Favorite Musicians by rank and genre

[aaronssongs]

Favorite Pop


1. Madonna
2. Gwen Stefani
3. Sting
4. Pink
5. The Beatles
6. k.d. lang
7. Bjork
8. Laura Nyro
9. Prince
10. Seal



Favorite R&B
1. Chaka Khan
2. Sade
3. Me'shell Ndegeocello
4. Rahsaan Patterson
5. Sandra St.Victor
6. Missy Elliott
7. Timberland
8. Justin Timberlake
9. Janet Jackson
10. Jamiroquai/Incognito


Favorite Jazz

1. Patti Austin
2. Cassandra Wilson
3. Chaka Khan
4. Sade
5. Dianne Reeves
6. Dee Dee Bridgewater
7. Bob James
8. Fourplay
9. Bobby McFerrin
10. Kirk Whalum

[Evangeline]

What are the rules and regulations for this game?

[aaronssongs]

What are the rules and regulations for this game?

Did I place the thread in the wrong spot? There are no rules...just faves.

[Evangeline]

Did I place the thread in the wrong spot? There are no rules...just faves.

OH! Ok then, nice list!

[Michael]

Favorite Jazz

1. Patti Austin
2. Cassandra Wilson
3. Chaka Khan
4. Sade
5. Dianne Reeves
6. Dee Dee Bridgewater
7. Bob James
8. Fourplay
9. Bobby McFerrin
10. Kirk Whalum

I've been meaning to add some jazz to my collection - though I know NOTHING about it and generally, I'm not a huge music fan to begin with - I like it, but mostly as backround stuff.

Anyway, could you suggest some jazz names that I might like? I think I like the 'older' style of bluesy-jazz, kinda laid-back with big fat old guys and deep raspy voices as opposed to what might now be called 'fusion jazz' or whatever. I'm no expert! I'm just looking for a few names that I ought to checkout. I'm not looking for the latest-greatest-newest or most innovative jazz out there - rather some older popular classics would be more like it.

(of course, my question is open to anyone's suggestions). :)

[aaronssongs]

I've been meaning to add some jazz to my collection - though I know NOTHING about it and generally, I'm not a huge music fan to begin with - I like it, but mostly as backround stuff.

Anyway, could you suggest some jazz names that I might like? I think I like the 'older' style of bluesy-jazz, kinda laid-back with big fat old guys and deep raspy voices as opposed to what might now be called 'fusion jazz' or whatever. I'm no expert! I'm just looking for a few names that I ought to checkout. I'm not looking for the latest-greatest-newest or most innovative jazz out there - rather some older popular classics would be more like it.

(of course, my question is open to anyone's suggestions). :)


Got ya.

Betty Carter-Be Bop
Carmen McRae-Traditional
Cassandra Wilson-New Age Billie Holiday
Al Jarreau- Jazz stylist
taj mahal-Folk jazz
Nina Simone-Blues, Folk and traditional jazz
Miles Davis-jazz master
cyrus chestnut- Traditional
Jon Lucien- Caribbean jazz
Paul English- Traditional (His "Beauty" cd, is my most treasured)
Dave Catney- traditional
Kurt Elling- traditional
Joe Henderson- jazz master
Diana Krall- traditional
kevin mahogany- traditional
mel torme- traditional
diane schuur- traditional
Sarah Vaughan- jazz master
tony bennett- jazz master
Ella Fitzgerald- jazz master
joe williams- jazz master
Kevin Sandbloom- blues and jazz stylist

[Michael]

Got ya.

Betty Carter-Be Bop
Carmen McRae-Traditional
Cassandra Wilson-New Age Billie Holiday
Al Jarreau- Jazz stylist
taj mahal-Folk jazz
Nina Simone-Blues, Folk and traditional jazz
Miles Davis-jazz master
cyrus chestnut- Traditional
Jon Lucien- Caribbean jazz
Paul English- Traditional (His "Beauty" cd, is my most treasured)
Dave Catney- traditional
Kurt Elling- traditional
Joe Henderson- jazz master
Diana Krall- traditional
kevin mahogany- traditional
mel torme- traditional
diane schuur- traditional
Sarah Vaughan- jazz master
tony bennett- jazz master
Ella Fitzgerald- jazz master
joe williams- jazz master
Kevin Sandbloom- blues and jazz stylist
Wow! Thanks! :thanks:

That looks like an interesting list with lots of names to check out. Other than Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett, I've not heard of any of them! I do have a "best of" collection of Miles Davis and I really like that. That's the entirety of my jazz collection. :o

Though... I suspect it will start to grow soon enough. :)

[Baron Von Esslingen]

