And FINALLY, finally, who are some of your favorite musicians from before the 1950's?

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My favorite is legendary Blues musician, Robert Johnson, followed by Ragtime musician, Scott Joplin, Jazz great Louis Armstrong, and Blues musicians - Skip James, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Boy Fuller, Charlie Patton, Blind Willie Johnson, Bessie Smith, and Memphis Minnie.

[Celticguy]

Franz Liszt. Freaking big hands allowed him to compose/play pieces most cannot do. Really good.
Robert Johnson. Hard to believe what he could do on one take on that shitty onstrument.
Ole Blue Eyes. Great voice especially when he was younger.
Tommy Dorsey. My dad's favorite big band guy.
Igor Stravinski. The guy to make orchestral music jump out of the 1800s. Amazing.
George Gershwin. An american treasure.
Patsy Cline qualify ? Close at least.
Cab Calloway. Great entertainer.
Hank Williams. The gold standard for country.
Milton Cherry. My Music appreciation professor and former first chair violin (he insisted on calling it fiddle) in George Szell's Clevland orchestra. Made my love music all the more. A great musician and awesome professor.
Andres Segovia. Really good.
Ravi Shankar. Might qualify. Not that young when the Beatles stumbled across him.
Wagner. Really good in small doses.
That can do for now.

[Geeko Sportivo]

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Little Walter
The Andrews Sisters
Cab Calloway
Les Paul
Louie Armstrong
The Dorsey Bros
Billie Holiday
Ink Spots
Harry James
Louis Jordan
Joe Liggins
Memphis Slim
Wynonie Harris
Amos Milburn
Peppermint Harris
Gene Autrey
Glenn Miller
Jimmie Rodgers

And all the ones you mentioned and many more.

I only have a few 78's. When they created the 45 RPM, the year I was born in 1951, they put many of the classics from before the 50's on 45 RPM. I have tons of the early 45 RPM's of all these artists!

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Franz Liszt. Freaking big hands allowed him to compose/play pieces most cannot do. Really good.
Robert Johnson. Hard to believe what he could do on one take on that shitty onstrument.
Ole Blue Eyes. Great voice especially when he was younger.
Tommy Dorsey. My dad's favorite big band guy.
Igor Stravinski. The guy to make orchestral music jump out of the 1800s. Amazing.
George Gershwin. An american treasure.
Patsy Cline qualify ? Close at least.
Cab Calloway. Great entertainer.
Hank Williams. The gold standard for country.
Milton Cherry. My Music appreciation professor and former first chair violin (he insisted on calling it fiddle) in George Szell's Clevland orchestra. Made my love music all the more. A great musician and awesome professor.
Andres Segovia. Really good.
Ravi Shankar. Might qualify. Not that young when the Beatles stumbled across him.
Wagner. Really good in small doses.
That can do for now.

Wow, that's quite a list! Thank you.

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Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Little Walter
The Andrews Sisters
Cab Calloway
Les Paul
Louie Armstrong
The Dorsey Bros
Billie Holiday
Ink Spots
Harry James
Louis Jordan
Joe Liggins
Memphis Slim
Wynonie Harris
Amos Milburn
Peppermint Harris
Gene Autrey
Glenn Miller

And all the ones you mentioned and many more.

I only have a few 78's. When they created the 45 RPM, the year I was born in 1951, they put many of the classics from before the 50's on 45 RPM. I have tons of the early 45 RPM's of all these artists!

Wow, another fantastic list! Thanks.

[Geeko Sportivo]

Wow, another fantastic list! Thanks.

Sometimes things don't make much sense. Like the fact that a lot of these wonderful records just lie there in thrift stores untouched and unwanted, and long since forgotten, and without the slightest curiosity about them.

There is hope, as I was digging through the record goldmines of Half Price Books one day, a couple of young girls about 13 and 14 years old were digging through the same records. I could hear them get pretty excited about finding some of the artists like Glenn Miller and Cab Calloway etc.

But for the most part, it seems most people think life began when they were born and never ventured before or beyond what music was popular in their High School days.

I must be a fanatic, as I still like music from Louie the 14th era all the way up to Ed Sheeran today! LOL!

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Who can forget "The King..." Elvis

[Nordberg]

PBS runs lots of special weeks to raise money. They have had music of the 40s. 50, Folk Music, jazz and others. They actually have some old music groups that still perform. Lulu still looks good and sings well.