Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[Tim]

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (jump blues)
2. Johnny Cash (& the Tennessee Two) (country)
3. Muddy Waters (Chicago blues)
4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (gospel)
5. T-Bone Walker (electric blues)
6. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard (jump blues)
7. Howlin' Wolf (Chicago blues)
8. Bobby "Blue" Bland (soul blues)
9. Miles Davis (jazz, jazz fusion)
10. Herbie Hancock (jazz fusion, jazz funk)
11. Fela Kuti (& Africa '70) (Afrobeat)
12. Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers (jump blues)
13. Hank Williams (& His Drifting Cowboys) (country)
14. John Lee Hooker (electric blues)
15. Willie Dixon (Chicago blues)
16. Lonnie Donegan (skiffle)
17. Chick Corea/Return to Forever (jazz fusion)
18. John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra (jazz fusion)
19. Chet Atkins (country pop)
20. Albert King (electric blues)
21. Jean-Michel Jarre (electronic)
22. Joan Baez (folk)
23. Jimmy Smith (jazz)
24. The Soul Stirrers (gospel)
25. Alexis Korner (British blues)
26. BB King (electric blues)
27. Carpenters (adult contemporary)
28. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (country)
29. Nina Simone (jazz)
30. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Texas blues)
31. Freddie King (electric blues)
32. Jaco Pastorius (jazz fusion)
33. Wayne Shorter (jazz, jazz fusion)
34. Dinah Washington (jazz, dirty blues)
35. Stanley Clarke (jazz fusion)
36. Dionne Warwick (traditional pop)
37. Guitar Slim (electric blues)
38. Buddy Guy (Chicago blues)
39. Lionel Hampton/Illinois Jacquet (jazz, jump blues)
40. The Ink Spots (traditional pop)
41. Johnnie Ray (traditional pop)
42. Otis Rush (electric blues)
43. Serge Gainsbourg (chanson)
44. Waylon Jennings (country)
45. Kris Kristofferson (country folk)
46. Gordon Lightfoot (folk)
47. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers/Charles Brown (West Coast blues)
48. Brenda Lee (country)
49. Lucky Millinder (jump blues)
50. The Mills Brothers (traditional pop)
51. Robert Cray (electric blues)
52. The Dixie Hummingbirds (gospel)
53. Larry Coryell (jazz fusion)
54. Tangerine Dream (electronic, ambient)
55. Glen Campbell (country pop)
56. George Benson (jazz fusion)
57. Norah Jones (adult contemporary)
58. Selena (Latin pop)
59. The Last Poets (spoken word)
60. Little Walter (Chicago blues)
61. Pat Metheny Group (jazz fusion)
62. Little Milton (electric blues)
63. Wanda Jackson (country)
64. Cecil Gant (jump blues)
65. Roy Hamilton (traditional pop)
66. Elmore James (blues)
67. Five Blind Boys of Mississippi (gospel)
68. Champion Jack Dupree (blues)
69. Bobby Darin (traditional pop)
70. Allan Holdsworth (jazz fusion)
71. Bill Monroe (bluegrass)
72. Clara Ward Singers (gospel)
73. Willie Nelson (country)
74. Phil Ochs (folk)
75. Celine Dion (adult contemporary)
76. John Prine (country folk)
77. Junior Wells (Chicago blues)
78. Joe Zawinul/Weather Report (jazz fusion)
79. Otis Spann (Chicago blues)
80. Dolly Parton (country)
81. Peter, Paul and Mary (folk)
82. Conway Twitty (country)
83. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (jazz, jump blues)
84. Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends (dirty blues)
85. Caetano Veloso (MPB)
86. Al Di Meola (jazz fusion)
87. Bread (adult contemporary)
88. Quincy Jones (jazz, traditional pop)
89. Bull Moose Jackson (dirty blues)
90. Emmylou Harris (country)
91. Françoise Hardy (chanson)
92. Grover Washington Jr. (smooth jazz)
93. Jimmy Yancey (boogie-woogie)
94. The Sensational Nightingales (gospel)
95. Fred Neil (folk)
96. Stick McGhee (jump blues)
97. The Pilgrim Travelers (gospel)
98. Judy Collins (folk)
99. Nat King Cole (traditional pop)
100. Tom Jones (traditional pop)
101. Hank Garland (country pop)
102. Gilberto Gil (MPB)
103. Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (jazz fusion)
104. Jan Hammer (jazz fusion)
105. Jean-Luc Ponty (jazz fusion)
106. Robert Randolph and the Family Band (gospel)
107. Sabicas (flamenco)
108. Arthur Russell (avant-disco)
109. B.J. Thomas (traditional pop)
110. Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (country)
111. Barry Manilow (adult contemporary)
112. Helen Reddy (adult contemporary)
113. Paul Anka (traditional pop)
114. John Denver (country pop)
115. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (traditional pop)
116. Petula Clark (traditional pop)
117. Marc Anthony (Latin pop)
118. Tony Orlando & Dawn (adult contemporary)
119. The Captain and Tennille (adult contemporary)
120. Natalie Cole (adult contemporary)

[ManPerson]

Looks pretty good, and I'm thinking this list (that is the sidebar list) could be shortened to 100.