Favorite 60s bands

1. The Beatles
2. Herman's Hermits
3. The Dave Clark Five
4. The Kinks
5. The Turtles
6. The Rolling Stones
7. The Monkees
8. The Byrds
9. The Mamas and the Papas
10. Simon & Garfunkle

Favorite 70s bands

1. Queen
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Who
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. George Harrison
6. Raspberries
7. Yes
8. Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
9. Chicago
10. Billy Preston

Favorite 80s bands

1. Def Leppard
2. ZZ Top
3. Bon Jovi
4. Styx
5. Van Halen
6. Patti Smyth & Scandal
7. ELO
8. The Bangles
9. Cheap Trick
10. Falco

Favorite 90s bands

1. Lenny Kravitz
2. Johnny Clegg & Savuka
3. Lucky Dube
4. King's X
5. Midnight Oil
6. Hole
7. Guns & Roses
8. Chris Isaak
9. Los Lobos
10. The Rembrandts

[Baron Von Esslingen]

Favorite Bands You Never Heard Of

1. Kris Lager Band
2. Jericho Harp
3. Johnny Clegg & Savuka
4. Dennis Brown
5. Lucky Dube
6. London Quireboys
7. Divinyls
8. Boris Grebenshikov
9. Proclaimers
10. Paul Young

[aaronssongs]

Favorite Bands You Never Heard Of

1. Kris Lager Band
2. Jericho Harp
3. Johnny Clegg & Savuka
4. Dennis Brown
5. Lucky Dube
6. London Quireboys
7. Divinyls
8. Boris Grebenshikov
9. Proclaimers
10. Paul Young


I've heard of Johnny Clegg and Savuka, Dennis Brown, & Paul Young.

[Michael]

I've heard of the London Quireboys. Pretty cool stuff there.

That's it for me on that list!

[bug]

How about.....
5 bands you will roll up your car window for, so no one will know what you're singing along to and you don't have to be embarrassed.
1. Depeche Mode
2. Foreigner
3. Def Leppard (we have all at least once sang into the steering wheel when "Love Bites" comes on) (at least I hope, or I'm going to have to change my screen name to save face)
4. The particularly cheesy songs from the Moody Blues (The Other Side of Life, I Know You're Out There Somewhere, ect.)
5. INXS

[bug]

Wow, that is just awful now that I see it in print.

[Baron Von Esslingen]

5 bands you will roll up your car window for

1. ABBA
2. Queen
3. Mamas & Papas
4. Herman's Hermits
5. Dolly Parton (from her 70's pop days)

[aaronssongs]

[quote=Baron Von Esslingen;10310]5 bands you will roll up your car window for

1. Chaka Khan
2. Madonna
3. Stevie Wonder
4. EWF
5. The Beatles

[TheStripey1]

Favorite R&R:
01. Grateful Dead
02. Phish
03. Allman Brothers Band
04. Eric Clapton
everyone below is in no particular preference
05. Jimi Hendrix
06. Stevie Ray Vaughn
07. Derek Trucks Band ( both with and without Susan Tedeschi)
08. Mark Knopfler (both solo and w/ Dire Straits)
09. CSN&Y
10. Dave Matthews
11. Beatles

Favorite R&B/Blues/Soul
01. BB King
02. Joe Bonnamasa
03. Stevie Ray Vaughn
everyone below is in no particular preference
04. Curtis Mayfield
05. Stevie Wonder
06. Aretha Franklin
07. the Supremes
08. Lionel Richie
09. Ray Charles
10. Marvin Gaye

Favorite Jazz/Big band
01. Bela Fleck
02. Foreplay
03. Return to Forever
everyone below is in no particular preference
04. George Benson
05. Jean Luc Ponty
06. Chick Corea
07. Al DiMeola
big band (in this order)
08. Artie Shaw
09. Benny Goodman
10. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey

Favorite Reggae
01. Bob Marley and the Wailers
02. Ziggy Marley
03. Steel Pulse
04. Wailing Souls
05. Third World

5 favorites I buzz the window up to sing along with (disclaimer: I don't listen to the radio that often, preferring to listen to my CDs so I don't really have any that I can recall easily for this category, except for these guys):
01. Beach Boys

[bonefang]

I listen to Rock music mostly, hence my opinion would be restricted to that genre only :

1. Metallica
2. Floyd
3. Iron Maiden
4. Nirvana
5. Led Zepp
6. Guns and Roses
7. u2
8. Bon Jovi

* worthy of mention:
sepultura
cradle of filth
audioslave
motorhead
judas preist
rolling stones


oh and Marley just for the :weeds:
btw floyed is good with these too :D