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Hard rock and heavy metal as we know it wouldn't exist without Led Zeppelin, one of the most popular and innovative rock bands ever.

Led Zeppelin

Janis Joplin had one of the most powerful voices of the Sixties. Her voice is equal parts tough and vulnerable, a shout into the void that resonated with a generation.

Janis Joplin

Muddy Waters' playing was revelatory, his singing unrivaled. You could call his the guitar that launched a thousand bands.

Muddy Waters

The Rolling Stones have married their love of blues and American R&B to a vast array of styles and genres. The constant throughline has been the band’s swagger.

The Rolling Stones

The (Small) Faces gave rock the best of both worlds with their original incarnation as mod hipsters and eventual transformation to raucously joyous boogie-blues rockers.

The Small Faces/The Faces

With instantly iconic tunes, Guns N’ Roses combined a reverence for classic rock titans with metal’s abrasive snarls and punk’s sneering anti-authoritarianism.

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Rejected by his previous band, Mott the Hoople, Mick Ralphs brought this classic barnburner to Bad Co., and it reached No. 5 on the Hot 100. 

Can’t Get Enough

Originally cut by Mott the Hoople, this streamlined version of another Ralphs tune became a Bad Co. standard.

Ready for Love

This Mick Ralphs-Paul Rodgers cowrite gave Bad Co. their first hit power ballad. A little bit country and a lot of rock. No. 10 on the Hot 100. 

Feel Like Makin’ Love

This Paul Rodgers ballad is a cautionary tale of a rocker who lived fast and died young, a composite of Janis, Jim, and Bonham. 

Shooting Star

The original quartet’s last hit, propelled by Paul Rodgers’ guitar synth, reached No. 11 on the Hot 100 and remains the band’s biggest-selling song. 

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Paul Rodgers wore this outfit during a sold-out Bad Company reunion show at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL on August 8, 2008 – the first time the original lineup had performed since their 1999 reunion tour.

A recording of the show was released as a live album and concert film in 2010. The T-shirt is by NX.co, with design by Rodgers' wife, Cynthia. Jeans by Levi’s, boots by Blundstone. 

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With members from Mott the Hoople, King Crimson and Free, and signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song imprint, **Bad Company were one of rock’s first and most successful supergroups, both live and on record.** By combining arena-ready blues-rock swagger with Top 40 hits, they distinguished themselves from their peers. The foursome’s straightforward, no-frills approach inspired rockers to embrace melody over bombast, songs over jams, tight, short solos and unforgettable choruses.

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Bad Company were one of rock’s first and most successful supergroups. By combining arena-ready blues-rock swagger with Top 40 hits, they distinguished themselves.

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Beatles

John, Paul, George, & Ringo kickstarted the seismic British Invasion that swept the U.S. in the ‘60s and rewrote the rules of what performers could be and do.

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AC:DC

Since 1975, AC/DC has carved out a niche between punky hard rock and heavy metal, inspiring countless musicians with crank-up-the-volume radio staples 

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Bursting out of New Jersey in 1984, Bon Jovi’s irresistible combo of heavy metal and pop brought multiple chart-topping hits and worldwide rock stardom. 

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There's a reason the Eagles' "best of" album was the first album ever to be certified platinum.

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Prince

Prince redefined artistic possibility, mixing rock, funk, soul, pop and jazz into a genre-defying blend that both challenged and satisfied audiences. 

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Queen was one of the most popular, ambitious and beloved classic rock bands ever.

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Bruce Springsteen rose from Jersey street poet to socially conscious cultural icon, an artist whose voice spoke to—and for—multiple generations worldwide. 

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Pink

Architects of two major music movements – psychedelic rock and progressive rock – Pink Floyd were renowned for biting political, social and emotional commentary. 

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Maonna

Madonna demolished pop boundaries, boldly redefining what it means to be a rock star. She proved art could be both controversial and commercially successful.

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Fleetwood Mac delivered some of the  most indelible songs of the ‘70s, creating a distinctive “California sound” that endures as a sonic touchstone for countless bands.

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The first female-fronted hard rock band, Heart proved women can rock with the best of them. Heart's mix of hard rock and folk yielded one of the longest lasting and most commercially successful bands of all time.

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Tina Turner worked hard to reimagine the role of a Black woman in rock and roll — one not related to the edges.

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The first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha Franklin was an artist of passion, sophistication and command, whose recordings remain anthems that defined soul music.

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Cher

Pop’s enduring icon – and the only woman with No. 1 hits across seven decades. With her distinctive contralto voice, Cher mastered folk-pop, rock, disco, and electropop.

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Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott holds the record for most platinum albums by a woman rapper. She forged new paths by unapologetically owning her body and her Blackness. 

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With her prodigious songwriting talent, vocal and instrumental prowess, charisma, and trademark style, Dolly Parton has achieved immense global success as a musician and blazed a trail for generations of artists to come.

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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts smash genre (and gender) boundaries by fusing punk, glam and heavy metal with '50s and '60s rock & roll.

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Elvis

The first anointed King of Rock & Roll. Elvis Presley ignited a revolution with his firebrand take on blues, country, R&B, pop, bluegrass and gospel. 

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Billy Joel comes off as such a determinedly average guy that it's tempting to undervalue his extraordinary gifts.

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The founder and creative beacon of Elektra Records. Jac Holzman's diverse taste and engineering knowledge yielded a catalogue of music ranging from classical to hard rock to simply sound effects, all of the highest quality.

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Van Halen kicked the American hard rock scene into high gear in the late Seventies, became rock heroes on MTV in the Eighties, and gave rise to a steady stream of shredders and trailblazers ever since.

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Michael Jackson redefined both the sound and look of pop, worldwide. Transcending  cultural and racial boundaries, his music continues to influence generations.

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The window-breaking, earth-quaking, soul-shaking Who.

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The unmistakeable vocal timbre of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Inductee Stevie Nicks’s voice has dominated rock.

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Earth, Wind & Fire’s distinctive blend of funk, soul, jazz, Africana, and pop melodicism ruled the ‘70s and ‘80s airwaves. 

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RUN DMC was a group of firsts. The trio established “street-style,” shattered boundaries between rap and rock and transformed the sound and audience of hip-hop.

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Bad Company’s stuff sticks to your ribs; you hum along to not just the song but the solos. The band all had one vision and it worked together.

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Can’t Get Enough

Ready for Love

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