Michael Jackson

1958 – 2009American

Pop singer

Billy JeanThrillerBeat It

Bad

James Brown

1933 – 2006American

“The Godfather of Soul”

Papa’s Got a Brand New BagI Got You (I Feel Good)Please, Please, Please

It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World

Ludwig van Beethoven1770 – 1827

German

Classical composer

9 Symphonies(for full orchestra)

7 Concertos(for soloists)

32 Piano Sonatas

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1756 – 1791Austria

Classical composer

Jill Scott

1972 – Now American

R&B-Soul singer

This LoveGetting in the Way

The Beatles1960 – 1970

Liverpool, EnglandJohn, Paul, George and

Ringo

Rock and Roll Band

Love Me Do,Let It Be,

Yesterday,Hey Jude

The Rolling Stones1962 – Now

London, EnglandMick, Keith, Ronnie and

Charlie

Rock and Roll Band

Brown Sugar,Jumping Jack Flash,

Satisfaction

Bob Marley

1945 – 1981Jamaican

Reggae singer

Stir It Up,No Woman, No Cry,

Exodus,Redemption Song.

Dolly Parton

1946 – NowAmerican

Country singer

Islands in the Stream,9 to 5,

I Will Always Love You,Jolene.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

1960 – NowSouth Africa

African male vocal group

Diamonds on the souls of her shoes,

The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Nitin Sawhney

1964 – NowBritish/Indian

Musician/composer

Homelands,Taste,

Anthem Without Nation,

Heer.

Fisherman’s Friends

1995 – NowPort Isaac - England

A capella choral sea shanties

South Australia,Sailor Ain’t A Sailor,

Haul Away Joe.

Nina Simone

1933 – 2003American

Jazz, blues, R&B singer

Love Me Or Leave Me,Mood Indigo,

My Baby Just Cares For Me.

Bob Dylan

1941 – NowAmerican

Folk Singer

Like A Rolling Stone,Blowin’ In The Wind,

The Times They Are a-Changing

Mr Tambourine Man.

Elvis Presley

1935 – 1977American

Rock and Roll Singer

Jailhouse Rock,Hound Dog,

Love Me Tender,The Wonder Of You.

Cab Calloway

1907 - 1994American

Jazz Singer

Minnie the Moocher,Hi-De-Ho,Caldonia,

St. Louis Blues.

Louis Jordan

1908 - 1975American

Musician and Bandleader

Aint Nobody Here But Us Chickens,Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby?,

Reet, Petite and Gone,Choo Choo Ch’boogie.

1940 - NowHavana, Cuba

A collective of Cuba musicians including Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and Ibrahim Ferrer

De Camino a la Vereda,Chan, Chan,

El Cuerto de Tula,Candela.

Buena Vista Social Club

1915 - 1998American

Singer

New York, New York,My Way,

Come Fly With Me,Strangers In The Night.

Frank Sinatra

1958 - NowItalian

Opera Singer (Tenor)

Viaggio Italiano,Verdi,

Sogno,Cieli di Toscana.

Andrea Bocelli

1947 - NowEnglish

Pop/Rock Singer

Candle in the Wind,Can You Feel The Love

Tonight,Your Song,

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.

Elton John

1929 - NowAmerican

Blues Singer and Guitarist

Let The Good Times Roll,How Blue Can You Get,

It’s My Own Fault,The Power of the Blues.

BB King

1976 - NowLondon, England

Ska Band

It Must Be Love,Our House,

One Step Beyond,Baggy Trousers.

Madness

1943 - NowCanadian

Folk Singer

Big Yellow Taxi,Help Me,

River,Both Sides, Now.

Joni Mitchell

1935 - 2007Italian

Opera Singer (Tenor)

Nessun Dorma,O Sole Mio.

Luciano Pavarotti

1972 - 1982Swedish

Pop Group Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid

Waterloo,Knowing Me, Knowing You,Mamma Mia,

Dancing Queen.

ABBA

2000 - NowMexican

Latin Folk Duo

Tamacun,Hanuman,

Stairway to Heavan,Take 5.

Rodrigo y Gabriela

1942 - NowAmerican

Soul Singer

R.E.S.P.E.C.T,Think,

I Say A Little Prayer,A Natural Woman.

Aretha Franklin

1988 - NowBritish

Pop Singer

Someone Like You,Chasing Pavements,

Make You Feel My Love,

Rolling in the Deep.

Adele

1917 - NowBritish

War-time Singer“The Forces Sweetheart”

We’ll Meet Again,The White Cliffs of Dover,

There’ll Always Be an England.

Vera Lynn

1963 - 2012American

Pop Singer

I Will Always Love You,

I Wanna Dance With Somebody,Greatest Love of

All.

Whitney Houston

1978 - NowBritish

Violinist

Contradanza,Yantra,Storm,

Sabre Dance,Beethoven’s 5th.

Vanessa-Mae

1959 - 1977American

Motown GroupDiana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,You Can’t Hurry Love,

Baby Love,Ain’t No Mountain High

Enough

The Supremes