1. 1 1929 – 1967 New York City; Active 1960 – 1967 Begins career in 1960 at Brill Building; joins Atlantic Records in 1963 Formed Bang Records in 1965 and Shout Records in 1966 Produced 51 chart records in 7 years, most of which he also wrote Died of heart failure at age 38 Key Discography “Twist and Shout” (The Isley Brothers) – songwriter/producer “Cry To Me” (Solomon Burke) – songwriter/producer “Tell Him” (The Exciters) – songwriter “Hang On Sloopy” (The McCoys) – songwriter “I Want Candy” (The Strangeloves) – songwriter “Piece of My Heart” (Erma Franklin, Big Brother and the Holding Company) – songwriter/producer “Brown Eyed Girl” (Van Morrison) – producer Bert Berns

2. 2 Steve Miller Band formed in San Francisco, California Active 1966 – Present Learned jazz and pop techniques from his family’s friend Les Paul (his godfather) In 1965, he moved to Chicago, where he played with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Guy and Paul Butterfield Landing in San Francisco in 1966, he fused his blues with psychedelia and released a stream of hits: “Take the Money and Run,” “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like An Eagle,” “Jet Airliner” and “Jungle Love” After breaking his neck in a car accident in 1971, and going on a two-year hiatus, Miller emerged with a new band and sound (“The Joker,” 1973) By the late 1970s, his music becomes a staple of FM classic rock radio

3. 3 Formed in Chicago, Illinois / Active 1967 – Present  Began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band (i.e. in the song “Dialogues Parts 1 and 2”)  1969 self-titled double album was a horn-infused rock/jazz mashup that melded soulful rock, pop, and jazz into a signature sound  In 1970, they shortened their name from “Chicago Transit Authority,” and earned heavy rotation on the then-new FM radio format  By the 1980s, melodic power ballads (Peter Cetera) came to define Chicago’s sound with hits like 1982’s “Hard to Say I’m Sorry”  Album covers emphasized band logo over individual identities Peter Cetera (Vocals, Bass) Terry Kath (Vocals, Guitar; Deceased) Robert Lamm (Vocals, Keyboards) Lee Loughnane (Trumpet) James Pankow (Trombone) Walter Parazaider (Saxophone) Danny Seraphine (Drums)

4. 4  1972 Guinness Book of World Records as “the globe's loudest band” (117 db)  Cornerstone of hard rock; precursor to heavy metal  Formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970  Lots of lineup changes  Opening riff to 1972’s “Smoke on the Water” is often cited as the greatest guitar riff of all-time  Interplay between guitar (Blackmore) and organ (Lord) crucial to band’s sound  Members of band went on to form Rainbow and Whitesnake Formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Active 1968 – Present Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar) David Coverdale (Vocals) Rod Evans (Vocals) Ian Gillan (Vocals) Roger Glover (Bass) Glenn Hughes (Vocals, Bass) Jon Lord (Keyboards, Deceased) Ian Paice (Drums)

5. 5 Formed in Rockford, Illinois / Active 1974 – Present Godfathers of power pop connecting 60s pop, heavy metal, and punk Toured Japan in 1978 inciting hysteria reminiscent of “Beatlemania” Relied on the combination of guitar riffs and catchy melodies Provided a blueprint for arena rock Relentless live touring act – “America’s House Band” Their name was inspired when the band members attended a Slade concert and bassist Tom Petersson commented that Slade used “every cheap trick in the book” in their performance Robin Zander (Vocals) Rick Nielsen (Guitar) Tom Petersson (Bass) Bun E. Carlos (Drums)

6. 6 First gangsta rap group in mainstream with Straight Outta Compton (1988), basing their sound on Ice-T and Schooly D Arguably the most controversial and complicated voices of generation Explicit lyrics that critics called out for misogyny, glorification of drugs, and violence Media coverage compensated for N.W.A's lack of airplay Early records featured production work of DJ Yella and Dr. Dre; Dre’s style evolved into a midtempo, synthesizer-based sound known as G-funk Ice Cube departed in late 1989 due to financial disagreements; Dre left to form Death Row Records with Suge Knight in early 1992; Eazy-E found success with Ruthless producing Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Formed in Compton, California, United States Active since 1986 – Present DJ Yella Dr. Dre Eazy-E (Deceased) Ice Cube MC Ren