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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 10:22 PM Original message |
Musicians that should have been superstars |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Rickie Lee Jones, Leon Redbone, Waddy Wachtel and, MOST of all... |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 10:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Well, I know who all of them are, but you're right. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Wow. |
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Tom_Foolery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
62. Leon Redbone is in concert in my town this Saturday! |
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Ahpook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. First person to come in mind |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Actually Reid rejected the offer and suggested Page check out Plant |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. +1 |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. Danny Gatton |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. +1000!! |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
66. I was gonna say Danny Gatton. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
82. He died way too young |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Phoebe Snow |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 02:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
69. In Phoebe's case, the problem was a personal tragedy: |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 02:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. Laura Nyro |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. However she did have several hits by proxy... |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. True! n/t |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. ! just discovered her about a year ago |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Really - |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. what is New York Tendaberry? |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Her best album |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Thanks - will look it up. |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
60. I still have all of her records! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. That's easy |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Me, too! ...nt |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 02:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
68. self-delete |
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siligut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
9. Steve Marriott, the strength in his voice is amazing |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. The "Marriott Moment"... |
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siligut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. I searched for the "Marriott Moment" video/audio online, no luck |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. It's on YouTube (audio only) but in three parts due to its length (24 minutes)... |
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siligut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Thank you |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. I seriously love me some Small Faces |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I'm partial to "The Universal" |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I'm fond of that one too. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 05:22 AM Response to Reply #53 |
75. Wasn't that Rod Stewart and the Who drummer? |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #75 |
84. No and yes |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
54. dup |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. Johnnie Bassett, Deborah Coleman |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. Richard Thompson...legendary among fans, still "who's that" to the general public. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. What's odd for me is that I've known about him for many years, |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. "Shoot Out The Lights" is the one to start with |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Yes, I am embarrassed how hideously late I discovered his work |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. Another vote for R.T. --- Saw him for the 1st time last year....INCREDIBLE guitar player |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. yah |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 02:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
71. And, while we're talking about Richard Thompson, there was also Sandy Denny |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
16. Husker Du and Helmet. |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Helmet got fairly big.... |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
18. Billy Zoom..... |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. I'll put an "X" on that! n/t |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
21. Husker Du |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
24. Rory Block |
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peacefreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. She IS so good. |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
58. Oh, I have, |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #58 |
80. The first time I heard "Ain't I a Woman" |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
25. Karl Wallinger --- my gawd, what a songwriter |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. The Fugs--always been baffled that songs like Group Grope couldn't get on the radio in 1966 |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. "There's tattoos of griffin vultures from the valley of the kings up and down her spine... |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. Terence Trent D'Arby--looked like he was right there for a brief moment but couldn't sustain it |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Part of it may have been his "I'm gonna be bigger than The Beatles" statement ... |
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lovemydog (414 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
30. Nils Lofgren |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
35. XTC |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. David Sancious |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
44. Tuck and Patti. Tuck Andress may be one of the best guitarists around, and |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
47. CAROLYN WONDERLAND! |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #47 |
85. Fuck me gently, that is a complete blast from the past! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
48. Fat. |
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Ahpook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. Nick Drake was something special |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
50. Kristin Hersh (nt) |
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dgauss (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
52. Shannon Hoon from Blind Melon |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. Randy California and Spirit |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
59. I always thought Nick Lowe wrote great, often hilarious tunes |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 06:41 AM Response to Reply #59 |
76. There were a lot of great Power Pop folks in the '70s who should have been big |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. In the U.S., Robyn |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Robyn is amazing. |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #61 |
86. was not planning to log in....but i gotta agree with Robyn |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
64. Jeff Beck |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Roy Buchanan |
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greendog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
67. Chris Youlden |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
70. Eva Cassidy. Amazing talent that went unnoticed until |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
72. Dream Theater |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 03:58 AM Response to Original message |
73. Polly Possum |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 04:00 AM Response to Original message |
74. Jaime Brockett |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
77. Wow, upon reading this thread I've concluded that none of the people listed should have been superst |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 07:48 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Well, talk about trying to stir the shit. |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
79. Steve Forbert |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
81. Thunder Thumbs Louie Johnson |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
83. Adrian Legg & John McLaughlin |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
87. Jimmy McCulloch |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. Yes! |
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