Ruben Blades

Panamanian Salsa Legend and Actor

Benny Carter

Jazz Legend and Multi-Instrumentalist

Abbey Lincoln

Jazz Vocalist and Civil Rights Activist

Evanescence

American Gothic Rock Band

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Canadian Indigenous singer-songwriter and activist

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Jazz Tenor Saxophone Virtuoso

Doc Watson

Legendary American Folk and Bluegrass Guitarist

Terry Callier

Soulful Chicago Folk-Jazz Singer-Songwriter

The Brand New Heavies

British Acid Jazz and Funk Band

Mongo Santamaria

Cuban Latin Jazz Percussionist

Toumani Diabaté

Malian Kora Virtuoso

Woody Shaw

Innovative Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Richard Rodgers

Legendary American Composer and Songwriter

Mike & The Mechanics

British rock/pop band

Rev. Gary Davis

Influential Piedmont Blues and Gospel Musician

Skip James

Influential Delta Blues Singer-Songwriter

The Blackbyrds

Funk and Jazz Fusion Band

WDR Funkhausorchester

German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Shelly Manne

Influential American Jazz Drummer and Bandleader

Bar-Kays

Legendary Funk and Soul Group

Sonny Terry

Influential American Blues Harmonica Player

Sarah Jarosz

Grammy-Winning Americana Singer-Songwriter

Ronnie Milsap

Grammy-Winning Country Music Legend

Counterparts

Canadian melodic hardcore band

Red Mitchell

Jazz Double Bassist and Composer

Chico Hamilton

Innovative American Jazz Drummer and Bandleader

Esperanza Spalding

Grammy-Winning Jazz Bassist and Vocalist

The Red Garland Trio

Influential Jazz Trio Led by Pianist Red Garland

Tony Rice

Influential Bluegrass Guitar Virtuoso

Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66

Brazilian Bossa Nova Jazz Ensemble

The Steeldrivers

Grammy-Winning Bluegrass Ensemble

The Soul Stirrers

Influential gospel music group

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

Proto-Punk Pioneer and Singer-Songwriter

Thursday

Post-Hardcore Pioneers

Scrapper Blackwell

Influential Blues Guitarist and Songwriter

Roy Clark

Legendary Country Musician and Hee Haw Star

James Booker

New Orleans Piano Virtuoso

Shelly Manne & His Men

West Coast Jazz Ensemble

Oscar Hammerstein II

Legendary American Lyricist and Musical Theatre...

Sunny Day Real Estate

Emotive Indie Rock Pioneers

Azar Lawrence

Jazz Saxophonist

Plain White T's

American Pop Punk Band

Drowning Pool

American Heavy Metal Band

All That Remains

American Metalcore Band

Marvin Hamlisch

Prolific American Composer and Conductor

Otep

Nu Metal Band Fronted by Activist Poet Shamaya

Reckless Kelly

Americana and Country-Rock Band

Hawthorne Heights

Emo Rock Band

Mayday Parade

Emotive Pop Punk Band

The Poll Winners

Jazz Supergroup Trio

Cybotron

Pioneering Detroit Electro-Techno Duo

Mary Martin

The Music Machine

1960s American Garage Rock Band

Doug Clifford

Creedence Clearwater Revival Drummer

Esther Marrow

Soulful American Gospel and Jazz Singer

Norma Jean

American metalcore band

Jason Robert Brown

Award-Winning Broadway Composer and Lyricist

David Porter

Soul Songwriter and Producer

Cowboy

Country Music Outlaw Ensemble

Tom Fogerty

Former Creedence Clearwater Revival Guitarist