What's your favorite All-time greatest artists (group/solo)...any genre?

No judgements...just list them....

...any era - any genre - it's all up to your flava, your taste, your passion....




peace.

Beatles

White Stripes

Gangstarr

Hank Williams Jr.

ATCQ

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rage Against the Machine

Beastie Boys

Run DMC

De La Soul

Eagles

Sun Ra



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^Good ones in there.

My personal favorites broken down:


Favorite Grunge: Alice In Chains

Favorite Blues Guitarist: BB King

Favorite Blues Musician\Producer: John Mayall

Favorite Rock And Roll Band of All Time: Masters of Reality

Favorite Songwriter\Singer: Bob Dylan

Favorite Classic Rock Band: Led Zeppelin

Favorite Art Rock Band: King Crimson

Favorite Industrial Band: Ministry

Favorite Metal Band: Megadeth

Favorite 80s Band: the Cure

Favorite Punk\Post Punk Band: Wire

Favorite Funk Band of all time: Parliament

Favorite Shoegazers: My Bloody Valentine

Favorite Kraut Rock: Neu!

Favorite Dream Pop Band: Sugar Plant

Favorite Techno Artist: Jack Dangers\Meat Beat Manifesto

Favorite Ambient Producer\Glam Rock: Brian Eno

Favorite Ambient Techno Producer: the Orb\Dr Alex Patterson

Favorite Jungle DJ: Dieselboy

Favorite Drum n Bass DJ: DJ DB

Favorite House DJ: Derick Carter

Favorite Techno DJ: Josh Wink

Favorite Downtempo DJ: Mark Farina (for his Mushroom Jazz series)

Favorite Turtablist: Mixmaster Mike

Favorite Mixtape DJ: J-Rocc

Favorite Turntablist\Mixtape Crew: Beat Junkies

Favorite Japanese Hip Hop DJ\Producer: DJ Krush

Favorite French Hip Hop DJ\Producer: DJ Cam

Favorite American Hip Hop DJ\Producer: DJ Shadow

Favorite UK DJ (all genres): DJ Andy Smith

Favorite Chicago Hip Hop Group: Rubberoom

Favorite Jazz Hip Hop Group: Digable Planets

Favorite Hip Hop Production Team: The Beatnuts

Favorite Hip Hop Producer of all time: DJ Premier

Favorite Male MC of all time: Sadat X

Favorite Female MC of all time: Jean Grae

Favorite Hip Hop Group of all time: De La Soul

Favorite Hip Hop Duo of all time: Gangstarr

Favorite Old School Hip Hop Duo: Double Trouble

Favorite Old School Hip Hop MC Male: LL Cool Jay

Favorite Old School Hip Hop MC Female: Roxanne Shante

Favorite Old School Hip Hop Group: Run DMC

Favorite Latin Jazz Guitarist: Al Dimeola

Favorite Club Jazz Group: Soil N Pimp Sessions

Favorite Jazz Trumpet Musician: Miles Davis

Favorite Jazz Sax Musician: John Coletrane

Favorite Jazz Vocalist Female: Yma Sumac

Favorite Modern Jazz Pianist: Jason Moran

Favorite Free Jazz: Sun Ra

Favorite Soundtrack Producer: Ennio Morricone

Favorite Classic Electro Producer\Artist: Captain Rock

Favorite Reggae Singer: Barrington Levy

Favorite Reggae Producers: Sly and Robbie

Favorite Reggae Producer: Clement Dodd

Favorite Dub Reggae Producer: King Tubby

Favorite Female Vocalist of all Time: Sade

... (missed a few)

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Decent list, BoomBap and Rchecka. Wasn't suggestion you had to list 'em by genres, like that...but, I guess Rchecka was feeling an inspiration while thinking about his list - LOL. List 'em however way you want...."Doowhatulike!" (c) Humpty Hump


Mine would be something like this....:

Black Sabbath (ozzy era)

Curtis Mayfield

Van Halen (Dave Lee Roth era)

James Brown

Thin Lizzy

Barry White

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Marvin Gaye

Rush

Genesis/Phil Collins

Howlin' Wolf

Barrington Levy

John Coltrane

The Funk Brothers

Nirvana

U2

Prince

Public Enemy

KRS One/BDP

Aretha Franklin

Led Zepplin

Muddy Waters

Fela Kuti

The Fania All-Stars

*Sam Cooke (forgot to add)

*Jackie Wilson (forgot to add)



peace.

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Black Sabbath (ozzy era)

How could I leave out Favorite Death Metal Band of All Time??

....cosign on yer list too, heavy, heavy hitters.

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uptownkid
^List 'em however way you want...."Doowhatulike!" (c) Humpty Hump

Good call!

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