Some of the music I like...
Actually, I like many types of music, depending on the mood I am in. However, my favourite genre is Jazz... all manner of jazz, ranging from trad, to Lionel Hampton, to Dave Bruebeck, to...
Here are some of my favourite Jazz Links:
William Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz
W-NUR Jazz Web
Jazznet
The Jazz Fan Attic-Contemporary Jazz Links
Red Hot and Cool Jazz
Kansas City Jazz Ambassador Magazine
Jazz
Jazz on the Web
I also like Rock Music, my tastes being strongly influenced by being a member of the baby-boomer generation. I can categorise my interests in rock into three groups - those performers whose work I like almost universally, those whom I like for much of their work, and those who have the odd song or two which I like.
In the first group, you'll find performers like
Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Janis Joplin/Big Brother & the Holding Company
Joe Cocker
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Pink Floyd
In the second group, I would list
Elvis Presley
Rolling Stones
Animals
Beatles
Chuck Berry
Eric Clapton
Dave Clark Five
Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Lennon
Don McLean
and category 3 of my very favourites would include
Fats Domino
Woody Guthrie
Golden Gate Quartet
Mahalia Jackson (does she belong here, or into jazz?)
Pete Seeger
Booker T. and the MGs
Byrds
Some of my favourite Rock Links:
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame + Museum
Rock Around the World - The Past
and specifically on Bob Dylan
Tangled Up in Jews (dreadful title, interesting article)
When the mood takes me, I am also very fond of classical music:
Links to classical music sites on the net
One sub-group of music I haven't mentioned yet is French popular music. Perhaps it's just nostalgia, perhaps it's because French music IS distinctly different, perhaps it's because I am a hopeless romantic at heart, but I just love this music.
Amongst my favourite performers, you'd find
Charles Aznavour
Gilbert Becaud
Jane Birkin (does she qualify?)
Georges Brassens
Jacques Brel
Joe Dassin
Sacha Distel
Serge Gainsbourg
Juliette Greco
Francoise Hardy
Mistinguett
Yves Montand
Edith Piaf
Michel Sardou
Here a few links to sites about French music...
French Elite (not about French music, actually, but about some French over-achievers in general)
Do you want to argue with me about my musical tastes? Do you want to agree with me? Either way, don't forget that I'd love to hear from you at mauriceb@msn.com.
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