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The other thread about popular bands you don't like got me to thinking....
Who do you think are the most artistic/influential bands or singers? My qualifications would be the ability to crank out multiple hits that are original (which includes not making multiple recordings that are very similar to their own other hits). If you add the ability to find success in multiple genres, then you're on an even other level.
I'll start with Ray Charles.
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I would think many groups would list Led Zeppelin as influential.
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Waylon Jennings
Buddy Guy.....SO many guitarists were influenced by this cat.
John Lee Hooker. Came up with "the boogie beat".....the backbone to rock n roll.
Pink Floyd. NOBODY sounds like them.....instantly recognizable.
Ice-T. The FIRST gangster rap artist.
The Sugarhill Gang
Jerry Lee Lewis.....killed it in rock n roll, then went straight honky tonk and killed that too.
BB King
Muddy Waters
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Johnny Cash effortlessly blurred the lines between country, rock n roll, and gospel.
The late Chuck Berry showed folks what an electric guitar can do.
Was Black Sabbath the first metal band?
I'm not sure how many pop or rock singer/ songwriters predate Buddy Holly.
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Elvis Presley. Rock, country, gospel.
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James Brown invented funk
And many of Michael Jackson's dance moves
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Doo Wop made James Brown
James Brown made Parliment
Parliment made Hip Hop
Hip Hop made Rap
Hell, there hasn't been anything original since the 70's and into the 80's. Everything and everyone sounds the same these days or I'm just old now and am supposed to say that.
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