Music
36 profiles
Duke Ellington
Big band composer and bandleader
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo, jazz trumpet and voice
Bing Crosby
Crooner of White Christmas and first multimedia star
Frank Sinatra
The Voice of twentieth century popular song
Billie Holiday
Lady Day, architect of jazz singing
Edith Piaf
The Little Sparrow of French chanson
Nat King Cole
Unforgettable singer and jazz pianist
Maria Callas
Soprano who defined modern opera
Elvis Presley
King of Rock and Roll
Johnny Cash
The Man in Black
Luciano Pavarotti
The King of the High Cs
Tina Turner
Queen of Rock and Roll
John Lennon
Beatles co founder
Bob Dylan
Songwriting Nobel laureate
Aretha Franklin
Queen of Soul
Bob Marley
Global ambassador of reggae
Dolly Parton
Jolene and I Will Always Love You songwriter
Freddie Mercury
Queen frontman and Bohemian Rhapsody
David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust and permanent reinvention
Elton John
Rocket Man across six decades
Stevie Wonder
Motown prodigy and Innervisions
Michael Jackson
King of Pop and Thriller
Madonna
Queen of Pop and constant reinvention
Prince
Purple Rain multi instrumentalist
Whitney Houston
The Voice of record breaking hits
Celine Dion
My Heart Will Go On
Beyonce
Most awarded artist in Grammy history
Taylor Swift
Four Album of the Year Grammys and the Eras Tour
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady of Song
Ray Charles
The Genius who helped invent soul music
James Brown
The Godfather of Soul
Paul McCartney
Beatle and record setting songwriter
Mick Jagger
Rolling Stones frontman for six decades
Diana Ross
Supremes lead singer and Motown solo star
Cher
Number one hits across six decades
Bruce Springsteen
The Boss and voice of working America