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I LOVE MUSIC !!!! For The Past Thirty Years, I Have Collected Recordings Of Various Musical Styles, My Taste In Music Having Changed And Evolved Radically Over Time. I Currently Have A Collection Of Over 1750 Compact Discs (Which Are Broken Down Into 16 Musical Varieties), And About 1000 Vinyl Discs (Remember Those?) Categorized In 6 Broader Musical Groups. I Will Never Give Up My Vinyls; Too Many Of Them Are Out-Of-Print And Unavailable. Given My Rather Unusual Taste In Music, Some Of My Favorite Out Of Print Records Will (Sadly) Never Be Available In CD Form. Here Are Some Of My Favorite Musical Artists: My Three Favorite Jazz Singers: Male: Louis Armstrong, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole Female: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Morgana King My Favorite Jazz Vocal Group: Lambert, Hendricks & Ross My Three Favorite Jazz Artists: Charlie Shavers, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges My Three Favorite Jazz Bands: The Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Orchestra, The Count Basie Orchestra My Three Favorite Country Western Singers: Male: Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers Female: Emmy Lou Harris, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton My Favorite Country Western Vocal Group: The Carter Family My Favorite Country Western Band: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band My Three Favorite Western Swing Artists: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Asleep at the Wheel, Milton Brown & His Brownies My Three Favorite Folk Singers: Male: Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Jack Elliott Female: Bonnie Dobson, Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie My Three Favorite Blues Singers: Male: Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt Female: Bessie Smith, Etta James, Alberta Hunter My Three Favorite Bluegrass Artists: Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Johnny Gimble My Favorite Bluegrass Duo: The Louvin Brothers My Favorite Bluegrass / Old-Timey Band: The Red Clay Ramblers My Three Favorite Cajun / Louisiana Artists: Clifton Chenier, Beausoleil, Marcia Ball My Favorite Cajun Band: Queen Ida & Her Bon Temps Band My Four Favorite Classic R & B Artists: Male: Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder Female: Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Tina Turner My Ten Favorite Classic R & B Groups: The Temptations, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Fifth Dimension, The Shirelles, Martha Reeves & The Vandelles, The Platters, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles My Six Favorite Classic Pop / Camp / Cabaret Singers: Male: Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Noel Coward, Dean Martin, Jimmy Durante Female: Judy Garland, Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, Beatrice Lillie, Mae West, Lotte Lenya My Favorite Pop / Camp Vocal Group: The Andrews Sisters My Favorite Pop Music Composer: Cole Porter My Five Favorite Movie or TV Soundtracks: Black Orpheus, The Mambo Kings, A Clockwork Orange, Africans in America, Schindler's List My Ten Favorite Broadway Musical Cast Albums: Follies by Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim Passion by Stephen Sondheim A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim Company by Stephen Sondheim Gypsy by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb Candide by Leonard Bernstein Sunday In The Park With George by Stephen Sondheim My Three Favorite Opera Singers: Male: Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, Franco Corelli Female: Shirley Verrett, Anna Moffo, Leontyne Price My Ten Favorite Operas: Les Pecheurs de Perles by Georges Bizet La Traviata by Giuseppe Verde Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Turandot by Giacomo Puccini Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano Un Ballo In Maschera by Giuseppe Verde Carmen by Georges Bizet La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini Otello by Giuseppe Verde Harvey Milk by Stewart Wallace My Three Favorite Classical Composers: Ludwig van Beethovan, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Pachelbel My Favorite Rock & Roll Singers: Male: Elton John Female: Janis Joplin My Three Favorite Classic Rock & Roll Artists: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Rod Stewart My Three Favorite Latin Artists: Male: John Secada, Cachao, Jose Feliciano Female: Azucar Moreno, Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan My Five Favorite Classic Disco Artists: Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, The Trammps, The Ritchie Family, MFSB My Three Favorite Contemporary R & B Artists: Male: Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, RuPaul Female: Tracy Chapman, Whitney Houston, Stephanie Mills My Three Favorite Contemporary Pop Singers: Male: George Michael, Rick Astley, James Taylor Female: Cher, Bette Midler, Madonna My Five favorite Contemporary Disco Artists: Crystal Waters, TLC, C + C Music Factory, 2 Unlimited, Salt N, Peppa My Three Favorite Christmas Albums: The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole Light of the Stable by Emmy Lou Harris Wishing You A Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald My Twenty-Five All-Time Favorite Albums: Homemade Songs by Tracy Nelson Time Is On My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas For The Love of Him by Bonnie Dobson* Kathy & Carol* Mother Earth Presents Tracy Nelson - Country Move On by Tracy Nelson Circuit Queen by Marcia Ball* Roses In The Snow by Emmy Lou Harris Gracias a la Vida by Joan Baez Live at the Cote D'Azur by Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers Songs For Distingue Lovers by Billie Holiday Blue Stompin, by Hal Singer w/ Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again by Buffy Sainte-Marie Patrick Sky Everybody Loves Saturday Night by Morgana King* There But For Fortune by Phil Ochs Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music by Ray Charles Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys: For The Last Time King Pleasure: The Source* Berlin and American Theatre Songs of Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya John Prine* Twisted Laurel by The Red Clay Ramblers Living With The Animals by Mother Earth (w/ Tracy Nelson)* (*Rare, Out-of-Print) My All-Time Favorite Singer: Tracy Nelson (See Some Tracy Nelson Links) Tracy Nelson Link 1 Tracy Nelson Link 2 Tracy Nelson Link 3 Tracy Nelson Link 4 Tracy Nelson Link 5 Tracy Nelson Link 6 Tracy Nelson Link 7 Go Back To My Home Page And Click On The Movies or Books Icons For More of My Obnoxious Opinions |
