It's Gotta Be Yes - "I can't wait, wait, wait, 'cause it's too late, too late to hear no, n-no, n-no, no."
Jumpin' at the Moon - "... every afternoon, longin' for the night."
The Love We Made - "The bed remains unmade, and your guitar
311 - Great reggae-fied cover of The Cure's "Love Song."
Bryan Adams- Everything he did wasn't a hit, but everything we do by him was.
Oleta Adams - She first hit with "Calling You," and followed up with a cover of Brenda Russell's "Get Here."
Adele - British soul sensation who'll find someone like you, and simply say hello, 'cause you coulda had it all.
Aerosmith - Boston's original bad boys.
Mose Allison - Quirky blues.
America - Forgot to name their horse.
The Animals - Eric Burdon was so misunderstood.
Joan Armatrading- Tough and tender; unique, with a devoted following.
Louis Armstrong - The wonderful world of ...
Gene Autrey - The singing cowboy.
Badfinger- Included Mike McGear (Paul McCartney's brother-in-law).
Joan Baez - Rusty diamonds, but we put a new shine on 'em.
The Bangles - Manic as ever.
The Beach Boys - Sometimes stayed in their room.
The Beatles - WHO?!?
Pat Benatar - With only one acoustic, we'll break your heart.
Tony Bennett- Hey, even the MTV generation embraced his honesty.
John Berry - Confessional country singer.
Blondie - Was expecting your call.
Bow Wow Wow - With their sweet little love song "I Want Candy."
David Bowie - "Ground Control to Santa Claus . . ."
The Boxtops - Alex Chilton started here.
Jackson Browne - Doctor, my ties have bowed to years . . .
Jym Britton - Bluntly described his life in a cube.
Michael Buble - The Sinatra disciple who swings like Spiderman.
Jimmy Buffett - Parrotheads, unite!
Eric Carmen -- Ripped Rachmaninoff as he fell in love again.
Kim Carnes - Had a heartache 'til she found Bette Davis.
The Cars - Helped drive the '80s' sound.
Johnny Cash - The late American master, with June Carter.
Eva Cassidy - The late cover artist covers Cyndi Lauper late in the Smallville soundtrack.
Harry Chapin - More stories.
Mary Chapin-Carpenter - Carole King's progeny.
Charlie Chaplin - Yup, he brought a 'smile' musically, too.
Cher - Still kicking, even without the rib.
Chicago - Still waiting for daybreak.
The Church - The Milky Way bar band.
Eric Clapton - Still Eric. Period.
Petula Clark - Rested on Sundays.
Classics IV - Spooky storms.
Patsy Cline - Untouched, though Mandy Barnett comes close.
The Coasters - Don't talk back!
Eddie Cochran -- Had seasonal affect disorder, unable to cure his summertime sadness . . .
Leonard Cohen - One of Canada's poet laureates, from "Suzanne" through "Hallelujah" and beyond -- writing, recording, and performing well into his 80s!
Freddy Cole - Nat's younger bro can't make you love him.
Nat "King" Cole - Chestnuts.
Judy Collins - …And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round …
Counting Crows - Took a ride in Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi."
Randy Crawford - Former Crusader: "Street Life"
Creedence Clearwater Revival- John Fogerty worked magic with four chords, on material that remains relevant today.
Jim Croce - Timeless in a bottle.
Crowded House - Neil Finn's band of dreamers.
Sheryl Crow - Her first cut is deeper.
The Cure - Melancholy with kohl.
Neil Diamond - Good times never felt so good.
Dion - Wandered around and around.
Dixie Chicks - Cool, even if they can't gargle as well as Stevie Nicks on "Landslide."
Fats Domino - He's walkin'.
Donovan - A superman for sunshine songs.
The Doors - Shadows of the 60s and 70s.
Nick Drake - Quintessential English folk.
The Drifters - Enjoyed pier pressure.
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - Quintessential tongue-in-cheek peeks.
Duffy -- The Welsh warbler can also break hearts.
The Duprees - You belonged to them.
Bob Dylan - Our culture's mirror.
The Eagles - Unparalleled vocals.
Electric Light Orchestra - Jeff Lynne's obsession with classic(al) rock.
The Electric Prunes - Garage-rock, sonically ahead of its time by 20 years. I guess they had too much to dream ...
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - When they started from the beginning, everything wasn't all keyboards.
Melissa Etheridge - Fiery writer, in one style: on.
Eurythmics - Annie "Chameleon" Lennox.
Gabriel Faure -- Jay goes serene with his E-Bow on this classical gem.
Feist - Her hit became a camera commercial.
