560 - Carole King - One of the greatest pop songwriters of all-time, Carole King scored a tremendous hit with her debut album, "Tapestry", which is among the best-reviewed and best-selling albums of all-time.
559 - Steve Earle - The left-wing answer to country music, Steve Earle has made a modest career out of being the voice of protest in a genre that is so far to the right that it can't even walk without falling over and starting a war in Iraq.
558 - Belly - A middle-of-the-road 90's alternative band that had a couple of solid songs and a few hits, but never hit it big.
557 - Cursive - A fantastic underground indie band from Omaha who have several great albums, but no crossover success as of yet.
556 - Little Richard - One of the founding artists of rock n roll, Little Richard opened the door for many of the great artists of the 50's who had more crossover success.
555 - Smash Mouth - A pop-rock group with some indie cred, Smash Mouth created one of the great songs of the 90's with "Walkin' On The Sun" and has continued to have about one hit per year for the better part of a decade.
554 - The Runaways - The 70's punk band that got Joan Jett her start, The Runaways didn't stay together too long, but the managed to make one of the great punk songs of all-time with "Cherry Bomb".
553 - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band - John Cafferty was on the verge of becoming a huge star with his Springsteen-knockoff sound and the hit soundtrack to Eddie And The Cruisers when all of a sudden they just disappeared off the face of the Earth.
552 - Cowboy Mouth - An 80's alternative band that had a huge hit when they managed to improve on the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane", the band has had a few less successful albums following their initial success, but they've still maintained a high level of quality.
551 - Janet Jackson - Michael's kid sister has become one of the biggest stars in pop music over the past 25 years. I'm not quite ready to expect her to be in the Hall Of Fame, but it really wouldn't be a surprise.
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