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Name some musical genuises Prince, Ray, Elton, Stevie, etc? Can you name some you consider on the level of genuis?
- What makes one a musical genuis? Do you have to play an instrument to be considered one? What about the ladies? Are Lady Day and Ella considered genuises?  | |
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Mstrustme said: Prince, Ray, Elton, Stevie, etc? Can you name some you consider on the level of genuis?
- What makes one a musical genuis? Do you have to play an instrument to be considered one? What about the ladies? Are Lady Day and Ella considered genuises? Well, let's start with the obvious 1. Michael 2. Prince 3. Quincy 4. Ray Charles 5. Ella 6. Nina Simone 7. Herbie Hancock 8. Carlos Santana 9. Donald Fagen 10. Marvin Gaye Those are my choices, not in any particular order. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" |
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Mozart? | |
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wildgoldenhoney said: Mozart?
- I was going to mention him Beethoven and Bach but I forgot  | |
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Chuck Berry | |
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Mstrustme said: Prince, Ray, Elton, Stevie, etc? Can you name some you consider on the level of genuis?
- What makes one a musical genuis? Do you have to play an instrument to be considered one? What about the ladies? Are Lady Day and Ella considered genuises? Yes, I would put Ms. Holiday, Ms. Fitzgerald and Ms. Vaughan on that list. Actually Billie Holiday was a songwriter and an arranger. I get the suspicion's in her instance her addictions may have limited her output. That being said: Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong Miles Davis Kenny Dorham Earl Garner Thelonious Monk Bud Powell Wes Montgomery Charlie Parker John Lewis of MJQ Fats Waller Curtis Mayfield Joni Mitchell Robert Johnson Muddy Waters George/Ira Gershwin Billy Preston The Isley Brothers. Leonard Bernstein Composers from the Great American Songbook: Rogers and Hart Rogers and Hammerstein Cole Porter Johnny Mercer Hoagy Carmichael Jerome Kern Irvin Berlin [Edited 4/5/09 17:46pm] | |
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Mstrustme said: wildgoldenhoney said: Mozart?
- I was going to mention him Beethoven and Bach but I forgot  | |
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George Gershwin.  | |
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Astor Piazzolla
Jonatha Brooke Stevie Wonder | |
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Paul McCartney. | |
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Donny Hathaway
Rachelle Ferrelle Charlie Parker Vladimir Horowitz Tchaikowsky Chopin Art Tatum Bud Powell Dizzy Gilespie Miles Davis Charlie Christian Lang Lang Bobby Mcferrin | |
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Prince Roger Nelson | |
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To me a voice is an instrument that's why Ella is a genius. The way she used her voice. Brilliant. I pretty much agree with everyone named here, I have to add NAT King Cole. | |
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Neil Finn. | |
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Mark Oliver Everett The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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Morrissey and Marr This is not an exit | |
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NMuzakNSoul said: To me a voice is an instrument
I completely agree which is why even if people don't agree that Michael is a genius as far as his composition and songwriting skills go, his voice and the way he used it alone puts him in this league [Edited 4/6/09 6:57am] | |
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After watching 60 Minutes last night, I definitely have to add this lady.
I like country music, but don't listen to a lot of it, but this lady is genius in her songwriting abilities. Another I would have to add (that doesn't get mentioned much) is 
He is a songwriter that doesn't get mentioned much here, but he is a genius when it comes to writing. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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This dude:
 WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY! | |
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bjork
steven sondheim prince mozart ddavid bowie Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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Prince
Stevie Wonder Bootsy/George Clinton | |
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really? Nobody is gonna say DAN FOGELBERG?!? (rip)  | |
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Mstrustme said: Prince, Ray, Elton, Stevie, etc? Can you name some you consider on the level of genuis?
- What makes one a musical genuis? Do you have to play an instrument to be considered one? What about the ladies? Are Lady Day and Ella considered genuises? Barbara Mandrell  | |
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I consider the following to be musical genuises:
Prince Carlos Santana Bob Dylan Sam Cooke Marvin Gaye Todd Rundgren Leonard Cohen Joni Mitchell Stevie Wonder Elton John Freddie Mercury John Lennon Paul McCartney Many more, but these are just a few. [Edited 4/6/09 9:35am] | |
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daPrettyman said: After watching 60 Minutes last night, I definitely have to add this lady.
I like country music, but don't listen to a lot of it, but this lady is genius in her songwriting abilities. Another I would have to add (that doesn't get mentioned much) is
He is a songwriter that doesn't get mentioned much here, but he is a genius when it comes to writing. Dammit!! I didn't know about the 60 minutes interview. I like Ms. Parton too and she's never gotten the praise nor the accolades she deserves. Kristofferson, Cash, Nelson, and Jennings were always applauded for their writing but Parton for some reason has been left out of the loop.
Though, it appears she doesn't give a damn.  That's the things I like about her; she knows she's gifted and goes about her business. I think her music of the last 15 years has been short of brilliant. It's unforunate country radio thinks her time has come and gone.[Edited 4/6/09 9:51am] | |
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TD3 said: daPrettyman said: After watching 60 Minutes last night, I definitely have to add this lady.
I like country music, but don't listen to a lot of it, but this lady is genius in her songwriting abilities. Another I would have to add (that doesn't get mentioned much) is
He is a songwriter that doesn't get mentioned much here, but he is a genius when it comes to writing. Dammit!! I didn't know about the 60 minutes interview. I like Ms. Parton too and she's never gotten the praise nor the accolades she deserves. Kristofferson, Cash, Nelson, and Jennings were always applauded for their writing but Parton for some reason has been left out of the loop.
Though, it appears she doesn't give a damn. That's the things I like about her; she knows she's gifted and goes about her business. I think her music of the last 15 years has been short of brilliant. It's unforunate country radio thinks her time has come and gone.
[Edited 4/6/09 9:51am] You can see the Dolly interview here http://www.cbsnews.com/st...4137.shtml **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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