Friday, August 28, 2020

MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE SINGERS (MALE) - A LIST / RANKING

  1.  Roger Daltrey
  2.  Bono
  3.  Jim Morrison
  4.  Mick Jagger
  5.  Len Cariou (Broadway singer / actor)
  6.  Eddie Vedder
  7.  Robert Plant
  8.  Morrissey
  9.  Michael Stipe
  10.  Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
  11.  Paul McCartney
  12.  Steven Tyler
  13.  Elvis Presley
  14.  Sting
  15.  Paul Stanley
  16.  John Lennon
  17.  Stevie Wonder
  18.  Ray Davies
  19.  Sam Cooke
  20.  Jimi Hendrix
  21.  Neil Young
  22.  Elton John
  23.  John Lydon
  24.  Brad Delp (Boston)
  25.  David Bowie
  26.  George Michael
  27.  Frankie Valli
  28.  Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)
  29.  David Gilmour
  30.  George Harrison
  31.  Warren Zevon
  32.  Marvin Gaye
  33.  Midge Ure (Ultravox)
  34.  Mick Jones (The Clash / B.A.D.)
  35.  Bob Dylan
  36.  Paul Rodgers (Bad Company)
  37.  Ozzy Osbourne
  38.  Joe Strummer (The Clash)
  39.  Richard Butler (The Psychedelic Furs)
  40.  Peter Gabriel
  41.  Mike Peters (The Alarm)
  42.  Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
  43.  John Entwistle
  44.  Marc Bolan
  45.  Bon Scott
  46.  Bob Seger
  47.  Freddie Mercury
  48.  Steve Miller 
  49.  Jack Bruce
  50.  Jon Anderson
  51.  Frank Zappa
  52.  Lou Gramm
  53.  Paul Simon
  54.  Roger Waters
  55.  Jack White
  56.  Roy Orbison
  57.  Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
  58.  Bryan Adams
  59.  Eminem
  60.  Steve Winwood
  61.  Chris Robinson (Black Crowes) 
  62.  Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
  63.  Phil Collins
  64.  Kurt Cobain
  65.  Rod Stewart
  66.  Huey Lewis
  67.  Robert Palmer
  68.  David Coverdale (Deep Purple / Whitesnake)
  69.  Bruce Springsteen
  70.  David Johansen
  71.  Eric Clapton
  72.  John Phillips (Mamas & Papas)
  73.  Michael Jackson
  74.  Dave Davies
  75.  Stephen Stills
  76.  David Coverdale
  77.  Don Henley
  78.  Pete Townshend
  79.  Denny Doherty (Mamas & Papas)
  80.  David Crosby
  81.  Buddy Holly
  82.  Dave Mason
  83.  Don Everly
  84.  Phil Everly
  85.  Glenn Frey
  86.  Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
  87.  Donald Fagen (also Steely Dan) 
  88.  Graham Nash
  89.  Don McLean
  90.  Leo Sayer
  91.  Dave Grohl
  92.  Lindsey Buckingham
  93.  Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) 
  94.  Billy Ocean
  95.  Dave Wakeling (English Beat)*
  96.  Alan Wilson (Canned Heat) 
  97.  Joe Walsh
  98.  Brian Wilson
  99.  Ringo Starr
  100.  Billy Idol
  101.  Fee Waybill (Tubes)
  102.  Ace Frehley
  103.  Andy Partridge (XTC)
  104.  Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
  105.  Bryan Seltzer (Stray Cats)
  106.  Chuck Berry
  107.  Joel Grey
  108.  Ray Parker Jr.
  109.  John Kay (Steppenwolf) 
  110.  Billy Corgan
  111.  Joe Jackson
  112.  Bobby Caldwell
  113.  Philip Bailey
  114.  Gene Simmons
  115.  Neil Finn (Split Enz / Crowded House)
  116.  Johnny Cash
  117.  Paul Simonon (Clash)
  118.  Larry Kert (Broadway singer / actor)
  119.  Mark Knopfler
  120.  Willie Nelson
  121.  John Cale
  122.  Michael Crawford
  123.  Keith Relf (Yardbirds)
  124.  Steve Marriot (Small Faces) 
  125.  Neil Innes
    *:  Dave was the live entertainment at my cousin's wedding, c. 2002; bit of 'fun' trivia.  

