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Paul McCartney　

Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the ’70s and ’80s. In America ..more

Peter Gabriel　

As the leader of Genesis in the early ’70s, Peter Gabriel helped move progressive rock to new levels of theatricality. He was no less ambitious as a solo artist, but he was more subtle in his me ..more

Pink Floyd　

Pink Floyd is the premier space rock band. Since the mid-’60s, their music relentlessly tinkered with electronics and all manner of special effects to push pop formats to their outer limits. ..more

P!nk　

Although initially viewed as another face in the late-’90s crowd of teen pop acts, Pink (professionally known as P!nk) quickly transcended and outgrew that label with her combination of pop songcra ..more

Primal Scream　

Primal Scream’s career could in many ways be read as a microcosm of British indie rock in the ’80s and ’90s. Bobby Gillespie formed the band in the mid-’80s while drumming for goth-tinged ..more

Platters　

The Platters started out as a Los Angeles-based doo wop group with little identity of their own to make them stand out from the pack. They made their first records for Federal, a subsidiary o ..more

Pearl Jam　

Pearl Jam rose from the ashes of Mother Love Bone to become the most popular American rock ＆ roll band of the ’90s. After Mother Love Bone’s vocalist, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin i ..more

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Prince　

Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince. During the ’80s, he emerged as one of the most singular talents of the rock ＆ roll era, capable of seamlessly tying together ..more

Pet Shop Boys　

Postmodern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys established themselves among the most commercially and critically successful ..more

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Peggy Lee　

Peggy Lee’s alluring tone, distinctive delivery, breadth of material, and ability to write many of her own songs made her one of the most captivating artists of the vocal era, from her breakthrough ..more

Patti Smith　

Punk rock’s poet laureate, Patti Smith ranks among the most influential female rock ＆ rollers of all time. Ambitious, unconventional, and challenging, Smith’s music was hailed as the most exc ..more

Perfume　

Japanese all-girl idol pop trio Perfume’s roots go back to 2001 when Kashiyuka (Kashino Yuka), Nocchi (Omoto Ayano), and A~chan (Nishiwaki Ayaka) were brought together in their ho ..more

Pat Metheny　

Guitar legend Pat Metheny is known for his original and genre-breaking music and emotional tone that can be recognized easily. In fact, his music is so inclusive that classifying him as jazz musician ..more

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Paul Weller　

As the leader of the Jam, Paul Weller fronted the most popular British band of the punk era, influencing legions of English rockers ranging from his mod revival contemporaries to the Smi ..more

The Prodigy　

The Prodigy navigated the high-wire, balancing artistic merit and mainstream visibility with more flair than any electronica act of the 1990s. Ably defeating the image-unconscious attitude of mo ..more

Paul Anka　

One of the biggest teen idols of the late ’50s, Paul Anka moved to the adult sphere several years later and became a successful performer, songwriter, music businessman, and recording artist, remai ..more