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Location: Jet City | Wait, Alex Lifeson |
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Location: Jet City | No no no... Dave Matthews |
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Location: Jet City | Brandi Carlile? Willy Porter?
I just can't do it. Sorry. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Damon your PM box is full
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Location: Jet City | Shouldn't be. There's hardly anything in there. Try again. You sure it's not yours that's full? |
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Location: Jet City | I just sent you one |
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| If it really could be only one it would be Duke Ellington. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Bob Dylan.
Surprised no-one else mentioned him (though I know not everyone here likes his stuff and I can understand why). |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | This is a very tough one depending how you interpret the question. If I had to listen to one musician for the rest of my life I'd have to say Paul Simon. Mostly becasue he's got a huge catalog incl. the Garfunkel years, and his music is diverse enough that it wouldn't drive me friggin crazy. James Taylor, Elton John, and CS&N would also fit in the same boat. |
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Location: closely held secret | I'd have to agree with Toby on Paul Simon. Though I like his post-Garfunkel work (also post-folk) work better, I can listen to just about anything he's done, anytime. He's influenced me greatly on guitar, and his lyrical ability and use of rhythm instruments in his songs is outstanding. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | Mozart or Bach?... Mozart or Bach?... Mozart or Bach?...
AAAIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Oh wait - John Eliot Gardiner. That gets me not only Mozart and Bach, but Beethoven as well as several others (now how to get Handel?) |
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Location: NW Washington State | Miles Davis.
Maybe I wouldn't name him as my single favorite, but with him you get bop, cool jazz, the Gil Evans stuff, and fusion with John Mclaughlin.
-Steve W. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | JT |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | interpret the question however it works best for you.
Yes, David Sanborn the sax player. As far as feeling something inside and then expressing it, he does it the best for me.
Lots of other good choices here.
Keep it going. |
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| Originally posted by wilblee:
Mozart or Bach?... Mozart or Bach?... Mozart or Bach?...
AAAIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Oh wait - John Eliot Gardiner. That gets me not only Mozart and Bach, but Beethoven as well as several others (now how to get Handel?) Go here
http://www.crotchet.co.uk/mainclassical.html
search "John Eliot Gardiner Handel" and you'll be happy for the rest of your days.
Enjoy.
Choosing a conductor was a smart move. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Hard to pick just one because what makes up my "style" is from lots of sources. I suppose if I had to pick just one:
Jimmy Rodgers |
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Location: Vernon CT | I've "clicked" on this topic 4-5 time thinking I'm going to answer. Evertime I get to the reply, I honestly change my mind, think of someone else, Personally for me, Impossible to answer. :confused: |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I know, I had the same problem, you either have to pick the one guy who influenced you the most, or, the person you could listen to forever, but not both. Just pick one. I believe there will be other opportunites. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Andres Segovia. His four-CD anthology is a must have for any guitar aficianado. His take on electric guitar was interesting. |
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| Had to think really hard on this one. I'll have to go with Miles Davis - probably had the most influence on the widest range of musical genres of anyone in this century. |
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Location: Tennessee | Tom Petty |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Tough one to answer. For where I am in my playing and influences right now, if I had to pick one, it would be Ronnie Earl. |
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Location: Agawam MA | James Taylor for me. He makes the whole process seem effortless. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | As anyone who's ever heard me play can attest...
I have never been influenced by any musician.
Welders, writers, and lots of others on the Group W Bench. But no musicians. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | It must be Steve Pothier, my latest ex. I say that because we promised each other that if either of us was dying or in a coma or something, we would come play guitar for each other. If I heard his great classical playing, I think I would heal, or if not, it would be nice to go out with his music being the last thing I ever heard. |
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