Music Titans: 250 Greatest Recording Artists of the Past 100 Years

Discover the most consequential music and recording artists of the past 100 years. Using a clear, well-explained metric that considers popularity, music and cultural influence, and awards won, the author sets out to list and rank the most important artists and provides arresting biographical information and cogent discussion of the music. You'll find musicians of all genres—rock, pop, jazz, blues, R&B, hip-hop, and more— depicted, some from a century ago, some riding high on today's charts....