Tier 2 · legacy legend

Guillaume de Machaut

France · Person · born 1300

ars nova, dit, lay, virelai, rondeau

57 wikis · Tier 2

Paul Hindemith

Germany · Person · born 1895

opera, symphony

57 wikis · Tier 2

Sonny Rollins

United States · Person · born 1930

jazz, post-bop

48 wikis · Tier 2

György Ligeti

Hungary · Person · born 1923

opera

56 wikis · Tier 2

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

United States · Person · born 1959

folk music, reggae, music of Hawaii

56 wikis · Tier 2

Jackie Gleason

United States · Person · born 1916

56 wikis · Tier 2

Johann Strauss I

Austrian Empire · Person · born 1804

classical music

56 wikis · Tier 2

Luigi Boccherini

Republic of Lucca · Person · born 1743

classical music

56 wikis · Tier 2

Malcolm Young

Australia · Person · born 1953

hard rock, rock and roll, blues rock

47 wikis · Tier 2

Michel Legrand

France · Person · born 1932

jazz, easy listening, film score, instrumental music, variety

56 wikis · Tier 2

Nadia Boulanger

France · Person · born 1887

classical music

56 wikis · Tier 2

Noël Coward

United Kingdom · Person · born 1899

56 wikis · Tier 2

Sly Stone

United States · Person · born 1943

rock music, soul, funk

38 wikis · Tier 2

Taylor Hawkins

United States · Person · born 1972

progressive rock, alternative rock, Q3071, alternative metal, post-grunge

47 wikis · Tier 2

Birgit Nilsson

Sweden · Person · born 1918

opera

55 wikis · Tier 2

Ferruccio Busoni

Kingdom of Italy · Person · born 1866

opera

55 wikis · Tier 2

François-André Danican Philidor

France · Person · born 1726

opera

55 wikis · Tier 2

Georges Brassens

France · Person · born 1921

chanson

55 wikis · Tier 2

Giuseppe Tartini

Republic of Venice · Person · born 1692

Baroque music

55 wikis · Tier 2

Joe Dassin

United States · Person · born 1938

chanson, French pop

55 wikis · Tier 2

João Gilberto

Brazil · Person · born 1931

samba, indie pop, bossa nova

55 wikis · Tier 2

Komitas

Ottoman Empire · Person · born 1869

Armenian folk music

55 wikis · Tier 2

Luigi Cherubini

France · Person · born 1760

opera

55 wikis · Tier 2

Manuel de Falla

Spain · Person · born 1876

classical music, orchestra

55 wikis · Tier 2

Udo Jürgens

Austria · Person · born 1934

pop music, chanson, schlager music

55 wikis · Tier 2

Vera Lynn

United Kingdom · Person · born 1917

popular music

55 wikis · Tier 2

Cab Calloway

United States · Person · born 1907

jazz, swing

46 wikis · Tier 2

George Jones

United States · Person · born 1931

country music

46 wikis · Tier 2

Jelly Roll Morton

United States · Person · born 1890

jazz, ragtime

37 wikis · Tier 2

Adolphe Adam

France · Person · born 1803

classical music, opera

54 wikis · Tier 2

Barry White

United States · Person · born 1944

soul

54 wikis · Tier 2

Bulat Okudzhava

Soviet Union · Person · born 1924

bard song, poetry, prose, sketch story

54 wikis · Tier 2

César Cui

Russian Empire · Person · born 1835

opera

54 wikis · Tier 2

Georges Enescou

Romania · Person · born 1881

opera, symphony, chamber music, piano

54 wikis · Tier 2

Gene Autry

United States · Person · born 1907

country music, western music

45 wikis · Tier 2

Glen Campbell

United States · Person · born 1936

rock music, pop music, folk rock, country music, gospel music, folk music

45 wikis · Tier 2

Joe Strummer

United Kingdom · Person · born 1952

rock music

45 wikis · Tier 2

Procol Harum

United Kingdom · Group · 1967–2022

psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, baroque pop, symphonic rock

45 wikis · Tier 2

The Allman Brothers Band

United States · Group · 1969–2014

hard rock, blues rock, classic rock, blues, Southern rock

45 wikis · Tier 2

Wayne Shorter

United States · Person · born 1933

jazz, jazz fusion, crossover, post-bop, bebop, modal jazz

45 wikis · Tier 2

Bobby Bland

United States · Person · born 1930

soul, blues

35 wikis · Tier 2

Candies

Japan · Group · 1973–1978

rock music, pop music

53 wikis · Tier 2

Daniel François Esprit Auber

France · Person · born 1782

classical music, opera, grand opera, opéra comique

53 wikis · Tier 2

Fats Waller

United States · Person · born 1904

jazz

44 wikis · Tier 2

Franz Lehár

Hungary · Person · born 1870

opera, operetta

53 wikis · Tier 2

George Martin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Person · born 1926

rock music, pop music, classical music

53 wikis · Tier 2

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Brazil · Person · born 1887

opera, symphony

53 wikis · Tier 2

Jessye Norman

United States · Person · born 1945

jazz, opera

44 wikis · Tier 2