The Non-Michael Jackson Thread

by ConcordeWarrior

Posted: 17 years ago 36 replies

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Before him there was The Supremes, the Temptations and "Little Stevie" Wonder. Before them was Chubby "Lets Do the Twist" Checkers, and much of the Doo-Wop music in the 50's.

And of course, there was Jimi Hendrix.

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Asher 17 years ago

Funny how you had to use "Michael Jackson" in the title of the
thread.

Not to say the other musicians were bad, they were awesome.

MJ is MJ.
Supremes is Supremes.
etc, etc

IMO, Great music and musicians should be remembered.
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valerieSONORA 17 years ago

Oh great, it's supposed to be a non MJ thread and Asher has to go talking about MJ. You missed the point.
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- Asher 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by valerieSONORA
  
  Oh great, it's supposed to be a non MJ thread and Asher has to go talking about MJ. You missed the point.
  
  Sorry Valerie, but the title already had the keywords in it =)
  I would have responded differently had it been "Let's remember
  other great musicians as well" or something like that.
  
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valerieSONORA 17 years ago

So what? How else will people know what keywords not to use in this thread?
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- Asher 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by valerieSONORA
  
  So what? How else will people know what keywords not to use in this thread?
  
  They can't - it's the right to free speech. I made a thread
  about MJ and to get responses to find other great videos
  about him but all I get are negative responses.
  
  Doesn't mean others can chime in as well.
  
  =)
  
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  ThomM 17 years ago
  
  Simple solution. This is the Non-Michael Jackson thread (but it seems that's all that is being discussed in this thread anyway!)
  
  Actually Marcus except for Ash you are the only other person to mention him in this thread.
  
  I stopped watching Fox, CNN, all the mainstream national news networks because that's all they can talk about, Michael Jackson this, Michael Jackson that.
  
  Well at least some good has come out of his death.
  
  Well any hoot and as much as I hate to do it, but back on topic.
  Who do you think are some of our great American musicians or have made major contributions to American music?
  
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  ConcordeWarrior 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by ThomM
  
  Who do you think... have made major contributions to American music?
  
  Pete Seeger
  
  Dolly Parton
  Willie Nelson
  
  The Beach Boys
  The Eagles
  
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  ThomM 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by ConcordeWarrior
  
  Pete Seeger
  
  Dolly Parton
  Willie Nelson
  
  The Beach Boys
  The Eagles
  
  I'm ashamed I didn't have Willie on my list.
  He is one of my all time favorite artists and persons.
  
  Bob Marley
  
  Ah Bob was Jamaican Mike
  
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TLTheLiberator 17 years ago

The giants of American music are...

Louis Armstrong

Frank Sanatra

Elvis

MJ.

All will be remembered as long as America is here.

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- TimPhelan 17 years ago
  
  Not quite. You got one right.
  
  Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator
  
  The giants of American music are...
  
  Louis Armstrong
  
  Frank Sanatra
  
  Elvis
  
  MJ.
  
  All will be remembered as long as America is here.
  
  TL
  
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  TLTheLiberator 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TimPhelan
  
  Not quite. You got one right.
  
  Hey Tim,
  
  What's wrong with my list??
  
  TL
  
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  TimPhelan 17 years ago
  
  Nothings wrong really. I suppose each person would have a different list as Thom says. I guess you could make a case for all four of those, but I think three of them were known as much, or more, for being celebrities. The one I would put on my list of those four is Louis Armstrong.
  
  Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator
  
  Hey Tim,
  
  What's wrong with my list??
  
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- ThomM 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator
  
  The giants of American music are...
  
  Louis Armstrong
  
  Frank Sanatra
  
  Elvis
  
  MJ.
  
  All will be remembered as long as America is here.
  
  TL
  
  TL, though all those listed where great at what they did, it is really a perspective thing.
  If I was creating a list it would include (in no order)
  Link Wray
  Gene Krupa
  Frank Zappa
  Bob Willis
  Vassar Clements
  Hank Williams Sr.
  All of them (including the ones you listed) where pioneers and incredible influences on the American music scene.
  There are many more.
  
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valerieSONORA 17 years ago

I think bobcats are cute.
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KimW 17 years ago

My guess is that Elvis is the one he says you got right.......
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- TLTheLiberator 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by KimW
  
  My guess is that Elvis is the one he says you got right.......
  
  And not at least Armstrong???
  
  Come on...
  
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  KimW 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator
  
  And not at least Armstrong???
  
  Come on...
  
  TL
  
  I was guessing Tim's one, not mine.
  
