# Who are your favourite music artists of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793 "2010-10-01T23:53:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793/61 "2011-07-05T06:59:25Z")
A rather eclectic list in no particular order: Thelonious Monk Bob Dylan Lee Perry & The Upsetters JS Bach Nikhil Banerjee You need something for every mood, right?! ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793/62 "2011-07-05T07:52:53Z")
Michael Hedges, Jimi Hendrix, SRV, Any blues based band who can play their own music live and not suck. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793/63 "2011-07-05T08:49:55Z")
Pink Floyd, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush, Yes, Prince, Devo Honourable mentions: Porcupine Tree, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Roxy Music, Talking Heads ---
**Author:** ![Roseanne\_Valerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Roseanne\_Valerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseanne_Valerie)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793/64 "2011-07-05T12:29:35Z")
As for my favorite of all time, well, my username might give you a bit of a clue, in a sort of roundabout way. Why? Because every artist making music today, in nearly every genre, owes an immense debt to this band and their producer. After them, others would be Led Zeppelin, Midnight Oil, R.E.M., Prince, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Black Sabbath, Public Enemy, and The Smiths/Morrissey, because they have all spoken down deep to my very soul at various different eras of my life, and still continue to do so. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793/65 "2011-07-06T21:14:17Z")
My very **very** favorite? Simon and Garfunkel, both as a duo and as solo artists. there are a lot of musicans I love, most of whom have been mentioned, but for me, it’s a no-brainer. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793/66 "2011-07-06T21:40:46Z")
My top 3 would be the three B’s – Beatles, Bach, and Bird. Rounding out the top 20 would be King Crimson, Who, Stones, Doors, Led Zep, Miles Davis, Dylan, Howlin’ Wolf, Gong, Handel, Bowie, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Eno, Dead, Strawbs, and Kinks. But there are so many so close behind… Hendrix, Cream, VU, Airplane, Van Morrison, Jim Kweskin, John Lee Hooker, Ella Fitzgerald, Tchaikovsky, Byrds, Moody Blues, Allman Brothers, … OK I’ll stop now. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793/67 "2011-07-07T03:26:21Z")
1. The Police 2. Counting Crows 3. Sting ( solo career ) 4. Def Leppard 5. U2 6. Madonna 7. Prince 8. Pink Floyd 9. Doobie Brothers 10. Cure 11. Smashing Pumpkins 12. Tangerine Dream 13. Men at Work 14. Fleetwood Mac 15. Matchbox 20 16. Supertramp 17. A Flock of Seagulls 18. Aerosmith 19. Loverboy 20. 38 Special [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793.md?page=3)