Rock n' Roll
As Rock n' Roll continued to progress, people were discovering new ways to utilize its epitomic instrument-the electric guitar. One of the most important musicians in the history of the electric guitar was Jimi Hendrix. Though his career was cut very short, he left a lasting mark in the history of music.
Funk
James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Issac Hayes
R&B and Soul
Sam Cooke, Al Green, Chubby Checker, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, Big Mama Thornton, Otis Redding, The Supremes.