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Post by maskawisiwin on Jul 12, 2013 4:33:30 GMT -8
So the obvious question is, who (other than the Carpenters) are your top five favourite singers/bands?
Mine are:
1. Dusty Springfield
2. Barry Manilow
3. Dionne Warwick
4. Cat Stevens
5. The Seekers
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Post by Rick Henry on Jul 13, 2013 19:28:37 GMT -8
I am primarily a fan of classic rock and alternative rock so my other favorites are very different from Carpenters. I am also a big fan of the hard bop and fusion which are sub-genres of jazz. Here's a few... Omar Rodriguez Lopez The Mars Volta Liam McKahey Cousteau Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Ornette Coleman Miles Davis Weather Report and there are many many others... |
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Post by maskawisiwin on Jul 14, 2013 13:17:14 GMT -8
Wow... interesting selection. I must say that I've never heard of some of these, but I like what I hear. Very different from the Carpenters!  I get the attraction to Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. My collection is full of these artists as well. This reminds me, the other day on CBC radio, there was a tribute to the music of Jerry Wexler (who coined the phrase R&B) which was phenomenal. Interesting that so much of the music world is hidden behind the song writers, the producers and the publishers. |
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Post by Rick Henry on Jul 14, 2013 21:44:33 GMT -8
What you say is so true Linda about artists being hidden behind the songwriters, producers, arrangers and publishers (I threw arrangers in as most people do not realize that it is actually the arranger that sculpts the sound of the music). I am also a huge fan o f R&B. I love Earth Wind & Fire, War, Stevie Wonder, Raphael Saadiq, Sharon Jones, Aretha Franklin... I can go on and on. |
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Post by renata222 on Jul 16, 2013 10:20:11 GMT -8
My top 5: 1-Lee Wiley (a jazz singer famous in the 30s, 40s and 50s) 2-Nana Mouskouri (Greek singer, born in 1934) 3-ABBA (Agnetha and Frida as solo singers, too) 4-Ramona (singer and pianist from the 1930s) 5-Al Bowlly (jazz singer, popular in the 1930s) In general, I adore music from the 20s, 30s and 40s  |
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Post by polarbear on Jul 16, 2013 10:45:33 GMT -8
My top 5: 1-Lee Wiley (a jazz singer famous in the 30s, 40s and 50s) 2-Nana Mouskouri (Greek singer, born in 1934) 3-ABBA (Agnetha and Frida as solo singers, too) 4-Ramona (singer and pianist from the 1930s) 5-Al Bowlly (jazz singer, popular in the 1930s) In general, I adore music from the 20s, 30s and 40s I'm totally shocked by your list. NOT. I love the Bee Gees, and Alanis Morissette and Anne Murray. And others, but I'm hungry at the moment so I can't think.  |
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Post by Stu on Jul 16, 2013 10:48:34 GMT -8
Renata. I love Al Bowlly too, nice to see him listed as the majority of people I've spoken to have never heard of him.
My other favourites include:
Frank Sinatra
Matt Monro
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler
Michael Jackson
and more...
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Post by renata222 on Jul 16, 2013 11:01:48 GMT -8
Renata. I love Al Bowlly too, nice to see him listed as the majority of people I've spoken to have never heard of him. I am a big, big fan! Good to know that you love him, too!  |
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Post by pookeysmom527 on Jul 16, 2013 12:46:00 GMT -8
My #1 after Carpenters is Barry Manilow(imagine that)
Otherwise:
Dawes(they were an opening act for Bob Dylan)
Jason Mraz
70's music, big band music, dance...I love too many to name!!!
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Post by MaferDagger on Jul 16, 2013 12:52:24 GMT -8
Great choices, everyone! I don't know yet...I like different sorts of music, and sometimes I can flood my Facebook wall with music. I can list a few such as:
1.- ABBA
2.- The Carnival (A band from the 60's. They only released one album but it's great)
3.- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
4.-John Denver
5.-Jim Croce
6.-Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
7.- Samantha Sang (Aussie Singer from late 60's and the 70's)
8.-Chicago
9.-The 5th Dimension (a few songs)
10.-The Peddlers (a few songs)
11-Queen
11.-Fleetwood Mc
12.-The Bee Gees
13.- Anything that's not contemporary.
