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.
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