These are the most impactful Wisconsin musicians of all time

STEVE MILLER (Oct. 4, 1943- ): Les Paul's Milwaukee-born godson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, four decades after releasing some of the most popular rock songs of the '70s, including "The Joker" and "Fly Like An Eagle.

VIOLENT FEMMES (established 1980): The acoustic-punk trio went from busking on the streets of Milwaukee to impacting the world with their novel and electric self-titled debut album in 1983. A lasting career of albums and touring continues.

AL JARREAU (March 12, 1940-Feb. 12, 2017): The Milwaukee-born "Acrobat of Scat" remains the only vocalist in Grammy history to win in the R&B, pop and jazz categories. He earned seven Grammys across four decades and recorded more than 20 albums.

BON IVER (established 2006): Justin Vernon's debut Bon Iver album, "For Emma, Forever Ago," had a seismic impact on music today, ushering in a folk revival, sparking a now-common practice of utlizing voice filtration to heighten emotion, and inspiring such seminal superstars as Kanye West and Ed Sheeran.

FELICE BRYANT (Aug. 7, 1925-April 22, 2003): Bryant (born Matilda Scaduto in Milwaukee) with her husband Boudleaux penned hundreds of tunes, including the signature songs for one of modern music's most influential acts, the Everly Brothers.

LIBERACE (May 16, 1919-Feb. 4, 1987): The highest-paid entertainer in America in 1955, Liberace's glitzy stage presence influenced the King Elvis Presley and other flashy stars who followed, and the West Allis native popularized classical crossover music.

BUTCH VIG (Aug. 2, 1955- ): Co-founded with Steve Marker, the Viroqua native's Smart Studios in Madison recorded scores of punk and hard rock bands, including Wisconsin's Die Kreuzen and Killdozer. That work led Vig to Nirvana. Vig produced the band's game-changing 1991 album "Nevermind," becoming one of the most respected and sought after rock producers as a result.

WOODY HERMAN (May 16, 1913-Oct. 29, 1987): The Milwaukee-born big band leader earned a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award the year he passed, following a six-decade career that included more than 60 albums.

JERRY HARRISON (Feb. 21, 1949- ): As a songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist, Milwaukee native Jerry Harrison was instrumental to Talking Heads' success and continuing influence. He was also an original member of the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman and produced for No Doubt, Violent Femmes and others.

HILDEGARDE (Feb. 1, 1906-July 29, 2005): The American cabaret singer from Adell was once dubbed "First Lady of the Supper Clubs" by Eleanor Roosevelt, becoming popular enough in the 1930s to appear on the cover of Life magazine.

GARBAGE (established 1993): Inspired by a flurry of remix projects after Viroqua native Butch Vig produced Nirvana's "Nevermind," Vig, along with Smart Studios co-founder Steve Marker and frequent collaboratore Duke Erickson, established Garbage in 1993. Fronted by Shirley Manson, the alt-rock band's genre-splicing approach is common among modern-day rock acts like Twenty One Pilots.

BOBBY HATFIELD (Aug. 10, 1940-Nov. 5, 2003): The Beaver Dam native (left), with Bill Medley (right), made his mark as one-half of the Righteous Brothers, remembered for their influential Phil Spector-produced classic "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" from 1964 and their version of "Unchained Melody" which Hatfield sang solo.

HOWIE EPSTEIN (July 21, 1955-Feb. 23, 2003): The Milwaukee native (far left) played bass and sang backing vocals in Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers for 20 years, in addition to producing John Prine's Grammy-winning comeback album "The Missing Years" and working with Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Del Shannon and more.

THE CHORDETTES (established 1946): The Sheboygan-born all-female doo wop group is best remembered for two hits synonomous with the 1950s, "Mr. Sandman" and "Lollipop."

LELAND SKLAR (May 28, 1947- ): The Milwaukee born-bassist (left), pictured here at a recording session in 1979 with Rafe Van Hoy (center) and Don Gant, has appeared on more than 2,500 albums. His most admired work was with the Section, the famed backing band in the 1970s that appeared on albums for James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne and other soft rockers.

TODD "SPEECH" THOMAS (Oct. 25, 1968- ): The Milwaukee-born MC (at microphone, center) established Atlanta-based socially conscious hip-hop group Arrested Development in 1988, becoming the first hip-hop act to win a Best New Artist Grammy in 1993.

PEE WEE KING (Feb. 18, 1914-March 7, 2000): Born Julius Kuczynski in Abrams, King was the first musician to bring drums and electric guitar to the Grand Ole Opry stage, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974.

NICK HEXUM (April 12, 1970- ): The leader of alt-rock band 311 has released 10 albums that cracked the top 10 on the Billboard 200, including their triple-platinum self-titled album in 1995, plus another platinum album and four more gold-certified album.

TANK (Jan. 1, 1976- ): Born Durrell Babbs in Milwaukee, Tank was a successful R&B artist in the early aughts (including with supergroup TGT with Tyrese and Ginuwine), but he's managed to adapt his sound to fit modern tastes and score the biggest hits of his career the last few years, a rarity for an R&B artist in his 40s.

GREG GRAFFIN (Nov. 6, 1964- ): The Madison-native has been the only consistent member of sociopolitically charged punk band Bad Religion, serving as frontman. Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2020, Bad Religion has influenced the Offspring, NOFX and other accomplished punk acts.

BODEANS (established 1983): The Waukesha-born roots rock band worked with T Bone Burnett on their debut album, was named Best New American Band in 1987 and had several hits, most noticeably "Closer to Free," the theme song for '90s primetime drama "Party of Five.

LYLE MAYS (Nov. 27, 1953- ): The composer and pianist, from Wausaukee, is  a crucial founding member of the adventurous jazz band the Pat Metheny Group, co-writing and arranging most of the songs with Metheny, and winning the band 10 Grammys in the process.

THE PROMISE RING (established 1995): Emo became a significant rock movement in the early aughts, with bands like Dashboard Confessional (featuring Milwaukee native Scott Schoenbeck on bass) and Fall Out Boy (featuring Menomonee Falls native Andy Hurley on bass) playing big shows around the world. Milwaukee's The Promise Ring didn't reach that level, but they were among the most influential and critically acclaimed emo acts of the '90s and early 2000s.