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Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

"I’ve never made any bones about it. I think Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were the greatest Rock & Roll Band the United States Of America has ever produced."

Wow. Better than The Hawks/The Band (though composed of only one American and four Canadians, I consider the U.S.A. responsible for their formation)? Better than NRBQ, and The Byrds? And Los Lobos? As I consider Marty and his band The Fabulous Superlatives the current best band in the world, his opinions carry a lot of weight with me.

Okay, maybe I’ve been wrong about TP & TH. ;-)
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A quote attributed to many master Jazz musicians---Miles Davis, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington to name just three---goes "The Notes you don't play are as important as those you do." I consider that essential musical wisdom.

I've been watching Jackson Browne's series of YouTube videos (made and posted during the fake-pandemic ;-), and have been very impressed with the musicians he chose to accompany him (he has always displayed his great taste in such matters), including the great Greg Lietz. The videos have also reminded me of just what a superb songwriter Jackson is.
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Miles, IMHO, was one of the greatest in terms of his use of the silence between notes. . . 

I'm not a fan of big bands/large emsembles so I can't comment on how this quality might be evident in music by Base or Duke. 
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Jackson runs a big tent……love em.
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Eric, Aren't you glad you started this thread?
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Regarding TP & THB being lightweights, I’m not about to go down this rabbit hole. I love them, I love ABB, I love SStills. You can’t argue with success.

Some people point out the simplicity of Tom’s songs as a negative. I feel that he was a master at this and that in of itself is a great tribute

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