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Location: Cicero, NY | With the passing of James Brown, who I truly view as a true original and not one to ever be "replaced", I have to ask you members - who would you put on that "Could never be replaced" plateau? And feel free to stretch the box into any genre and any discipline. Some thoughts to go along with James...
Jimi, SRV, Etta, Ray Charles, Lennon, Jim Croce, Marvin Gaye, Chet, John Bonham, Elvis, Sam Cooke...
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Location: ranson,wva | marcel dadi..jason |
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Location: PDX | Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Duke Ellington
Jerome Kern
George Gershwin
Frank Sinatra
Billie Holliday
Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
Stravinski
Rachmoninov
This could go on forever, but just off the top of my head.
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Glen Campbell....
....Merle Haggard (another original) once said of Glen, "If there was ever someone that God gave too much talent it would be Glen".....
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Location: Tennessee | Kurt Cobain
Liberace
Brian Wilson
Springsteen
Dylan
B.B. King
Cher
Andres Segovia
Harry Chapin
Scott Joplin
Robert Johnson
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Location: ranson,wva | clapton,bill monroe,lester flatt,earl scruggs,hank williams,percy sledge,mick jager....i could go on and on...jason |
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim Reeves
John Denver
Patsy Cline
Roger Miller
Buddy Holly
Johnny Cash
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Location: ranson,wva | how about jerry reed?? he is a favorite of mine...jason |
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Location: south east Michigan | Entwistle & Moon |
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Location: NJ | Tell that to the TourManager. |
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Location: big island | Jesus
James Taylor
Paul Simon
Stephane Grappelli
Joe Venuti
Merle Haggard
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Location: Cicero, NY | Ok, maybe I opened the door a litle too wide...(but I'm not going to unring the bell so continue on as there are some great names being mentioned)... |
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Location: closely held secret | Hard to believe nobody's mentioned Paul McCartney. I just watched the DVD of his 2005 tour. Simply amazing, 3 generations of people singing along with EVERY FREAKING SONG.
Someone held up a sign that read, "My grandma saw you at Candlestick Park". |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Ok, maybe I opened the door a litle too wide... Sometimes all we need is a little crack.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Garfunkel
The Captain
Ringo Starr
The Girl that sings harmony for Faith Hill
I'm with you Lanakai |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Can't think of anyone not already mentioned...
But I am thinking of musicians who only be mentioned by first name...
Jimi, Janis, John, Jerry...
In the 80's, right after John Lennon passed, Jim Croce passed without much notice. Pissed a friend of mine off terribly. He searched the radio, but no station even gave him a one-hour retrospective. Not a great guitarist, but definitely a notable songwriter.
Last night OPB (our PBS) showed the Crossroads Guitar Festival with Eric Clapton, BB King, Joe Walsh, dozens of others that are legends. And Carlos Santana can't be replaced either.
I'm done. |
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Location: Tennessee | Croce died 7+ years before Lennon. |
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Location: ranson,wva | the one musician who will never be replaced has to be witko....jason |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Satchmo...Gotta love that voice and his horn! |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Hard to believe nobody's mentioned Paul McCartney. I just watched the DVD of his 2005 tour. Simply amazing, 3 generations of people singing along with EVERY FREAKING SONG. I'm with you, Waskel. If there's such a thing as an elder statesman of rock & roll, he's gotta be it. Great singer, composer, musician, and humanitarian. The man has worn his fame very well, IMHO. |
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Location: GA USA | Bobbo, I've seen 3 of yours live. Springsteen, BB King, and.... that's right, Liberace. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i maybe stoned for saying this but i think elton john is a amazine singer/songwriter. he will be hard to replace..jason |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I would miss Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Bob Seeger, Neil Young, Neil Diamond
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think my list wouyld be infinate. Everyone is unique and irreplaceable. How about:
Keith Emerson
Paul Simon
Elton John
Arthur Fiedler
Barbra Streisand
Little Bow Wow
Mick Jagger
Etta James
Elvis Presley
Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole
John Coltrane
Steve Howe
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Croce died 7+ years before Lennon. Excuse me, too much drugs/alcohol. I meant Harry Chapman.
