Motown deserves significant representation in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Four Tops were a huge part of that sound.  It would be next to impossible to honor Motown without fiving some credit to the Four Tops.

The female voice of Modern Blues, Etta James was almost forgotten (with the exception of “At Last”) in the current era, but over the past twenty years her career has enjoyed a renaissance and she has been placed on the pedestal she deserves.

The basic formula of Country flavored Rock with dual vocal harmonies proved to be very fruitful for the Everly Brothers.  To date, they remain one of the most successful duos of all time.

It has been said that Elvis Presley is only the King of Rock and Roll because he appropriated Black music.  Regardless of that statement, at some point a white man had to do this to bring Rock to the masses and nobody was better than Elvis.