The South African Rock Encyclopedia > Rock Lists > Top Artists > Top 40 South African Rock Legends
A list of South Africa’s Rock Legends compiled in July 2001, updated June 2008. I’ve also listed representative songs for each artist; either their most well-known song / biggest hit and / or a personal favourite.
Brian Currin
- The A-Cads – Hungry For Love, Roadrunner
- Asylum Kids – Fight It With Your Mind, Schoolboy*, No No No No
- Robin Auld – Baby You’ve Been Good To Me, Perfect Day
- Ballyhoo – Man On The Moon
- Baxtop – Jo Bangles
- Big Sky – Waiting For The Dawn, Slow Dancing
- Piet Botha – Goeienag Generaal, Sien Jou Weer
- Bright Blue – Weeping, Window On The World*
- Circus – Conquistador
- Johnny Clegg – Kilimanjaro (with Juluka), Scatterlings of Africa (with Savuka)
- Dog Detachment – Waiting For A Miracle*
- Lesley Rae Dowling – Grips Of Emotion, The Spaniard
- Ella Mental – See Yourself (Clowns)*
- éVoid – Shadows, Taximan*
- Falling Mirror – Johnny Calls The Chemist, Making Out With Granny
- Freedoms Children – 1999
- Crocodile Harris – Give Me The Good News, Miss Eva Goodnight
- Hawk – Here Comes The Sun
- Hotline – You’re So Good To Me, So Cold
- John Ireland – You’re Living Inside My Head
- Jack Hammer – Street of Love, Sarajevo
- Just Jinger – Sugar Man
- Koos Kombuis – Who Killed Kurt Cobain
- Julian Laxton – Celebrate
- Little Sister – No Man Shall Fall, Dear Abbie
- Mauritz Lotz – Six String Razor
- McCully Workshop – Buccaneer
- Morocko – Bowtie Boogaloo
- Otis Waygood Blues Band – Fever
- Peach – Nightmare, Complicated Game*
- Rabbitt – Hold On To Love, Charlie, Hard Ride
- Radio Rats – ZX Dan
- Margaret Singana – Tribal Fence
- Neill Solomon – Roxy Lady
- Stingray – Better The Devil You Know
- Suck – Aimless Lady
- Sweatband – This Boy*
- The Spectres – Be Bop Pop, Teddy Bear*
- Tribe After Tribe – Damsel (As I Went Out One Morning)*
- Via Afrika – Hey Boy*
Honourable mentions
- Abstract Truth – Blue Wednesday Speaks, Silver Trees
- Clout – Substitute, You Got All Of Me
- Finch And Henson – Playgrounds In Paradise, Kokstad (On The Road)
- Brian Finch – I Remember You
* Tracks released on Rocking Against The System CD in March 2002.