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3. Bob Dylan

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 11:13 AM

Apr 2018

No contest. He was my first poet and has continued as an important poetic consciousness for overr 50 years, 47 of which have been dedicated to poetry.

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Name one musician if you could only have the songs [View all] exboyfil Apr 2018 OP

REM AJT Apr 2018 #1

Definitely going forward from the 1980s exboyfil Apr 2018 #7

Tough choice for me. Either one of two: Goodheart Apr 2018 #2

Bob Dylan skip fox Apr 2018 #3

You are making me regret my choice exboyfil Apr 2018 #5

My choice as well! Docreed2003 Apr 2018 #13

Absolutely, just by shear volume and diversity of work. randr Apr 2018 #89

Yes definitely Dylan cbdo2007 Apr 2018 #153

Dylan too hibbing Apr 2018 #167

Prince. MariaCSR Apr 2018 #4

I didn't listen to Prince when he was popular in the 1980s exboyfil Apr 2018 #11

Such a weird phenomenon- the bullying over music. I shudder to remember the disco sucks people... bettyellen Apr 2018 #108

Either Gershwin or Ellington... First Speaker Apr 2018 #6

Great choices! nt babylonsister Apr 2018 #157

Brandon Flowers of The Killers emulatorloo Apr 2018 #8

Leonard Cohen The empressof all Apr 2018 #9

I actually did not know about him until exboyfil Apr 2018 #17

Check out The Future. Zoonart Apr 2018 #57

Try the movie "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" for a bit of Leonard Cohen. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #133

My husband and I just went to the Leonard Cohen exhibit at the Montreal Contemporary Arts Museum karynnj Apr 2018 #88

U2 Takket Apr 2018 #10

Yup! Sedona Apr 2018 #52

Paul Simon. SharonClark Apr 2018 #12

Good choice. JJ Cale is also a good one. nt Snotcicles Apr 2018 #75

Strange how musical tastes differ Goodheart Apr 2018 #14

See, now I think Lenny Kravitz is the pnwest Apr 2018 #34

I think Clapton is a great guitarist, but very boring songwriter Goodheart Apr 2018 #38

Agreed ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #82

Elton John. nt B2G Apr 2018 #15

Dave Grohl, I get Scream, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, early QOTSA, Them Crooked Vultuers, Probot. sarcasmo Apr 2018 #16

Definitely impressive especially moving exboyfil Apr 2018 #23

phil spector unblock Apr 2018 #18

Only if you take him with his wig exboyfil Apr 2018 #20

Van Morrison Mendocino Apr 2018 #19

Enjoyable my first exposure was from exboyfil Apr 2018 #29

Listen to him a lot. notdarkyet Apr 2018 #158

Barry Gibb and of course his brothers..... a kennedy Apr 2018 #21

The Bee Gees were definitely another group exboyfil Apr 2018 #26

Neal Morse. I just discovered his music last month and, oh boy! Mr. Ected Apr 2018 #22

My SO is a big fan! Sedona Apr 2018 #53

Taco Bell. BootinUp Apr 2018 #24

If you're going to reference "Demolition Man", ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #134

Billy Joel lamp_shade Apr 2018 #25

YES! elleng Apr 2018 #79

Why do I cry whenever I hear him sing that? Maybe it reminds me that... lamp_shade Apr 2018 #84

Kiri te Kanawa. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #27

Wonderful choice. Aristus Apr 2018 #42

She's the best. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #43

Robert Plant & Jimmy Page nightwing1240 Apr 2018 #28

Jimmy Page exboyfil Apr 2018 #33

Excellent point! nightwing1240 Apr 2018 #47

OMG! Paul Rogers singing with Page Sedona Apr 2018 #59

Same here OriginalGeek Apr 2018 #77

Led Zep...? Mendocino Apr 2018 #64

That's not one musician oberliner Apr 2018 #101

Van Morrison Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #30

Gene Clark. Hoyt Apr 2018 #31

If you like Gene Clark, you should love Michael Hedges. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #60

Used to listen to him and other Windham Hill musicians. Need to get those records out. Hoyt Apr 2018 #99

