Big 4

These artists rock your world and haunt your dreams.

The territory south of the Mason-Dixon Line has always been musically fertile.

The genre completely transformed what rock and roll looked like.

Marijuana and rock music have a long history together.

With so many legendary bands in the genre, the decision isn't easy.

Only the genre's biggest and boldest innovators can lay claim to the title.

These bands created music that was greater than the sum of their parts.

See why Bruce Springsteen called Garden State natives a "confused but noble race."

This quartet of groups have come to embody the country's amazing musical journey.

They've been had a global impact for decades, but which ones rose to the top?