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Bad Company
Year Formed: 1973
Essential Albums: Bad Company, Straight Shooter, Desolation Angels
Essentials Songs: "Feel Like Makin' Love," "Bad Company," "Shooting Star," "Can't Get Enough," "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"
Bad Company
Year Formed: 1973
Essential Albums: Bad Company, Straight Shooter, Desolation Angels
Essentials Songs: "Feel Like Makin' Love," "Bad Company," "Shooting Star," "Can't Get Enough," "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"
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The Black Crowes
Year Formed: 1984
Essential Albums: Shake Your Money Maker, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Happiness Bastards
Essential Songs: "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels," "Remedy," "Twice as Hard," "Jealous Again"
The Black Crowes
Year Formed: 1984
Essential Albums: Shake Your Money Maker, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Happiness Bastards
Essential Songs: "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels," "Remedy," "Twice as Hard," "Jealous Again"
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Mariah Carey
Year Started: 1988
Essential Albums: Music Box, Mariah Carey, Daydream
Essential Songs: "All I Want for Christmas Is You," "We Belong Together," "Obsessed," "Fantasy," "Always Be My Baby"
Mariah Carey
Year Started: 1988
Essential Albums: Music Box, Mariah Carey, Daydream
Essential Songs: "All I Want for Christmas Is You," "We Belong Together," "Obsessed," "Fantasy," "Always Be My Baby"
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Chubby Checker
Year Started: 1958
Essential Albums: Twist With Chubby Checker, For Twisters Only, Let's Twist Again
Essential Songs: "The Twist," "Let's Twist Again," "Limbo Rock," "Dancin' Party," "The Hucklebuck"
Chubby Checker
Year Started: 1958
Essential Albums: Twist With Chubby Checker, For Twisters Only, Let's Twist Again
Essential Songs: "The Twist," "Let's Twist Again," "Limbo Rock," "Dancin' Party," "The Hucklebuck"
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Joe Cocker
Year Started: 1961
Essential Albums: Joe Cocker, I Can Stand a Little Rain, With a Little Help From My Friends
Essential Songs: "You Are So Beautiful," "Up Where We Belong," "With a Little Help From My Friends," "Feelin' Alright," "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
Joe Cocker
Year Started: 1961
Essential Albums: Joe Cocker, I Can Stand a Little Rain, With a Little Help From My Friends
Essential Songs: "You Are So Beautiful," "Up Where We Belong," "With a Little Help From My Friends," "Feelin' Alright," "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
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Billy Idol
Year Started: 1981 as a solo artist after leaving Generation X
Essential Albums: Rebel Yell, Whiplash Smile, Billy Idol
Essential Songs: "Rebel Yell," "Eyes Without a Face," "White Wedding," "Dancing With Myself," "Mony Mony"
Billy Idol
Year Started: 1981 as a solo artist after leaving Generation X
Essential Albums: Rebel Yell, Whiplash Smile, Billy Idol
Essential Songs: "Rebel Yell," "Eyes Without a Face," "White Wedding," "Dancing With Myself," "Mony Mony"
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Cyndi Lauper
Year Started: 1983 after leaving Blue Angel for a solo career.
Essential Albums: She's So Unusual, True Colors, A Night to Remember
Essential Songs: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "Time After Time," "True Colors," "All Through the Night," "I Drove All Night"
Cyndi Lauper
Year Started: 1983 after leaving Blue Angel for a solo career.
Essential Albums: She's So Unusual, True Colors, A Night to Remember
Essential Songs: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "Time After Time," "True Colors," "All Through the Night," "I Drove All Night"
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Mana
Year Formed: 1981
Essential Albums:Amar Es Combatir, Drama y Luz, Donde Jugaran Los Ninos?
Essential Songs: "Oye Mi Amor," "Clavado en Un Bar," "Rayando el Sol," "En El Muelle de San Blas," "Mariposa Traicionera"
Mana
Year Formed: 1981
Essential Albums:Amar Es Combatir, Drama y Luz, Donde Jugaran Los Ninos?
Essential Songs: "Oye Mi Amor," "Clavado en Un Bar," "Rayando el Sol," "En El Muelle de San Blas," "Mariposa Traicionera"
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Joe Division / New Order
Year Formed: Joy Division in 1976, New Order in 1980 after Ian Curtis' death.
Essential Albums: Substance (Joy Division), Low-Life (New Order), Brotherhood (New Order) Republic (New Order)
Essentials Songs: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division), "Transmission" (Joy Division), "Blue Monday" (New Order), "Bizarre Love Triangle" (New Order), "True Faith" (New Order), "Regret" (New Order)
Joe Division / New Order
Year Formed: Joy Division in 1976, New Order in 1980 after Ian Curtis' death.
Essential Albums: Substance (Joy Division), Low-Life (New Order), Brotherhood (New Order) Republic (New Order)
Essentials Songs: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division), "Transmission" (Joy Division), "Blue Monday" (New Order), "Bizarre Love Triangle" (New Order), "True Faith" (New Order), "Regret" (New Order)
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Oasis
Year Formed: 1991
Essential Albums: Definitely, Maybe, (What's the Story) Morning Glory, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
Essential Songs: "Wonderwall," "Don't Look Back in Anger," "Champagne Supernova," "Stop Crying Your Heart Out," "Live Forever"
Oasis
Year Formed: 1991
Essential Albums: Definitely, Maybe, (What's the Story) Morning Glory, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
Essential Songs: "Wonderwall," "Don't Look Back in Anger," "Champagne Supernova," "Stop Crying Your Heart Out," "Live Forever"
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Outkast
Year Formed: 1992
Essential Albums: Speakerboxxx / The Love Below, Stankonia, ATLiens
Essential Songs: "Hey Ya!," "Ms. Jackson," "Roses," "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move"
Outkast
Year Formed: 1992
Essential Albums: Speakerboxxx / The Love Below, Stankonia, ATLiens
Essential Songs: "Hey Ya!," "Ms. Jackson," "Roses," "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move"
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Phish
Year Formed: 1983
Essential Albums: Junta, Billy Breathes, Rift
Essential Songs: "Farmhouse," "Sample in a Jar," "Waste," "Heavy Things," "Bouncing Around the Room"
Phish
Year Formed: 1983
Essential Albums: Junta, Billy Breathes, Rift
Essential Songs: "Farmhouse," "Sample in a Jar," "Waste," "Heavy Things," "Bouncing Around the Room"
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Soundgarden
Year Formed: 1984
Essential Albums: Superunknown, Badmotorfinger, Down on the Upside
Essential Songs: "Black Hole Sun," "Spoonman," "Fell on Black Days," "Outshined," "Rusty Cage"
Soundgarden
Year Formed: 1984
Essential Albums: Superunknown, Badmotorfinger, Down on the Upside
Essential Songs: "Black Hole Sun," "Spoonman," "Fell on Black Days," "Outshined," "Rusty Cage"
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The White Stripes
Year Formed: 1997
Essential Albums: Elephant, White Blood Cells, Get Behind Me Satan
Essential Songs: "Seven Nation Army," "Fell In Love With a Girl," "Icky Thump," "We're Going to Be Friends," "Blue Orchid"
The White Stripes
Year Formed: 1997
Essential Albums: Elephant, White Blood Cells, Get Behind Me Satan
Essential Songs: "Seven Nation Army," "Fell In Love With a Girl," "Icky Thump," "We're Going to Be Friends," "Blue Orchid"