Most imitated band/artist

[prohornblower]

Zeppelin gets ripped off quite a bit.

Or is it only from the Beastie Boys?

[Myrtle]

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All popular music today is a direct descendent of all the black rhythm and blues singers (male and female) performing from the 20s through the 50s and Hank Williams Sr. Lots of people think "Rock Around the Clock" was the first rock song. I'd nominate "Move it on Over" by Hank, which was recorded almost 10 years before Bill Haley was a gleam in anyone's eye. To me the progression goes like this: black R and B, Hank Sr., Elvis, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Sugarhill Gang.

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If you take this discussion to this level, we are in agreement about one thing......

Virtually ALL of the popular music from the 50's on in the USA (and much of the rest of the western world) has its' roots firmly based in blues, r&b, gospel, country & jazz....and most of that was at the hands of black performers from the 20's through 50's.

The "British Invasion" of US pop music in the mid-60's (which was the springboard for the incredibly creative & ecletic music that followed in tha late 60's - early 70's)was firmly based on black music from that era, and many of the artists involved (Beatles, Stones, Clapton....etc.) freely & openly give credit to this fact.

[pokerspite]

Black Sabbath

[Performify]

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For current fashion rock, Atreyu started a trend that pretty much ruined music.

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what trend would that be?

[Khaos4k]

I can't believe this hasn't been said yet. You should all be ashamed.


Creed.




That is all. Thanks for ruining the radio cockbags.