AMERICAN MUSIC

 

Music Styles

Classical/Folk/Pop:Classical, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass, Big Band, Swing, Gospel, Spiritual, Ragtime, Country, Western, Soul, Funk, R&B

 Pop/Rock: Rockabilly, Rock n Roll, Folk Rock, MoTown, Tin Pan Alley, Bubble Gum, Acid Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Disco, Punk, Grunge

Hip Hop: House, Techno, Gabba, Hardcore, Progressive, Acid, Trio Hop, Breakbeat, Big Beat, Ambient, Trance, Drum n Bass

 

Classical/Big Band/Ragtime/Jazz/Blues/Gospel
Aaron Copeland Mahalia Jackson Dorsey Brothers
John Philip Sousa Leonard Bernstein Willie Dixon
Victor Herbert Bessie Smith Muddy Waters
George/Ira Gershwin Nancy Wilson Blind Lemon Jefferson
Percy A. Grainger Eartha Kitt Robert Johnson
Scott Joplin Pete Fountain Lightin' Hopkins
Duke Ellington Benny Goodman John Lee Hooker
Count Basie Glen Miller Mississippi John Hurt
Louis Armstrong Leadbelly Ella Fitzgerald
W. C. Handy B.B. King Ethel Waters
Rogers & Hammerstein Taj Mahal Ray Charles
Sonny Terry & Brownie Magee Leonard Bernstein Josh White
     
     

 

Folk/Bluegrass/Country
Woody Guthrie Harry Belafonte Waylon Jennings
Doc Watson J. Lunsford Willie Nelson
Pete Seeger Hank Williams George Jones
Jean Ritchie Johnny Cash Tammy Wynette
Ramblin' Jack Elliot Jose Feliciano Joan Baez
Cisco Houston Odetta Bob Dylan
Jimmie Rogers Loretta Lynn Tracy Chapman
Patsy Cline Lester Flat & Earl Scruggs Los Lobos

 

Soul/Funk/R&B/Pop/Rock
The Platters Elvis Presley The Four Seasons
The Coasters Little Richard The Doors
Eddie Cochran Carl Perkins Velvet Underground
Bo Diddley Buddy Holly Gladys Knight & The Pips
Curtis Mayfield Sam & Dave Grateful Dead
The Temptations Bill Haley & The Comets Jefferson Airplane
Fats Domino Marvin Gaye Sly and the Family Stone
Clyde Mc Phatter Roy Orbison James Brown
Smokey Robinson Ricky Nelson Al green
Les Paul Dion The Supremes
Otis Redding Stevie Wonder Everly Brothers
The Four Tops Arethra Franklin Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry Ike and Tina Turner Jackson Five
Jerry Lee Lewis Booker T and the M.G.'s The Band
Sam Cooke The Beach Boys Allman Brothers
The Isley Brothers The Byrds Credence Clearwater Revival
Duane Eddy Wilson Pickett Janis Joplin
Bob Marley Percy Sledge Santana
Billy Joel The Mamas and the Papas The Eagles
Bruce Springsteen Lovin' Spoonful Simon and Garfunkel
Ritchie Valens Earth, Wind and Fire Croby, Stills, Nash and Young
Ramones Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Righteous Brothers
     
     
     
     

 

Punk, Heavy Metal, Grunge, Alternative and Indie
The New York Dolls Nirvana  
Ramones Pixies  
X R.E.M.  
Black Flag Beck  
Janes' Addiction The Samshing Pumpkins  
     

 

Hip Hop, House Techno
Eric B. Rakim KRS 1 Beastie Boys
Tribe Called Quest Run DMC De La Soul
Boogie Down Productions Ice Cube LL Cool J
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Ice T Rez Boys
The Sugarhill Gang Public Enemy Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force
N.W.A. Wu-Tang-Clan  
Derrick May Joey Beltram  
Masters At Work Carl Craig  
Roger Sanchez