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Bob Marley
Jamaican singer songwriter, the most widely known and influential performer of reggae.

Wrote many songs to increase awareness of the social issues in Jamaica as well as to spread the Rastafari religious movement.

Defining Works: “Exodus” “One Love” “Get up, Stand up”
Elvis Presley
Known as “The King of Rock and Roll”, Elvis was one of the first artists to be accepted by both white and black audiences.
Known for his uninhibited and controversial performance style (swinging his hips!)
Defining Works: “Jailhouse Rock” “That’s Alright, Mama” “Suspicious Minds”
Grand Master Flash
Grandmaster Flash
Barbados-born pioneer of Hip Hop and DJing, credited with perfecting the technique of “scratching”.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, formed in Bronx, New York in the mid-1970’s.
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TLC
R&B/Hip Hop/Pop Trio of the 1990’s formed in Atlanta, GA.

Members: Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas

Defining Works: “Waterfalls” “Unpretty” “No Scrubs”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer of the Classical Era.

Began composing at age 5, and toured Europe performing on violin and keyboard for royalty as a child.

Mozart worked as a court musician in Salzburg, and Vienna, Switzerland.
Johnny Cash
Immensely influential Country, Rock & Roll, and Rockabilly musician known for his deep voice and story telling folk songwriting style.

Johnny Cash
One of the original artists of Sun Studios in Memphis, TN, along with Jerry Lee Louis, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins.

Johnny Cash
Defining Works: “Walk The Line”, “Ring of Fire” “Folsom Prison Blues”
The Supremes
singing trio from Detroit that was one of the most important acts on “Motown Records”, which also included The Temptations,
One of the founding members, Diana Ross, went on the international super-startdom as a solo artist.
Defining Works: “You Can’t Hurry Love”, “Stop! In the Name of Love”, “Baby Love”
The Clash
English Punk Rock band formed in 1976 that included influences from reggae, dance, funk, rap, rockabilly, and pop.
Known for a rebellious attitude and politically inspired lyrics.
Defining Works: “London Calling”, “Police and Thieves”, “Rock the Casbah”
Miles Davis
American Jazz Trumpet Player and bandleader.
Associated with beginning several movements in jazz music including bebop, cool jazz, jazz fusion, and more.
Defining Works: “So What”, “Boplicity”, “Tutu”
Bob Dylan
American Folk and Folk-Rock singer/songwriter initially from Minnesota, moved to New York City Where his music became influential in the civil rights movement of the 1960’s.
Known for his story-telling and poetic lyric style, as well as his political, social, philosophical, and literary subject matter.
Defining Works: “Like A Rolling Stone”, “Blowin in the Wind”, “Times They Are A-Changin”
Frank Sinatra
American traditional pop singer of the 1940’s and 50’s from Hoboken, NJ.

Many of his songs were written by famous songwriters of “Tin Pan Alley” often fronting a full orchestra or swing band.

Defining Works: “New York, New York”, Fly Me To The Moon” “I Get a Kick Out of You”