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Artists That Changed Music: (1 Viewer)

Bracie Smathers

Bracie Smathers

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I have no idea how this link wound up in my favorites, I don't remember saving this link so I figure it was something I needed to check out.  Glad I clicked.

In college I took a history of jazz class, loved it but we didn't spend much time on 60s era artists, especially anyone associated with fusion.

I'm not a musician but know 'some' jazz history and love the extremely rare jazz artists who earned their way into tight nit the 50s circuit.  Literally, only a handful of cats were accepted in the hard bop circuit.  Confession, I hate hard bop but understand the technical difficulty of maintaining disharmonious beat counts.    

Great YouTube channel with lots of other musicians.  

I think this is worthy and has potential to be a good thread for people to add to.

 
Sister Loretta Tharpe demonstrates how rock & roll and electric blues sprung in part from her unique brand of gospel. She first recorded for Decca in 1938.

I can't say it better than this comment:

When you think of the fact that both Little Richard and Johnny Cash stated her as their greatest influence and Chuck Berry said his career was just "One Long Rosetta impersonation" it's hard to believe that she is hardly known in popular culture.
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Bracie Smathers said:
I have no idea how this link wound up in my favorites, I don't remember saving this link so I figure it was something I needed to check out.  Glad I clicked.

In college I took a history of jazz class, loved it but we didn't spend much time on 60s era artists, especially anyone associated with fusion.

I'm not a musician but know 'some' jazz history and love the extremely rare jazz artists who earned their way into tight nit the 50s circuit.  Literally, only a handful of cats were accepted in the hard bop circuit.  Confession, I hate hard bop but understand the technical difficulty of maintaining disharmonious beat counts.    

Great YouTube channel with lots of other musicians.  

I think this is worthy and has potential to be a good thread for people to add to.

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Too much yap.  Not enough music.  

 
johnnycakes said:
13 hours ago, Bracie Smathers said:
I have no idea how this link wound up in my favorites, I don't remember saving this link so I figure it was something I needed to check out.  Glad I clicked.

In college I took a history of jazz class, loved it but we didn't spend much time on 60s era artists, especially anyone associated with fusion.

I'm not a musician but know 'some' jazz history and love the extremely rare jazz artists who earned their way into tight nit the 50s circuit.  Literally, only a handful of cats were accepted in the hard bop circuit.  Confession, I hate hard bop but understand the technical difficulty of maintaining disharmonious beat counts.    

Great YouTube channel with lots of other musicians.  

I think this is worthy and has potential to be a good thread for people to add to.

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Too much yap.  Not enough music.  
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Bono.  Springsteen.  Probably others.

 
The Velvet Underground

Definitely hit or miss with many music fans, and while they may not have invented art rock, they surely pushed the boundaries for countless artists that followed

 
dunno if what we're doin is what the OP was goin for.

but, since we are, lemme throw Bo Diddley on the pile. his beat made the blues dance & dancin' blues is about 95% of popular music since

ETA: and David Bowie is head & shoulders the single most influential musical artist since i been paying attention

 
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I'll be the first to mention Sublime.  First band to really meld reggae, punk, ska and make that concoction digestible for most in terms of being "pop".

RIP Bradley 

 
Misfits, twilight zone,
R-A-M-O-N-E-S, R-A-M-O-N-E-S 
RAMONES
Bad boy then, bad boy now
Good buddies, mau mau mau
Sing it loud, rock 'n' roll
Good music save your soul
Dee Dee, he left home
Joey call me on the phone

Misfits, twilight zone,
R-A-M-O-N-E-S, R-A-M-O-N-E-S 
RAMONES

 
nirad3 said:
I'll be the first to mention Sublime.  First band to really meld reggae, punk, ska and make that concoction digestible for most in terms of being "pop".

RIP Bradley 
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Didn’t No Doubt come before them? The Police while not punk were very ska heavy. 

 
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Major said:
One of the most prolific artists of our time.  Really amazing to see all that he has accomplished.  I'd put him in the same category as MJ, Prince, Bono, Madonna, etc
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Really? I’m not saying you’re wrong. I like his music but I don’t follow how he did anything to separate him from his peers.

What are all these accomplishments? Imo, he had two good albums.
 

I think a random person can name multiple songs by each of the artists you mentioned. Can they name one Kanye song? 

ETA- Maybe I’m just letting his personality get in the way. He’s a helluva artist and that’s what this thread is. 
 

 
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The preeminent figure of western music is probably Beethoven so I would say he's a must on any list here. 

 
STEADYMOBBIN 22 said:
Didn’t No Doubt come before them? The Police while not punk were very ska heavy. 
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No Doubt, according to Wikipedia, was formed in '86 here locally.  Sublime, according to the same source, came out in '88, also locally.  I think Sublime had more notoriety earlier on... but they're in the same wheelhouse.  That said, No Doubt was really just ska pop while Sublime had more punk and reggae elements.  JMO.

I love them both, I just think Sublime were more of pioneers than No Doubt.  Again JMO.

 
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