Musicians Who Set the Stage for Rock and Roll

Ozzy Osbourne

The speculative rumor that Ozzy bit the head off of a bat is just the tip of the iceberg of what could be misconceived during Black Sabbath's live sets. Ozzy was a haunting beast with an innocent face and a voice that could command 1,000 demons to walk backward into Hell. If you haven't researched Black Sabbath's live performances, you really need to change that about yourself immediately. 

Patti Smith

Patti Smith woke up the world when she released her debut album "Horses" in 1975. Smith mashed rock with poetry, driving the punk movement to focus their energy on activism instead of violence onto one another. Smith was the chariot driver of the beat generation, and when young new yorkers weren't reading Keroack and dreaming of running away to South America, they were listening to her. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.