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Carlos Santana June 2, 2006 7:00 PM EST
Santana is the primary exponent of Latin-tinged rock, particularly due
to its combination of Latin percussion (congas, timbales, etc.) with
bandleader Carlos Santana's distinctive, high-pitched lead guitar playing. Read
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Roger Waters June 2, 2006 8:15 PM EST
Kasabian June 3, 2006 7:00 PM EST
Red Hot Chili Peppers - June 3, 2006 8:00 PM EST
Few rock groups of the '80s broke down as many musical barriers and were
as original as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Creating an intoxicating new
musical style by combining funk and punk rock together (with an explosive
stage show, to boot), the Chili Peppers spawned a slew of imitators in
their wake, but still managed to be the leaders of the pack by the dawn
of the 21st century. Read the whole bio
Corinne Bailey Ray June 4, 2006 7:00 PM EST
Anastacia June 4, 2006 8:00 PM EST
Sting - June 4, 2006 9:00 PM EST
After disbanding the Police at the peak of their popularity in 1984, Sting quickly
established himself as a viable solo artist, one obsessed with expanding the
boundaries of pop music. Sting incorporated heavy elements of jazz, classical,
and worldbeat into his music, writing lyrics that were literate and self-consciously
meaningful, and he was never afraid to emphasize this fact in the press. Read
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