Which artists will be remembered 200 years from now?

Stones, yeah. They will be remembered for Keith being the quintessential rock star of the time, and because more people will have seen them perform more than any other artist that will ever be. Future generations will remember the Satisfaction riff as we all recall Beethoven's Fifth today. It identifies a genre in five notes or less. It is timeless.

 

They will still be swooning over Visions of Johanna and papers will be e-written on why Dylan once introduced it as "Alcatraz to the 9th power"

Tim

 

Gordon Giltrap

 

I think this thread will still be getting bumped up in 200 years.

 

All of the time honored classical composers from the Renaissance through the 20th Century
All of the time honored jazz, blues, and gospel musicians and composers
All of the anonymous creators of the time honored traditional folk songs
All of the most well known and time honored pioneers of country music
Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and all the highly famous and/or innovative artists whose music has stood the test of time and remained in print so far will continue to in 200 years and beyond.

 

Some may go down in history. Whether people would still want to hear them is another thing.

 

Well, Paul is still touring, and I know lots of people take their kids to see him. So say a 10 year old sees him now, that gives you at least another 70-80 years where somebody with a personal connection to The Beatles will still be alive. And The Beatles are 55 years old now? So that gets you to 150.

I do think that with the advent of recording equipment in the early 1900's, things can be archived and enjoyed, if even just for their cultural significance.

There are museums with art from 1000's of years ago. Why? Because it survived. I'm sure there was music then too, but they didn't have a way to capture it.

Take DSotM. Sheet music exists, but without a recording, it's meaningless. The good news is, there are literally millions of copies out there. Short of Armageddon it will survive. Whether it'll be just scholars listening though is anyone's guess.

 

Humans will be long gone in 200 years.

 

I'm betting on The Morlocks.
The Morlocks - Wikipedia and this will be their fans

 

What about Vanilli Fudge and Gino Vanilli?

 

The Shaggs

 

in 200 years, probably no one,

I hope Scum of the Earth from WKRP fame will be remembered.

 

I remember Scum! Michael Des Barres will undoubtedly by remembered more for Scum, than Detective.

 

Haysi Fantayzee? Sigue Sigue Sputnik?

 

The Beatles
Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
Tchaikovsky

 

Yes -- people will be Kung Foo Fighting to Gini Manilli. And jamming to Inna Gadda Velvetta by Vanilli Fagioli.

 

None. the planet will be dead by then.

 

JIMI HENDRIX

 

The reason Classical Music has survived for over 200 years is, not only because it is great music to begin with, but because it is also fantastic music for a musician to play. Or so they say. And it usually involves more than 4 people, some times more than 40. Many times it is a team thing and not just a solo deal. Because most of it is so old, there are few original recordings. So it has to sustain itself with constant reinterpretation and new performances, both live and recorded.

Pop, prog, rock, folk, blues, etc, ... is very simple music compared to most classical work, which means it easier to play and the more people who can play it the more chance it has of surviving. So there is a chance that, in the future, musicians will be playing their own versions of current songs.

Or do we have to believe that someone like Pink Floyd will be a cult band again, with small groups of retro beatniks playing the actual original recordings?

 

With technology advancing at rapid rates I can’t even imagine what the world will be like in 200 years.

My best guess is none to very few will be listened to.

Time Waits for No One...

 

John Mellencamp

 

Bach
Chuck Berry
Motzart
Milli Vanilli
Tom Jones
Johnny Nitro and the Doorslamers
The Kingston Trio

I bet the Kareoke type ballad singers Celine, Whitney and such will be known. And John Denver, James Taylor types too. Songs you can sing along too. So,,, Barney, yea.....

? Who knows? Maybe Percy Mayfield will be a god if there is any taste in the future......

 

Yes, by Keith Richards, who will be checking the thread to see if anybody's still talking about him...

 

Robert Johnson? Really? By whom? Historians?

 

Bananarama & Leo Sayer

Seriously, who knows. But I'll guess these:

Most of the classical composers we know now.
Beatles
Elvis
Dylan (not a personal favorite, but future kids will love him)
Eagles (eat your hearts out)
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zep
Pink Floyd
Motown stuff in general (Stevie, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, etc.)


Someone will always think it's cool to dig out some old music. I think these are what they'll get.

How much of this stuff will be public domain by then and be free?