The Greatest Musician Who's Ever Lived?

Jeez Louise... we can't arrive at a consensus for any given decade in rock music, or year for that matter... so the greatest of all time seems a bit of a stretch....

And no, I'm not nominating Jeez Louise...

 

I know many would object but I think the forum should change its name the Kanye West Music Forums

 

He played sharp. ......... (& inspired a whole generation of sharp playing mediocre tenor saxophonists... ouch)

 

Fela Kuti and Doug Sahm were obvious stand-outs in that era too.

 

K-West 2020! (Bumper-stickers on sale now...)

 

Kim Kardashian will become first lady.

 

I'm wavering between these two

 

Yow-za! (21st Century equivalent of Hubba-Hubba)

 

Mighty Sparrow. Calypso King Of the World 1956 and still champ.

 

yummy

 

frank zappa or prince

 

Probably Bach, though I've only heard a tiny fraction of his body of work.

 

This is a very broad and subjective question, but if there was one great musician that influenced so many other musicians, it would have to be Louis Armstrong.

 

Classical: Mozart
Pop/Rock: Brian Wilson
Jazz: Louis Armstrong

 

I saw Stevie Wonder upthread and would probably agree.. A childhood prodigy despite the advantage of eye site, Wonder is one of the only modern musicians who can really be considered alongside Bach, Chopin and Beethoven.

 

I've read that somewhere too. Looks like there might be something in it..

 

If they are a musician they probably never really lived.

So the greatest musician was someone who didn't really live.

 

James Jamerson

 

you should never apologize for telling the truth

 

Charlie Parker ? John Coltrane ?

 

Zhu maybe, surely not Wei?

 

Bix