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Patrician

17 years ago

Bob Dylan
Odetta
Billie Holliday
John Coltrane
Beatles (ok English but influenced American music)
Chuck Berry
Michael Jackson
The Ramones
Jimi Hendrix

no particular order...

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ThomM 17 years ago

Speaking of great a American musicians, there's a ZZ top concert on VH1 right now.
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TimPhelan

17 years ago

Good list. I didn't expect Billie Holliday and Coltrane from you. They would be on my list as well, along with Dylan and Hendrix. I have others also, including some that Thom mentioned.

I guess it depends on how big of a list we're talking about. On any sized list, even if it's just one, I would put Miles Davis.

Originally Posted by Patrician

Bob Dylan
Odetta
Billie Holliday
John Coltrane
Beatles (ok English but influenced American music)
Chuck Berry
Michael Jackson
The Ramones
Jimi Hendrix

no particular order...

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valerieSONORA

17 years ago

I know Thom, the musician who made the best impact was the one who sang, "there's a dead skunk in the middle of the road and it's stinking to high high heaven"

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ThomM

17 years ago

Originally Posted by valerieSONORA

I know Thom, the musician who made the best impact was the one who sang, "there's a dead skunk in the middle of the road and it's stinking to high high heaven"

Wainwright Loudon

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Ron Kerr 17 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

Wainwright Loudon

Loudon Wainwright III.

Appeared in some early MASH episodes as well. A very funny guy.
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- KimW 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Ron Kerr
  
  Loudon Wainwright III.
  
  Appeared in some early MASH episodes as well. A very funny guy.
  
  And more recently ( but still some time ago) the tv series Undeclared.
  
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Patrician 17 years ago

Definitely, Tim.

I have most of Coltrane, Holliday and Miles CDs and even one where Coltrane and Davis play together. I just haven't been in a mood for a while.

Yep, they are about as close to classical as I get, LOL, (although I deeply love East Indian Classical (Shankar, etc).

p.s. another one I left off of all time most favorites is Babatunde Olatunje - but then the topic was 'American' music...
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Mike Wright 17 years ago

Johnny Cash
John Lee Hooker

Bob Marley

and of course, The Boss Bruce Springsteen who played a blinding
2.5 hr spot at Glastonbury in the UK last night
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HeySal

17 years ago

No Lie? I was beginning to think I was the only one who even heard of John Lee Hooker, Mike. Only guy I can think of that ever chimed of bluezy and I still liked.

Jimi Hendrix had some influence.
So did the Stones.
And the one I don't believe has been left out..............
The Grateful Dead.

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ThomM

17 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

No Lie? I was beginning to think I was the only one who even heard of John Lee Hooker, Mike. Only guy I can think of that ever chimed of bluezy and I still liked.

Jimi Hendrix had some influence.
So did the Stones.
And the one I don't believe has been left out..............
The Grateful Dead.

Sal I saw him in concert with B.B.King, Dr. John, and Little Feat back in 96.
Awesome show.

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seasoned 17 years ago

GEE, and nobody spoke of one group that wrote an ode to an architect, or loneliness!

simon and garfunkel

steve
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- ThomM 17 years ago
  
  Anyone mention Hank Williams, Sr. yet?
  
  Hell ya! Got him in the same group with Bob Willis, Link Wray, and Vassar Clements
  
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valerieSONORA

17 years ago

Well I know Thom and Sal's favorite musicians were Flatts and Scruggs

And Thom is also a fan of Conway Twitty

While Dave Patterson was always a fan of Vanilla Ice and New Kids on the Block.

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ThomM

17 years ago

Originally Posted by valerieSONORA

Well I know Thom and Sal's favorite musicians were Flatts and Scruggs

And Thom is also a fan of Conway Twitty

While Dave Patterson was always a fan of Vanilla Ice and New Kids on the Block.

You're pretty close with me Val.
I like Flatts & Scruggs and Conway Twitty, but my absolute favorite band is Little Feat and has been for at least the last 20 years.

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Dave Patterson 17 years ago

Originally Posted by valerieSONORA

While Dave Patterson was always a fan of Vanilla Ice and New Kids on the Block.

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Dave Patterson 17 years ago

Vassar Clements fan are you Thom???

I saw him last play with an old friend of his (Jake Landers) here at a shopping mall one Sunday afternoon about a year or so before he passed...

Amazing talent he was.
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- ThomM 17 years ago
  
  Vassar Clements fan are you Thom???
  
  Yep sure am Dave.
  I never saw him play but have been listening to his stuff for more years they I can remember.
  What started it was, I was leaving a Hot Tuna concert one night and I over heard someone say, "If you think Papa John Creach can play the fiddle, you need to hear Vassar Clements".
  
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