OT Your Favorite or Most Respected Musical Artist

[SOOTSHE]

I guess my favourite band would be "Fourplay". Bob James, Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton, Harvey Mason, Nathan East.

As far as individual performers go:
Billy Cobham, especially his early stuff, Dave Weckl, Stanley Clarke, Chris Botti.....

or really anything with a nice feel & groove....really makes those Altecs sing.

[bfish]

JJ's one of my faves too Bowtie. Got to see him warm up for The Kinks in '77 right after Troubadour came out... awesome show. No distractions from the music, he sat mostly still in a straight-back chair with his guitar in his lap most of the show. Any way the wind blows is a regular here.

John Prine's on my list too O.G. Real close to the top. Caught him & Iris DeMent in a cozy college hall not that many moons ago. On my 4th copy of Souveniers now, I can't seem to hang on to that one.

Bob James & Stanley Clarke? You bet! Brings back my KC jazz hitch. Saw 'em both.

A couple more that get regular airtime in the fish hut; Ry Cooder and Albert King.

[kevin@kab]

My love for vocals are one of my main attractions to horn loudspeakers. Among other reasons. My latest attractions come from Japan:

Miho Fukuhara
YouTube - miho fukuhara
Saeka Uura
YouTube - saeka uura
Kozue Takada
YouTube - kozue takada

the Japanese language seems to lend itself to complex melodies and these 3 are quite adept at thier craft.

Kevin
Nov 28 2010

[Steve Mac]

Most respected
Peggy Lee
Chet Atkins
Wes Montgomery
Oscar Peterson
Wynton Kelly
...sorry I couldn't pick one!

[Old Guy]

Ya know, I'm surprised none of us has mentioned Les Paul...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByGsHTlKmWk&feature=related"]YouTube - Chet Atkins & Les Paul[/ame]

[bfish]

Ohhh Yahhhh. That's some ear candy! :lollipop:

(Bill once told me has wanted to get L. P. to audition his 417 reissue. Wonder if he got it done?)

[cradeldorf]

I wouldn't turn down some Tom Petty or some Dire straits if it was playing. My speakers aren't hooked to a music source other than FM They're more home theaterish right now. : /

[analog addict]

Currently, I'm really enjoying Diana Krall's greatest hit's CD...:2thumbsup:

Inky black background, superb orchestration and backup musicians, and of course the pipes of the Canadian songbird...

[theophile]

Bach,Coltrane,Hendrix,Beethoven,Bob Marley,Zappa,Bjork,Kottke,Mclaughlin,Steely Dan,Dire Straits,Mozart,Deep Purple,Sinatra,Ella,Eno,Dread Zeppelin. ;-)