If you're talking about influence on other artists then I'm afraid the list should be a little less interesting especially in the Blues category. I would say that Eric Clapton & Stevie Ray Vaughn are much more influential than B.B. King or Ray Charles. It's sad but true.
Also, for Classical musicians in the past 50 years, John Williams seems more influential to me than Cage. I like Cage more, but his music isn't played at local high-school basketball games.
Steve Spangler
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Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:16:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Scott Handley <thesubtlebody@yahoo.com>
Subject: Armstrong (was re: most important musicians)
- --- Ken Waxman <mingusaum@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Jazz/Improvised Music 1st 50 years: Louis
> Armstrong
While we're in this neighborhood, I've been eyeing the
new Hot Fives box, but didn't the Penguin Guide say
something about the Columbia remasters being inferior
to remasters done by a smaller company, and released
on a small, independent label? Does anyone know about