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Wataru Hatano　

Willie Nelson　

As a songwriter and a performer, Willie Nelson played a vital role in post-rock ＆ roll country music. Although he didn’t become a star until the mid-’70s, Nelson spent the ’60s writing son ..more

The Who　

Few bands in the history of rock ＆ roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demo ..more

Wang Leehom　

Whitney Houston　

Whitney Houston is inarguably one of the of the biggest female pop stars of all time. Her accomplishments as a hitmaker are extraordinary; just to scratch the surface, she became the first artis ..more

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Weezer　

As one of the most popular groups to emerge in the post-grunge alternative rock aftermath, Weezer received equal amounts of criticism and praise for their hook-heavy guitar pop. Drawing fr ..more

Wes Montgomery　

Wes Montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of Charlie Christian, whose appealing use of octaves became influential and his trademark. He achieved great commercia ..more

Woody Herman　

A fine swing clarinetist, an altoist whose sound was influenced by Johnny Hodges, a good soprano saxophonist, and a spirited blues vocalist, Woody Herman’s greatest significance to jazz ..more

Wishbone Ash　

During the early- and mid-’70s, Wishbone Ash were among England’s most popular hard rock acts. The group’s roots dated to the summer of 1966, when drummer Steve Upton formed a band called E ..more

Whitesnake　

After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In the glut of hard rock and heavy metal bands of the late ’70s, their first albums ..more

Wonder Girls　

Wynton Marsalis　

The most famous jazz musician since 1980, Wynton Marsalis made a major impact on jazz almost from the start. In the early ’80s, it was major news that a young and very talented black musician ..more

Weather Report　

Weather Report started out as a jazz equivalent of what the rock world in 1970 was calling a supergroup. But unlike most of the rock supergroups, this one not only kept going for a good ..more

Wayne Shorter　

Though some will argue about whether Wayne Shorter’s primary impact on jazz has been as a composer or as a saxophonist, hardly anyone will dispute his overall importance as one of jazz’s leading fi ..more

White Stripes　

The White Stripes formed on Bastille Day in 1997, aiming to create simple, vigorous rock ＆ roll with little more than Meg White’s percussion and Jack White’s guitar-and-vocal attack. Meg ..more

Wilson Pickett　

Of the major ’60s soul stars, Wilson Pickett was one of the roughest and sweatiest, working up some of the decade’s hottest dancefloor grooves on hits like In the Midnight Hour, {＆Land of ..more

Will I Am　

The work of rapper and producer will.i.am helped make Black Eyed Peas one of the most intriguing acts in hip-hop, and later made them one of the most popular acts on the charts when the albums { ..more

Wire　

Wire emerged out of the British punk explosion but, from the outset, maintained a distance from that scene and resisted easy categorization. While punk rapidly became a caricature of itself, ..more

Wilco　

Wilco rose from the ashes of the seminal roots rock band Uncle Tupelo, which disbanded in 1994. While Jay Farrar, one of the group’s two singer/songwriters, went on to form Son Volt, his e ..more