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Music Appreciation

Squidly

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3. Tough challenge

Reply to OneBlueSky (Original post)

Tue Jan 19, 2021, 04:08 AM

Jan 2021

This list could go so many ways, but as far as influential goes, which also leads to cultural this would be my list of artists/groups that I feel have had the greatest impact...and not in any particular order-

Chuck Berry
The Ramones
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Robert Johnson

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A Challenge! . . . for all you music aficionados . . . [View all] OneBlueSky Jan 2021 OP

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