My brain gets mushy sometimes. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Freddie Mercury and Brian May. Together and seperately.
Oh yes, and pretty much every other talented person that's already been mentioned.
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Jimmy Durante |
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Location: East Tennessee | Carl Perkins. His version of "Blue Suede Shoes" Rocks. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I bet you don't know who I'm gonna say... |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim
The younger ones: Lloyd Cole, Bernard Sumner, Mark Hollis, Frank Black and Katja Werker |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Nope, none of those guys.... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Dick? |
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Location: GA USA | I know, and thank you. I'm humbled. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Yes Jas, but, only by default ... as I'm under indictment for talking about Dick too much. I would seem that current trends would appreciate me mentioning Dick less often and speak of Dick only when Dick is appropriately on topic.
Which, in this case, it is.... DICK.
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Bill Gaither - for his work in preserving Southern Gospel
Larry Norman - who helped pioneer Christian rock
Phil Keaggy - for his excellent guitarmanship
Abraham Laboriel - one incredible bass player
Jethro Burns - his mandolin work
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Location: closely held secret | Excellent picks, Karen! Add to that Keith Green. |
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Location: Colorado | All mentioned are certainly worthy of this discussion.
Another one that comes to my mind is Jim Morrison.
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Location: Gardnerville, NV | Roy Buchanan |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Randy Stonehill
Russ Taff
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There was only one
Jim Croce
George Harrison
John Lennon
Roger Miller(Lyricist Supreme) |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Duane and Berry. |
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Location: NJ | Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, . . . |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I think everyone is an original, and although I feel like I'd like to have a few on this list replaced, the truth is they could never be replaced.
So here is at least a partial list of people I'm glad came around when they did. list. |
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Location: SoCal | Thanks Miles. I went thru and counted, and out of the first 100 members, 12 have stayed active. That's not bad when you consider that a lot of people sign up just to lurk. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Paul, don't forget that list is corrupted. Anyone who has not posted since October 8th shows up as "0" post count. So some of the zeros may have just been idle for a few months. They are not necessarily dead. Dave |
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Location: NJ | I counted at least 1dz of those first 100 that I know lurk or have been active. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Valdy
Bruce Cockburn
Rory Gallagher
Lenny Breau
Randy Bachman
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BTW, Cliff; Roger Moore should never be uttered in the same universe as Sean Connery. YMO. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Since we're doing alive as well as those who have passed on.
Ray Stevens. :cool: His version of "Misty" is one of the best I've heard. Lets also not forget He rendition of "The Streak" :D |
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Location: ranson,wva | weird al...no one will ever fill his shoes...jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | So true Jason. He hasn't done much lately, and there are so many songs that could be improved on out there nowadays.
BTW Jason, you didn't nominate Johnny Cash? |
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Location: ranson,wva | that goes with out saying..cash,willie,waylon,ectect..i can go on and on...jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My Mom in TN keeps telling me to learn to play songs by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs. (I wish) I point out that some of dem ol' redneck pickers are way beyond my abilities. But living in TN, she hears all those old locals. Down there, they got old folks, playing at the church on Sundays, who can pick better that most of the folks on the radio/MTV.
Maybe once I get past Cowboy Chords, I may look into Bluegrass. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i would love to learn to play dobro like jerry douglas...oh there's another one that will be hard to replace...jason |
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Location: NJ | David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Michael Cerone, . . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I see a trend developing, Clifford |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Britney, Paris, Lindsay,... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Now that was sarcasm!
And I really mean it. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | SARCASM??? Weaser, attended their birthday parties....
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Location: Upper Left USA | Is it too late to make Utilikilts the official uniform at the next OFC gathering? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I want onna those... but, geez, they are expensive... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | And very overrated. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | David Lee Roth?? Even Eddie Van Halen said "Me and my Brother ARE Van Halen! You can be Replaced!" And then he was.
He, therefore, is NOT "irreplaceable". |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Thanks for the Duane and Berry, Joyful Noise, when they died it was a sad period for my dad and I... |
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| There's a fair few characters in this club who would be irreplaceable. I just don't like to give them the satisfaction of naming them. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Well, I'm satisfied with that. |
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