Monday, August 17, 2020

MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE TV SHOWS - A LIST / RANKING

  1.  Monty Python (with a bullet!)
  2.  Saturday Night Live
  3.  30 Rock
  4.  The Office (US version)
  5.  Game of Thrones
  6.  Uncle Floyd (syndicated)
  7.  The Simpsons
  8.  The Ben Stiller Show (HBO mini-series)
  9.  Kids in the Hall
  10.  The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  11.  SCTV
  12.  South Park
  13.  All in the Family
  14.  I Love Lucy
  15.  The Honeymooners
  16.  How I Met Your Mother
  17.  60 Minutes
  18.  Midnight Special
  19.  Inside Amy Schumer
  20.  The Twilight Zone

Thursday, August 13, 2020

MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE LEAD GUITARISTS - A LIST / RANKING


  1.  Jimmy Page
  2.  Pete Townshend
  3.  Jimi Hendrix
  4.  The Edge
  5.  Keith Richards
  6.  David Gilmour
  7.  Neil Young
  8.  Joe Perry
  9.  Peter Buck (REM)
  10.  Robbie Krieger (The Doors)
  11.  Ritchie Blackmore
  12.  Eric Clapton
  13.  Johhny Marr (The Smiths)
  14.  Dave Davies
  15.  George Harrison
  16.  Mick Jones (The Clash / Big Audio Dynamite)
  17.  Angus Young
  18.  Tom Scholz (Boston) 
  19.  Frank Zappa
  20.  Chuck Berry
  21.  Denny Laine (Wings)
  22.  Dave Mason (Traffic) 
  23.  Keith Levene (Public Image Ltd.) 
  24.  Bob Dylan
  25.  Joe Walsh
  26.  Ron Wood 
  27.  Randy California (Spirit)
  28.  Alex Lifeson (Rush)
  29.  Andy Summers
  30.  Kurt Cobain
  31.  Jack White
  32.  John Lennon
  33.  Lindsey Buckingham
  34.  Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) 
  35.  Slash
  36.  Ray Davies
  37.  Bruce Springsteen
  38.  Robert Smith (The Cure)
  39.  Arlo Guthrie
  40.  Joe Strummer (The Clash) 
  41.  Pete Ham (Badfinger)
  42.  Lou Reed
  43.  Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
  44.  Brian Jones
  45.  Steve Howe 
  46.  Dave Sharp (The Alarm)
  47.  Prince
  48.  Mark Knopler
  49.  Paul Stanley
  50.  Pete Shelley (The Buzzcocks)
  51.  Tom Petty
  52.  Nick Lowe
  53.  Buddy Holly
  54.  Ace Frehley
  55.  Roy Orbison
  56.  Billy Corgan
  57.  Stephen Stills
  58.  Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) 
  59.  Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane / Starship)
  60.  Ron Asheton (The Stooges) 
  61.  Brian James (The Damned) 
  62.  Ann Wilson
  63.  Nancy Wilson
  64.  Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
  65.  Steve Marriot (The Faces)
  66.  Glenn Frey (The Eagles)
  67.  Rick Neilsen (Cheap Trick) 
  68.  Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls)
  69.  Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
  70.  Duane Allmann
  71.  Alanis Morrisette
  72.  James Young (Styx)
  73.  Elvis Costello
  74.  Dave Edmunds
  75.  Jeff Lynne
  76.  Tommy Shaw (Styx)
  77.  Chris Difford (Squeeze)
  78.  Brian May (Queen)
  79.  Roger Steen (The Tubes)

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