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Music Appreciation

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OneBlueSky

(18,536 posts)
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 03:45 AM Jan 2021

A Challenge! . . . for all you music aficionados . . . [View all]

The Challenge:

In your opinion, who were the five most influential recording artists of the 20th century?

influential meaning both musically and culturally , , ,

Caution #1: Just because AC/DC (or whomever) is your favorite group doesn't mean they (or he, or she) qualify . . .

Caution#2: If your selections include the likes of John Denver, the Osmonds and/or the Starland Vocal Band, you may wish to move on to a less challenging challenge . . .

I, or course, will reveal THE definitive list later on . . . (imho, of course) . . .

Have fun . . . and thanks for playing . . .

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in mid to late century - chuck berry, little richard, beatles, james brown, bob dylan msongs Jan 2021 #1
great choices, msongs . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #17
John, Paul, George, Ringo and uh, hmmmmm... ZZenith Jan 2021 #2
Yup, those were my first thoughts. Leonard Bernstein comes to mind; Miles Davis and Thelonius . . . NBachers Jan 2021 #4
A question for which there can be no answer. ZZenith Jan 2021 #7
N0 Chaogirl Jan 2021 #14
Hard to argue with that. ZZenith Jan 2021 #15
oh, sure there can be an answer . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #18
Can't hardly wait to learn the right answers! ZZenith Jan 2021 #22
Tough challenge Squidly Jan 2021 #3
you got two from "THE definitive" list . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #19
Hmmm iwillalwayswonderwhy Jan 2021 #5
a late century player, I see . . . thanks! . . . n/t OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #20
I was born in 55 iwillalwayswonderwhy Jan 2021 #26
Hmmm... Layzeebeaver Jan 2021 #6
and a good opinion it is . . . thanks for playing! . . . n/t OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #21
Frank Sinatra peacefreak2.0 Jan 2021 #8
very good, peacefreak2.0 . . . very good indeed . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #23
Marley was a throwaway. peacefreak2.0 Jan 2021 #33
Benny Goodman, Elvis, The Tabernacle Choir, Winston Churchill, Disney Deb Jan 2021 #9
was the doobie good? . . . and what instrument did Churchill play? . . . thanks! :) . . . n/t OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #24
MY list: RocRizzo55 Jan 2021 #10
nice list, RocRizzo55 . . . you hit on several from THE list . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #25
My bad. It should have been Woody Guthrie, NOT Arlo. n/t RocRizzo55 Jan 2021 #32
My humble generation x opinion Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #11
great choices, Bluethroughu! . . . even making me re-think my "definitive" list . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #27
Thank you OneBlueSky Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #35
Frank Zappa Drifter Jan 2021 #12
it's about this mud shark . . . and the Vanilla Fudge, if I recall correctly . . . thanks! . . . n/ OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #28
Ok. From earliest to latest. American Artists only The Polack MSgt Jan 2021 #13
terrific list, MSgt! . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #29
Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Temptations Montauk6 Jan 2021 #16
very good, Montauk6! . . . got three out of five from THE definitive list! :) . . . thanks! . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #30
THE definitive list! . . . (imho, of course) . . . OneBlueSky Jan 2021 #31
My Five Best_man23 Jan 2021 #34
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