Favorite NON-ROCK (or metal...) Bands, songs, musicians!

[a21schizoidman]

Yes, there are about 1000 threads on the first 5 pages of the forum that deal with fav/underrated/overrated/etc ROCK (etc) how about your favorites in other genres?

heres some of mine:

I love jazz fusion and blues.
Jazz fusion favs:
Al Di Meola
Larry Coryell
John McLaughlin
Paco de Lucia
Sea Level

Jazz fusion albums:
Al DiMeola - Casino
Mahanishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
Carlos Santana/John McLaughlin - Love, Devotion, Surrender


Jazz:
Jan Hammer
Utopia (ok, somewhat Rock...)

Blues:
Albert King
Jonny Lang
Buddy Guy
Carl Weathersby
Roy Buchanan
Rory Gallagher
Johnny Winter
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
John Mayall
Robert Cray
Elvin Bishop
Hot Tuna
(early) Fleetwood Mac

Misc:
Chet Atkins
Les Paul

[afterstasis]

some random top 5's...

jazz: alice coltrane, peter brotzmann, miles davis, sun ra, and nels cline.

folk: simon & garfunkel, vashti bunyan, incredible string band, comus, and pentangle.

noise: wolf eyes, prurient, kites, lightning bolt, and masonna.

[a21schizoidman]

gah, I forgot Folk:
Simon & Garfunkel
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez
Bob Dylan
Kingston Trio
John Denver

[Hungryfreak]

My tastes are most varied in rock, really, so my knowledge of other genres barely cracks the surface of them. I need more money for more CDs to delve further into each of them. I love them, nonetheless.

Jazz:

John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
Chick Corea
Charles Mingus
Dave Brubeck
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis

Blues:

Muddy Waters
John Lee Hooker
Buddy Guy

Classical:

Tchaikovsky
Holst
Dvorák
Beethoven

Country/Bluegrass:

Johnny Cash
Kenny Rogers
Doc Watson
Willie Nelson

Folk:

Gordon Lightfoot
Phil Ochs
Bob Dylan
George Brassens

Others:

Tom Lehrer (a piano-player with work mostly centered around parody. Kind of on the folky side, but not sure. Check out the compilation I did on him in the music blog, since no one's downloaded it)
George Gershwin (Showtunes, mostly classical-based in nature)
Bob Marley (only putting him under other since I haven't heard much reggae otherwise. Planning on downloading Afterstasis's reggae mixes soon, and hopefully catch up on the genre)

[Shredder87]

DAFT PUNK!!!!!

God I love that incredible French Duo.

[a21schizoidman]

Jazz:

John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
Chick Corea
Charles Mingus
Dave Brubeck
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis

Blues:

Muddy Waters
John Lee Hooker

Classical:

Tchaikovsky
Holst
Dvorák
Beethoven

Folk:

Gordon Lightfoot
Phil Ochs

couldn't agree with you more on how awesome those musicians all are

[Mystlyfe77]

Classical:
Vivaldi
Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Carl Orff
Hans Zimmer (even though he re-uses more crap than the sewer system)
etc.

Rap/Hip-Hop:
NWA
The Five One
Danger Doom
The Gorillaz
Kovas
etc.

Lots of random artits from other genres, but not really concentrated in any particular genres. I mean, hell, I've got cascada, michael jackson, bond, and tons of other stuff.

[Runesmith]

DAFT PUNK!!!!!

God I love that incredible French Duo.

QFT! Their first two albums were remarkably consistent, especially for a dance band. I haven't bought the third yet, but I heard it was a bit of a letdown.

Also...

Portishead (Trip-hop)
Nellie McKay (An odd combination of jazz, rap, comedy, and cabaret)
Eric B. and Rakim (Hip-hop)
Pet Shop Boys (Dance)
Muddy Waters (Blues)

[clostor]

can't stand comus.....

goldfrapp is probably my fav

[sg327]

Blues:
Robert Cray
B.B. King
S.R.V.
Buddy Guy
Muddy Waters

R&B:
Ray Charles
Otis Redding
George Benson
Sam Cooke
The Four Tops
The Temptations
James Brown
Marvin Gaye
Bill Withers
Wilson Pickett
Dusty Springfield (not really sure if she's considered R&B but "Son Of A Preacher Man" is a great song).
(and lots of others)

Country/Bluegrass:
New Grass Revival
Nickel Creek
Allison Krauss & Union Station
Willie, Waylon, Jerry Reed, The Statler Brothers, Don Williams, and others. (too many to list).

Jazz:
Just started trying to get deeper into Jazz over the past couple years. Still don't know too much about it but I sure like "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck.