s |
Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz |
| Snooky Pryor
|
1940s - 2000s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues |
| Green on Red
|
1970s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Country, Alternative/Indie Rock, Paisley Underground, American Underground, Neo-Psychedelia, Roots Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Americana |
| Hilton Ruiz
|
1960s - 2000s |
Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop, Cuban Jazz, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz |
| Malachi Thompson
|
1960s - 2000s |
Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz |
| Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
|
1990s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, Neo-Prog, Neo-Psychedelia |
| Elton Dean
|
1960s - 2000s |
Jazz, Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Canterbury Scene, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Experimental, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz |
| Rainer Maria
|
1990s - 2020s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock |
| Grant McLennan
|
1970s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter |
| Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
|
1930s - 1990s |
Classical, Vocal Music, Opera |
| Ahmet Ertegun
|
1940s - 2000s |
Jazz, Pop/Rock, R&B, Vocal Music |
| Josh Graves
|
1940s - 2000s |
Country, Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass |
| Anna Moffo
|
1950s - 1970s |
Classical, Opera, Vocal Music |
| Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
|
1990s - 2000s |
Classical, Choral, Vocal Music |
| Don Walser
|
1950s - 2000s |
Country, Pop/Rock, Alt-Country, Alternative/Indie Rock, Americana, Western Swing Revival, Yodeling |
| Dom Jean Claire
|
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Classical, Choral |
| The Suicide Machines
|
1990s - 2020s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk Revival, Ska-Punk, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge, Third Wave Ska Revival, Pop Punk |
| György Ligeti
|
1940s - 1990s |
Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Experimental Electronic |
| Danger Doom
|
2000s |
Rap, Underground Rap |
| Nikki Sudden
|
1970s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, College Rock |
| Violet Indiana
|
1990s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Ambient Pop, Dream Pop |
| Galina Ustvolskaya
|
1940s - 1990s |
Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Chamber Music, Keyboard |
| Astrid Varnay
|
1940s - 1980s |
Classical, Opera |
| Valentín Elizalde
|
1990s - 2000s |
Latin, Banda, Corrido, Mexican Traditions |
| Walter Booker
|
1960s - 2000s |
Jazz, Hard Bop |
| Richard Kapp
|
1960s - 2000s |
Classical, Easy Listening, Orchestral, Concerto, Orchestral/Easy Listening |
| Rollins Band
|
1980s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal |