Post by Diamond Girl on Dec 9, 2005 13:09:34 GMT -5
300 reasons Detroit's musical history rocks
This alphabetical list of the 300 most important and influential musical artists in Detroit's history, as compiled by WDET-FM, Detroit, is by no means a definitive list. It serves as a starting point for you to explore Detroit's diverse musical heritage.
1. Aaliyah — Contemporary R&B vocalist
2. Alberta Adams — Blues vocalist
3. Pepper Adams — Jazz saxophonist
4. Joseph Reed Alden — Co-wrote Sleepy Time Gal
5. Geri Allen — Jazz pianist
6. Pistol Allen — Jazz drummer
7. Howard Armstrong (Louie Bluie) — Blues vocalist
8. Ralphe Armstrong — Jazz bassist
9. Dorothy Ashby — Jazz harpist
10. Juan Atkins — Techno pioneer
11. Anita Baker — R&B vocalist
12. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters — '50s R&B group
13. Spencer Barefield — Jazz guitarist
14. Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents — Blues guitarist/group
15. Marcus Belgrave — Jazz trumpeter
16. Benny Benjamin — Motown Funk Brothers drummer
17. George Bennard — Wrote Old Rugged Cross
18. George Benson — Jazz saxophonist
19. Big Chief/Thornetta Davis — Rock/blues band/vocalist
20. Big Maceo (Maceo Merriweather) — Blues vocalist/pianist
21. Rayse Biggs — Jazz trumpeter
22. Emmanuelle Boisvert — DSO concertmaster
23. William Bolcom and Joan Morris — Classical pianist and vocalist
24. Bess Bonnier — Jazz pianist
25. Sonny Bono — Pop songwriter/vocalist
26. Thomas "Beans" Bowles — Motown saxophonist
27. Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise — Blues/rock band
28. Johnny Bristol — Motown producer/vocalist/songwriter
29. Jack Brokensha — Jazz and Motown vibraphonist and percussionist
30. Roy Brooks — Jazz drummer
31. Shelton Brooks — Wrote Darktown Strutters Ball
32. Ray Brown — Jazz bassist
33. Eddie Burns — Blues guitarist
34. Kenny Burrell — Jazz guitarist
35. Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds — Jazz trumpeter/group
36. Choker Campbell & His Orchestra — R&B saxophonist
37. Hughie Cannon — Wrote Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
38. The Capitols — '60s R&B group
39. Carl Carlton — Funk, soul vocalist
40. Betty Carter — Jazz vocalist
41. James Carter — Jazz saxophonist
42. Regina Carter — Jazz violinist
43. Ron Carter — Jazz bassist
44. Dennis Chambers — Jazz drummer
45. Paul Chambers — Jazz bassist
46. Chairmen of the Board — '70s soul group
47. Chenille Sisters — Folk group
48. Mattie Moss Clark —Gospel singer, member of Clark Sisters
49. Clark Sisters — Gospel group
50. Rev. James Cleveland — Gospel vocalist, trombonist and pianist
51. George Clinton — Funk vocalist, producer and songwriter
52. Dennis Coffey — Motown session guitarist
53. Alice Coltrane — Jazz pianist and harpist
54. Contemporary Jazz Quartet (jazz group)/Kenny Cox (pianist)/Charles Moore (trumpet, flugelhorn)
55. The Contours — '60s Motown group
56. Alice Cooper — Rock vocalist
57. Dave "Baby" Cortez — Organist who recorded #1 Billboard single The Happy Organ
58. The Counts — R&B band
59. A. Couse — Wrote mid-1800s hit song The Detroit Schottische
60. Carl Craig — Techno pioneer
61. Marshall Crenshaw — Rock singer/songwriter
62. Dana Cupp — Bluegrass banjoist
63. Michael Daugherty — Contemporary classical composer
64. Destroy All Monsters — Experimental rock/punk band
65. Detroit Emeralds — '70s soul group
66. Detroit Symphony Orchestra
67. Antal Dorati — DSO conductor
68. The Dramatics — '70s soul group
69. Gene Dunlap — Jazz drummer
70. The Dynamics —'70s soul group
71. Jack Earls —Rockabilly vocalist
72. Teddy Edwards — Jazz saxophonist
73. Raymond B. Egan — Co-wrote Till Me Meet Again
74. Sixten Ehrling — DSO Conductor
75. Louis Elbel — Wrote University of Michigan fight song The Victors
76. Eminem — Rapper
77. Maria Ewing — Soprano
78. The Falcons/Eddie Floyd — '50s/'60s soul group/vocalist
79. Fantastic Four — R&B and soul group
80. Ernie Farrow — Jazz bassist
81. Doris Fisher — Wrote You Always Hurt The One You Love
82. Tommy Flanagan — Jazz pianist
83. Frank Foster — Jazz saxophonist and arranger
84. Four Tops — Motown group
85. T.J. Fowler & His Orchestra — Jazz and jump blues band
86. Aretha Franklin — Soul vocalist
87. Calvin Frazier & Sampson Pittman — Blues guitarists
88. Glenn Frey — Rock guitarist/vocalist, member of The Eagles
89. Frijid Pink — Psychedelic rock band
90. Frost — '60s/'70s rock band
91. Curtis Fuller — Jazz trombonist
92. The Funk Brothers — Motown studio band
93. Harvey Fuqua — Motown/R&B writer, producer and vocalist
94. Ossip Gabrilowitsch — DSO conductor
95. Slim Gaillard — Jazz vocalist, pianist and guitarist
96. Kenny Garrett — Jazz saxophonist
97. Marvin Gaye — Motown/R&B vocalist
98. Pete Goble — Bluegrass songwriter
99. Berry Gordy — Motown songwriter/founder
100. Jay Gorney — Wrote Brother Can You Spare A Dime
101. Grand Funk Railroad — '70s rock band
102. Wardell Gray — Jazz saxophonist
103. Grant Green — Jazz guitarist
104. Griot Galaxy —Free jazz group
105. Emma Azalia Hackley — Mid -1800s singer and choral director
106. Bill Haley — Rock vocalist/guitarist
107. Fred Hammond — Gospel vocalist, bassist and producer
108. Sir Roland Hanna — Jazz pianist
109. Barry Harris — Jazz pianist
110. Charles Kassell Harris — Wrote late-800s hit After The Ball
111. Teddy Harris, Jr. — Jazz pianist and composer
112. Vernon Harrison (Boogie Woogie Red) — Blues pianist
113. Wendell Harrison — Jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
114. Richie Hawtin — Techno producer, arranger, composer
115. Louis Hayes — Jazz drummer
116. J. C. Heard — Jazz drummer
117. Bill Heid — Blues and jazz pianist
118. Joe Henderson — Jazz saxophonist
119. Michael Henderson — Jazz and rock bassist
120. William P. Hensley (Washboard Willie) — Blues "Washboardist"
121. His Name Is Alive — Indie rock band
122. Holland, Dozier, Holland —Motown songwriters and producers
123. Major Holley, Jr. — Jazz bassist
124. Brenda Holloway — Motown vocalist
125. John Lee Hooker — Blues vocalist, guitarist and composer
126. Harlan Howard — Wrote Busted and I Fall To Pieces
127. Bob Hurst — Jazz bassist
128. Insane Clown Posse — Rappers
129. Ali Jackson — Jazz drummer
130. Deon Jackson — Soul vocalist
131. Eddie Jackson — Rockabilly vocalist
132. Fred Jackson — Jazz saxophonist
133. Milt Jackson — Jazz vibraphonist and composer
134. Oliver Jackson, Jr. (Bops Jr.) — Jazz drummer
135. James Jamerson — Motown Funk Brothers bassist
136. Neeme Järvi — DSO conductor
137. John (Bobo) Jenkins — Blues guitarist, vocalist and producer
138. Johnny & The Hurricanes — 60s instrumental rock band
139. Marv Johnson — '50s and '60s R&B singer
140. Elvin Jones — Jazz drummer
141. Hank Jones — Jazz pianist
142. Isham Jones — '20sand '30s jazz bandleader, wrote It Had To Be You
143. Thad Jones — Jazz bandleader, trumpeter, composer ampersand arranger
144. Uriel Jones — Motown Funk Brothers drummer
145. Sheila Jordan — Jazz vocalist
146. Ana and Ida Kavafian — Classical violinists
147. Eddie Kendricks — R&B vocalist and member of The Temptations
148. Kid Rock — Rap and rock singer
149. Eddie Kirkland — Blues vocalist, harmonica player and guitarist
150. Earl Klugh — Jazz guitarist
151. Gladys Knight & The Pips — R&B/Motown group
152. Terry Knight & The Pack — '60s rock group
153. Cub Koda & Brownsville Station — '70s,'80s and'90s rock vocalist/band
154. Ruth Laredo — Classical pianist
155. Yusef Lateef — Jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer
156. Bettye Lavette — Blues vocalist
157. Hugh Lawson — Jazz pianist
158. Samuel M. (Sammy) Lerner — Wrote I'm Popeye The Sailor Man
159. Barbara Lewis — '60s pop-soul vocalist
160. Kirk Lightsey — Jazz pianist
161. Little Sonny — Longtime blues vocalist and harmonica player
162. Little Willie John — '50s and '60s R&B vocalist
163. Joe LoDuca — Jazz guitarist and film score composer
164. Shorty Long — '60s Motown vocalist and pianist
165. Angelo Lorenzo — Co-wrote Sleepy Time Gal
166. Lene Lovich — New Wave vocalist
167. Madonna — Pop icon
168. Rick Margitza — Post-bop jazz tenor saxophonist
169. Gerald Marks — Wrote All of Me
170. Kenny Martin — Soul vocalist
171. Marvellettes — '60s Motown girl group
172. Bennie Maupin — Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist.
173. Derrick May — Techno pioneer
174. Nathaniel Mayer — Fortune Records R&B vocalist
175. Cecil McBee — Jazz bassist
176. MC5 — '60s, '70s rock band
177. Howard McGhee — Jazz trumpeter
178. Harold McKinney & Family — Jazz pianist, composer, educator/multi-instrumentalists
179. McKinney's Cotton Pickers — Jazz big band
180. Charles McPherson — Jazz saxophonist
181. Roger Miller (of Mission of Burma) — Rock vocalist and guitarist
182. Frederick Allen Mills — Wrote Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis
183. Jeff Mills (The Wizard) — Techno DJ, producer
184. Mischa Mischakoff — DSO concertmaster
185. Mr. B — Blues and boogie woogie pianist
186. Mr. Bo (Louis Collins) — Blues guitarist and vocalist
187. Billy Mitchell — Jazz saxophonist
188. Francisco Mora — Jazz percussionist
189. Chubby Newsome — Jump blues vocalist
190. Larry Nozero — Jazz saxophonist and flutist
191. Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes — Rock guitarist and vocalist/band
192. Paul Paray — DSO conductor
193. Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio — R&B/Pop vocalist and guitarist/band
194. Terrence Parker — Techno DJ and producer
195. Parliament-Funkadelic — Funk band
196. Freda Payne — Soul, jazz and pop vocalist
197. Greg Phillinganes — Pop/soul keyboardist and songwriter.
198. Wilson Pickett — Soul vocalist
199. Iggy Pop — Rock icon
200. King Porter — Jazz and blues trumpeter
201. Johnny Powers — Rockabilly vocalist and guitarist
202. The Precisions — '60s R&B group
203. Suzi Quatro — '70s and '80s vocalist, songwriter and bassist
204. ? & The Mysterians — '60s rock band
205. Barbara Randolph — Soul vocalist
206. Phil Ranelin & Tribe — Free jazz group
207. Rare Earth — '60s and '70s psychedelic soul group
208. The Rationals — '60s rock band
209. Johnny Ray — '50s pop vocalist
210. Della Reese — Jazz, blues, R&B, gospel and pop vocalist
211. Dianne Reeves — Jazz vocalist
212. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas — Motown vocalist/group
213. The Reflections — '70s R&B group
214. William Revelli — University of Michigan band director
215. Todd Rhodes — Jazz pianist and arranger
216. Sir Mack Rice — R&B vocalist and composer
217. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —Motown vocalist/group
218. Sugar Chile Robinson — R&B vocalist
219. Rockets — '70s and '80s rock band
220. Rodriguez (Jesus Rodriguez) — Rock vocalist and guitarist
221. Romantics — '80s rock group
222. Frank Rosolino — Jazz trombonist
223. Dr. Ross — Blues vocalist, harmonica player and guitarist
224. Dennis Rowland — Jazz vocalist
225. Royal Jokers — Doo-wop group
226. David Ruffin — R&B vocalist, member of The Temptations
227. Jimmy Ruffin — R&B vocalist, member of The Temptations
228. Danny Russo — Wrote Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye
229. Peter "Madcat" Ruth — Blues harmonica player
230. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels — Rock vocalist/group
231. Kevin Saunderson/Inner City — Techno DJ and producer/band
232. Savage Grace — Progressive rock band
233. Jack Scott — Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist
234. Bob Seeley — Boogie woogie pianist
235. Bob Seger — Rock icon
236. Jaribu Shahid — Jazz bassist
237. James Royce Shannon — Wrote The Missouri Waltz
238. thingy Siegel — Folk singer/songwriter
239. John Sinclair — Vocalist, poet, blues and jazz historian, manager of the MC5
240. Louis Smith — Jazz trumpeter
241. Patti Smith — Rock singer/songwriter, poet
242. Son House — Delta blues slide guitarist and vocalist
243. Sonic's Rendezvous Band — Rock group
244. R. J. Spangler — Blues drummer
245. Skip Spence — Singer/songwriter, member of Moby Grape and Jefferson Airplane
246. Spinners — '70s soul group
247. SRC — 60s and '70s rock band
248. Gordon Staples — DSO concertmaster and Motown string arranger
249. Edwin Starr — R&B/Motown vocalist
250. Sonny Stitt — Jazz saxophonist
251. Byron Douglas Stokes — Co-wrote Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
252. The Stooges — '60s/'70s rock band
253. Straight Ahead — All-female jazz group
254. Barrett Strong — Motown vocalist/composer
255. Nolan Strong and The Diablos — Blues/R&B vocalist/group
256. The Supremes — Motown group
257. Tani Tabbal — Jazz drummer
258. Craig Taborn — Jazz keyboardist
259. R. Dean Taylor — Motown songwriter/vocalist
260. Temptations — Motown group
261. Tammi Terrell — Motown vocalist
262. Harvey Thompson — Jazz vocalist
263. Lucky Thompson — Jazz saxophonist
264. James Tocco — Classical pianist
265. Johnny Trudell — Bid band leader and Motown trumpeter
266. Undisputed Truth — '70s Motown funk group
267. Unrelated Segments — '60s garage rock band
268. Earl Van Dyke — Keyboardist/bandleader for The Funk Brothers
269. Earl Van Riper — Jazz pianist
270. Velvellettes — Motown group
271. Frank Dudleigh Vernor — Co-wrote Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
272. Albert Von Tilzer — Wrote Take Me Out To The Ballgame
273. Harry Von Tilzer — Wrote A Bird In A Gilded Cage
274. Donald Walden — Jazz saxophonist
275. Jr. Walker & The Allstars — Motown saxophonist and vocalist/band
276. Beulan "Sippie" Wallace — Blues vocalist
277. Leon Ware — Motown songwriter/singer/producer/arranger
278. Gino Washington — '60s R&B vocalist
279. Was (Not Was) — Contemporary R&B dance group
280. Don Was (Don Fagenson) — Producer and bassist
281. Julius Watkins — Jazz French horn player
282. Joe Weaver — Blues pianist and vocalist
283. Ben Weisman — Wrote many million selling songs for Elvis Presley
284. Mary Wells — Motown vocalist
285. Kim Weston — Motown vocalist
286. Rodney Whitaker — Jazz bassist
287. Norman Whitfield — Motown producer and songwriter
288. Richard Whiting — Wrote On The Good Ship Lollipop
289. Popcorn Wylie — R&B/Motown vocalist/songwriter
290. Jimmy Wilkins' Big Band — Trombonist/bandleader
291. Andre Williams & The Five Dollars — '50s/'60s R&B group
292. Richard Storrs Willis — Wrote It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
293. Gerald Wilson — Jazz leader, composer, arranger and trumpeter
294. Jackie Wilson — R&B vocalist
295. Winans — Contemporary gospel group
296. Stevie Wonder — Soul and pop icon
297. Lyman Woodard — Jazz organist
298. Syreeta Wright — Soul vocalist
299. York Brothers — Country duo
300. Alexander Zonjic — Jazz flutist
This alphabetical list of the 300 most important and influential musical artists in Detroit's history, as compiled by WDET-FM, Detroit, is by no means a definitive list. It serves as a starting point for you to explore Detroit's diverse musical heritage.
1. Aaliyah — Contemporary R&B vocalist
2. Alberta Adams — Blues vocalist
3. Pepper Adams — Jazz saxophonist
4. Joseph Reed Alden — Co-wrote Sleepy Time Gal
5. Geri Allen — Jazz pianist
6. Pistol Allen — Jazz drummer
7. Howard Armstrong (Louie Bluie) — Blues vocalist
8. Ralphe Armstrong — Jazz bassist
9. Dorothy Ashby — Jazz harpist
10. Juan Atkins — Techno pioneer
11. Anita Baker — R&B vocalist
12. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters — '50s R&B group
13. Spencer Barefield — Jazz guitarist
14. Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents — Blues guitarist/group
15. Marcus Belgrave — Jazz trumpeter
16. Benny Benjamin — Motown Funk Brothers drummer
17. George Bennard — Wrote Old Rugged Cross
18. George Benson — Jazz saxophonist
19. Big Chief/Thornetta Davis — Rock/blues band/vocalist
20. Big Maceo (Maceo Merriweather) — Blues vocalist/pianist
21. Rayse Biggs — Jazz trumpeter
22. Emmanuelle Boisvert — DSO concertmaster
23. William Bolcom and Joan Morris — Classical pianist and vocalist
24. Bess Bonnier — Jazz pianist
25. Sonny Bono — Pop songwriter/vocalist
26. Thomas "Beans" Bowles — Motown saxophonist
27. Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise — Blues/rock band
28. Johnny Bristol — Motown producer/vocalist/songwriter
29. Jack Brokensha — Jazz and Motown vibraphonist and percussionist
30. Roy Brooks — Jazz drummer
31. Shelton Brooks — Wrote Darktown Strutters Ball
32. Ray Brown — Jazz bassist
33. Eddie Burns — Blues guitarist
34. Kenny Burrell — Jazz guitarist
35. Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds — Jazz trumpeter/group
36. Choker Campbell & His Orchestra — R&B saxophonist
37. Hughie Cannon — Wrote Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
38. The Capitols — '60s R&B group
39. Carl Carlton — Funk, soul vocalist
40. Betty Carter — Jazz vocalist
41. James Carter — Jazz saxophonist
42. Regina Carter — Jazz violinist
43. Ron Carter — Jazz bassist
44. Dennis Chambers — Jazz drummer
45. Paul Chambers — Jazz bassist
46. Chairmen of the Board — '70s soul group
47. Chenille Sisters — Folk group
48. Mattie Moss Clark —Gospel singer, member of Clark Sisters
49. Clark Sisters — Gospel group
50. Rev. James Cleveland — Gospel vocalist, trombonist and pianist
51. George Clinton — Funk vocalist, producer and songwriter
52. Dennis Coffey — Motown session guitarist
53. Alice Coltrane — Jazz pianist and harpist
54. Contemporary Jazz Quartet (jazz group)/Kenny Cox (pianist)/Charles Moore (trumpet, flugelhorn)
55. The Contours — '60s Motown group
56. Alice Cooper — Rock vocalist
57. Dave "Baby" Cortez — Organist who recorded #1 Billboard single The Happy Organ
58. The Counts — R&B band
59. A. Couse — Wrote mid-1800s hit song The Detroit Schottische
60. Carl Craig — Techno pioneer
61. Marshall Crenshaw — Rock singer/songwriter
62. Dana Cupp — Bluegrass banjoist
63. Michael Daugherty — Contemporary classical composer
64. Destroy All Monsters — Experimental rock/punk band
65. Detroit Emeralds — '70s soul group
66. Detroit Symphony Orchestra
67. Antal Dorati — DSO conductor
68. The Dramatics — '70s soul group
69. Gene Dunlap — Jazz drummer
70. The Dynamics —'70s soul group
71. Jack Earls —Rockabilly vocalist
72. Teddy Edwards — Jazz saxophonist
73. Raymond B. Egan — Co-wrote Till Me Meet Again
74. Sixten Ehrling — DSO Conductor
75. Louis Elbel — Wrote University of Michigan fight song The Victors
76. Eminem — Rapper
77. Maria Ewing — Soprano
78. The Falcons/Eddie Floyd — '50s/'60s soul group/vocalist
79. Fantastic Four — R&B and soul group
