top post 1960s composers/artist/musician having influenced pop music from 1960s till now
http://www.ranker.com/list/post-1960s-pop-composers-having-influenced-pop-history-v2/mattbioul,
Elvis Presley
Freddie Mercury
John Lennon
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Mick Jagger
Bono
Paul McCartney
Sting
Thom Yorke