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BlueKota

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5. Roger Miller

Reply to Not Heidi (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 02:02 PM

Mar 28

My Mom used to play his records a lot and I loved to sing along!

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Post your favorite recording artist or band from outside those of your generation [View all] Not Heidi Mar 28 OP

I listen to Bob Seger every day, but for now it's Jelly Roll & Lainey Wilson. RoadRunner Mar 28 #1

I love Bob Seger. I guess he's out of my generation. Walleye Mar 28 #3

I graduated high school in 1967, so I am a big rock fan Walleye Mar 28 #2

Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holliday, Dinah Washington, Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Coleman Hawkins? brush Mar 28 #16

Yes, to all of those, good selection too Walleye Mar 28 #18

I was born in 1965. johnp3907 Mar 28 #4

Roger Miller BlueKota Mar 28 #5

I like Roger too, and sing along. Sequoia Mar 28 #9

Great song BlueKota Mar 28 #25

Big sixties music fan. But nowadays, singer/songwriters like Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, Rhiannon Giddens, and similar Silent Type Mar 28 #6

The new Jason Isbell album is 100% acoustic AZJonnie Mar 28 #20

I read about the new album, but need to listen. Thanks. Silent Type Mar 28 #21

Here's a sample (which is particularly moving if you know the backstory) AZJonnie Mar 28 #22

That's my kind of music. I assume it's about his breakup, which always makes for a good acoustic song. Silent Type Mar 28 #24

Born in 1940 so I have to dig deep. Chipper Chat Mar 28 #7

Robert Johnson, and 50's/early 60's jazz like Bird, Monk, Coltrane & Miles AZJonnie Mar 28 #8

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