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Singer known for "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Jailhouse Rock"

It's Elvis Presley!

Who is this?

Musician known for "Raspberry Beret" and "Kiss"

It's Prince!

Musician known for "Space Oddity" and "Heroes"

It's David Bowie!

It's Freddie Mercury!

Musician who sings "Is This Love" and "Get Up Stand Up"

It's Bob Marley!

Musician who sings "Crocodile Rock" and "Your Song"

It's Elton John!

Musician who was part of the Beatles and married to Yoko Ono

It's John Lennon!

It's Mick Jagger!

Singer responsible for "Vogue" and "Like a Virgin"

It's Madonna!

Saxophone legend responsible for "La Vie En Rose" and "What A Wonderful World"

It's Louis Armstrong!

Musician famous for "Superstition" and "I Just Called To Say I Love You"

It's Stevie Wonder!

It's Steven Tyler!

Musician responsible for "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Maybe"

It's Janis Joplin!

Musician responsible for "Rip It Up" and "The Girl Can't Help It"

It's Little Richard!

It's Paul McCartney!

Musician responsible for "Proud Mary" and "What's Love Got To Do With It"

It's Tina Turner!

Musician known for "Sexual Healing" and "Let's Get It On"

It's Marvin Gaye!

Musician known for "Purple Haze" and "All Along the Watchtower"

It's Jimi Hendrix!

It's Aretha Franklin!

It's Stevie Nicks!

Musician known for "Johnny B. Goode" and "You Never Can Tell"

It's Chuck Berry!

Musician known for "I'm Coming Out" and "Love Hangover"

It's Diana Ross!

Musician known for "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Tangled Up In Blue"

It's Bob Dylan!

Musician known for "A Case of You" and "A Circle Game"

It's Joni Mitchell!

The "Simon" half of "Simon and Garfunkel"

It's Paul Simon!

Musician known for "Gloria" and "People Have The Power"

It's Patti Smith!

It's Jim Morrison!

Musician known for "Wonderful Night" and "Layla"

It's Eric Clapton!

Musician known for "God Bless This Child" and "I'll Be Seeing You"

It's Billie Holiday!

Musician known for "If Only You Knew" and "On My Own"

It's Patti LaBelle!

Musician known for "Rave On" and "True Love Ways"

It's Buddy Holly!

Finally, who is this?

You're not one to listen to music that's old and scratchy. The reason you got the ones right that you did know was that your parents or grandparents made you listen to them once. Now, if One Direction or Bruno Mars was in this quiz, you'd ace it. But overall, you could use a music history lesson!

Recent-hits person!

Knowing this many legendary artists means that you have a very broad taste in music. You listen to today's hits more, but you also appreciate the predecessors who inspired those artists.

Eclectic taste!

You know all of the artists who shaped their respective genres, and you love listening to their music. While you can appreciate some of the more contemporary hits, you have a deep affinity for these legendary musicians. Passing this quiz truly means that you're an authentic music connoisseur.

Music aficionado!

If you don't have any songs made before 1990 on your playlist, you'll fail this quiz.

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If You Can't Name At Least 12 Of These Musicians, Sorry, But I Have To Ban You From Music

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