Famous Rock Musicians

• Anderson, Ian

  The main guy in the rock band Jethro Tull

• Beck

  Creator of the 1996 album Odelay

• Berry, Chuck

  Early rock legend who did "Johnny B. Goode"

• Best, Pete

  The first drummer for The Beatles

• Biafra, Jello

  The frontman for the punk group Dead Kennedys

• Black, Jack

  The wild-eyed star of School of Rock

• Bono

  Lead singer of the rock band U2

• Boon, D.

  Guitarist and singer for punk band Minutemen

• Bowie, David

  The innovative rock star who was Ziggy Stardust

• Clapton, Eric

  The rock guitar god who did "Layla"

• Cobain, Kurt

  Lead singer of the group Nirvana

• Crosby, David

  Singer/guitarist for Crosby, Stills & Nash

• Cyrus, Trace

  Lead singer for the band Metro Station

• Diddley, Bo

  The early rock 'n' roll inventor nicknamed "The Originator"

• Durst, Fred

  Tattooed lead singer for the band Limp Bizkit

• Frampton, Peter

  The rock guitarist who recorded Frampton Comes Alive!

• Frey, Glenn

  The guitarist who co-founded The Eagles

• Fripp, Robert

  Art-rock guitarist from King Crimson

• Gabriel, Peter

  Singer of "Solsbury Hill" and "In Your Eyes"

• Garcia, Jerry

  Leader of The Grateful Dead

• Geldof, Bob

  The singer who organized the Live Aid concerts

• Harrison, George

  The guitarist for The Beatles

• Hendrix, Jimi

  Performer of "Purple Haze"

• Holly, Buddy

  The rock music pioneer who sang "Peggy Sue"

• Hynde, Chrissie

  Leader of the rock band The Pretenders

• Iommi, Tony

  Lead guitarist for the rock band Black Sabbath

• Jagger, Mick

  The lead singer for The Rolling Stones

• John, Elton

  The singer of "Candle in the Wind"

• Jones, Brian

  The Rolling Stones founder who died young

• Kid Rock

  Cowboy-rock rapper of Devil Without a Cause

• Kilmister, Lemmy

  The singer from Motörhead

• Lee, Tommy

  Mötley Crüe, drummer and Pam Anderson's ex-husband

• Lennon, John

  One of the songwriters from The Beatles

• Leto, Jared

  The Oscar-winning co-star of Dallas Buyers Club

• Lynne, Jeff

  The main guy from Electric Light Orchestra

• Manson, Marilyn

  Whitefaced shock-rock singer of Antichrist Superstar

• McCartney, Paul

  Singer and composer for The Beatles

• Money, Eddie

  The rocker who did "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight"

• Morrison, Jim

  Lead singer of the band The Doors

• Nugent, Ted

  Bowhunting rock guitarist

• Ocasek, Ric

  The big-eared founder of the rock band The Cars

• Orbison, Roy

  Singer of "Only the Lonely"

• Osbourne, Ozzy

  Star of the TV reality show The Osbournes

• Page, Jimmy

  Lead guitarist for the rock band Led Zeppelin

• Petty, Tom

  The singer of "Breakdown"

• Pop, Iggy

  Legendary rock 'n' roll dervish

• Porcaro, Jeff

  Founder of the group Toto

• Presley, Elvis

  "The King of Rock 'n Roll"

• Ramone, Joey

  Lead singer of The Ramones

• Reed, Lou

  Co-founder of The Velvet Underground

• Reznor, Trent

  The Oscar winner who performs and records as Nine Inch Nails

• Richards, Keith

  The weatherbeaten guitarist for the Rolling Stones

• Santana, Carlos

  Leader of the rock band Santana

• Simmons, Gene

  Frontman for the rock band KISS

• Smith, Patti

  The poet-rocker who wrote the memoir 'Just Kids'

• Springsteen, Bruce

  The New Jersey rocker who did the song "Born to Run"

• Starr, Ringo

  The drummer for The Beatles

• Sutcliffe, Stuart

  The bassist who left The Beatles just before the band became famous

• t.A.T.u.

  Provocative teen singing duo from Russia

• Townshend, Pete

  Guitarist and songwriter for The Who

• Valens, Ritchie

  The teen star who sang 'La Bamba'

• Van Halen, Eddie

  The guitarist who led the band Van Halen

• Waters, Roger

  Bass-playing lyricist for Pink Floyd

• Wyman, Bill

  The bass player for the Rolling Stones, 1962-93

• Young, Neil

  Renegade rock star

• Zappa, Frank

  Iconoclastic rocker who did "Dynamo Hum"

• Zombie, Rob

  Front man for the rock band White Zombie

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