What artists can you not get enough of?

 

Hmm, how deep should one go? Many on my list have been included in those of others, one reason I continue to read the Audiogon Forum.

 

When it’s time for Classical, I usually reach for something from the Baroque era. J.S. Bach of course, but others as well.

 

For songs it’s the music made by:

 

- AC/DC

- The Band

- The Beach Boys

- The Beatles (Rubber Soul especially)

- Chuck Berry

- Jackson Browne

- The (Johnny Burnette) Rock ’n’ Roll Trio

- The Byrds

- Carlene Carter

- Johnny Cash

- Guy Clark

- Ry Cooder

- Rodney Crowell

- Iris DeMent

- The Dillards

- Jerry Douglas

- Bob Dylan

- Steve Earle

- Dave Edmunds

- The Everly Brothers

- The Fabulous Thunderbirds

- The Flamin’ Groovies

- Fleetwood Mac (up to and including their Kiln House album)

- Mary Gauthier

- Merle Haggard

- Emmylou Harris

- John Hiatt

- Jellyfish

- George Jones

- Albert King (my favorite King)

- The Kinks

- Alison Krauss

- Jim Lauderdale

- Albert Lee

- Jerry Lee Lewis

- Gordon Lightfoot

- Little Richard

- Little Walter

- Patty Loveless

- Nick Lowe

- The Lyres

- The Del McCoury Band

- Moby Grape

- Van Morrison

- Randy Newman

- NRBQ

- Roy Orbison

- Van Dyke Parks

- Carl Perkins

- Elvis Presley

- Procol Harum

- The Ramones

- Paul Revere & The Raiders

- Tony Rice

- Rockpile

- Ricky Skaggs

- Squeeze

- Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

- The Swampers (the Muscle Shoals studio band)

- Richard Thompson

- Big Joe Turner

- The Dwight Twilley Band (and Dwight solo)

- Townes Van Zandt

- The Ventures

- Hank Williams

- Lucinda Williams

- Tammy Wynette

 

 

I inexplicably forgot two of my very favorite music making couples: Buddy & Julie Miller and Larry & Teresa Campbell. If I could listen to only one currently-active artist for the rest of my life, it would be Buddy Miller. A great singer, guitarist, and record producer. Buddy doesn’t do much songwriting, but he finds excellent material to record, some written by his wife and musical partner Julie. They have made a coupla albums together, and Buddy a bunch of solo albums (Julie one of her own). He also has served as Emmylou Harrises guitarist, harmony singer, and bandleader for many years, and also leads the band at the annual Americana Honors And Awards ceremony. Larry Campbell was in Dylan’s band for many years, then collaborated with Levon Helm for about as long. The two albums he has made with his wife Teresa are fantastic.

 

@bdp24 - I am surprised not to see Kelly Willis on your list of outstanding musical artists.

First heard her on a Monty Warden CD (who is also pretty fab).

 

Another one I forgot @chazz101s! I do indeed like Kelly a lot; I have seven of her albums on CD, one on LP. I used to have one Monte Warden album, and one Wagoneers album, of which he was a member. I don’t remember getting rid of them, but I don’t see them in my racks.

Speaking of Kelly, about a year and a half ago I saw her live at the Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon, as a member of the Wonder Women Of Country trio. The trio is comprised of Kelly, Brennen Leigh, and Melissa Carper. All three sing, Melissa plays upright bass, Kelly and Brennen guitar. I have two albums (on LP) each of Brennen and Melissa, all mighty fine.

The Wonder Women Of Country are currently on the road, and will be appearing at The Showdown Saloon in Portland (a half a block down the street from the Aladdin Theater) on the 26th (next Saturday), the venue at which I recently saw Jim Lauderdale. I’ll be there. Those in the Portland area reading this should join the fun. Warning! The drinks are awfully expensive (at least the Johnnie Walker Black double I ordered was), but they don’t frisk you at the door (if you catch my drift).

 

Thx for correcting my misspelling of Monte!

And for the ace info about Kelly W's group sound.