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Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-conscious narratives. As a vocalist, he broke down the notions that in order to perform, a singer had to have a conventionally good voice, thereby redefining the role of vocalist in popular music. As a musician, he sparked several genres of pop music, including electrified folk-rock and country-rock. And t... Read More

Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Little Richard and Blind Lemon Jefferson

10,000 Maniacs, Arlo Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Buffalo Springfield, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Jeff Buckley, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, PJ Harvey, Rod Stewart, Simon & Garfunkel, The Animals, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, Tom Waits, Ulf Lundell, Van Morrison, Yo La Tengo, T. Rex, Mark Sandman, Mary Lou Lord, Hayden, Cat Stevens, Don Henley, Donovan, Grant Lee Buffalo, Los Lobos, My Morning Jacket, Neil Young, Joe Henry, Mark Eitzel, Mazzy Star, Michael Penn, Minibar, Mojave 3, Paul Westerberg, Damien Rice, Jackie DeShannon, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Peter Himmelman, Richie Havens, Santana, Suzanne Vega, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dashboard Confessional, David & David, Television, Country Joe and the Fish, The Velvet Underground, Travis, Uncle Tupelo, The Wallflowers, The Pretenders, Steely Dan, Sting, Melanie, Tracy Chapman, Warren Zevon, Vic Chesnutt, World Party, Blind Melon, David Gray, Mott the Hoople, The Fiery Furnaces, The Replacements, Sophie Zelmani, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, The Lovin' Spoonful, Grateful Dead, Joan Baez, Lars Winnerbäck, Lyle Lovett, Maria McKee, Kris Kristofferson, John Mellencamp, Manfred Mann, Melissa Etheridge, Timbuk 3, Hoola Bandoola Band, Nick Cave, Gerry Rafferty, Them, Rotary Connection, Squeeze, Niccolò Paganini, Mouse and the Traps, The Blues Project, The Leaves, The Turtles, Eddie Vedder, The Youngbloods, fIREHOSE, Flo & Eddie, Exene Cervenka, Robbie Robertson, The Feelies, Stealers Wheel, Tom Petty, Nick Lowe, J Mascis, Procol Harum, Little Feat and Laura Nyro