Music Mt. Rushmore
 

Was talking to some buddies yesterday, and one mentioned his Rock and Roll Mt. Rushmore. I love the music threads on here, hoping you'll tolerate one more.

These are my personal favorites, not who I feel are the "best." These are the guys I seek out on youtube or whatever.

Guitar: Steve Vai
Drums: Christoph Schneider (Rammstein)
Bass: Johnny Myung (Dream Theater)
Singer: Michael Kiske (Helloween, Unisonic)
Songwriter: Paul McCartney

music Mount Rushmore
 

Hmmm- assuming we are talking about musicians/vocalists i just prefer, I'd
go:

1) Jimi Hendrix

2) Neil Peart

3) Nat Cole

4) TBD

Trent King

Guitar: Angus Young
Rhythm Guitar: Malcom Young
Drums: Phil Rudd
Bass: Cliff Williams
Singer: Brian Johnson

That's a band I would have liked to see! :D

I'm a bit biased towards the early days.

Ditto.

Guitar: Jimmy Page
Drums: Danny Carey
Bass: Lemmy
Singer: Robert Plant
Songwriter: Roger Waters

you guys are not old enough .............
 

this is a prewar forum

Songwriter : Cole Porter #1
Cole Porter #2
Irving Berlin #3

Trombone : Glenn Miller

Trumpet : Satchmo

Clarinet : Benny Goodman #1
Artie Shaw #2

Saxophone : Coltrane #1
Charlie Parker #2

Guitar : Antonio Carlos Jobim
Joe Pass

Piano/Composer/Band leader : Duke Ellington
Count Basie

Drums : Buddy Rich

Backup Group : The Famous Flames

Doo Wop : Blue Moon - The Marcels

Scat : Ella Fitzgerald

Off to youtube to check some of these guys out!

Have to agree with Buddy Rich, he was unbelievable!!

Can I add on "Overall Performer: Louis Prima"?

Songwriter Brian Wilson. Maybe didn't write quite as many hits as Macca, but damm did he write some magical ones.

+100

Great songwriter but I would rate him below Dylan, Paul Simon, and Smoky Robinson.

Berlin is right up there with Porter IMO, and Armstrong and Ellington should be on the list too.

music Mount Rushmore
 

Upon further review, as an addition to my first post, I add member 4 to
my Rushmore:

4) Roy Orbison

Trent King

Guitar Eddie Van Halen
Bass Geddy Lee
Drums Neil Peart
Singer Chris Cornell
Songwriter Paul Mc Cartney

I agree but Ellington is already on my list :p:p:p

Looks like we're going to need a bigger mountain. Or smaller heads. :cool:

My Dogs named Buddy and Holly:

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Singers: Frank Sinatra & Jo Stafford
Drums: Gene Krupa
Bass: Charles Berthoud
Guitar: Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Clarinet: Benny Goodman
Trombone: Tommy Dorsey
Violin: Joshua Bell

Songwriter: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Earlier today, I was listening to a recording of Ella performing "Mack The Knife." She forgot the lyrics and pulled off a fairly good improv.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vXAtVbZbkI

Jazz Rushmore.

Amazing cards, Peter. That Louis Armstrong - I've never seen that set before.

I think Prince belongs due to his sheer versatility as a musician. Not to mention how the moment he had to dedicate himself to something, he did it with 100%. Also a convenient excuse to post the below video. The story behind it, apparently, Rolling Stone, left him off the list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists" and he took personal offense to this. It leads to such an incredible display of musical talent. Classic Prince flair at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRCooFKk3c

Luois has countless cards in various Dutch Gum and Maple Leaf sets. A couple here, plus his "rookie" card as far as I can tell from 1952 Felix Potin (French).

Good to know - I'm going to have to get some of these. I didn't realize there were jazz fans on Net54 - I am a big one myself.

country version

Favs...

Guitar: David Gilmour/Mike Campbell/Lindsey Buckingham/Neil Schon
Drums: Neil Peart
Bass: Randy Meisner (Crank out 'Already Gone' while flying down the highway!!)
Singer: Layne Staley/Brad Delp
Songwriter: Buffett (From before he became all about covering other people's tunes.)

Hard to argue with that lineup.

What a voice!

I got to see Buddy Rich a couple of times.

Truly gifted!

The 'Jar of Flies' EP is simply phenomenal. Musically, it's incredible with all sorts of different layers and sounds working beautifully together, and Layne Staley's voice just kills it on each and every one of those great tunes (not to mention Jerry Cantrell's, too)!!
IMO, the high water mark for AIC.

I remember how my parents loved the standards (and classical) and thought the Beatles and all the amazing music of the 60s and 70s I grew up with was trash. To them, it all sounded like, "baby, baby." And now I feel the same way about pretty much anything 1990 to present. Alice in Chains, indeed. LOL.

Played the YouTube clip!
 

Okay I read this thread before but hadn’t clicked on the You Tube clip until now.
Holy crap. Prince absolutely shredded this. What a kick ass rendition of George’s classic.
Newfound appreciation of Prince!
Thank you for sharing!

Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Drums: Keith Moon
Bass: Flea
Male Singer: Stevie Wonder
Female singer: Aretha Franklin
Songwriter: Paul McCartney
Piano: Scott Joplin
Organ: Greg Allman
Saxophone: John Coltrane

Probably my favorite song and favorite performance of it. Breathtaking. Nearly redeemed the entire wretched R&R HOF in 6 plus minutes.

My take, the pyrotechnics were a bit out of sync with the somber mood of the song, and not sure it worked.

1) Chuck Berry

2) John Lennon

3) Paul McCartney

4) Bob Dylan


Apologies to Ray Charles, Elvis, Mick and Keith, Townsend, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters etc.

Guitar: Randy Rhoads
Drums: Neal Peart
Bass: Steve Harris
Singer: Frank Sinatra
Keys: Beethoven :D
Songwriter: Paul McCartney

Everyone can stop now, this is THE list! :rolleyes:

Just saw this thread and wanted to throw in a drummer vote for my all time favorite

Electric guitar - Carlos Santana, George Benson (Verve years)

Acoustic guitar - Al DiMeola, Paco de Lucia

Bass - Stanley Clarke, Kenny Aaronson (Derringer, Joan Jett, Dylan, Billy Squier)

Stand Up Bass - Ron Carter (I took my wife to see him in a tiny underground club in D.C. She said it was the sexiest music she had ever heard)

Drums
big kit - Carl Palmer, Buddy Rich, Chris Slade (from Manfred Mann to AC/DC)
small kit - Marky Ramone

Keyboards - Keith Emerson, Steve Walsh (Kansas)

Vocals
male - Freddy Mercury
female - Martha Wash (Weather Girls, Black Box, C + C Music Factory), Donna Summer, Barbara Streisand