Rock N Roll by Zachary Seif

Early/50’s:

Fats Domino
Elvis
Little Richard
Chuck Barry
Bill Haley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Buddy Holly
Chubby Checker
Everly Brothers

Folk Revival:
Peter, Paul and Marry
Woody Guthrie
Kingston Trio
Chet Atkins
Pete Seeger

60s General:
Roy Orbison
Lou Reed
Ventures
Beach Boys
Dick Dale
Beatles (duh)
Bob Dylan
Dave Clark 5
Hollies
Yardbirds (super important)
Rolling Stones
Byrds
Animals
Kinks
The Who
Simon and Garfunkle
Mamas and the Papas
Sonny and Cher
Kingsman
Monkees
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Elton John
60s/70s Psychedelic and Acid Rock:
Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Janis Joplin
Country Joe and the Fish
Pink Floyd
Cream
Jimi Hendirx/Experience
The Doors
The Band

Later 60s/Early 70s:

Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath (first true heavy metal band)
Allman Brothers
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Santana
Frank Zappa (iconic)
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Chicago
Alice Cooper
David Bowie
Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young later on)
Queen
Deep Purple
Heart
Billy Joel
Aerosmith
Bruce Springsteen
James Taylor
Fleetwood Mac
Meatloaf
Kiss
Blue Oyster Cult
Buffalo Springfield
Billy Joel
Steve Miller Band
Doobie Brothers
Grand Funk Railroad
Eric Clapton and his million bands
Judas Priest
Early Progressive:
The Moody Blues (first true concept and prog album Days of Future Passed combined a rock
band with full orchestra)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Yes
Later Pink Floyd
Rush
Genesis
King Crimson
Jethro Tull
Gentle Giant

Later 70s:
AC/DC
The Eagles (best selling album of all time)
U2
Prince
Dire Straits
Def Leppard
Van fucking Halen
Foreigner
Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers)
Journey
Bryan Adams
The Police
Boston
ZZ Top
Styx
Blondie
Sex Pistols
Talking Heads
The Clash
Iron Maiden
Toto
Peter Gabriel
Twisted Sister
John Mellancamp
The Cars
Motorhead

80s Rock:
Bob Seager
Elvis Costello
Phil Collins
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Don Henley
John Fogerty
Sting
Warren Zevon
Traveling Wilburys

80s Hard/Rock and Glam/Hair Metal:

Ozzy Osbourne
Asia
Billy Idol
Billy Squier
Guns N Roses
Ozzy Osbourne
Bon Jovi
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Living Color
Jane’s Addiction
Motley Crue
Def Leppard (best era)
Poison
Quiet Riot
Scorpions
Dokken
Whitesnake
Warrant
Ratt
Great White
Skid Row
Dio
(I didn’t get too heavy, but Metallica is worth a mention)