Who here listens to artists who have passed away more than the living artists? I know this may be a morbid question, but I definitely fall into this category, and not by conscious choice. It just seems that the artists I prefer to listen to are gone. Here are some examples:
Tupac
Jimi Hendrix
MJ (of course)
Janis Joplin
Ray Charles
Kenny Kirtland
among others.....
R.I.P to all the above mentioned.

nobody else? am i the only one here?

I listen to MJ very frequently and I believe I will always do so. It does not seem to just have been a phase. Now he's gone some songs seem to have quadrupled in meaning. I also listen sometimes to

Baden Powell
Antonio Carlos Jobim and
Lena Zavaroni (childhood star who died at 35 or so of anerexia) because I had an album of hers as a child.

not necessarily more than living artist but right along side them. i'd include

Lola Flores
the Doors
Selena
Billie Holiday
Patsy Cline
Aaliyah

to name just a few.

I almost forgot about Aaliyah! One of my fave singers. and Selena, as well.

Yeah I listen to Aaliyah, Selena, TLC together when I'm in the mood for them, it felt weird adding mj to the category, but though I still love him, I find it so hard to look at him now and sitting through his stuff. Of course it took on more meaning for me, but right now I'm taking a break cause I'm still shattered from his death.

alphastreet said:

I totally relate to your feelings on this. I still am in shock myself. I have to listen to his music, though, for healing.

kenlacam said:

for once in my life, his music is not helping me heal

Well, cats like Marvin, Jackie, Sam Cooke, Joe Tex, certain Tempt members ect who I listen to a ton were all passed away when I was born, so does that count?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yeah, I listen to Marvin like crazy and he died a few days before I was born.

yeah i do, most of my favorite people in general are...dead i don't think about it tho cause if i did it would be VERY VERY VERY depressing
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I mostly listen to people who are living but Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross I listen to.

mimi07 said:

Just turn on mainstream radio, it's full of nothing but dead asses.

But I listen to Rick James and Zapp a lot.

Honestly probably just INXS and QUEEN at times i well get into a phase of just listening to them over and over, usually album cuts and rare stuff rarely hits. But aside from that, every now and then Marvin and some MJ and Rick James.

vainandy said:

Andy please, why would any ORGER here turn on the knob anymore?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

add him to my list.

my boss plays a lot of Queen at work too, so add Mr. Mercury to that.

Roger Troutman I listen to a whole lot.

James Brown I listen to quite a bit.

MJ will definitely be up there. As mentioned, now that he's passed, a lot of his material I never bothered with I really like quite a bit now. Show You The Way To Go, Smile... lots of songs I like a lot now.

There's a few rap artists and other older R&B acts I listen to a lot now as well.

does the Clash count?

Hendrix
Rick James
Marvin Gaye

are my Top 3

Besides Marvin:

Bob
Sam
Curtis
Donny
MJ

I don't intend to turn this into an mj thread, but I can't believe he's gone

I don't intend to turn this into an mj thread, but I can't believe he's gone

I listen to

Curtis Mayfield
Marvin Gaye
Sarah Vaughan
Billy Holiday
Ella Fiztgerald
Joe Pass

..... too many for jazz to list.

Phyllis Hyman
Donny Hathaway
and of late, Lamotte Smith a.k.a. Sherrick

MJ
Aaliyah
Hendrix

alphastreet said:

Yeah , I can't believe

Even I started to appreciate his most unappreciated stuff.

I listen to james Brown and marvin gaye , we will never see like those greats ever again...huge loss.

Of all artists that are no longer with us, these cats get the most airplay on my end:

Rick James
Marvin Gaye
MJ
The C5 Tempts (Bar Otis Williams of course)
Flo Ballard
Tammi Terrell
Sam Cooke
Frankie Lymon
JB
Lady Day
Nat King Cole
Louis Armstrong
Aaliyah

seeingvoices12 said:

Nope...