Post a song by your state's best musician!!

[taterguy]

Living or dead.

Doesn't have to be a native, just someone associated with your state.

I'll start!!

[femmocrat]

1. Frankie Avalon (from Philadelphia):

Not sure if he is the "best" but he was very successful.

[quickesst]

2. How to choose..

... so many, but I'll go with Al Green. Since Google screwed up and I can't link directly to the video, I can only provide a link to what I think is one of the best Motown songs I've ever heard. "Tired Of Being Alone"


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[kentauros]

3. Willie Nelson - "Hello Walls"

[GreydeeThos]

4. Ronnie Van Zant

[trof]

9. I'll see your Ronnie Van Zant and raise you Hank Williams.

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[jpak]

5. Dick Curless - Tombstone Every Mile - Maine

[Le Taz Hot]

6. Carlos Santana

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. Stevie Ray Vaughan

Mary Had a Little Lamb

[rurallib]

8. since the criteria is so large

sure others will have more current Iowa musicians, but still so many folks think of Meredith Wilson when they think of Iowa:

[Arugula Latte]

10. Elliott Smith -- Portland, Oregon

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[In_The_Wind]

11. Harry Chapin

[Skittles]

12. I'm not a country fan but...

but this is my favorite love song

[lame54]

13. Jim Lindsey...

[greendog]

14. Wes!

Indianapolis, Indiana

[Shrek]

15. Joe Walsh

[CBGLuthier]

16. One by our greatest musician and one by our greatest composer

[TexasBushwhacker]

22. My first concert was Leon Russell in 1972!

He's still out there playing small venues. I had the good fortune to see him a few years ago in a small club. I bought my tickets as soon as they went on sale. When we got to the club, our table was right by his piano! He's moving slow and wearing a back brace but his hands still glide across the keyboard. It was magic.

[pokerfan]

17. Hendrix

Musician: Jimi:

Band... Heart:

Crooner... Bing:

[pfitz59]

27. Curt Cobain

[pokerfan]

28. Good one, of course

but Heart was more my day than Nirvana. It was a bit of a toss up.

[sakabatou]

18. Unfortunately, many of my favorite artists are from other countries

[MrScorpio]

19. Too many to choose from here in Michigan...

But I'm going with Stevie Wonder:

[Rhythm]

20. WV native Brad Paisley, with a chorus of 70,000...

[nadine_mn]

21. Prince - imo anything

but I keep running into pesky copyright things and can't post any links

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. How about his guitar solo on while My Guitar Gently Weeps

at the George Harrison tribute:

Or the best motherfuckin' halftime show EVER:

[Blue_In_AK]

23. I'm partial to Portugal. the Man

from Wasilla, answering the question, "Can anything good come from Wasilla." Why, yes. Yes, it can.

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[Manifestor_of_Light]

25. Our answer to "Okie From Muskogee"

Kinky Friedman of Kerrville, Texas, who calls the natives "Kerrverts"

[Recursion]

26. Since I refuse to choose between Fugazi and Marvin Gaye...

I thought about Chuck Brown but the Lounge may not be quite ready for that...

[OriginalGeek]

29. The mighty Chuck Schuldiner and Death

[Initech]

30. What's more California than the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Nothing if you ask me!