User:Bookkeeperoftheoccult/List of Honorific titles in popular music
Appearance
Male artists
[edit]Title | Artist | Country | Source |
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The Boss | Bruce Springsteen | U.S. | [1][2] |
Chairman of the Board | Frank Sinatra | U.S. | [3] |
Godfather of Rocksteady | Alton Ellis | U.S. | [4] |
Godfather of Soul | James Brown | U.S. | [5] |
Godfather of Heavy Metal | Ozzy Osbourne | U.S. | [6][2] |
Godfather of Punk | Iggy Pop | U.S. | [7] |
Godfather of Punk | Pete Townshend | U.S. | [8] |
Godfather of Grunge | Neil Young | U.S. | [9][10] |
King of Bhangra | Malkit Singh | UK | [11][12] |
King of the Blues | B.B. King | U.S. | [13][14] |
King of Country | Roy Acuff | U.S. | [15] |
King of Country | Garth Brooks | U.S. | [16] |
King of Country | George Strait | U.S. | [17] |
King of Funk | Rick James | U.S. | [18] |
King of Pop | Michael Jackson | U.S. | [19][20] |
King of R&B | R. Kelly | U.S. | [21] |
King of R&B | Usher | U.S. | [22] |
King of Reggae | Bob Marley | Jamaica | [23][24] |
King of Rockabilly | Carl Perkins | U.S. | [25][26] |
King of Rock and Roll | Elvis Presley | U.S. | [27] |
King of Rock and Roll | Little Richard | U.S. | [28] |
King of Rock and Roll | Chuck Berry | U.S. | [29] |
King of Skiffle | Lonnie Donegan | UK | [30][31] |
King of Swing | Benny Goodman | U.S. | [32][33] |
King of the South | Ludacris | U.S. | [34][35] |
King of the South | T.I. | U.S. | [36] |
The Modfather | Paul Weller | U.S. | [37][38] |
Prince of Reggae | Dennis Brown | U.S. | [39][40] |
Prince of Soul/Motown | Marvin Gaye | U.S. | [41][42] |
Prince of Wails | Johnnie Ray | U.S. | [43][44] |
Female artists
[edit]References
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- ^ "The modfather returns". The Times. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
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- ^ "Remembering Dennis Brown, reggae royal". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "The reggae debate: still unresolved". 17 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "What's Going On?: Marvin Gaye and the Last Days of the Motown Sound" (Pg. 12) by Ben Edmonds
- ^ Ritz, David (1991). Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye. Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306804434.
- ^ Holden, Steven (1990-02-26). "Johnnie Ray, 63, 50's Singer Who Hit No. 1 With a Sob in His Voice". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ Rice, Tim (1995). British Hit Singles. London: Guinness Superlatives. p. 255. ISBN 0-85112-633-2.
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- ^ "All Music: Mahalia Jackson". All Music. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Lauryn Hill Modern Prophetic Hip Hop Mother". blogspot. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Menconi, David (2008-09-20), "Blige always knows her stuff", The News & Observer, p. 18, ISSN 0832-1299
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- ^ Streitmatter, Rodger (2004). Sex Sells!. Westview Press. pp. 126–127. ISBN 9780813342481.
- ^ Saunders, Michael (1994-02-04), "We give up, Mariah", The Boston Globe, p. 58, ISSN 0743-1791
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