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Post by Mr. Kaplansky on Jul 19, 2017 6:07:56 GMT -5
Linda has said that Michael Jackson is the greatest pop star, Frank Sinatra the greatest male singer, Maria Callas the greatest female singer, and Randy Newman , Paul Simon are the greatest songwriters. Who are your 5 picks? Mine are:
Male singer-George Michael
Female singer- Linda Ronstadt
Pop Star - Bette Midler
Songwriters- Laura Nyro, Paul Simon, Carole King, Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waites, Billy Joel, Don Henley.
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Post by erik on Jul 19, 2017 9:03:19 GMT -5
My picks:
Male singer: Elvis Presley
Female singer: Linda Ronstadt (natch!)
Pop star: Elton John
Songwriters: Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Jimmy Webb, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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Post by LindaFan5 on Jul 19, 2017 9:51:59 GMT -5
M- Leonard Cohen
F- Ronstadt
S- L Cohen, Patti Smith, Burt Bacharach,
With the exception of Ronstadt, my picks/rankings are subject to change.
I think hers are too.
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Post by Dianna on Jul 19, 2017 12:21:39 GMT -5
Male -Tom Jones
Female- Linda, of course
Pop Star Michael Jackson
Song Writer Joni Mitchell
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 19, 2017 20:20:28 GMT -5
Linda has changed her picks over the years. Mine are fairly consistent. While they may not all be the best technically I would call them favorites.
male james taylor
female linda ronstadt
popstar elvis presley
songwriter jackson browne jimmy webb
favorite group Beatles
I believe Linda's favorite group was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers if I remember correctly. (at least for awhile)
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A work in progress of songs and artists Linda has claimed are her favorites. She has said The Water Is Wide was her favorite song of all. Surf's Up is her favorite Beach Boys song with God Only Knows being their best song as well as the best pop song ever recorded. Pet Sounds being the best Pop Album ever along with Paul Simon's Graceland and one of Bob Dylan's albums right up there as well. Since she chose to record a song from Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited I will include both versions of Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, his and hers. When asked about her favorite band she immediately cited Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Like kindred spirits, Tom has also taken the obvious influences of Dylan and others and incorporated it into his style. You can hear the same influence on Linda's version of Tom Thumb's Blues. Linda especially loves the Petty boys band who helped her out on her album Feels Like Home.
Linda has mentioned several women among her favorite singers. The first being that of the beautiful and incomparable Annie Lennox who like Linda can remake an old song to be every bit as good or better than the original.
some songs from Linda's favorites playlist:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUMq4sB5dsC_d6qnAP__T3cttYqz8oEJ_
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 11:20:34 GMT -5
Too many to choose from:
Male singer- Frank Sinatra
Female singer- Linda Ronstadt, of course
Pop Star - Beatles
Songwriters - Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 20, 2017 17:24:08 GMT -5
Before I checked online my memory serves that the heartbreaker boys as we shall call them for this post were on "We Ran". Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, The Who production fame) produced the album. eddiejiinj PS: Maybe they were on "The Waiting" but I do not recall them being involoved with FLH.
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Post by Pete on Jul 21, 2017 16:10:04 GMT -5
Male singer - Brandon Flowers, Ásgeir
Female singer - Linda Ronstadt, Mariah Carey
Pop Star - Janet Jackson, Britney Spears
Songwriters - Tori Amos, Jewel, Björk
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