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Grim Chieftain

(1,589 posts) Fri Jan 23, 2026, 08:13 PM Jan 23

If you had a musical soul mate, who would it be? [View all]

Mine is John Denver. That man speaks to my heart. Even though he's been gone decades, his music resonates like no other. I miss his beauty and his vision for our world.

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If you had a musical soul mate, who would it be? [View all] Grim Chieftain Jan 23 OP

Tom Waits (voice in the early years, lyrics and melodies forever) Scrivener7 Jan 23 #1

Probably Leonard Cohen. n/t Mister Ed Jan 23 #2

Oh, shoot! Yes, him too! Scrivener7 Jan 23 #3

Awesome choice! Emile Jan 23 #9

Donovan. patphil Jan 23 #4

Mozart gopiscrap Jan 23 #5

Oh yes! Grim Chieftain Jan 23 #6

Neil Finn 303squadron Jan 23 #7

His songs are exquisite. ZZenith Jan 23 #12

Bono or jim morrison Raastan Jan 23 #8

;-{) Joseph Shabalala - Ladysmith Black Mambazo Goonch Jan 23 #10

John Prine! Thunderbeast Jan 23 #11

Oh yes! I love him! Grim Chieftain Jan 23 #15

Go find the tribute concert... Thunderbeast Jan 23 #16

I will give you one guess. ZZenith Jan 23 #13

J S Bach oberle Jan 23 #14

Pink pat_k Jan 23 #17

She is wonderful Grim Chieftain Jan 23 #18

Men and women LearnedHand Jan 23 #19

Gordon Lightfoot Zorro Jan 23 #20

Ludwig van Beethoven. Aristus Jan 23 #21

Yes... Me too. And I am forever grateful I got to attend his '74 concert at Red Rocks many years ago... hlthe2b Jan 23 #22

Jonn Serrie Talitha Jan 23 #23

Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone. LoisB Jan 23 #24

David Gilmour catbyte Jan 23 #25

Bob Dylan rainy Jan 23 #26

Love "Forever Young" Grim Chieftain Jan 23 #27

Don Henley and Bono, Bayard Jan 23 #28

Joan Baez, a folk rock hero whose songs of peace inspired a generation. I met her once Liberty Belle Jan 23 #29

Pete Seeger Chasstev365 Jan 23 #30

One of my lifetime favorite experiences was getting to see John Denver at the beautiful Red Rocks... 3catwoman3 Jan 23 #31

I saw him twice in concert Grim Chieftain Jan 23 #33

DBoon of the Minutemen DBoon Jan 23 #32

Jim Croce and Mary Chapin Carpenter rsdsharp Jan 23 #34

steve and jt earle. mopinko Jan 23 #35

Also love Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For" Grim Chieftain Jan 23 #36

Rachmaninov creon Jan 23 #37

Neil Young Skittles Jan 23 #38

Mark Knopler or Peter Gabriel pnwest Jan 23 #39

Daevid Allen WestMichRad Jan 24 #40

The Boss Wifes husband Jan 24 #41

Karen Carpenter LogDog75 Jan 24 #42

David Bowie ProfessorGAC Jan 24 #43

Tom Petty and Melanie Ziggysmom Jan 24 #44

Ray Davies & Cheryl Wheeler Give Peace A Chance Jan 24 #45

Aside from some already mentioned .. lpbk2713 Jan 24 #46

Paul Simon nuxvomica Jan 25 #47

Jimi Hendrix & Frank Zappa justaprogressive Jan 25 #48

Joey Ramone... Tikki Jan 25 #49

Benny Goodman! Ptah Jan 25 #50

Classic! Grim Chieftain Jan 25 #53

Dory Previn Attilatheblond Jan 25 #51

Woody Guthrie thucythucy Jan 25 #52

The Late Great John Abercrombie. NNadir Jan 25 #54