RS 100 Songs: Name the Artist (2)

[A] Howlin' Wolf | Chester Burnett's primal blues howl influenced everyone from Clapton to the Rolling Stones who covered this in 1964.

[B] Bono | Inspired by Ethiopian refugee camps, U2 nearly scrapped this when mixing became impossibly complex.

[A] Steve Winwood | Chaka Khan's backing vocals helped this win Record of the Year, reviving Steve's career after Traffic.

[D] Whitney Houston | Dolly Parton wrote and recorded this first, but Whitney's version for The Bodyguard spent 14 weeks at number one.

[B] Dusty Springfield | An Italian song contest reject became Dusty's only UK number one when she added English lyrics.

[C] Bruce Springsteen | Six months of obsessive studio work nearly bankrupted Bruce before this became New Jersey's unofficial anthem.

[B] Neil Young | Neil's biggest hit worried him so much about becoming middle-of-the-road that he deliberately made uncommercial albums afterward.

[C] Elton John | Elton's first US number one borrowed heavily from Australian novelty songs, complete with Farfisa organ.

[D] Jeff Buckley | Leonard Cohen wrote 80 verses over five years; Jeff's ethereal cover transformed it into secular hymn.

[A] Curtis Mayfield | Curtis subversively critiqued the blaxploitation film while creating its iconic anti-drug anthem soundtrack.

[D] Chuck Berry | NASA included this on Voyager's Golden Record, making Chuck's guitar riff Earth's greeting to aliens.

[C] Joni Mitchell | Written in Hawaii after seeing paradise literally paved for a parking lot outside her hotel window.

[B] George Jones | George's first number one celebrated moonshine; he later battled the alcoholism this song romanticized.

[A] Bobby 'Blue' Bland | Duke Records' house band created this template for soul ballads that influenced everyone from Aretha to Otis.

[C] Kurt Cobain | Kurt tried to write a Pixies song; instead he accidentally created grunge's anthem and hated its popularity.

[A] Patsy Cline | Recorded while on crutches after a car crash, Patsy's vulnerability made this country-pop crossover gold.

[B] Jim Morrison | Robby Krieger wrote this, but Jim's Oedipal ad-lib on Ed Sullivan got The Doors banned from the show.

[D] Buddy Holly | John Wayne's catchphrase from The Searchers became rock's first self-produced hit in Clovis, New Mexico.

[A] Donny Hathaway | Roberta Flack discovered Donny singing in a Howard University practice room, beginning their legendary duet partnership.

[D] Bonnie Raitt | Canadian songwriter Shirley Eikhard wrote this; Bonnie's slide guitar made it a midlife comeback smash.

[C] Gladys Knight | Originally "Midnight Plane to Houston," Cissy Houston suggested the change that made this Gladys's signature song.

[B] Brian Wilson | The most expensive single ever produced in 1966, using four studios and 90 hours of tape.

[C] Muddy Waters | This Delta blues standard from the 1920s became electric Chicago blues when Muddy plugged in his guitar.

[D] Luther Vandross | Luther's only top five pop hit came after years of singing backup for Bowie, Bette, and Chaka.

[B] Paul Rodgers | Bad Company's debut single was recorded in Ronnie Lane's mobile studio using The Who's old equipment.

[A] Mavis Staples | The Staple Singers turned Jamaican reggae rhythms into gospel-soul, with Pops playing tremolo guitar throughout.

[A] Eric Burdon | The Animals arranged this traditional folk song in one take during a tour break, creating folk-rock.

[B] Christina Aguilera | Linda Perry wrote this in her living room; Christina's vocal vulnerability earned her a Grammy for female pop.

[D] Rod Stewart | About losing virginity to an older woman, Rod thought this B-side was too personal until DJs flipped the single.

[C] Björk | Betty Hutton recorded this 1951 German song first; Björk's video featured elaborate Busby Berkeley homage choreography.