Roberta Flack - The first time ever you heard her sing...
Fleetwood Mac - A running soap opera with great songs.
John Flynn - Kid songs for grown-ups.
Dan Fogelberg - Drank a toast to innocence.
The Four Tops - ... with a different spin, on acoustic guitars.
Peter Frampton - Was shown the way.
Free - To move before they raise the parking rate.
Stan Freeberg - All he wanth for Chrithmath ith . . .
Josh Gad - Didn't only sing in summer, but that's what stuck.
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Classic duo.
Selena Gomez - Met a pilot and found magic.
Al Green - The Rev!
Josh Groban - Proof that classical is anything but stuffy.
Vince Guaraldi - Particularly when Christmas time is here.
Bill Haley & the Comets - See ya later, 'round the clock.
Hall & Oates - Philly's own.
Corey Hart - Lost his way after wearing his sunglasses at night.
Heart - Broke a lot of boundaries in the rock industry.
Bobby Hebb - Had a sunny disposition.
Bobby Helms - Had a special angel.
Don Henley - After the boys of summer have gone, he's still there.
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - Come on boys, we gotta make about a million toys.
Faith Hill- She gives a piece of her heart faster than Janis ever imagined.
Jake Holmes - Not his "Dazed and Confused," but you're "So Close."
Mary Hopkins - Were those really the days?
Human League - Whose singer wondered if you wanted him.
Brian Hyland - Sealing kisses.
Janis Ian - Confessional songwriting at its best.
Chris Isaak - Smoldering songcraft.
Michael Jackson - Danced on the floor in the round.
Jefferson Starship- Might've been only a pop Airplane, but Grace was still a fine pilot.
Joan Jett - The last singer you'd associate with Mary Tyler Moore.
Jewel - Alaskan spirituality.
Billy Joel - He's still movin' out to me.
Elton John- From Honky Chateau to The Lion King, a Philadelphia favorite.
Norah Jones - Don't know why, but this meeting of Patsy Cline and Billie Holiday will bring you a sunrise to warm your cold, cold
heart.
Janis Joplin - Gave a piece of her heart every time she sang.
Louis Jordan - Precursor to Elvis.
Journey - Admit it - they did have a few great tunes.
Israel "Iz" Kamakawo'ole - Who'da thunk a ukulele and voice could take you over the rainbow?
Kansas - '70s prog-rock standard-bearer.
Katrina and the Waves - Walked on sunshine as a one-hit wonder.
Danny Kaye -- ... and his coconuts.
Ben E. King - Will stand by you.
Carole King- Classic Brill-style songs completely open to re-interpretation.
The Kinks- Influenced so many later bands, from the Pretenders to Van Halen.
Kiss - Like they really need an introduction.
Eartha Kitt -- Santa's definitely no baby, here.
Kris Kristofferson - Helped you make it through the night.
Cyndi Lauper - Ditzy clown with a sad side.
Lady Antebellum - Country-rock trio with a melancholy side.
The Las - Pointed out her departure, again and again.
Peggy Lee - Had a constant fever.
The Left Banke - Told Renee to walk.
John Lennon - The lemon in the Beatles' tea.
Gordon Lightfoot- Canadian folkie with a warm voice and an extensive catalog.
Loggins & Messina - Folkie cheer.
Los Lobos - "Para bailler la bamba?"
Demi Lovato - Let it go 'cause it was frozen.
The Lovin' Spoonful - Had many daydreams.
Lulu - One-hit wonder with a schoolgirl crush.
Amy MacDonald - Tongue-twisting lyrics with a catchy backbeat.
Melissa Manchester - An okay voice, but what style!
The Marcels - Stood alone under a blue moon.
Jon Mark - One half of the jazz-rock cult fave Mark-Almond.
Bruno Mars - Clearly learned a lot from Michael Jackson.
Kathy Mattea - True folkie.
John Mayer - The wonder kid leaping generations in his appeal.
Martina McBride - Any way she sings it, that's how it's done.
Paul McCartney - Still amazing.
The McCoys - What kinda name is Sloopy?!?
Sarah McLachlan - Sweet melancholy.
Lynn Miles - Canadian singer-songwriter, one of the best around, bar none. And a great guitarist to boot.
Glenn Miller - Pulling into Chattanooga with a Roy Rogers tall tale.
Roger Miller - The road king.
Joni Mitchell - Perhaps Canada's most famous musical export. An artist completely unafraid of crossing boundaries.
The Monkees - Mike Nesmith's little band of hitmakers.
Monty Python - The bright side of life.
The Moody Blues - Liked Tuesdays.
