59 –Rod Stewart
Nascido: 10/01/1945
Faixas: “Maggie May,” “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright),” “Downtown Train”
Influenciou: Bryan Adams, Melissa Etheridge
58 – Christina Aguilera
Nascida: 18/12/1980
Faixas “Genie in a Bottle,” “Beautiful,” “Ain’t No Other Man”
Influenciou: Danity Kane, Kelly Clarkson
57 – Eric Burdon
Nascido: 11/05/1941
Faixas: “The House of the Rising Sun,” “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” “It’s My Life” (the Animals), “Spill the Wine” (War)
Influenciou: Bruce Springsteen, Iggy Pop, David Johnsen
56 – Mavis Staples
Nascido: 10/07/1939
Faixas The Staple Singers’ “I’ll Take You There,” “Respect Yourself,” “Let’s Do It Again”
Influenciou: Prince, the Pointer Sisters, Amy Winehouse
55 –Paul Rodgers
Nascido: 17/12/1949
Faixas: “All Right Now,” “Bad Company,” “Can’t Get Enough”
Influenciou: Ronnie Van Zant, Lou Gramm, Brian Johnson
54–Luther Vandross
Nascido: 20/04/1951 (falecido 01/07/2005)
Faixas: “Never Too Much,” “Superstar,” “A House Is Not a Home”
Influenciou: Alicia Keys, John Legend
53–Muddy Waters
Nascido: 04/04/1915 (falecido 30/04/1983)
Faixas : “Got My Mojo Workin’,” “Mannish Boy,” “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”
Influenciou: Mick Jagger, Robert Plant
52–Brian Wilson
Nascido: 20/06/1942
Faixas: “In My Room,” “Don’t Worry Baby,” “Carline, No”
Influenciou: Elton John, David Crosby, Ben Folds
51–Gladys Knight
Nascida: 28/05/1944
Faixas: “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Neither One of Us,” “Midnight Train to Georgia”
Influenciou: Mariah Carey, Jill Scott
50–Bonnie Raitt
Nascida: 08/11/1949
Faixas: “Nick of Time,” “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” “Angel from Montgomery,” “Love Me Like a Man”
Influenciou: Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks