Most Influential American Musician of All Time?


Who do you regard as the most influential (i.e., musically, not necessarily commercially) American musician of all time across all genres?

The more I learn about Louis Armstrong, the more I am persuaded that he deserves that honor.
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Showing 1 response by celtic66

Uru975 has the correct Double Jeopardy answer with Gershwin. While my vanity plate reads SATCHMO, and he is a monster in terms of influence and creativity, Gershwin's reach internationally was/is so great. And besides, consider all of the greats doing "__________ Sings the Gershwin Songbook".