Paul McCartney would never get my vote for this. Sure, he's a great musician, but definitely not the greatest. In my opinion he writes songs (even if they aren't my type) and sings better than he plays any instrument.
I'm going to say Edgar Winter is the best musician all around. He was a great keyboardist and sax player, plus he could pull off other instruments well. However, I always thought that all three members of ELP were amazing, though they were kind of limited to one or two main instruments. If I was more familiar with Zappa I'd probably throw him in too.
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