- AC/DC ..this Aussie outfit was arguably the world's most dominant power rock band in the 80's and 90's, and continues to retain a massive global fan base
- Aerosmith ..long lived blues/rock act out of Boston that refuses to lie down in the face of advancing age and adversity
- Bad Company ..70's hard rockers, fronted by the unmistakably distinctive vocals of Paul Rodgers
- Bachman Turner Overdrive ..Canadian purveyors of maximum volume, heavy metal party rock, a staple at mid 70's high school buds and suds bashes
- Badfinger
..once decried as the band most mimicking of the Beatles, Badfinger was starcrossed from the beginning, in spite of a stunning catalog of timeless music produced before their tragic demise
- the Beatles ..there isn't much that hasn't already been said, perhaps the most universally influential band of all time
- the BeeGee's ..Australian icons and pop-rock survivors, performers, and producers, their brilliant career now spanning six decades
- Pat Benatar ..mating her classically trained vocals with husband Neil Geraldo's masterful rock guitar, Benatar became the original superstar rock diva in the early 80's
- Elvin Bishop ..iconoclastic southern rock/blues/soul artist Bishop cut his musical teeth on the Chicago Blues scene of the early 60's before going it on his own to release a catalog of eclectic classics
- Roy Buchanan ..a brilliant, but largely unsung maestro of his genre, electric blues guitar, died by his own hand(?) while jailed overnight on a drunk and disorderly
- Cheap Trick ..prolific underrated midwestern pop/rock/punk outfit whose massive cult following knows a good thing
- Eric Clapton ..English guitar god and bluesman still commanding worldwide acclaim since the 60's, overcoming addictions and personal tragedies along the way
- Dire Straits ..haunting and virtuoso Brit rockers, led by Mark Knopfler to music video Valhalla with their smash "Money for Nothing" (I Want My Mtv), despite their more compelling earlier works
- Electric Light Orchestra ..Jeff Lynne's marvelous synthesis of classical strings and crunching rock guitars, producing some of the most memorable anthems of the 70's and 80's
- Foghat ..70's stalwart electric slide and blues rockers, unfortunately too often remembered for one of their weakest cuts, "Slowride"
- Elton John ..masterful pianist and performer, on top since the early 70's, defying addictive self destruction and overcoming problems related to gay issues
- Merle Haggard ..perhaps the most definitive voice in country music over the last 40 years
- Heart ..soulful Wilson sisters from Vancouver, British Columbia, blessed with pure rock and roll hearts, their band was a world beater for a ten year run in the 80's and 90's
- Billy Joel ..talented singer/songwriter/musician, coming to the fore with his eponymous and universally recognized signature smash, "Piano Man"
- Journey ..powered by the incredibly talented duo of vocalist Steve Perry and guitarist Neil Schon, Journey sold millions of albums and concert tickets during their peak in the 80's
- Cyndi Lauper ..eclectic Brooklyn artist best known for the '85 smash hit, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun." Watch Cyndi's classic concert video, "Paris" for one of the finest pop performances ever filmed, including virtuoso rock guitar by Rick Derringer
- Led Zeppelin ..exalted and pioneering heavy metal blues combo led by the legendary Page and Plant, conceivably the most monster acid rock band of all time
- John Cougar Mellencamp ..gritty singer and songwriter boasting a long string of hit singles and albums since the late 70's, once touted as "the next Jagger"
- Eddie Money ..breathy, bad boy, rock crooner Money cut a string of classic rock albums in the big 80's following his hit single, "Two Tickets to Paradise"
- Moody Blues ..wildly capable purveyors of English-flavored acid pop-rock
- Van Morrison ..Irish legend and master of wide ranging styles, gave us the immortal "Gloria," and "Wavelength"
- Willie Nelson ..singlehandedly brought American country music to the mainstream with gems like "Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground"
- Pink Floyd ..legendary English crafters of some of the most cerebral and textured heavy rock music ever produced.. perhaps best known for their "Dark Side of The Moon" album
- The Rolling Stones ..ageless and enduring quintessential rock and rollers emerging in the 60's concurrently with, and as the antithesis of, the Beatles.. still performing to critical acclaim and arguably one of the two most influential bands of all time
- Bob Seger ..nonpareil Detroit rock showman pumping out the goods for the last 30 plus years, now perhaps best recognized as the voice behind the Chevy pickup ad's "Like a Rock" theme song
- Steely Dan ..eclectic rock/jazz fusion of co-collaborators Fagen and Becker produced a series of seven eternally classic albums, essential for the serious connoisseur
- Styx ..Chicago based rock balladeers mixed bittersweet love songs with blazing guitar anthems to become one of the most popular and successful arena rock acts of the 80's
- Thin Lizzy ..soulful Irish rock band perhaps best known for their classic album, "Jailbreak." Yet another band destroyed prematurely suffering a cliche rock and roll drug casualty
- ZZ Top ..that "lil ol' band from Texas" that went from "LaGrange" and the best kept secret in blues, to the super mega bigtime with hits like "Gimme All Your Lovin" and "Legs"
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