RE: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician

[SteveMacQueen]

Yeah, I can amuse myself for hours on a list like that. The question that
immediately leaps to my mind is, "Does George Gershwin qualify as a pop
musician thanks to his songs and jazz influence, or does he get shuffled off
to classical." If pop, then I'd rank him #2. The only rock people that would
make the list would be Elvis, Beatles, Hendrix.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Cantwell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 9:36 AM
> To:   passenger side
> Subject:      Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
> 
> The most influential pop musicians of the 20th century are, in order: 
> 
> 1) Louis Armstrong
> 2) Elvis Presley
> 3) James Brown
> 4) Bing Crosby
> 
> Armstrong and Crosby loom over the first half of the century the way Elvis
> and JB do the second. 
> 
> Who's #5? Mahalia? Ellington? The Beatles or Dylan? Hank? I don't know,
> but
> those first four, man, no one can touch them. --david cantwell