Origin:

Decades: 1960's and 1970's

Initially a British folk-rock combo called Tyrannosaurus Rex, T. Rex was the primary force in glam rock, thanks to the creative direction of guitarist/vocalist Marc Bolan (born Marc Feld). Bolan created a deliberately trashy form of rock & roll that was proud of its own disposability. T. Rex's music borrowed the underlying sexuality of early rock & roll, adding dirty, simple grooves and fat distorted guitars, as well as an overarching folky/hippie spirituality that always came through the clearest on ballad... Read More

Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, The Who, The Kinks, Little Richard and The Yardbirds

Adam Ant, Bauhaus, Big Star, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blondie, Daniel Ash, Devendra Banhart, Guns N' Roses, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Queen, R.E.M, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Suede, The Flaming Lips, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Hanoi Rocks, Gary Numan, Love and Rockets, Mother Love Bone, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Dead or Alive, Def Leppard, Sweet, Poison, Scott Weiland, Placebo, Cheap Trick, Supergrass, Twisted Sister, New York Dolls, Roxette, Shudder to Think, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Cars, The Damned, Velvet Revolver, Nick Gilder, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, The Power Station, The V.I.P.'s, The Runaways and Bay City Rollers