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200 Essential Musical Artists Everyone Needs to Know - Page 2

Compiled based on: critical consensus surveys featuring dozens of well-known sources' lists of greatest albums and songs, plus multiple polls and achievement honors for greatest artists, performers, writers etc. Any editors choices are made with an eye toward providing the fullest overview across genres, while allowing a few picks for most underappreciated.
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The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
41
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
42
Etta James
Etta James
43
James Brown
James Brown
44
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
45
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
46
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
47
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
48
Phil Spector
Phil Spector
49
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
50
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
51
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
52
Otis Redding
Otis Redding
53
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
54
B.B. King
B.B. King
55
George Jones
George Jones
56
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
57
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
58
Supremes
Supremes
59
The Beatles
The Beatles
60
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
61
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
62
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
63
Yardbirds
Yardbirds
64
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
65
The Doors
The Doors
66
The Who
The Who
67
The Byrds
The Byrds
68
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel
69
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
70
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
71
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
72
Tina Turner
Tina Turner
73
The Temptations
The Temptations
74
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
75
The Kinks
The Kinks
76
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
77
The Band
The Band
78
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
79
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
80
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