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Post by pookeysmom527 on Jul 16, 2013 15:09:40 GMT -8
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Post by polarbear on Jul 21, 2013 13:13:34 GMT -8
Great choices, everyone! I don't know yet...I like different sorts of music, and sometimes I can flood my Facebook wall with music. I can list a few such as:
13.- Anything that's not contemporary. What about this? |
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Post by horizon on Jul 21, 2013 17:53:29 GMT -8
What you say is so true Linda about artists being hidden behind the songwriters, producers, arrangers and publishers (I threw arrangers in as most people do not realize that it is actually the arranger that sculpts the sound of the music). I am also a huge fan o f R&B. I love Earth Wind & Fire, War, Stevie Wonder, Raphael Saadiq, Sharon Jones, Aretha Franklin... I can go on and on. |
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Post by Rick Henry on Jul 21, 2013 21:30:06 GMT -8
Now here is one to get to know... Julieta Venegas - Hoy This song is fantastic. I love Julieta, she plays keyboards, accordion, guitar, glockenspiel, banjo, xylophone and several other instruments... she also writes all her own songs and produces or co-produces her albums. But what I like best about her is that she's out there with her music without having to shake her body parts all over the place... she's a talented and classy lady. |
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Post by pookeysmom527 on Jul 22, 2013 7:53:05 GMT -8
i LOVE Basia, even though she was 90's.
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Post by MaferDagger on Jul 24, 2013 18:17:19 GMT -8
Great choices, everyone! I don't know yet...I like different sorts of music, and sometimes I can flood my Facebook wall with music. I can list a few such as:
13.- Anything that's not contemporary. What about this? No Annie. My ears can not approve that! |
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Post by renata222 on Jul 24, 2013 19:40:13 GMT -8
Now here is one to get to know... Julieta Venegas - Hoy This song is fantastic. I love Julieta, she plays keyboards, accordion, guitar, glockenspiel, banjo, xylophone and several other instruments... she also writes all her own songs and produces or co-produces her albums. But what I like best about her is that she's out there with her music without having to shake her body parts all over the place... she's a talented and classy lady. Interesting that you mention Julieta. I never knew she was known outside of Mexico she is from a city close to my hometown. I do love her song "Andar Conmigo" very much. |
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Post by MaferDagger on Jul 24, 2013 20:31:24 GMT -8
Now here is one to get to know... Julieta Venegas - Hoy This song is fantastic. I love Julieta, she plays keyboards, accordion, guitar, glockenspiel, banjo, xylophone and several other instruments... she also writes all her own songs and produces or co-produces her albums. But what I like best about her is that she's out there with her music without having to shake her body parts all over the place... she's a talented and classy lady. Interesting that you mention Julieta. I never knew she was known outside of Mexico she is from a city close to my hometown. I do love her song "Andar Conmigo" very much. Dime si quisieras andar conmigo oh oh. Cuentame si quisieras andar conmigo. |
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Post by Rick Henry on Jul 26, 2013 20:47:24 GMT -8
Now here is one to get to know... Julieta Venegas - Hoy This song is fantastic. I love Julieta, she plays keyboards, accordion, guitar, glockenspiel, banjo, xylophone and several other instruments... she also writes all her own songs and produces or co-produces her albums. But what I like best about her is that she's out there with her music without having to shake her body parts all over the place... she's a talented and classy lady. Interesting that you mention Julieta. I never knew she was known outside of Mexico she is from a city close to my hometown. I do love her song "Andar Conmigo" very much. Yes, Julieta is one of my current day favorites. she's actually fairly popular here in the US but is even more popular in Brazil and Switzerland. |
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Post by MaferDagger on Jul 26, 2013 23:15:23 GMT -8
Interesting that you mention Julieta. I never knew she was known outside of Mexico she is from a city close to my hometown. I do love her song "Andar Conmigo" very much. Yes, Julieta is one of my current day favorites. she's actually fairly popular here in the US but is even more popular in Brazil and Switzerland. |
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