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Old 03-02-2012, 11:32 AM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by blastingas10 View Post
10. Michael Jackson
9. Black Sabbath
8. James Brown
7. The Stones
6. Led Zeppelin
5. Robert Johnson (It's an outrage that he didn't even make the list)
4. Elvis
3. Jimi Hendrix
2. The Beatles
1. Bob Dylan
This really is much more like it - I wasn't even prepared to talk about anything which didn't have Bob in the top ten. He's managed to write the highest standard of songs continuously for over four decades, and no matter how gritty his voice gets he can still use it for a great effect.
And if we are going to have pioneers in here, Robert Johnson is an absolute essential name, because nearly all blues artists who followed him were in some way or other following his lead.
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