While watching a recent episode of “American Idol,” we hardly recognized guest judge Kenny Loggins, who had trimmed his trademark beard into the much more modern facial hair style of goatee. Kenny’s less hirsute face got us thinking that there just weren’t enough bearded musicians anymore. What happened to the facial hair-a-plenty days when guys like Loggins, George Michael and Kip Winger topped the charts? With that in mind, we decided to compile a list of musicians who rocked a beard and moustache through the bulk of their career heyday. That means icons like The Beatles, Jim Morrison, Axl Rose and Elvis Costello — all of whom have had the “I’ve let myself go beard” at some point during their career, but not most of it — didn’t make our list. Neither did the goateed mostly-metal types like Scott Ian of Anthrax, James Hetfield of Metallica or the dudes from System of a Down. So here’s our breakdown of the follicly fabulous. And by all means, if you think of some hirsute fellas we missed (and there have to be tons more), please let us know so we can update the list:

Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Barry Gibb (Bee Gees)
Barry White
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Bob Marley
Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
Duane Allman (Allman Brothers)
Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)
Garth Hudson (The Band)
George Michael
Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers)
Jeff Lynne (ELO)
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
Jim Martin (Faith No More)
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Rogers
Kerry King (Slayer)
Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Kip Winger (Winger)
Kris Kristofferson
Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Levon Helm (The Band)
Lionel Richie
Marvin Gaye
Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
Michael McDonald
Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)
Nick Oliveri (Queens of the Stone Age)
Peter Tosh
Ronnie Van Zant (Lynrd Skynyrd)
Sam Beam (Iron & Wine)
Teddy Pendergrass
Trey Anastasio (Phish)
Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
Willie Nelson
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne)

For more info on all varieties of beards in music, check out this great article on audiogalaxy.