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[thisllub]

Don't know about the best but Brian Wilson played here 2 nights ago and the reviewers said;

Brian Wilson began the night by promising us he and the band would try to give us the best concert we had ever seen. He may well have done it.

[jerry_picker]

Originally posted by thisllub
Don't know about the best but Brian Wilson played here 2 nights ago and the reviewers said;

How come Brian Wilson, Don Henley, and Roger McGuinn have all morphed into the same person (at least in pics)?

[NervePoet]

Originally posted by jerry_picker


How come Brian Wilson, Don Henley, and Roger McGuinn have all morphed into the same person (at least in pics)?

LMAO! It's as if they went into a salon and said "I want the old fart singer songwriter" look.

[SomeGuyNamedRob]

Maybe it's the drugs - they make you morph into a generic KOF ( spelling Krusty with a K for extra Krustiness).

[Mucktunes]

John Hiatt

[Jack E Martling]

Five pages into this thread and no one has my back on "Merle the Pearl." That makes me sad, especially sad considering that today "I Started Loving Her Again," even though my "Mama Tried." Don't forget boys that "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am." I haven't had dinner yet so you'll have to look into my "Hungry Eyes." I'm hitting the road tommorow behind the wheel of a big rig which makes me a "Ramblin' Man." After I pop a few bennies I'll get that old "White Line Fever." My sweet "Farmers Daughter" left me, but I'm strong and "I'll Leave The Bottle On The Bar."

For a modern twist I'd add Ben Harper to the list.

[jerry_picker]

Originally posted by Jack E Martling
Five pages into this thread and no one has my back on "Merle the Pearl." That makes me sad, especially sad considering that today "I Started Loving Her Again," even though my "Mama Tried." Don't forget boys that "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am." I haven't had dinner yet so you'll have to look into my "Hungry Eyes." I'm hitting the road tommorow behind the wheel of a big rig which makes me a "Ramblin' Man." After I pop a few bennies I'll get that old "White Line Fever." My sweet "Farmers Daughter" left me, but I'm strong and "I'll Leave The Bottle On The Bar."

For a modern twist I'd add Ben Harper to the list.

Here's one for Merle Haggard.

"First thing I remember knowin',
Is a lonesome whistle blowin',
and a young'un's dream
of growin' up to ride..."

I found Merle through the Dead.

Ben Harper is all clever and good,
but he AIN'T NO MERLE HAGGARD.

[IAmTheStrings]

Tough, but just off the top of my pointy little head:

Elvis Costello
Pete Townshend
Hank Williams

[Delilah]

Robert Hunter
John Popper
Bernie Taupin

[ChiGirl]

Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Lucinda Williams, Trey Anastasio

[Terje]

Originally posted by ChiGirl
Deceased - Bob Dylan

That's not so nice of you

[Derelict King]

My vote for the "best" singer/songwriter goes to...


Neil Young


Honorable mention goes to...


Bob Dylan


Van Morrison


Nick Drake

[O.G.G.]

Boxcar Willie

[dblazer]

Originally posted by ralphster007
Joni Mitchell?

I'll second THAT emotion, for sure. Good call.

[Sorted69]

Jim Morrison.

[albacorky]

man thats such a loaded question ..i read all the posts and only one guy mentioned warren zevon .. and he's from new zealand ..we oughta be ashamed of ourselves here in the states ..
warren zevon
don henley
neil young
billy joel
john prine
keb mo
jackson browne
karla bonoff
and yeah i know zevon and prine and young too for that matter don't have the best voice but they can write a good song ..

[Stringman]

As I look through this thread, I'm struck by the absence of

Jerome kern
Irving Berlin
Lerner and Lowe
Rogers and Hammerstien
Rogers and Hart
George Gershwin
George M Cohan

I have to admit with the exception of Gershwin, I'm not crazy about the music these men produced myself. It's the product of an earlier era, and like everybody else here, I don't relate to it. But these people have all spent their entire lives making music, and as musicians, we should at least be aware of what they did.

Just a thought.

[pauldconway]

Big up for Joni Mitchell. Also Chuck Prophet and Richard Thompson (both of whom kick arse on guitar, also).