# Pop/rock artists and the classical/jazz crowd

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 27, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239 "2017-07-27T05:46:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239/1 "2017-07-27T05:46:02Z")

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I was reading the “is Queen respected by serious musicians” thread and my first thought was “if you define serious music as classical and jazz, I doubt they like any rock musicians”. Do you know of any rock or pop artists that were highly respected and influential to jazz or classical musicians? And on the times pop/rock artists play music related to classical or jazz music, which got high marks from people in these fields?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239/2 "2017-07-27T07:55:38Z")

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The composer Howard Goodall believes [the Beatles rescued western art music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQS91wVdvYc).

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239/3 "2017-07-27T12:14:18Z")

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Classical artists Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, Ned Rorem, and Aaron Copeland all praised the Beatles when they first came out.

Bernstein even did [a TV show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afU76JJcquI) praising them, as well as other rock musicians of the time.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239/4 "2017-07-27T15:56:01Z")

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**Eddie Van Halen** is seen as a genius by any musician i know worth their salt. Heck, he sounds like \*\*John Coltrane \*\*on some solos.