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Herbie Hancock
Françoise Hardy
Emmylou Harris
Allan Holdsworth
John Lee Hooker
Howlin' Wolf
The Ink Spots
Bull Moose Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Elmore James

1. Herbie Hancock
2. Howlin' Wolf
3. Wanda Jackson
4. The Ink Spots
5. John Lee Hooker
6. Elmore James
7. Allan Holdsworth
8. Bull Moose Jackson
9. Emmylou Harris
10. Françoise Hardy

I'd have John Lee Hooker at 3.

BTW, Janis Ian, whom you originally had on the main list (but outside the top 500), should probably be considered more of a folk than a rock artist and could be on this sidebar list.

Sure, I will consider her as well once we rank the 120 I already picked. Feel free to hit me up with other similar cases as well.

1. Herbie Hancock
2. Howlin' Wolf
3. John Lee Hooker
4. Wanda Jackson
5. The Ink Spots
6. Elmore James
7. Allan Holdsworth
8. Bull Moose Jackson
9. Emmylou Harris
10. Françoise Hardy

Jean-Michel Jarre
Waylon Jennings
Norah Jones
Quincy Jones
Tom Jones
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Albert King
BB King
Freddie King
Alexis Korner

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
2. Albert King
3. Alexis Korner
4. Jean-Michel Jarre
5. Freddie King
6. BB King
7. Waylon Jennings
8. Quincy Jones
9. Tom Jones
10. Norah Jones

I'd have Norah Jones at 8 since I think Come Away with Me's success is enough to surpass Quincy Jones (not including his production work obviously) and Tom Jones. I think Jean-Michel Jarre is clearly more successful than Alexis Korner while the other criteria seem fairly comparable. I'd have B.B. King higher than Freddie King since his greatest song is arguably rock while I think his acclaim in the rock realm is also a bit stronger than Freddie's.

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
2. Albert King
3. Jean-Michel Jarre
4. Alexis Korner
5. BB King
6. Freddie King
7. Waylon Jennings
8. Norah Jones
9. Quincy Jones
10. Tom Jones

Kris Kristofferson
Fela Kuti (& Africa '70)
The Last Poets
Brenda Lee
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Gordon Lightfoot
Little Milton
Little Walter
Barry Manilow

1. Fela Kuti (& Africa '70)
2. Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
3. Kris Kristofferson
4. Gordon Lightfoot
5. Brenda Lee
6. The Last Poets
7. Little Walter
8. Little Milton
9. Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
10. Barry Manilow

Looks pretty good.

Stick McGhee
John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra
Pat Metheny Group
Lucky Millinder
The Mills Brothers
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard
Bill Monroe
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers/Charles Brown
Fred Neil
Willie Nelson

1. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard
2. John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra
3. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers/Charles Brown
4. Lucky Millinder
5. Pat Metheny Group
6. The Mills Brothers
7. Bill Monroe
8. Willie Nelson
9. Fred Neil
10. Stick McGhee

I'd have the Mills Brothers > Pat Metheny due to their influence.

1. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard
2. John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra
3. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers/Charles Brown
4. Lucky Millinder
5. The Mills Brothers
6. Pat Metheny Group
7. Bill Monroe
8. Willie Nelson
9. Fred Neil
10. Stick McGhee

Phil Ochs
Tony Orlando & Dawn
Dolly Parton
Jaco Pastorius
Peter, Paul and Mary
The Pilgrim Travelers
Jean-Luc Ponty
John Prine
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Johnnie Ray