Lorrie Morgan - A pop-country stalwart.
Gary Morris - His "Wind beneath My Wings" lifts 'way above the others -- there's a real song here.
Van Morrison - Van the Man: no one comes close.
The Motels - Martha Davis could sing the phone book and make it work.
Alison Moyet - Ex-Yaz singer with a great set of pipes, criminally ignored.
Mr. Mister - Learned to fly again.
Michael Murphey - He disappeared calling Wildfire."
Alannah Myles - Could belt 'em like Janis, but only hit with "Black Velvet."
Anna Nalick - Twenty-something singer-songwriter who knows how to let a song breathe.
Nazareth - got hurt by love.
Willie Nelson - Folk's original rebel.
Juice Newton - '80s hit factory.
Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta - And they SING, too!
No Doubt - You don't speak of Gwen Stefani.
Laura Nyro - No one wrote 'em or sang 'em like her -- her passing was a big loss.
Once Upon a Full Moon Night - We've performed
everything ever written by this duo.
Roy Orbison - Musical yearnings.
Alan Parsons Project - The audiophile's standard.
Peter, Paul & Mary - Left on a jet plane.
Wilson Pickett - Waited 'til midnight.
Pilot - Flew with a magical hit.
The Pointer Sisters - Started with 20s remakes and hit big with pop.
The Police - Every take you breathe. But when they started, they couldn't get arrested.
Elvis Presley - It would be cruel to skip him, so we don't.
The Pretenders - Work out the kinks. Stop your sobbing.
Prince - We go crazy in purple rain.
Bonnie Raitt - She can't make you love her, but she doesn't have to.
Otis Redding - No one covers him well -- Michael Bolton nearly died trying.
Kim Richey - Another under-appreciated folkie, in the Joni
Mitchell vein.
Lionel Richie - Said hello, and we threw in Adele.
The Righteous Brothers - ... unchained a song from its title.
Rockapella - Zombies do the limbo!
Linda Ronstadt - All her life, always going back someday.
The Rolling Stones - England's original bad boys.
Jennifer Rush - Hit with Elton John on "Flames of Paradise," but "The Power of Love" is her own.
Merrilee Rush - '60s one-hit wonder, with "Angel of the Morning."
Tom Rush - Made his mark with a definitive version of Joni's "Urge for Going."
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels - A devilishly blue dress.
Sade - Operated smoothly.
Santo & Johnny - Walked in their sleep.
Boz Scaggs - Rock with soul, real soul.
Scandal - Patty Smyth said goodbye to you and you and you.
Helen Schneider - '70s singer who started in pop, rolled into rock, then hit with Kurt Weill in Europe.
Bob Seger - Has tonight.
Ed Sheeran -- Songs that think out loud.
Duncan Sheik - Intelligent songwriting with a bite.
Richard Shindell - Wry folksinger with the real "Are You Happy Now."
Shel Silverstein - Nutty songs for himself and others, about Sylvia or garbage.
Carly Simon - You're so vain to think that your anticipation will dispute the fact that nobody does it better.
Paul Simon - Knew fifty ways to write hits.
Simon & Garfunkel - The original 60s storytellers.
Frank Sinatra - A puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a stranger in the night ...
Nancy Sinatra - She did something stupid called "Boots."
Sixpence None the Richer - "Kiss Me" was a leap.
Smash Mouth - Then they heard the Monkees. Now they're the believers.
Sam Smith - He'll stay with you.
Bruce Springsteen - The quintessential hungry heart.
Rod Stewart - Wake up -- he thinks he's got something to say to you.
Sting - The ex-Policeman with the distinctive wail.
Barbra Streisand - Yes, we cover Babs. But only at midnight, not a sound from the pavement...
Donna Summer - A hard worker.
Supertramp - Dreamers who gave a little bit and much more.
James Taylor - He's your friend.
Tears for Fears - ... 'cause it's a mad world out there.
The Tokens - The sleeping lions.
Train - The band who's calling all angels and soul sisters with drops of Jupiter in their hair.
K. T. Tunstall - Her irresistible black horse / cherry tree stomp will
jog the most jaded among you.
Bonnie Tyler - Her heartache was eclipsed, and are we glad!
U2 - Music done in the name of love and a social conscience.
Vagabond Lovers - Different cover of the Cars' "Drive."
Wham! - whose careless whispers got George Michael started.
David Wilcox - One of the warmest folk voices going.
Andy Williams - Your huckleberry friend.
Stevie Wonder - Wishing . . .
The Young Rascals - Gave good lovin'.
The Zombies - '60s group with great songs featuring unique major-minor twists.
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