Reptile Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah but I thought you meant more in the category > of Vaughan and Hendrix, guys that died real early, > you know, at the top of their career?
Johnny Cash was hardly in the first flush of youth but still was at the top of his game
For me ;
Elvis Johnny Cash Bob Marley John Lennon Joe Strummer Warren Zevon George Harrison Marvin Gaye
Plenty of others - most notably Brian Jones, Jim Morrison etc, - but as they died before I was aware of their music, I cant say I actually "miss" them.
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Gazza Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >....but as they died before I was > aware of their music, I cant say I actually "miss" > them.
In that case, please let me exchange a mr. M. Bolan for a mr. G. Harrison. I hated that Harrison passed away.
Erik_Snow. George Harrison's Death was a blow to me. He's the only one of the Fab Four that I ever saw in concert. Loved his music. Dillard Richardson mentioned Rick Danko and Richard Manuel from the Band. Both truly missed!
Kienan, you saw George Harrison? Which year? Harrison's death was the saddest death for me ever (by people I din't know personally, of course). He seemed like a such kind man, with great talents. That last album of his was really great. But sad at the same time.
Harrison hit a soft spot 4 me also , seen him back in 74 , but this " Cook Of The House " played synthesizer & sang incredible backup back in 76 , which was my 2nd fav gig , Wings Over America
chippy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Harrison hit a soft spot 4 me also........
Yes, it is something about Harrison..... I first "discovered" him on the Concert for Bangladesh LP when I was a kid. He sounds so honest when he sings, very few sounds that way.
Erik_Snow. Saw Harrison back in '74, in Atlanta. The Dark Horse tour. He had "lost" his voice, rehearsing for the tour. Still thought he was great. Loved his guitar playing. One of the best examples is his inter-action with Clapton on Cloud 9.
I have seen him three times but the ultimate would have been to see Muddy Waters in a Chicago club 1950 - 1952 with the old classic line up of Jimmy Rogers...Otis Spann....and the great harp boy Mr Little Walter.....
Open throttle electricity with sex just dribblin' down da walls....WHOAAAA YEAH...!!!
Yes a lot of those old blues guys often came to Australia.
Sadly by the time I saw Muddy the classic line up was well and truely gone...but he still had that power when he sat upon that stool and hit those opening slide notes.....the rip of it all just made the place shudder.
RockGirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reptile Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I don't get the Kurt Cobain thing. I think > he > > pretty much sucked.. > > No, you have him confused with Courtney Love! ------------------------------------------------------ & swallowed & still does
Sandy Denny of course - what a beautiful voice and what a sad ending.
And my favorite singer/songwriter, the late great Townes van Zandt. "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." - Steve Earle. I can highly recommend the new DVD "Be Here To Love Me".
Right now: Elvis, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly; Robert Johnson; Lee Marvin; OTIS ! JIMI! Jimbo; Brian; Phil Lynott ! John Bonham; Monica Zetterlund; Nico; Nina Simone; Cornelis; and Thomas Koppel.