Camel　

Chrissie Hynde / Pals　

Calum Scott　

British singer/songwriter Calum Scott came to fame on the 2015 season of Britain’s Got Talent, but it was not his first attempt to break into the business. Born and brought up in the city of ..more

Culture Club　

Few new wave groups were as popular as Culture Club. During the early ’80s, the group racked up seven straight Top Ten hits in the U.K. and six Top Ten singles in the U.S. with their light, infe ..more

The Cars　

Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the lat ..more

Cardigans　

One of the most pleasing pop groups of the alternative era, the Cardigans specialized in sugary confections that would grow annoying very quickly if they weren’t backed by solid musicianship and cl ..more

Carpenters　

The Carpenters are known for crystal voice and her brother Richard’s outstanding songwriting and arrangements full of lush harmonies and strings. Their music has long been loved, particularly in Japan ..more

Carly Simon　

Carly Simon was one of the most popular of the confessional singer/songwriters who emerged in the early ’70s. The youngest daughter in an upper-class New York family (her father, Richard Simon, co- ..more

Captain Beefheart / Magic Band　

Camel　

Camel never achieved the mass popularity of fellow British progressive rock bands like the Alan Parsons Project, but they cultivated a dedicated cult following. Over the course of their caree ..more

Carole King　

While the landmark Tapestry album earned her superstar status, singer/songwriter Carole King had already firmly established herself as one of pop music’s most gifted and successful composers, wi ..more

The Cure　

Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late ’70s, few were as enduring and popular as the Cure. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist R ..more

Crowded House　

An institution in their homeland, a two-hit wonder in the U.S., and, during the last half of their ten-year career, bona fide stars in the U.K. and most of Europe, Crowded House recorded some of th ..more

The Clash　

The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but the Clash were the definitive British punk rockers. Where the Pistols were nihilistic, the Clash were fiery and ideal ..more

Cranberries　

Combining the melodic jangle of post-Smiths indie guitar pop with the lilting, trance-inducing sonic textures of late-’80s dream pop and adding a slight Celtic tint, the Cranberries became one o ..more

Christopher Cross　

Christopher Cross was far and away the biggest new star of 1980, virtually defining adult contemporary radio with a series of smoothly sophisticated ballads including the chart-topping Sailing ..more

Chris Rea　

British singer and guitarist Chris Rea enjoyed a run of popularity in Europe during the late ’80s and early ’90s after almost a decade of recording. Rea started out performing with a local group ..more

Creedence Clearwater Revival　

At a time when rock was evolving away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthes ..more

Cream　

Although Cream were only together for a little more than two years, their influence was immense, both during their late-’60s peak and in the years following their breakup. Cream were the first t ..more

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young