bob dylan
david bowie
elvis costello
jimi hendrix
lou reed
nils lofgren
paul rodgers (free / bad company)
peter hammill (van der graaf generator)
stan webb (chicken shack)
steve harley (cockney rebel)
OK, soloists then, which is generally quite hard for me as many of my favourite acts are actually group efforts:
*Phil Collins
*Agnetha Faltskog
*Debbie Harry
*Billy Joel
*Elton John
*John Lennon
*Paul McCartney
*Freddie Mercury
*Elvis Presley
*Sting/Gordon Sumner
...Suddenly realising I can just use the lead singer of a band as classify that as a solo artist. All have had solo work as well, which I've heard and enjoy but it's mainly their band stuff I prefer.
Björk
Frank Black
Nick Drake
Phil Elverum (The Microphones)
Richard D. James (Aphex Twin)
Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel)
Chan Marshall (Cat Power)
Will Oldham (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)
Amon Tobin
In alphabetical order:
bob dylan
david bowie
elvis costello
jimi hendrix
lou reed
nils lofgren
paul rodgers (free / bad company)
peter hammill (van der graaf generator)
stan webb (chicken shack)
steve harley (cockney rebel)
Near Misses: stevie wonder, van morrison
OK, soloists then, which is generally quite hard for me as many of my favourite acts are actually group efforts:
*Phil Collins
*Agnetha Faltskog
*Debbie Harry
*Billy Joel
*Elton John
*John Lennon
*Paul McCartney
*Freddie Mercury
*Elvis Presley
*Sting/Gordon Sumner
...Suddenly realising I can just use the lead singer of a band as classify that as a solo artist. All have had solo work as well, which I've heard and enjoy but it's mainly their band stuff I prefer.
Björk
Frank Black
Nick Drake
Phil Elverum (The Microphones)
Richard D. James (Aphex Twin)
Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel)
Chan Marshall (Cat Power)
Will Oldham (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)
Amon Tobin