I was fortunate to see Michael Hedges twice WestMichRad Apr 2018 #124

I am very jealous of you for being able to see him live... Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #137

Jeff Lynne Dave Starsky Apr 2018 #32

Joe Strummer or Steve Marriott JenniferJuniper Apr 2018 #35

+1 n/t FSogol Apr 2018 #156

Your example works for me perfectly. McCartney. Guilded Lilly Apr 2018 #36

Several possibilities here. Pope George Ringo II Apr 2018 #37

I don't think we have a ref to decide if producing exboyfil Apr 2018 #41

Oh, Steven is a great producer, but an even better writer and composer... Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #138

Paul McCartney lunamagica Apr 2018 #39

Agreed. It's Paul McCartney, especially if I get The Beatles too. elocs Apr 2018 #162

I wonder if we truly appreciate what a golden age we live in exboyfil Apr 2018 #40

Laura Nyro. nt leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #44

Art Garfunkel Trust Buster Apr 2018 #45

Best singer Goodheart Apr 2018 #49

Agreed. I found the song I posted (Kathys song) on You Tube. The vocals were originally performed Trust Buster Apr 2018 #63

My husbamd and I were supposed to see... 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #121

Stevie Wonder...nt SidDithers Apr 2018 #46

David Crosby 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2018 #48

I would probably go with Neil Young exboyfil Apr 2018 #50

It was a tough decision, LOL! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2018 #90

Jackson Browne nmgaucho Apr 2018 #51

Jimmy Page shenmue Apr 2018 #54

Hands down, Steven Wilson. Musical genius!! Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #55

Good choice. ooky Apr 2018 #107

Mickey Hart GoCubsGo Apr 2018 #56

Jimi Hendrix. I've been listening to him since 1967 and livetohike Apr 2018 #58

Love Jimi Too! nightwing1240 Apr 2018 #94

Gonna mention Queen here Sedona Apr 2018 #61

Yes, nightwing1240 Apr 2018 #95

I agree! I'm a huge fan. nt babylonsister Apr 2018 #161

Gillian Welch hardluck Apr 2018 #62

Bob Marley n/t malaise Apr 2018 #65

Another disappointment of my fellow humans Cartoonist Apr 2018 #66

Perhaps you should name your own preferences Codeine Apr 2018 #69

Okay Cartoonist Apr 2018 #76

Earl Palmer Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #67

Good choice...I'd select Hal Blaine... GReedDiamond Apr 2018 #100

Good choice, too; Palmer blazed the trail, Blaine paved it Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #136

Hard to choose btwn Morrissey, Robert Smith, or John Coltrane. Codeine Apr 2018 #68

I love that Amanda Fucking Palmer is married to Neil Gaiman... SidDithers Apr 2018 #86

They are an odd but delightful couple. Codeine Apr 2018 #91

I would ignore anyone who tried to restrict my freedom choice and listen to anything I want. nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2018 #70

Only one, eh!!! OK,....Jeffrey Lee Pierce Tikki Apr 2018 #71

Tony Dekker... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2018 #72

My son OldHippieChick Apr 2018 #73

Neil Young. maveric Apr 2018 #74

Stephen Malkmus lame54 Apr 2018 #78

Joe Bonamassa ! stonecutter357 Apr 2018 #80

Paul Simon is my man. Shrike47 Apr 2018 #81

George Harrison Siwsan Apr 2018 #83

Paul McCartney karynnj Apr 2018 #85

Thelonious Monk jalan48 Apr 2018 #87

Paul McCartney - then I'd get most of Lennon, too, without Ono. Vinca Apr 2018 #92

Janice Joplin . . . . BUT . . . . given her relatively tiny songbook, I'd add Amy Winehouse . . . . Stinky The Clown Apr 2018 #93

