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Dpm12

(512 posts)
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 11:04 PM Feb 2015

Your personal Top 10 Favorite Musicians

After posting that controversial top 50 of the best musical artists by Beckett Entertainment, I decided let's post our personal top 10s.
1. Johnny Cash (Country, rockabilly, rock and roll, pop, blues, folk, gospel)
2. Frank Sinatra (Pop, jazz, swing, easy listening)
3. Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock and roll, rockabilly, country, blues, soul, gospel)
4. Hank Williams (Country, honky-tonk sound, pop, blues, gospel)
5. Eminem (Hip hop)
6. Simon and Garfunkel (Rock, folk, gospel)
7. Bob Dylan (Folk, rock, blues, country, gospel)
8. Elvis Presley (Rock and roll, rockabilly, country, R&B, pop, blues, soul, gospel)
9. Green Day (Rock, pop)
10. Five for Fighting (Rock, pop)

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Your personal Top 10 Favorite Musicians (Original Post) Dpm12 Feb 2015 OP
Coming up with a top ten is gonna be tough mackerel Feb 2015 #1
John Coltrane, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Joe Pass, Lenny Breau, Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #2
As of today, in no particular order Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2015 #3
I have many favorites, but these are the musicians Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #4
Okay shenmue Feb 2015 #5
John Coltrane, Tom Verlaine, Howlin' Wolf, Miles Davis Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #6
Here's my list; Initech Feb 2015 #7

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
2. John Coltrane, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Joe Pass, Lenny Breau, Chick Corea, Joe Farrell,
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 11:24 PM
Feb 2015

Charlie Parker, Django Reinhardt, Nathan Milstein.

The top ten will probably adjust tomorrow.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
3. As of today, in no particular order
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 11:37 PM
Feb 2015

Last edited Fri Feb 13, 2015, 01:12 AM - Edit history (1)

Jimi Hendrix
John Coltrane
the Doors
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Charles Mingus
Wes Montgomery
Deadbolt (voodoobilly)
Brian Setzer
Sam Cooke
Booker T and the M.G.'s (their own stuff and as Stax's studio band)

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
4. I have many favorites, but these are the musicians
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 11:48 PM
Feb 2015

who I have among the most songs from:

C-Bo (Rap)
Charles 'Big Daddy' Stallings (Blues)
The Delinquents (Rap)
John Coltrane (Jazz)
Mistah FAB (Rap)
RBL Posse (Rap)
Richie Rich (Rap)
Rodney O & Joe Cooley (Rap)
Tevin Campbell (R&B)
Whispers (R&B)

shenmue

(38,506 posts)
5. Okay
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 12:33 AM
Feb 2015

John Bonham
Jeff Hanneman
Steven Morrissey
Martin Gore
Prince
Steve Harris
Stephin Merritt
Sheena Easton
Bob Mould
Glenn Danzig

 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
6. John Coltrane, Tom Verlaine, Howlin' Wolf, Miles Davis
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 09:57 AM
Feb 2015

Lou Reed, McCoy Tyner, Hubert Sumlin, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour

Initech

(100,068 posts)
7. Here's my list;
Fri Feb 13, 2015, 10:47 AM
Feb 2015

1. Tie between Dave Grohl and Trent Reznor
3. George Clinton
4. Steven Wilson
5. Frank Zappa
6. Chris Cornell
7. Devin Townsend
8. Les Claypool
9. Jordan Ruddess
10. Ian Anderson

Honorable mentions:

Jack White
Robert Plant
King Crimson

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