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Music Appreciation

The Polack MSgt

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13. Ok. From earliest to latest. American Artists only

Reply to OneBlueSky (Original post)

Tue Jan 19, 2021, 07:58 AM

Jan 2021

Robert Johnson. The 29 songs he recorded are still standards today. The 1st guitar hero.

Frank Sinatra. A superstar for 3 generations. The vocalist of the century

Elvis Presley. Brought black music to white America. Changed popular culture forever

Bob Dylan. The songwriter of the century

Prince. He was all the things the previous 4 artists were.and he could dance

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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