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Most Influential Musician of all Time?
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:11 pm
Who ya got?
My choice is Robert Johnson. With Bob Dylan on his heels.
My choice is Robert Johnson. With Bob Dylan on his heels.
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Posted on 1/24/18 at 9:45 pm to BoarEd
Robert Johnson
Chet Adkins
Les Paul
Chet Adkins
Les Paul
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:50 pm to Agforlife
James Brown. /thread
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:50 pm to BoarEd
Bach
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:51 pm to BoarEd
Influential because he/she influenced music/musicians?
Or influential because he/she influenced history?
Or influential because he/she influenced history?
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:10 pm to BoarEd
The Beatles if we can count a group. Mozart or Beethoven if only individuals.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:14 pm to BoarEd
The Beatles, Elvis and Madonna have good arguments to be made. Biggie Smalls for hip hop
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:43 pm to The_Joker
Elvis
Sinatra
Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Michael Jackson
Bands
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
Queen
Honorable Mentions
Neil Young
Kurt Cobain
Ray Charles
Aretha Franklin
Prince
Sinatra
Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Michael Jackson
Bands
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
Queen
Honorable Mentions
Neil Young
Kurt Cobain
Ray Charles
Aretha Franklin
Prince
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:14 am to TheDeathValley
Chuck Berry needs to be mentioned.
Posted on 1/25/18 at 6:07 am to Agforlife
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Robert Johnson
Chet Adkins
Les Paul
This is the correct list
Posted on 1/25/18 at 7:23 am to BoarEd
Les Paul
Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:21 am to Rockbrc
Most of these conversations assume post jazz. So assuming that, how do so many on this board overlook James Brown (the godfather of hip hop, funk, and soul)?
It really blows my mind. Nobody had as profound of an influence on their era and still continues to do so with modern music.
It really blows my mind. Nobody had as profound of an influence on their era and still continues to do so with modern music.
Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:26 am to BoarEd
Beethoven or Bach
This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 8:28 am
Posted on 1/25/18 at 10:04 am to BoarEd
Elvis caused a world wide shift in which age group dominates music tastes. Before him it was middle-aged people. After him young people have heavily influenced the types of music that are produced.
Posted on 1/25/18 at 10:27 am to SoFla Tideroller
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Chuck Berry needs to be mentioned
Didn't he steal "the sound" from is cousin Marvin, who stole from Marty McFly.
Posted on 1/25/18 at 10:50 am to BoarEd
Elvis
MJ
Beatles
MJ
Beatles
This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 10:51 am
Posted on 1/25/18 at 11:36 am to BoarEd
Wolfgang Mozart
Posted on 1/25/18 at 12:54 pm to Cheese Grits
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Wolfgang Mozart
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
Mozart is probably my favorite classical composer, and if we're going "all-time most influential" then he is definitely in the conversation along with Bach and Beethoven. Everyday, across the entire globe, you can hear their works both live or recorded. I mean, Falco wouldn't have been shite without Mozart...
Posted on 1/25/18 at 2:07 pm to Pocket Kingz
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Most of these conversations assume post jazz. So assuming that, how do so many on this board overlook James Brown (the godfather of hip hop, funk, and soul)?
James Brown is certainly up there. I think he is the greatest entertainer in history. He certainly made pop and funk what it is today. I also think he holds the record for number of albums ever produced by any musicians and he never duplicated tracks. He also wrote all his own stuff.
Maybe THE greatest musician of all time. (Modern era, no Bach or Mozart. That's silliness)
However, I still rank Robert Johnson at the top of this list. Without him, rock and roll, blues, pop, funk, none of it would even exist.
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