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105. Aretha Franklin
Reply to exboyfil (Original post)
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 02:42 PM
Apr 2018
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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
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