{"id":2005,"date":"2008-09-18T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-18T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=2005"},"modified":"2018-02-25T19:28:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T23:28:41","slug":"all-time-time-musical-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=2005","title":{"rendered":"All Time Top Musical Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_aatuWUTj6ic\/SNLVnMMq6aI\/AAAAAAAACGM\/SOIZpCeuE6U\/s1600-h\/z091808music.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247491385106033058\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_aatuWUTj6ic\/SNLVnMMq6aI\/AAAAAAAACGM\/SOIZpCeuE6U\/s400\/z091808music.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 100%; font-family: arial;\">Recently <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Billboard<\/span> posted <del>The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists.<\/del> Using just the choices in their <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8220;Hot 100&#8221;<\/span> here is my <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Top 20<\/span> [in alphabetical order] with a few comments on each.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Beatles, The<\/span>: I can still remember my mom getting me out of bed to come out and see <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">The Beatles<\/span> when they appeared on the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ed Sullivan Show<\/span> for the first time. Some folks say, you&#8217;re either a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Beatles<\/span> fan or a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rolling Stones<\/span> fan. I&#8217;m a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Beatles<\/span> fan.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Bee Gees<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">: I liked &#8217;em before &#8220;Saturday Night Fever&#8221; and continued to like &#8217;em even after the disco craze died. They could work the falsetto like nobody&#8217;s business. There was a period in the late 70&#8217;s when they owned the charts and created the soundtrack of some really fun years.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Bolton, Michael: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Quit rolling your eyes. I like Bolton&#8217;s singing.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Chicago<\/span>: Man, did they have a run or what? I first discovered their music in the early <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">70&#8217;s<\/span>. I loved how they brought in the horns and were such a huge band and made it work. Different band members over the years, and they kept on making chart toppers. Put on their greatest hits and I&#8217;ll bet you wouldn&#8217;t skip a single song.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Collins, Phil:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> Think of early <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">80&#8217;s music<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> and you have to think of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Phil Collins<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">. He was the powerhouse behind <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Genesis<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">, hit it big with music on &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Miami Vice,&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> and rocketed to the top of the charts with a solo career and movie soundtracks.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Eagles: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> I always liked their music, but it wasn&#8217;t until I was older and really started listening to their work that I realized how truly good they were.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Earth, Wind &amp; Fire:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Chicago<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> with soul.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Hall &amp; Oates: &#8220;Sarah Smile&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> was a classic and then about 6 years later they started pumping out hit after hit. Together <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Hall &amp; Oates<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> were gold.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Houston, Witney:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> I loved her voice. Who didn&#8217;t? I also loved her squeeky clean reputation. Really. There was a time when she had one.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Jackson 5:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> Anyone my age [late 40&#8217;s] grew up during the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Jackson 5 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">craze. Hit records, commercials, cartoons and a lot of fun music.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Jackson, Janet:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Ms. Jackson<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> if you&#8217;re nasty. At one time <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Janet<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> seemed pretty normal. Each year she seems a little more out there. Despite all that, I do enjoy her music.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Jackson, Michael: The King of Pop<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">. The man who could do no wrong. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Mr. Entertainment.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> And then the child abuse allegations&#8230; not once, but twice and they killed his career. But I can still &#8220;Remember the Time&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Joel, Billy:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> would make the list if the only album he ever recorded was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">52nd Street<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">. I can&#8217;t tell you how many times I listened without ever growing tired of it. He was one of the few musicians whose music I would buy without question.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">John, Elton:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> became a favorite of mine when I was in junior high. It&#8217;s funny, now but I can remember the rumors of him being gay [believe it or not youngsters, that there was a time when it wasn&#8217;t obvious] and the surprise when he came out of the closet. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Elton<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> has continued to evolve and his music [especially with song writer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Bernie Taupin<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">] remains timeless.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Madonna:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> was like the weather in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Florida<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">. If you didn&#8217;t like her music\/persona just wait a bit and it would change. I liked that she was willing to take chances, [although the acting thing was too much], be provoking, and produce fun and sometimes thoughtful music.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Manilow, Barry: &#8220;Mandy&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">&#8220;Time in New England&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> would get him on the list even if he didn&#8217;t have bunches of other hits.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">McCartney, Paul:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> My favorite <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Beatle<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Paul<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> had lots of great songs after the break-up of the band. Of course he makes the list.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Richie, Lionel:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> Loved him with the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Commodores<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> and when he went solo. At the time, he had the best romantic songs going&#8230; of course that was before his wife caught him cheating and punched [kicked?] him out.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%;\">Segar, Bob:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"> The opposite of disco when disco was king. Loved his work &#8212; still do.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%; font-family: arial;\">Simon &amp; Garfunkel:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"> I was a little kid when they owned the charts&#8230; but every song was a winner.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Billboard posted The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists. 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