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LearnedHand

(5,357 posts)
19. Men and women
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 09:35 PM
Jan 23

Among men, Robert Smith (The Cure), Michael Stipe (REM), Thom York (Radiohead), Richard Thompson, Michael Jackson

Among women, Mimi Parker (Low), Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries), Sara Bareilles, Emmy Lou Harris, Gillian Welch, Dolly Parton, Alanis Morisette

And so many others.

On edit: here’s an excellent Sara Bareilles number:

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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
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