Tori Amos　

American singer/songwriter Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos) was one of several female artists who combined the stark, lyrical attack of ’90s alternative rock with a distinctly ’70s musical appro ..more

Paul Draper　

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Paul Draper is best known as the lead vocalist with the popular British rock band Mansun. Playing smart hard rock with an ambitious outlook that found room for ..more

R.E.M.　

R.E.M. marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, Radio Free Europe, was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American und ..more

UK　

Featuring members of Yes, King Crimson, Roxy Music, and Soft Machine, U.K. was one of the most prominent progressive rock supergroups of the late ’70s. Various members of U.K. -- ..more

City (Carole King)　

Between the time she was a Brill Building mainstay and her re-emergence as an early ’70s superstar, Carole King recorded a one-shot album as a member of the City, a trio consisting of King on ..more

Scott Walker　

One of the most enigmatic figures in rock history, Scott Walker was known as Scotty Engel when he cut obscure flop records in the late ’50s and early ’60s in the teen idol vein. He then hooked u ..more

Randy Goodrum　

Songwriter Randy Goodrum wrote singles for Steve Perry (Oh Sherry), George Benson (20/20), Kenny Rogers, Toto and El Debarge. He appeared on Bill Clinton’s Inauguration TV spe ..more

Hilary Duff　

Hilary Duff first made a name for herself on the enormously successful Disney Channel/ABC Kids show Lizzie McGuire, which she parlayed into dual careers as a pop singer and film actress. Lik ..more

George Martin　

George Martin is best known as the producer of most of the Beatles’ recordings from 1962 through 1969. His actual credits are diverse, encompassing artists ranging from 1950s jazz bandleader ..more

Gene Parsons　

Best known as the drummer during the Byrds’ groundbreaking country-rock period, Gene Parsons later cut a few solo records that underlined his position as a country-rock pioneer. Parsons ..more

The Marias　

Siouxsie & The Banshees　

Siouxsie and the Banshees were among the longest-lived and most successful acts to emerge from the London punk community; over the course of a career that lasted two decades, they evolved from an a ..more

John Mellencamp　

Throughout his career, John Mellencamp has had to fight, whether it was for the right to record under his own name or for respect as an artist. Of course, he never made it easy on himself. Mellen ..more

White Lion　

Of all the glam/pop-metal bands that crawled out of hair salons coast to coast during the mid- to late ’80s, one of the more talented acts was New York’s White Lion, led by singer Mike Tram ..more

Love　

One of the best West Coast folk-rock/psychedelic bands, Love may have also been the first widely acclaimed cult/underground group. During their brief heyday -- lasting all of three albums -- ..more

The Molotovs　

Le Orme　

It’s easy to forget that America and England didn’t exist in a vacuum in the 1960s, and that rock’s influence was felt far beyond the English-speaking world. France, Italy, Germany, and much of the re ..more

Kmfdm　

Such industrial alt-metal outfits as Nine Inch Nails and Ministry received the lion’s share of press and commercial success during the ’90s, but a handful of other bands slugged it out for just ..more

Bruford　

After playing with Yes and King Crimson, drummer Bill Bruford took a large step toward jazz-rock and fusion with the establishment of his own group, simply named Bruford, in the late ’70s. ..more

Jake Bugg　

Raised on a steady diet of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and the brothers Gallagher, English singer/songwriter Jake Bugg blends the melodious, working-class swagger of the La’ ..more