The 5 best

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A futile exercise, this. Distilling the essence of the 20th Century's greatest art form down to just 5 artists? Really?

Robert Johnson
Hank Williams
Patsy Cline
Jerry Lee Lewis (let's hear it for Jerry Lee!)
Chuck Berry

See, that's five already. Bullshit. How can you leave out

Fats Domino
Duke Ellington
Nat King Cole (straighten up and fly right!)
Billy Holiday
Chet Baker ?

Or

Tennessee Ernie Ford
Merle Haggard
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
Lyle Lovett ?

And no room for

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,Perry Como, Booker T and the MGs, Otis Redding, The Grateful Dead. nah, it's all bollox.

Ok, 5 best Brits, but they're all imitators;

The Animals
The Stones
Ginger Baker
Led Zeppelin
Elvis Costello
 
The Doors
The Stone Roses
Johnny Cash
The Small Faces
Paul Weller - The Jam, The Style Council and Solo

Honourable mention: Joy Division,New Order, Nirvana, Richie Hawtin and Kasabian.
 
StereoTypist:5580269 said:
David Bowie
The Kinks
Nina Simone
Emmylou Harris
Phil Spector


Anyone who chooses the likes of Blur or Oasis deserves to be put down.
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Good choice, like it. Musicians I chose are in the majority from blues backgrounds. If we want to go down the country/bluegrass route then I would like to add:

- Ricky Skaggs
- Tony Rice
- Gerry Douglas
- Albert Lee
- Vince Gill

Superb musicians
 
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