The musicians that became legends reached fame because they tried something new that no one had ever thought of before. What they did was revolutionary and in many cases only appreciated by younger generations. I might be wrong, but I don't think that history classes will teach kids about present-day musicians in the future. There is nothing that really raises the overall standard at the moment, like the Beatles did for example - introduce a whole generation to a new (and incredibly popular style). I'm not saying that today's music is bad in any way and I enjoy a lot of songs that are in the charts or top 100 at the moment, but I don't think they are comparable to people like Mozart or Beethoven. There are just so many and different talented artists today that it's hard to say that one of them is a musical genius that will be remembered for hundreds of years and others aren't. Really interesting question, though! I'm interested in what other users think about this.