RS 100 Songs: Name the Artist (2)

[B] Stevie Wonder | Jeff Beck was supposed to record this first, but Stevie rushed his version out to claim the funky clavinet groove.

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

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

[C] Axl Rose | Slash's warm-up exercise became the riff; Axl wrote lyrics about his girlfriend Erin Everly in five minutes.

[A] Iggy Pop | David Bowie co-wrote this during their Berlin recovery period; that drum beat sells cruise ships now.

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

[A] Steven Tyler | Young Frankenstein inspired the title; Run-DMC's cover introduced rap to rock radio, changing music forever.

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

[B] Art Garfunkel | Paul Simon wrote this gospel-influenced ballad; Art's angelic voice made their breakup inevitable yet beautiful.

[D] Roy Orbison | Roy's wife Claudette inspired this after a shopping trip, earning songwriting royalties from his casual comment.

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

[B] Van Morrison | Originally titled "Brown Skinned Girl," the record label changed it, altering Van's interracial love song.

[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.

[A] Bob Marley | Bob credited his childhood friend Vincent Ford as writer, ensuring royalties supported a Kingston soup kitchen.

[D] Jerry Lee Lewis | The Killer's marriage to his thirteen-year-old cousin overshadowed this piano-pounding classic's success.

[B] Lou Reed | Name-checking Warhol's Factory superstars, this got past censors who missed the transgender and drug references entirely.

[D] Roger Daltrey | Pete Townshend's synthesizer experiments created that iconic opening; Roger's scream remains rock's greatest primal yell.

[D] Otis Redding | Recorded three days before his plane crash, Otis never knew this posthumous release topped the charts.

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

[C] Mary J. Blige | Mary's most successful single stayed on R&B charts for 75 weeks, proving vulnerability equals strength.

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

[A] Elvis Presley | Big Mama Thornton recorded it first, but Elvis's hip-shaking TV performance made parents nationwide panic.

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

[D] Tina Turner | British producers convinced a reluctant Tina to record this, launching her remarkable solo comeback at age 44.

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

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

[D] Ronnie Spector | Phil Spector's Wall of Sound peaked here; that drum intro inspired everyone from Beach Boys to Jesus and Mary Chain.

[A] David Bowie | Released five days before Apollo 11 launched, BBC played this during their moon landing coverage.

[A] Dion | Dion DiMucci's cautionary tale about his actual ex-girlfriend launched the "girl groups" response song trend.