David Bowie
Bowie was a movie star on stage and on the screen, but mostly on stage. His brilliant self titled first album was followed up by one of the most highly celebrated albums in rock history, Space Oddity. However, the album that seems to have stood the test of time better than the rest is Alladin Sane. The live tour of this album meshed a few different worlds of showmanship together into one perfectly clean package that forever will hold a place in the rock and roll industry.
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin was like the Patti Smith of psychedelic rock. Joplin left nothing on the stage, emotionally. She did not exhibit the explosive masculine force that the others on this list might have put forward, but her authenticity and attention to detail were unparalleled. Joplin was unafraid to be who she was, both on stage and in the studio, and for that, we love her.