Eric Clapton- Tears in Heaven
Tom Morello- Like A Stone
Alice Cooper- No More Mr. Nice Guy
Lou Reed- Walk on the Wild Side
Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower

no offense but i hate all those songs except the dylan one

My opinion won't change anyone's mind.

But if it did:
"Layla" - Eric Clapton
"Tears In Heaven" - Eric Clapton

i dunno, something like:-

Bob Dylan - I Want You
Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It To You
Nick Drake - Black-Eyed Dog
Tim Buckley - Gypsy Woman
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues

Robert Plant - Little by Little
Don Henley - Sunset Grill
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
John Mellencamp - Last Chance
Eric Clapton - She's Waiting

(yeah, not exactly happy songs)

I like your list wisdom, they're all artist that would be listed as one my favorites also. (Ive noticed Eric Clapton's name getting mentioned a lot).

I just love a lot of Robert Plants solo material, well..maybe a few songs 'here and there' from a couple of his solo albums, anyway.

Don Henley is running very close, as my 2nd personal favorite.

With Ozzy at #1..and "Sting" still holding 3rd.. for the meantime.

John Cougar over Bruce Springsteen always.

Prince has already been recognized/#1 enough, and shown recognition, or at least, consideration as being a multi-talented artist through the years. (we've had enough of Prince already).

"At this point and time", I'm going to change my #1 favorite solo artist, as being Robert Johnson (Very Underrated).

Can't say these are like the end all be all greatest, just some on my mind right now:

Susumu Hirasawa - Lotus
Britta Person - You Are Not My Boyfriend
Andrew W.K. - Don't Stop Living in the Red
Jonsi - Around Us
Connor Oberst - Cape Canaveral

Thanks.

I considered Sting for the list and probably would rate him above Clapton (kind of blah without a great backing band), but I figured he doesn't get played on hard rock radio (or didn't, when that was a popular genre).