80. Ernie Farrow — Jazz bassist
81. Doris Fisher — Wrote You Always Hurt The One You Love
82. Tommy Flanagan — Jazz pianist
83. Frank Foster — Jazz saxophonist and arranger
84. Four Tops — Motown group
85. T.J. Fowler & His Orchestra — Jazz and jump blues band
86. Aretha Franklin — Soul vocalist
87. Calvin Frazier & Sampson Pittman — Blues guitarists
88. Glenn Frey — Rock guitarist/vocalist, member of The Eagles
89. Frijid Pink — Psychedelic rock band
90. Frost — '60s/'70s rock band
91. Curtis Fuller — Jazz trombonist
92. The Funk Brothers — Motown studio band
93. Harvey Fuqua — Motown/R&B writer, producer and vocalist
94. Ossip Gabrilowitsch — DSO conductor
95. Slim Gaillard — Jazz vocalist, pianist and guitarist
96. Kenny Garrett — Jazz saxophonist
97. Marvin Gaye — Motown/R&B vocalist
98. Pete Goble — Bluegrass songwriter
99. Berry Gordy — Motown songwriter/founder
100. Jay Gorney — Wrote Brother Can You Spare A Dime
101. Grand Funk Railroad — '70s rock band
102. Wardell Gray — Jazz saxophonist
103. Grant Green — Jazz guitarist
104. Griot Galaxy —Free jazz group
105. Emma Azalia Hackley — Mid -1800s singer and choral director
106. Bill Haley — Rock vocalist/guitarist
107. Fred Hammond — Gospel vocalist, bassist and producer
108. Sir Roland Hanna — Jazz pianist
109. Barry Harris — Jazz pianist
110. Charles Kassell Harris — Wrote late-800s hit After The Ball
111. Teddy Harris, Jr. — Jazz pianist and composer
112. Vernon Harrison (Boogie Woogie Red) — Blues pianist
113. Wendell Harrison — Jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
114. Richie Hawtin — Techno producer, arranger, composer
115. Louis Hayes — Jazz drummer
116. J. C. Heard — Jazz drummer
117. Bill Heid — Blues and jazz pianist
118. Joe Henderson — Jazz saxophonist
119. Michael Henderson — Jazz and rock bassist
120. William P. Hensley (Washboard Willie) — Blues "Washboardist"
121. His Name Is Alive — Indie rock band
122. Holland, Dozier, Holland —Motown songwriters and producers
123. Major Holley, Jr. — Jazz bassist
124. Brenda Holloway — Motown vocalist
125. John Lee Hooker — Blues vocalist, guitarist and composer
126. Harlan Howard — Wrote Busted and I Fall To Pieces
127. Bob Hurst — Jazz bassist
128. Insane Clown Posse — Rappers
129. Ali Jackson — Jazz drummer
130. Deon Jackson — Soul vocalist
131. Eddie Jackson — Rockabilly vocalist
132. Fred Jackson — Jazz saxophonist
133. Milt Jackson — Jazz vibraphonist and composer
134. Oliver Jackson, Jr. (Bops Jr.) — Jazz drummer
135. James Jamerson — Motown Funk Brothers bassist
136. Neeme Järvi — DSO conductor
137. John (Bobo) Jenkins — Blues guitarist, vocalist and producer
138. Johnny & The Hurricanes — 60s instrumental rock band
139. Marv Johnson — '50s and '60s R&B singer
140. Elvin Jones — Jazz drummer
141. Hank Jones — Jazz pianist
142. Isham Jones — '20sand '30s jazz bandleader, wrote It Had To Be You
143. Thad Jones — Jazz bandleader, trumpeter, composer ampersand arranger
144. Uriel Jones — Motown Funk Brothers drummer
145. Sheila Jordan — Jazz vocalist
146. Ana and Ida Kavafian — Classical violinists
147. Eddie Kendricks — R&B vocalist and member of The Temptations
148. Kid Rock — Rap and rock singer
149. Eddie Kirkland — Blues vocalist, harmonica player and guitarist
150. Earl Klugh — Jazz guitarist
151. Gladys Knight & The Pips — R&B/Motown group
152. Terry Knight & The Pack — '60s rock group
153. Cub Koda & Brownsville Station — '70s,'80s and'90s rock vocalist/band
154. Ruth Laredo — Classical pianist
155. Yusef Lateef — Jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer
156. Bettye Lavette — Blues vocalist
157. Hugh Lawson — Jazz pianist
158. Samuel M. (Sammy) Lerner — Wrote I'm Popeye The Sailor Man
159. Barbara Lewis — '60s pop-soul vocalist
160. Kirk Lightsey — Jazz pianist
161. Little Sonny — Longtime blues vocalist and harmonica player
162. Little Willie John — '50s and '60s R&B vocalist
163. Joe LoDuca — Jazz guitarist and film score composer
164. Shorty Long — '60s Motown vocalist and pianist
165. Angelo Lorenzo — Co-wrote Sleepy Time Gal
166. Lene Lovich — New Wave vocalist
167. Madonna — Pop icon
168. Rick Margitza — Post-bop jazz tenor saxophonist
169. Gerald Marks — Wrote All of Me
170. Kenny Martin — Soul vocalist
171. Marvellettes — '60s Motown girl group
172. Bennie Maupin — Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist.
173. Derrick May — Techno pioneer
174. Nathaniel Mayer — Fortune Records R&B vocalist
175. Cecil McBee — Jazz bassist
176. MC5 — '60s, '70s rock band
177. Howard McGhee — Jazz trumpeter
178. Harold McKinney & Family — Jazz pianist, composer, educator/multi-instrumentalists
179. McKinney's Cotton Pickers — Jazz big band
180. Charles McPherson — Jazz saxophonist
181. Roger Miller (of Mission of Burma) — Rock vocalist and guitarist
182. Frederick Allen Mills — Wrote Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis
183. Jeff Mills (The Wizard) — Techno DJ, producer
184. Mischa Mischakoff — DSO concertmaster
185. Mr. B — Blues and boogie woogie pianist
186. Mr. Bo (Louis Collins) — Blues guitarist and vocalist
187. Billy Mitchell — Jazz saxophonist
188. Francisco Mora — Jazz percussionist
189. Chubby Newsome — Jump blues vocalist
190. Larry Nozero — Jazz saxophonist and flutist
191. Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes — Rock guitarist and vocalist/band
192. Paul Paray — DSO conductor
193. Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio — R&B/Pop vocalist and guitarist/band
194. Terrence Parker — Techno DJ and producer
195. Parliament-Funkadelic — Funk band
196. Freda Payne — Soul, jazz and pop vocalist
197. Greg Phillinganes — Pop/soul keyboardist and songwriter.
198. Wilson Pickett — Soul vocalist
199. Iggy Pop — Rock icon
200. King Porter — Jazz and blues trumpeter
201. Johnny Powers — Rockabilly vocalist and guitarist
202. The Precisions — '60s R&B group
203. Suzi Quatro — '70s and '80s vocalist, songwriter and bassist
204. ? & The Mysterians — '60s rock band
205. Barbara Randolph — Soul vocalist
206. Phil Ranelin & Tribe — Free jazz group
207. Rare Earth — '60s and '70s psychedelic soul group
208. The Rationals — '60s rock band
209. Johnny Ray — '50s pop vocalist
210. Della Reese — Jazz, blues, R&B, gospel and pop vocalist
211. Dianne Reeves — Jazz vocalist
212. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas — Motown vocalist/group
213. The Reflections — '70s R&B group
214. William Revelli — University of Michigan band director
215. Todd Rhodes — Jazz pianist and arranger
216. Sir Mack Rice — R&B vocalist and composer
217. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —Motown vocalist/group
218. Sugar Chile Robinson — R&B vocalist
219. Rockets — '70s and '80s rock band
220. Rodriguez (Jesus Rodriguez) — Rock vocalist and guitarist
221. Romantics — '80s rock group
222. Frank Rosolino — Jazz trombonist
223. Dr. Ross — Blues vocalist, harmonica player and guitarist
224. Dennis Rowland — Jazz vocalist
225. Royal Jokers — Doo-wop group
226. David Ruffin — R&B vocalist, member of The Temptations
227. Jimmy Ruffin — R&B vocalist, member of The Temptations
228. Danny Russo — Wrote Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye
