Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, John Lennon, Tony Bennett
Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others?
I’ve enjoyed all forms of music over the 60+ years of music being the one constant in my life. My music tastes have certainly evolved over time. I’ll cover that in another thread some day. Currently i find myself listening to jazz > 95% of the time. There is one particular artist who really speaks to me and i thoroughly enjoy each of the >270 songs he has written, arranged, recorded, and produced. Every other artist falls far short for me.
Guitarist Chris Standring lays down unique grooves in each song that can inspire (in me) toe tapping, soulful reflection, sensuality, air guitar picking, and other effects depending on the song.
This is a personal connection I’ve developed with Standring’s music. I’ve had the opportunity to hear him play in an intimate diinner music house in Nashville the past 2 years. My wife loves his music also, which is the cherry on top!
Does anyone else have a musician who speaks to them?
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Songwriting, for me, is words/stories, then combine that with Artistry. So Jazz doesn’t fit for me even though Jazz is my main thing for many years. Bob Dylan, even if you don’t like his voice, or many times his crappy live performances, has to be the top of my list. Billy Joel, if you listen to him chronologically, has reflected America’s changes. I didn’t realize that until I saw a Broadway show with Twyla Tharp’s Dance Company with all Billy Joel’s music we saw the original version, 2002 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HzNWxgD9K7r0yVUeU3SqAxvCqjesl1T evidently they have performed it many times over the years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIzuXQM1asw Sometimes I think I should write a song with my friend Joe Cerisano called "Goddammmmmnnn I Miss John Denver". Ani DiFranco will make you think Patti Griffin jumps to mind; John Hiatt; Etta James; ... taking more time to think my list would be very long |
I’ve had a few favorites over the years, but at this stage in my life Mark Knopfler has earned his way to the top of my playlist, along much respect for collaborating with multiple musicians on multiple styles of music. He’s a great song writer, great vocal story teller, and great musician. So much talent and versatility, and is seriously underrated as a guitar player IMHO. |
Impossible. Even with my favorite artists, I never enjoy all their recordings. And no single artist is sufficiently multidimensional to satisfy me all the time. I'm much more recording-focused than artist-focused. For me, it would be much easier to list recordings by a broad spectrum of artists I come back to over and over than a single artist.
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