Similarly, I’ve heard Bob Mould referred to as the Godfather of Grunge.
Hey, titled and acknowledged royalty or nothin’.
Paul Stanley is the King Of The Night Time World.
Elton John is the Queen of Rock.
::snerk:: Yes, yes he is. He is also a King on a throne with his eyes torn out…
Adrian Belew is the Twang Bar King
Alice Cooper is alternatively the King of Shock or King of Schlock
Dion is King of the New York Streets
According to this message board, Tom Robinson is the Prince of the Punks
Four guys named Followill are the Kings of Leon
Robert Fripp is the King of Crimson.
Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows is the Rain King.
Let us not forget King Curtis. His rendition of Soul Serenade still rules the roost. And then there is the group The Dixieland Kings: of what, I’m not sure.
Tina Turner was the Acid Queen (although IMO, that honorific really belongs to Grace Slick.)
Arthur Brown is the God of Hellfire.
Howard Stern is the self-appointed King of All Media, which I guess would include permutations of rock & roll.
Well, I’m the Duke of Earl, so suck on it.
DJ Mark the 45 King
Run-DMC -The Kings of Rock (Hip-Hop)
Rakim Allah - The God
I almost hate to post this because Donna Summer is an outstanding singer who also has been called the Queen of Disco.
I’ve heard Pete Townsend referred to as the Godfather of Punk, but I think that’s because of a song from Quadrophenia.
A local DJ here used to call himself the Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rolla.
Rob Halford is the Metal God!
Ann Wilson of Heart is the Little Queen.
Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) is the Party Prince.
Rev. Horton Heat is the king of psychobilly, but I’ve never heard of him referred to as such.
Plastic Betrand is the King of the Divan.