[Tim]

Greatest rock adjacent (primarily) non-rock artists

Criteria: influence on creation & development of rock music, acclaim within rock community, importance (influence, popularity, acclaim) of their rock adjacent material.

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (jump blues, jazz)
2. Johnny Cash (& the Tennessee Two) (country)
3. Muddy Waters (Chicago blues)
4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (gospel)
5. T-Bone Walker (electric blues)
6. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard (jump blues)
7. Howlin' Wolf (Chicago blues)
8. Bobby "Blue" Bland (soul blues)
9. Miles Davis (jazz, jazz fusion)
10. Herbie Hancock (jazz fusion, jazz funk)
11. Fela Kuti (& Africa '70) (Afrobeat)
12. Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers (jump blues)
13. Hank Williams (& His Drifting Cowboys) (country)
14. John Lee Hooker (electric blues)
15. Willie Dixon (Chicago blues)
16. Lonnie Donegan (skiffle)
17. Chick Corea/Return to Forever (jazz fusion)
18. John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra (jazz fusion)
19. Chet Atkins (country pop)
20. Albert King (electric blues)
21. Jean-Michel Jarre (electronic)
22. Joan Baez (folk)
23. Jimmy Smith (jazz)
24. The Soul Stirrers (gospel)
25. Alexis Korner (British blues)
26. BB King (electric blues)
27. Carpenters (adult contemporary)
28. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (country)
29. Nina Simone (jazz)
30. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Texas blues)
31. Freddie King (electric blues)
32. Jaco Pastorius (jazz fusion)
33. Wayne Shorter (jazz, jazz fusion)
34. Dinah Washington (jazz, dirty blues)
35. Stanley Clarke (jazz fusion)
36. Dionne Warwick (traditional pop)
37. Guitar Slim (electric blues)
38. Buddy Guy (Chicago blues)
39. Lionel Hampton/Illinois Jacquet (jazz, jump blues)
40. The Ink Spots (traditional pop)
41. Johnnie Ray (traditional pop)
42. Otis Rush (electric blues)
43. Serge Gainsbourg (chanson)
44. Waylon Jennings (country)
45. Kris Kristofferson (country folk)
46. Gordon Lightfoot (folk)
47. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers/Charles Brown (West Coast blues)
48. Brenda Lee (country)
49. Lucky Millinder (jump blues)
50. The Mills Brothers (traditional pop)
51. Robert Cray (electric blues)
52. The Dixie Hummingbirds (gospel)
53. Larry Coryell (jazz fusion)
54. Tangerine Dream (electronic, ambient)
55. Glen Campbell (country pop)
56. George Benson (jazz fusion)
57. Norah Jones (adult contemporary)
58. Selena (Latin pop)
59. The Last Poets (spoken word)
60. Little Walter (Chicago blues)
61. Pat Metheny Group (jazz fusion)
62. Little Milton (electric blues)
63. Wanda Jackson (country)
64. Cecil Gant (jump blues)
65. Roy Hamilton (traditional pop)
66. Elmore James (blues)
67. Five Blind Boys of Mississippi (gospel)
68. Champion Jack Dupree (blues)
69. Bobby Darin (traditional pop)
70. Allan Holdsworth (jazz fusion)
71. Bill Monroe (bluegrass)
72. Clara Ward Singers (gospel)
73. Willie Nelson (country)
74. Phil Ochs (folk)
75. Celine Dion (adult contemporary)
76. John Prine (country folk)
77. Junior Wells (Chicago blues)
78. Joe Zawinul/Weather Report (jazz fusion)
79. Otis Spann (Chicago blues)
80. Dolly Parton (country)
81. Peter, Paul and Mary (folk)
82. Conway Twitty (country)
83. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (jazz, jump blues)
84. Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends (dirty blues)
85. Caetano Veloso (MPB)
86. Al Di Meola (jazz fusion)
87. Bread (adult contemporary)
88. Quincy Jones (jazz, traditional pop)
89. Bull Moose Jackson (dirty blues)
90. Emmylou Harris (country)
91. Françoise Hardy (chanson)
92. Grover Washington Jr. (smooth jazz)
93. Jimmy Yancey (boogie-woogie)
94. The Sensational Nightingales (gospel)
95. Fred Neil (folk)
96. Stick McGhee (jump blues)
97. The Pilgrim Travelers (gospel)
98. Judy Collins (folk)
99. Nat King Cole (traditional pop)
100. Tom Jones (traditional pop)

[Tim]

Checked Rock Hall's Early/Musical Influence category (excluding ones DDD considers primarily rock), do we want any of these artists mentioned here?

Jimmie Rodgers (country)
Robert Johnson (Delta blues)
Woody Guthrie (folk)
Lead Belly (folk, blues)
Les Paul (jazz)
Bessie Smith (blues)
Louis Armstrong (jazz)
Charlie Christian (jazz)
Ma Rainey (blues)
Pete Seeger (folk)
Mahalia Jackson (gospel)
Jelly Roll Morton (jazz)
Billie Holiday (jazz)
Charley Patton (Delta blues)
Harry Belafonte (calypso)
Elizabeth Cotten (folk, blues)
John Mayall (British blues)
Big Mama Thornton (blues)
Celia Cruz (salsa)