Bad Brains

Pioneering American hardcore punk band

Pluralone

Solo Project of Red Hot Chili Peppers Multi-Ins...

William Hooker

Innovative American Jazz Drummer and Composer

Dot Hacker

Experimental Rock Ensemble

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

Australian Psychedelic Rock Band

Dexter Gordon

Legendary American Jazz Saxophonist

Sun Ra

Innovative Jazz Composer and Bandleader

Mike Watt

Pioneering Punk Rock Bassist

The Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7

Ska and Rocksteady Ensemble

Johnny Cash

Legendary Country Music Icon

Thelonious Monk

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Composer

Jackie Wilson

Soulful R&B and Rock n Roll Legend

Phil Ranelin

Jazz Trombonist and Composer

Ben Webster

Legendary American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist

The Chi-Lites

Classic R&B/Soul Vocal Group from Chicago

Dennis Coffey

Legendary Detroit Guitarist and Funk Pioneer

Tav Falco

Eclectic Rockabilly and Blues Musician

Westbound Train

Boston-Based Ska and Reggae Ensemble

Jerry Lee Lewis

Rock n Roll Pioneer and Pianist

The Sun Ra Arkestra

Legendary Afrofuturist Jazz Ensemble

The Art Ensemble Of Chicago

Innovative Avant-Garde Jazz Collective

Color Green

Zachary Cale

Singer-Songwriter Blends Folk and Indie Rock

Sugar Candy Mountain

Psychedelic Pop Band

Assemblage

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Miles Davis

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader

John Coltrane

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Ornette Coleman

Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Free Jazz Pioneer

Cecil Taylor

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Poet

Johnny Griffin

Jazz Tenor Saxophonist

Ohio Players

Funk and Soul Pioneers from Ohio

Tav Falco's Panther Burns

Cult Rockabilly and Blues Revival Band

Il Sogno Del Marinaio

Italian Experimental Rock Trio

Sunny War

Genre-Blending Folk-Punk Singer-Songwriter

Doctor Ross

Mississippi Harmonica Blues Legend

400 Blows

Los Angeles-based experimental punk band

The Way Down Wanderers

Rising Folk-Americana Quintet

Samuel S.C.

Andrew Bird's Bowl Of Fire

Ottto

Emerging Heavy Metal Trio

The Counts

Anywhere

Aztlan Unearthed

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Eramus Hall

Louis Armstrong

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Vocalist

Howlin' Wolf

Iconic Chicago Blues Legend

Freddie Hubbard

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Weather Report

Innovative Jazz Fusion Pioneers

Carl Perkins

Rockabilly Pioneer and Blue Suede Shoes Singer

Big Bill Broonzy

Influential Chicago Blues Pioneer

Art Farmer

Jazz Trumpeter and Flugelhorn Player

Jim Hall

Influential American Jazz Guitarist

Earl Hines

Jazz Pianist and Bandleader

Bunk Johnson

New Orleans Jazz Trumpeter and Revivalist

Daniel Johnston

Cult Lo-Fi Singer-Songwriter and Visual Artist

Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Ensemble

Sly Stone

Innovative Funk and Soul Music Icon

Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Canadian electronic-folk musician