229. Peter "Madcat" Ruth — Blues harmonica player
230. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels — Rock vocalist/group
231. Kevin Saunderson/Inner City — Techno DJ and producer/band
232. Savage Grace — Progressive rock band
233. Jack Scott — Rockabilly guitarist and vocalist
234. Bob Seeley — Boogie woogie pianist
235. Bob Seger — Rock icon
236. Jaribu Shahid — Jazz bassist
237. James Royce Shannon — Wrote The Missouri Waltz
238. thingy Siegel — Folk singer/songwriter
239. John Sinclair — Vocalist, poet, blues and jazz historian, manager of the MC5
240. Louis Smith — Jazz trumpeter
241. Patti Smith — Rock singer/songwriter, poet
242. Son House — Delta blues slide guitarist and vocalist
243. Sonic's Rendezvous Band — Rock group
244. R. J. Spangler — Blues drummer
245. Skip Spence — Singer/songwriter, member of Moby Grape and Jefferson Airplane
246. Spinners — '70s soul group
247. SRC — 60s and '70s rock band
248. Gordon Staples — DSO concertmaster and Motown string arranger
249. Edwin Starr — R&B/Motown vocalist
250. Sonny Stitt — Jazz saxophonist
251. Byron Douglas Stokes — Co-wrote Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
252. The Stooges — '60s/'70s rock band
253. Straight Ahead — All-female jazz group
254. Barrett Strong — Motown vocalist/composer
255. Nolan Strong and The Diablos — Blues/R&B vocalist/group
256. The Supremes — Motown group
257. Tani Tabbal — Jazz drummer
258. Craig Taborn — Jazz keyboardist
259. R. Dean Taylor — Motown songwriter/vocalist
260. Temptations — Motown group
261. Tammi Terrell — Motown vocalist
262. Harvey Thompson — Jazz vocalist
263. Lucky Thompson — Jazz saxophonist
264. James Tocco — Classical pianist
265. Johnny Trudell — Bid band leader and Motown trumpeter
266. Undisputed Truth — '70s Motown funk group
267. Unrelated Segments — '60s garage rock band
268. Earl Van Dyke — Keyboardist/bandleader for The Funk Brothers
269. Earl Van Riper — Jazz pianist
270. Velvellettes — Motown group
271. Frank Dudleigh Vernor — Co-wrote Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
272. Albert Von Tilzer — Wrote Take Me Out To The Ballgame
273. Harry Von Tilzer — Wrote A Bird In A Gilded Cage
274. Donald Walden — Jazz saxophonist
275. Jr. Walker & The Allstars — Motown saxophonist and vocalist/band
276. Beulan "Sippie" Wallace — Blues vocalist
277. Leon Ware — Motown songwriter/singer/producer/arranger
278. Gino Washington — '60s R&B vocalist
279. Was (Not Was) — Contemporary R&B dance group
280. Don Was (Don Fagenson) — Producer and bassist
281. Julius Watkins — Jazz French horn player
282. Joe Weaver — Blues pianist and vocalist
283. Ben Weisman — Wrote many million selling songs for Elvis Presley
284. Mary Wells — Motown vocalist
285. Kim Weston — Motown vocalist
286. Rodney Whitaker — Jazz bassist
287. Norman Whitfield — Motown producer and songwriter
288. Richard Whiting — Wrote On The Good Ship Lollipop
289. Popcorn Wylie — R&B/Motown vocalist/songwriter
290. Jimmy Wilkins' Big Band — Trombonist/bandleader
291. Andre Williams & The Five Dollars — '50s/'60s R&B group
292. Richard Storrs Willis — Wrote It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
293. Gerald Wilson — Jazz leader, composer, arranger and trumpeter
294. Jackie Wilson — R&B vocalist
295. Winans — Contemporary gospel group
296. Stevie Wonder — Soul and pop icon
297. Lyman Woodard — Jazz organist
298. Syreeta Wright — Soul vocalist
299. York Brothers — Country duo
300. Alexander Zonjic — Jazz flutist
- And why couldn't they just write Supremes 
lol
