George Thorogood and his band The Destroyers have been playing their sleazy, bar-blues since the 1980's. His defining number remains "Bad to the Bone", a dirty, bluesy anthem that is about as bad-ass as you can get. It's been popularised by its use in the opening scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and John Carpenter's horror movie Christine. Among his other best-known tracks are 'I Drink Alone' and 'Who Do You Love'.

With a voice as smooth as the glowing embers of a dying fire and a glass of pinot noir, Anthony Hamilton is the king of modern Soul and RnB. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter burst onto the scene in the early 2000's, after cutting his teeth as a backing singer for the likes of D'Angelo and 2Pac.