Most influential musicians/Bands/Artists

[mztx71]

Who in your opinion? And this doesn't mean who your favourite is, I mean which artist (s) have gone on to inspire generations!

I think

1. Beatles

2. Elvis

3. Sinatra

[Ome]

I agree with your choices, hell who wouldn't ????

To add to that;

U2

Queen




I also believe that (now listen here;)) Bette Midler had influence on Madonna.

[Ome]

I'd like to know, who the hell influenced the Spice Girls, not that I doubt anyone would own up to that one !!

[mztx71]

I'd like to know, who the hell influenced the Spice Girls, not that I doubt anyone would own up to that one !!

Bananarama?

[Bobby's Angel]

I would say the great rock and rollers, like

Little Richard
Chuck Berry

Also

Marvin Gaye
Ike and Tina Turner

and.....

Roxy Music inspired Duran Duran

[mztx71]

Also Otis Reading

[Nursey]

The above mentioned are fabulous, but I'd like to add:

The Doors

The Rolling Stones

Led Zepplin

Benny Goodman

[Ome]

Marc Bolan

Marvin Gaye

Bob Marley

David Bowie

[Bobby's Angel]

Jimi Hendrix

The Jackson 5

[mztx71]

Not forgetting of course Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles! :)

[Bobby's Angel]

Paul Younglol lol

[mztx71]

Paul Younglol lol

Hahaha Keith Harris & Orville were slightly more inspiring! :D

[Bobby's Angel]

Hahaha Keith Harris & Orville were slightly more inspiring! :D

don't forget Rolf Harris and the Krankieslol

[bruneta_]

Elvis ,Michel j:D

[Mrs.JockEwing]

Patsy Cline
The Eagles

[Ome]

Who did Pete Burns influence then ?

[Mayor Gregory]

Who did Pete Burns influence then ?

Pete Burns ??? ha-ha-ha, give in, who ?

[mztx71]

Who did Pete Burns influence then ?

Lily Savage?

[Ome]

Pete Burns ??? ha-ha-ha, give in, who ?



Chris Crocker ?????? :D

[Mayor Gregory]

Lily Savage is a good shout !!

[Ome]

Yep, that's another Greg :D


Maybe even Antony whatisname

[Mayor Gregory]

Antony whatisname ??

[Ome]

From Corrie


Also the odd member on here ;)

[mztx71]

Or Lesley Ash perhaps? :D

[Mayor Gregory]

Admiral Ackbar :D

[bruneta_]

Madonna

[BJR]

Aerosmith
Led Zeppelin
Bob Dylan
The Doors

Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughn
John Lee Hooker

[i love abby]

Ok this isnt just because I love Cher but it is also true that I really think Cher inspired the following people:

Madonna (especially Madonna, she has always wanted to be like CHER)
Christina Aguliera
Britney Spears
J-Lo

and some others whose names escape me at the moment.

[supermanfan]

1- Patys cline
2- Johnny Cash
3- Waylon Jennings
4- Willie Nelson
5- Elvis

[BJR]

Madonna (especially Madonna, she has always wanted to be like CHER)
Christina Aguliera
Britney Spears
J-Lo

Oh, okay, so that's who we can blame!!!

[BJR]

Forgot to add.

Joe Satriani

[Mojo]

it's gotta be Prince

[Mr. Eugene]

All good choices. Here's a few:

* Chuck Berry. Created the blueprint for rock and roll with his classic "Chuck Berry" guitar riff. Also one of the first to write his own music. Certain people in England were taking note. The Rolling Stones -- and the Beatles, too -- may never have existed were it not for Berry.

* Bob Dylan. Maybe the single most important in terms of lyrical significance. When he went electric in '65, he pissed off his folk-purist followers but expanded his sphere of influence. John Lennon played harmonica because of Dylan and began writing more introspective lyrics because of his affinity for Dylan. And legend has it he introduced the Beatles to marijuana while they were touring (different versions of that story have been told though).

* Robert Johnson. This mysterious, doomed bluesman from the '30s played his acoustic guitar unlike anyone, and his songs are among the most haunting ever. His voice sounds like he's lived 80 hard years, and he didn't even make it to age 30. He influenced everyone in blues who came after him, and his songs were covered by Cream ("Crossroads"), Led Zeppelin ("Travellin' Riverside Blues") and others. As seminal and mysterious as anyone in music history.

* James Brown. The Godfather of Soul. The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business. Soul Brother Number 1. He pretty much laid the foundation for modern R&B, funk and hip-hop. He could dance a little too, as Michael Jackson observed.

* The Yardbirds. If heavy metal had a family tree, the Yardbirds would be at the very root. An R&B band much like the Stones, but with much less commercial success, the Yardbirds' influence came from their unprecedented roster of guitarists: first Eric Clapton, who left when he felt they were becoming too commercial (and a year later was a member of Cream), then Jeff Beck, and finally Jimmy Page. When the band broke up in '68, Page somehow kept the rights to the name. He formed the New Yardbirds to fulfill their remaining contract obligations, then changed their name to....

* Led Zeppelin. Producer Page's bottom-heavy sound created a new genre: hard rock, also known as heavy metal. But Zeppelin, like the Beatles, transcended their genre, creating a sense of power and mystery in their music and image that made them the biggest act of the '70s, and the second biggest selling band of all time. What's truly amazing about their sales numbers is they were not a singles band (their only top ten hit was "Whole Lotta Love," which peaked at #4). They only released 9 albums during their career, were almost never on Top 40 radio, didn't have the massive celebrity that the Beatles or Stones did, in fact they avoided media attention. As much as the Beatles, they created a prototype for what a rock band represented.

* Jimi Hendrix. Still the greatest guitarist ever. He heard sounds in his head that he could never reproduce in his recordings and it drove him to distraction. Rock's greatest loss was Hendrix's premature death. Had he lived another 10 years, there's no telling what direction he would have taken music in the '70s.

* The Ramones. The roots of punk had already been taking shape with artists such as Lou Reed, David Bowie, the Stooges, the New York Dolls and others, but it was these four leather-wearing New Yorkers, who after their first classic 1976 album "Ramones," toured the UK and lit the fuse which started the punk movement, which morphed into New Wave and alternative rock. There may have been no Clash or Sex Pistols if not for the Ramones. The first true punk band.

* Madonna. Before 1983, female stars were few and far between in the world of rock music -- Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Carole King, Debbie Harry, Pat Benatar. Madonna's in-your-face sexuality and constantly-changing image made her a cultural icon, and for better or worse directly influenced the careers of Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, and most (worst?) of all Britney Spears.

[champagne]

The Who !