Originally Posted by music_phantom13

I cannot even comprehend that no one has listed Chuck Berry or Little Richard yet. In fact, I remember the Rock n' Roll hall of fame cited Chuck Berry as being the closest to creator of Rock n' Roll. For god's sake, Bob Dylan's dream was to join Little Richard, and Jimi Hendrix said he wanted to do with his guitar what Little Richard did with his voice. I really don't think an argument can be made that any one in rock n' roll history has had more of an influence than these two.