Bill Bruford. dawg Apr 2018 #96

Daniel Ash or Paul McCartney EX500rider Apr 2018 #97

Daniel Ash also gets you Tones on Tail. Codeine Apr 2018 #150

I've seen Love & Rockets live twice... EX500rider Apr 2018 #175

Can't do it, as I would miss out on too much DFW Apr 2018 #98

Willie lpbk2713 Apr 2018 #102

Almost every response has been a white male oberliner Apr 2018 #103

OK.... mbusby Apr 2018 #106

That we are largely an over-40 crowd? Codeine Apr 2018 #151

Here's a woman: Holly Near Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #174

Really? Lounge??? nt USALiberal Apr 2018 #104

Aretha Franklin SallyHemmings Apr 2018 #105

Iam stuck between Cat Stevens and Neil Young...........Gotta go with Neil Old Vet Apr 2018 #109

Keith Emerson ooky Apr 2018 #110

Carol King - just simple emotion. Along with Jackson Browne. badhair77 Apr 2018 #111

Abigail Washburn madamesilverspurs Apr 2018 #112

Clapton here as well.... Heartstrings Apr 2018 #113

Geddy Lee, with Thom Yorke as a close second. Dr. Strange Apr 2018 #114

Artists for the last mile bbigrob Apr 2018 #115

Pat Metheny. Le Gaucher Apr 2018 #116

Think I'd take Lyle Mays instead WestMichRad Apr 2018 #123

I feel PMG was never the same without Lyle. What's your favorite album. Le Gaucher Apr 2018 #130

They mesh so beautifully together, WestMichRad Apr 2018 #152

John Hartford mindem Apr 2018 #117

Nellie Lutcher Chipper Chat Apr 2018 #118

Kenny Loggins SouthernIrish Apr 2018 #119

James Taylor. 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #120

McCartney for me, just for the sheer volume, tavernier Apr 2018 #122

Angus Young Henry Krinkle Apr 2018 #125

You are right about him being the heart of AC/DC exboyfil Apr 2018 #128

Elton John. byronius Apr 2018 #126

Bob Bogle (and Don Wilson) rock Apr 2018 #127

That one is easy... GetRidOfThem Apr 2018 #129

Waldstein Sonata Chipper Chat Apr 2018 #132

One of the great ones, but there are so many!!! GetRidOfThem Apr 2018 #169

The great Jim Gordon, for me. LiberalLoner Apr 2018 #131

Cat Stevens nt aka-chmeee Apr 2018 #135

Kate bush. Quite simple dembotoz Apr 2018 #139

Oh I love her too, so much! She would be my second choice. LiberalLoner Apr 2018 #142

Neil Young Skittles Apr 2018 #140

Either James Burton or Hal Blaine BluesRunTheGame Apr 2018 #141

Hal Blaine is an awesome choice, tons of great music! LiberalLoner Apr 2018 #147

Neil Young. Still In Wisconsin Apr 2018 #143

Tom Petty Generic Brad Apr 2018 #144

Art Garfunkel. nt Blue_true Apr 2018 #145

"I walk the line" by Johnny Cash imanamerican63 Apr 2018 #146

Robert Fripp or Damon Che nt hurl Apr 2018 #148

Dave Brubeck. MGKrebs Apr 2018 #149

Of the two I would opt for Dexter Gordon. nt Codeine Apr 2018 #154

Joe Strummer FSogol Apr 2018 #155

Natalie Merchant. neeksgeek Apr 2018 #159

Tom Petty. MontanaMama Apr 2018 #160

Frank Zappa...full stop. SHRED Apr 2018 #163

No hesitation saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #164

Mozart gopiscrap Apr 2018 #165

Joni Mitchell in English, guillaumeb Apr 2018 #166

How about an oldie, Edith Piaf? saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #168

I appreciate Piaf, but with one pick, it would be Brel in French. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #170

Brel saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #171

Pete Townshend ailsagirl Apr 2018 #172

great photo, BTW yonder Apr 2018 #179

Frank Zappa DBoon Apr 2018 #173

Bill Evans Sneederbunk Apr 2018 #176

This thread reads like a hall of fame.. Permanut Apr 2018 #177

Very tough question RandomAccess Apr 2018 #178

Yes, tough question it is. I'd have to say Richard Thompson though. yonder Apr 2018 #180

Locking Chemisse Apr 2018 #181