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:
“I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)