Peggy Lee

Iconic American Jazz and Pop Singer

The Mills Brothers

Pioneering American Jazz and Pop Vocal Quartet

Ella Fitzgerald

Legendary Jazz Vocalist

Muddy Waters

Legendary Chicago Blues Musician

Sonny Rollins

Legendary American Jazz Saxophonist

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Innovative Jazz Ensemble Known for Take Five

Howlin' Wolf

Iconic Chicago Blues Legend

Paul Anka

Canadian Singer-Songwriter and Pop Icon

Eddie Cochran

1950s Rock and Roll Pioneer

T-Bone Walker

Pioneering Electric Blues Guitarist

Marlene Dietrich

Iconic German-American Actress and Singer

The Carter Family

Pioneers of American Country Music

Webb Pierce

Country Music Pioneer and Honky-Tonk Star

Miles Davis

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader

Astor Piazzolla

Argentine Tango Composer and Bandoneón Virtuoso

B.B. King

Legendary King of the Blues Guitar

Thelonious Monk

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Composer

Charles Mingus

Influential American Jazz Bassist and Composer

Nat King Cole

Legendary Jazz Pianist and Silky-Smooth Vocalist

Roy Orbison

Legendary Rock and Roll Singer-Songwriter

Sam Cooke

Pioneering Soul and R&B Singer-Songwriter

Pat Boone

1950s Pop and Rock and Roll Singer

Benny Goodman

King of Swing and Jazz Clarinetist

John Barry

British film composer and conductor

Erroll Garner

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Connie Francis

1950s-1960s Pop Music Icon and Singer

Patsy Cline

Legendary Country Music Singer

Mahalia Jackson

Gospel Music Legend

Dinah Washington

Queen of the Blues:

Brenda Lee

Rockabilly and Pop Music Icon

Gene Vincent

Rockabilly Pioneer and Be-Bop-A-Lula Singer

Carl Perkins

Rockabilly Pioneer and Blue Suede Shoes Singer

Carmen McRae

Jazz Vocalist and Pianist

Art Tatum

Jazz Piano Virtuoso

Glenn Miller And His Orchestra

Iconic Big Band Swing Ensemble

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Pioneering Gospel and Rock-and-Roll Singer-Guit...

The Coasters

Iconic 1950s Rock and Roll Vocal Group

Ruth Brown

R&B and Blues Vocal Legend

Little Walter

Influential Blues Harmonica Virtuoso

Hank Snow

Canadian Country Music Legend

Woody Herman

Legendary Jazz Clarinetist and Big Band Leader

Lloyd Price

Rock and Roll Pioneer and R&B Singer

Cab Calloway

Legendary Jazz and Swing Bandleader

Mary Wells

Motown Soul Singer

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Innovative Guitar Legend and Silken-Voiced Song...

Jack Teagarden

Jazz Trombonist and Vocalist of the Swing Era

Ernest Tubb

Country Music Pioneer and Honky-Tonk Legend

The Flamingos

Doo-wop Pioneers of the 1950s

The Browns

Stonewall Jackson

Country Music Legend

Jimmie Lunceford

Swing Era Jazz Bandleader and Saxophonist

The Del-vikings

1950s Doo-Wop Vocal Group

Danny & The Juniors

1950s American Rock and Roll Group

Champ Butler

1950s American Pop Singer

Various Artists

Collaborative Compilation by Diverse Musicians

Johnny Cash

Legendary Country Music Icon

O.S.T.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

British Symphony Orchestra

John Coltrane

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Duke Ellington

Legendary Jazz Composer and Bandleader