Your Top Five ...... solo music artists .

Bedsaddick

Your Top Five again.

Any artist that has releases a song as a solo artist ( they could also be a member of a band as long as they have released a song on their own at some stage ) .

I will compile the Charlton Life top ten from your votes .


Here are mine.

Stevie Wonder

Bill Withers

Michael McDonald

Van Morrison

Glen Campbell

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roy orbison
eddie cochran
chuck berry
lana del rey
jake bugg

the last 2 being what i am particularly feeling at the moment
the first 3 would always be there for me.

hawksmoor

Todd Rundgren

Paul Weller

Lewis Taylor

Terry Reid

Pharoah Sanders

I can only see maybe Weller getting more than my one vote out of that lot.

bobmunro

Bob Dylan
Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits
Joni Mitchell
Janis Joplin

Special mention for:
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - just sensational - listen if you haven't already.

Dave2l

David Bowie

Jimi hendrix (could mesmorise on his own)

Lorde new on the block but shes sick

Britney Spears

Calvin Harris

...(this was done on the spot it may Change)

Bedsaddick

Dave2l said:

Lorde new on the block but shes sick

I hope it's not too serious .

Addickted4life

Bob Dylan (If I could put him 5 times, I might)

Jimi Hendrix

David Bowie

Johnny Cash

George Barnett

Macronate

David Bowie
Gary Numan
John Lennon
Elvis Presley
Ian Brown

Greenie

Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Joe Bonnamassa
BB King
Gary Moore

Yes all the above are guitar players, no other musical sound comes close.

Henry Irving

Bob Dylan

Van Morrison

Joni Mitchell

Lou Reed

Al Green

But I've turn on the Ipod and find another 10 I wish I had included

bobmunro

Addickted4life said:

Bob Dylan (If I could put him 5 times, I might)

Likewise

Sonicstud85

Michael Jackson
Elvis Presley
Eminem
Jay-Z
Calvin Harris

Dave2l

Bedsaddick said:

Dave2l said:

Lorde new on the block but shes sick

I hope it's not too serious .

It will be edited in due corse.

sadiejane1981

Robbie Williams
Elton John
Bryan Adams
Elvis Presley
Gary Barlow

Shrew

Tom Waits
Nick Cave
John Martyn
Joni Mitchell
Mark Kozelek

MrOneLung

Just waiting for Paulie's ....

AddickUpNorth

Otis Redding
James Brown
Mary J Blige
Ray Lamontagne
City and Colour (Dallas Green)

*subject to change*

MrOneLung

Neil Diamond
Michael Jackson
Paul Weller
Madonna
Rod Stewart

masicat

Beth Hart
Otis Redding
Marvin Gaye
BB King
Boz Scaggs

CafcWest

Neil Young
Patti Smith
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Lou Reed

SELR_addicks

Bob Dylan
Frank Turner
Kanye West
Stevie Wonder
Elliott Smith

StubleyAddick

Gary Numan
Adam Ant
Paul Weller
Hugh Cornwell
Johnny Marr

thai malaysia addick

Peter Gabriel
Nils Lofgren
Regina Spektor
Youssou N'Dour
Lianne La Havas

lolwray

Rod Stewart

Ella fitzgerald

Elvis

Marvin Gaye

Van Morrison

Jessie

If film score composers can be included:

Richard Hawley
David Sylvian
Clint Mansell
Abel Korzeniowski
Craig Armstrong

Bagpuss

Jackson Browne
Kate bush
Billy Bragg
Joni Mitchell
Carole king

Chizz

(Restricting this to artists I have seen)
Elton John
Frank Sinatra
Johnnie Johnson
Eric Clapton
Paul McCartney

TelMc32

Paul Weller
Marvin Gaye
Jake Bugg
Bob Marley
Christy Moore

kafka

Bowie (surprised so few mentions to date; clearly No 1 for me)
Ian Hunter
Bill Nelson
Tim Finn
Kate Bush

johnny73

Peter Gabriel
Neil Finn
Elvis Costello
Van Morrison
Nick Heyward

golfaddick

Van Morrison
Sting
Barry Manilow (yes........)
Billy Joel
Elton John


( I would add Macca & Pete Townsend but they usually play as part of a "band" so not really solo artists)