Singers

Charlie Parker called her “the lady with the million-dollar ears.”

She starred on Broadway in “Mame.”

He co-wrote songs like “Bell Bottom Blues.”

She was the first woman ever to host a segment on the Grand Ole Opry.

He was a member of the supergroups the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven.

He recorded with Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe later in his career.

His music influenced songwriters like Weird Al Yankovic and Randy Newman.

He wrote Golden Earring’s 1982 hit, “Twilight Zone.”

He co-founded Black Sabbath and set the template for heavy metal music.

She was the first woman to have a U.S. No. 1 hit, with “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool.”