25 American Bands for America's 250th
I work at a small AM radio station in Chicago, WSBC 1240 AM, as the Sunday morning DJ from 8am-1pm, and despite everything going on, I still want to celebrate America and it's cultural impact for the last 250 years. For my broadcast, I've picked my 25 favorite American bands, and I'm going to introduce each one and say a few things about their impact and play a few songs by them. I'm well aware that my list skews towards classic rock and the 20th century, but again, this list is purely subjective. What do you think of my selections?
25.) Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
24.) Run-DMC
23.) Blondie
22.) Ramones
21.) Buffalo Springfield
20.) Phish
19.) Jackson 5
18.) Santana
17.) Crosby, Stills, and Nash
16.) The Temptations
15.) Outkast
14.) Sly and the Family Stone
13.) The Byrds
12.) The Staples Singers
11.) Beastie Boys
10.) Booker T and the MGs
9.) Mothers of Invention
8.) Little Feat
7.) Talking Heads
6.) Steely Dan
5.) The Allman Brothers Band
4.) Parliament-Funkadelic
3.) The Beach Boys
2.) Creedence Clearwater Revival
1.) The Grateful Dead