Cake　

Best-known for their ubiquitous hit The Distance, Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched aesthetic of ’90s geek rock. Their sound freely mixed and matched pastiches of widely varying g ..more

Caligula's Horse　

A hard-hitting and shape-shifting Aussie progressive metal/alt-rock unit based out of Brisbane, Caligula’s Horse was founded in 2011 around the talents of vocalist Jim Grey, lead guitarist Sam ..more

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

Camera Obscura　

Pairing bright and clever retro-styled melodies with smart, witty lyrics and a sense of style that is sleek but lived-in at the same time, Camera Obscura are a Scottish indie pop group who became o ..more

Can　

Always at least three steps ahead of contemporary popular music, Can were the leading avant-garde rock group of the ’70s. From their very beginning, their music didn’t conform to any commonly held ..more

Candi Staton　

Born March 13, 1940, in Hanceville, AL, Candi Stanton sang with the Jewell Gospel Trio as a teenager. They toured the traditional gospel circuit in the 1950s with the Soul Stirrers, C.L. ..more

Candlemass　

Sweden’s Candlemass helped reintroduce the lumbering power chords of Black Sabbath to an entire generation of post-New Wave of British Heavy Metal and post-thrash metalheads, almost single ..more

Cannonball Adderley　

One of the great alto saxophonists, Cannonball Adderley had an exuberant and happy sound that communicated immediately to listeners. His intelligent presentation of his music (often explaining what ..more

Cannonball Adderley / Bill Evans　

Caravan (UK)　

Caravan were one of the more formidable progressive rock acts to come out of England in the 1960s, though they were never much more than a very successful cult band at home, and, apart from a brief ..more

Caravan Palace　

Caravan Palace is a self-described electro-swing group from Paris, France, that made its full-length debut in 2008. Comprised of Charles Delaporte (bass, programming), Arnaud Vial (gui ..more

Carl Palmer　

The progressive rock boom of the late ’60s and early ’70s produced its own pantheon of superstars -- Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman at the keyboards, guitarists Robert Fripp and Bill Nelson ..more

Carly Rae Jepsen　

Earning global success with Call Me Maybe, Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen spent her formative years absorbing pop culture in her hometown of Mission, British Columbia. After attending the Can ..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

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

Caroline Polachek　

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

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

Cassyette　

Cast　

As one of the most traditional guitar bands to emerge during the Brit-pop era of the mid-’90s, Cast have weathered negative criticism from certain quarters of the media, who labeled them mere reviv ..more