found this and thought it might be an apt way to conclude the thread. some of those mentioned might be less well known this side of the pond.
for those that might prefer to just read the list: 1. Marty Grebb (The Buckinghams) 2. Neil Peart (Rush) 3. Steve Martin Caro (The Left Banke) 4. Robert Parker 5. Barbara Martin (The Supremes) 6. Phil Phillips 7. Kenny Rogers 8. Alan Merrill (Arrows) 9. Bill Withers 10. Patrick Gibson (The Gibson Brothers) 11. Carl Dobkins Jr. 12. Kenny Young (Fox) 13. Ian Whitcomb 14. Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk) 15. Bobby Lewis 16. Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers) 17. Millie Small 18. Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson Was (Not Was) 19. Brian Howe (Bad Company) 20. Little Richard 21. Betty Wright 22. Phil May (Pretty Things) 23. Mory Kanté 24. Steve Priest (The Sweet) 25. Bonnie Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) 26. Ricky Valance 27. Vera Lynn 28. Tom Finn (The Left Banke) 29. Benny Mardones 30. Ennio Morricone 31. Charlie Daniels 32. Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) 33. Wayne Fontana 34. Trini Lopez 35. Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot) 36. Erick Morillo (Reel 2 Real) 37. Ian Mitchell (Bay City Rollers) 38. Ronald Bell (Kool and the Gang) 39. Edna Wright (Honey Cone) 40. Pamela Hutchinson (The Emotions) 41. Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep 42. Tommy DeVito (The Four Seasons) 43. Roy Head 44. Helen Reddy 45. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) 46. Johnny Nash 47. Dave Munden (The Tremeloes) 48. Spencer Davis (Spencer Davis Group) 49. Tony Lewis (The Outfield) 50. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) 51. Len Barry (The Dovells) 52. Bones Hillman (Midnight Oil) 53. Jim Tucker (The Turtles) 54. Chad Stewart (Chad & Jeremy) 55. Gerry Marsden (Gerry & the Pacemakers) 56. Phil Spector 57. Jimmie Rodgers 58. Hilton Valentine (The Animals) 59. Mary Wilson (The Supremes) 60. Prince Markie Dee (The Fat Boys) 61. Bunny Wailer (Bob Marley and the Wailers) 62. Alan Cartwright (Procol Harum) 63. B.B. Dickerson (War) 64. DMX 65. Rusty Young Poco 66. Mike Mitchell (The Kingsmen) 67. Jim Steinman 68. Les McKeown (Bay City Rollers) 69. Joe Long (The Four Seasons) 70. Lloyd Price 71. Nick Kamen 72. John Davis (Milli Vanilli) 73. BJ Thomas 74. Wes 75. Johnny Solinger (Skid Row) 76. John Lawton (Uriah Heep, Les Humphries Singers) 77. Sanford Clark 78. Raffaella Carrà 79. Jeff LaBar (Cinderella) 80. Robby Steinhardt (Kansas) 81. Joey Jordison (Slipknot) 82. Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) 83. Paul Cotton (Poco) 84. Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas (Kool and the Gang) 85. Nanci Griffith 86. Ian Carey 87. Don Everly (The Everly Brothers) 88. Brian Travers (UB40) 89. Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones) 90. Sarah Harding (Girls Aloud) 91. María Mendiola (Baccara) 92. Sarah Dash (Labelle) 93. Alan Lancaster (Status Quo) 94. Barry Ryan 95. Greg Gilbert (Delays) 96. Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) 97. Marília Mendonça 98. Terence 'Astro' Wilson (UB40) 99. Andrew Barker (808 State) 100. Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues)
