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LearnedHand

(5,543 posts)
19. Men and women
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 10:35 PM
Jan 2026

Among men, Robert Smith (The Cure), Michael Stipe (REM), Thom York (Radiohead), Richard Thompson, Michael Jackson

Among women, Mimi Parker (Low), Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries), Sara Bareilles, Emmy Lou Harris, Gillian Welch, Dolly Parton, Alanis Morisette

And so many others.

On edit: here’s an excellent Sara Bareilles number:

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Tom Waits (voice in the early years, lyrics and melodies forever) Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #1
Probably Leonard Cohen. n/t Mister Ed Jan 2026 #2
Oh, shoot! Yes, him too! Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #3
Awesome choice! Emile Jan 2026 #9
Donovan. patphil Jan 2026 #4
Mozart gopiscrap Jan 2026 #5
Oh yes! Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #6
Neil Finn 303squadron Jan 2026 #7
His songs are exquisite. ZZenith Jan 2026 #12
Bono or jim morrison Raastan Jan 2026 #8
;-{) Joseph Shabalala - Ladysmith Black Mambazo Goonch Jan 2026 #10
John Prine! Thunderbeast Jan 2026 #11
Oh yes! I love him! Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #15
Go find the tribute concert... Thunderbeast Jan 2026 #16
I will give you one guess. ZZenith Jan 2026 #13
J S Bach oberle Jan 2026 #14
Pink pat_k Jan 2026 #17
She is wonderful Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #18
Men and women LearnedHand Jan 2026 #19
Gordon Lightfoot Zorro Jan 2026 #20
Ludwig van Beethoven. Aristus Jan 2026 #21
Yes... Me too. And I am forever grateful I got to attend his '74 concert at Red Rocks many years ago... hlthe2b Jan 2026 #22
Jonn Serrie Talitha Jan 2026 #23
Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone. LoisB Jan 2026 #24
David Gilmour catbyte Jan 2026 #25
Bob Dylan rainy Jan 2026 #26
Love "Forever Young" Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #27
Don Henley and Bono, Bayard Jan 2026 #28
Joan Baez, a folk rock hero whose songs of peace inspired a generation. I met her once Liberty Belle Jan 2026 #29
Pete Seeger Chasstev365 Jan 2026 #30
One of my lifetime favorite experiences was getting to see John Denver at the beautiful Red Rocks... 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #31
I saw him twice in concert Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #33
DBoon of the Minutemen DBoon Jan 2026 #32
Jim Croce and Mary Chapin Carpenter rsdsharp Jan 2026 #34
steve and jt earle. mopinko Jan 2026 #35
Also love Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For" Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #36
Rachmaninov creon Jan 2026 #37
Neil Young Skittles Jan 2026 #38
Mark Knopler or Peter Gabriel pnwest Jan 2026 #39
Daevid Allen WestMichRad Jan 2026 #40
The Boss Wifes husband Jan 2026 #41
Karen Carpenter LogDog75 Jan 2026 #42
David Bowie ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #43
Tom Petty and Melanie Ziggysmom Jan 2026 #44
Ray Davies & Cheryl Wheeler Give Peace A Chance Jan 2026 #45
Aside from some already mentioned .. lpbk2713 Jan 2026 #46
Paul Simon nuxvomica Jan 2026 #47
Jimi Hendrix & Frank Zappa justaprogressive Jan 2026 #48
Joey Ramone... Tikki Jan 2026 #49
Benny Goodman! Ptah Jan 2026 #50
Classic! Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #53
Dory Previn Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #51
Woody Guthrie thucythucy Jan 2026 #52
The Late Great John Abercrombie. NNadir Jan 2026 #54
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