Paula Abdul Joan Armatrading Ashford & Simpson Jeff Beck Pat Benatar Chuck Berry Black Sabbath Blondie David Bowie Jackson Browne Jack Bruce Camper Van Beethoven Jim Capaldi Tracy Chapman Eric Clapton The Commodores Elvis Costello Crosby The dB's Deep Purple Digital Underground Bob Dylan Earth, Wind & Fire Emerson, Lake & Palmer Roberta Flack Fleetwood Mac The Gap Band Marvin Gaye Gwen Guthrie George Harrison Isaac Hayes Nona Hendryx Robyn Hitchcock Whitney Houston INXS Janet Jackson The Jacksons Rick James Elton John France Joli Quincy Jones Rickie Lee Jones King Crimson The Kinks Kool & The Gang LL Cool J Patti LaBelle John Lennon Living Colour MC Lyte Paul McCartney Madonna Meat Puppets Metallica Midnight Oil Joni Mitchell The Ohio Players The Pointer Sisters The Police Prince/AFKAP Public Enemy Queen Latifah REM The Replacements The Rolling Stones Donna Summer Diana Ross Rufus and/or Chaka Khan Run-D.M.C. Todd Rundgren and Utopia Patrice Rushen Brenda Russell Salt-N-Pepa Sepultura Shanice Shonen Knife Carly Simon Sonic Youth Spinal Tap Squeeze Ringo Starr Tower Of Power Trouble Funk U2 Dionne Warwick Wendy & Lisa The Who Angela Winbush Steve Winwood Stevie Wonder XTC Y Kant Tori Read Yes Young MC Neil Young Frank Zappa ZZ Top |
Independant Record Labels also led to the development of grunge rock from the bands of the NY area. Developments in the mid-west also led to a return to the true rock song format.
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