While Frank Zappa composed and recorded a great deal of music over the course a more than thirty-year career (during which he also directed several films), he is perhaps best known for his skills on the electric guitar. He stands alongside Jimi Hendrix as one

James Brown is known by many as the Godfather of Soul,although one of his primary influences was actually on the creation of funk music. His songs are unique, often appealing to some fans who do not traditionally enjoy soul, funk, or rhythm and blues. Brown

Janis Joplin was the premier female rock musician of the 1960s. Right up until her untimely death in 1970 at the age of 27, the young singer and songwriter was incredibly popular for songs such as Summertime,To Love Somebody, Cry Baby, Kozmic Blues,Down on Me,Piece

Jerry Lee Lewis is notable as one of the first truly wild and unrestrained personalities to influence rock and roll music in the 1950s. His first truly popular single was Whole Lotta Shakin, Going On, released in 1957. He followed it with songs such as

John Lennon grew to popularity while performing as a member of the Beatles. Not only was he known for his voice, but also for his songwriting abilities. He is credited with some of the band’s greatest hits in the 1960s, such as Come Together, I