In Honorary Titles
It may also be bestowed as an honorary title to a pioneer in a particular field, especially in musical genres, as:
- Godfather of Anime, Osamu Tezuka
- Godfather of Cantopop, Roman Tam
- Godfather of creative nonfiction, Lee Gutkind
- Godfather of Fitness, Jack LaLanne
- Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Eazy-E
- Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown
- Godfather of Goth, Peter Murphy
- Godfather of Grappling, Gene LeBell
- Godfather of Grunge, Neil Young
- Godfather of Heavy Metal, Ozzy Osbourne
- Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles
- Godfather of Hip Hop, Afrika Bambaataa
- Godfather of Historic Preservation, Charles E. Peterson
- Godfather of Irish Music, Tommy Makem
- Godfather of Latin Jazz, Ray Barretto
- Godfather of Noyze, Rahzel M. Brown
- Godfather of Nu Metal, Ross Robinson
- Godfather of Soul, James Brown
- Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop
- Godfather of Spiritism, William Nance (American Legend)
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Famous quotes containing the word titles:
“Lear. Dost thou call me fool, boy?
Fool. All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born with.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)