I guess Jimmy Jam kinda counts but I've never known him to be much of an actual musician.
Easy now. I was initially talking about gigging musicians rather than producers. Him and Terry Lewis are obviously on some "greatest producers all time list" shit but as far as I know they haven't played out in decades. Who did he or Lewis play with aside from Flyte Tyme?
next band was called, um, The Time (Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir)
I guess Jimmy Jam kinda counts but I've never known him to be much of an actual musician.
Easy now. I was initially talking about gigging musicians rather than producers. Him and Terry Lewis are obviously on some "greatest producers all time list" shit but as far as I know they haven't played out in decades. Who did he or Lewis play with aside from Flyte Tyme?
next band was called, um, The Time (Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir)
GET FAMILIAR AND THEN GET TO VEGAS!
Which is the same lineup as Flyte Tyme except with Day, Jesse Johnson and Prince involved. And I can't afford Vegas.
I was just having a discussion with a homie about the greatest musicians/groups to come out of our respective hometowns and it got pretty interesting. And then I went back and downloaded a bunch of Husker Du shit because I don't have any at school. Anyway, here's a top 5 I came up with for Minnesota, Minneapolis specifically.
1. Robert Zimmerman (Bob Dylan for those that ain't know) 2. Prince 3. Husker Du 4. Atmosphere (I like other MPLS rap better but these dudes led the way for the rest nationally) 5. Dave King (of The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween Alaska and others)
I'm kind of scared to see what some of you east and west coast dudes come up with. Whatever, add on.
Your top two I understand, but the next three and no mention of THE REPLACEMENTS!!!!!!!!!??????? PLAESE to get serious. Thank you.
Yeah those 5 were just what I came up with so homeboy could relate. And I've never been a fan anyway..... Bring the hatt. Along those same lines would be Semisonic. And I guess Jimmy Jam kinda counts but I've never known him to be much of an actual musician.
Replacements would come in right after Prince, maybe tied with the Huskers.
Um, before Atmosphere and Dave King (who is certainly talented, and a guy I knew back when he was just Dave that drummer dude), I would put in The Jayhawks/Golden Smog, and my personal number 1, THE TRASHMEN.
and for local legends, they don't get much localer or legendary than the Mighty Mofos
Semisonic was ultra weak, even compared to the main dude's first band, Trip Shakespeare, where he was second fiddle to his brother. I heard he(Semisonic Dan) made a boatload of money off of producing or writing for the Dixie Chicks, along with Gary from the Jayhawks.
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GLARING OMMISSION OF NAPTOWN MUSICAL GENIUS: Henry Lee Summers Actually, I would add The Zero Boys and Sloppy Seconds for that punk/hardcore influence.
also: we need to establish where Steve Miller is from...
Okay, Steve Miller is not really from Seattle. He was born in Wisconsin, then was in New York and Texas. He did used to spend a lot of time in Seattle. He lives in Idaho now and spends most of his time there.
also: we need to establish where Steve Miller is from...
Okay, Steve Miller is not really from Seattle. He was born in Wisconsin, then was in New York and Texas. He did used to spend a lot of time in Seattle. He lives in Idaho now and spends most of his time there.
also: we need to establish where Steve Miller is from...
Okay, Steve Miller is not really from Seattle. He was born in Wisconsin, then was in New York and Texas. He did used to spend a lot of time in Seattle. He lives in Idaho now and spends most of his time there.
Steve Miller was born to Dr. George "Sonny" Miller, a pathologist, jazz enthusiast, hat salesman and amateur recording engineer, and Bertha, a jazz-influenced singer. While in Milwaukee, his first guitar chords were taught to him when he was five years old by his godfather Les Paul, pioneer of the electric guitar and multitrack recording. Les Paul and his wife Mary Ford were regular visitors at the Miller house and Dr. Miller was best man at their wedding. Les Paul encouraged young Miller to use his prodigious talents, and much of Miller's success has been attributed to Paul's tutelage. Miller still uses some of the techniques taught to him at that time.
In 1950, the family moved to Dallas, Texas. While at St. Mark's School of Texas, Miller formed his first band, The Marksmen. Miller taught classmate Royce Scaggs ??? better known later by his nickname Boz ??? guitar chords so that he could join the band. After leaving St. Mark's ??? "I got kicked out," he recalled with a laugh in a 2004 interview[3] ??? Miller graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in the Lakewood area of Dallas in 1961. T-Bone Walker visited the Millers and was recorded by Sonny Miller; Steve has said that Walker formed a significant influence on his guitar style.
Most well known from DC and the immediate (as in off of 495) surrounding MD/VA area:
Marvin Gaye Duke Ellington Roberta Flack Joe Quarterman Ian Mackaye & Fugazi Henry Rollins Dischord in General I guess Billy Stewart Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers Young Senators (got major play w/ Eddie Kendricks) Link Wray Van McCoy Toni Braxton Ginuwine Mya Dave Grohl Winstons Presidents Unifics Black Heat Phil Flowers Nils Lofgren Eddie Drennan Joan Jett Crystal Waters DJ Kool Raheem DeVaughn Wale Jewels Banbarra Trouble Funk Blackbyrds 3 Pieces Thievery Corporation Bad Brains Minor Threat
The Octoberists. I heard on NPR that their music is literary.
Louis Louis: Kingsmen. Paul Revere And The Raiders.
80s Rock: Seafood Mama (Quarterflash) Johnny and the Distractions
Punk: Smegma Napalm Beach Neo Boys ^ I've never heard any of them.
Blues: Paul deLay Robert Cray
Jazz: Mel Brown (Drummer) Thera Memory Jeff Lorber Tom Grant
A whole more folks I'm not thinking of.
Dan this is embarrassing on a whole lot of levels. First, no Poison Idea then no Nu Shooz or oscar nominated Elliott Smith. On the jazz tip we got Billy Larkin too. WTF?
B/W
It's the Decemberists. Lots of Indie rock people, some native, some not.
Quasi Sleater-Kinney Dead Moon about a billion more
Most well known from DC and the immediate surrounding MD/VA area:
Marvin Gaye Duke Ellington Roberta Flack Joe Quarterman Ian Mackaye & Fugazi Henry Rollins Dischord in General I guess Billy Stewart Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers Young Senators (got major play w/ Eddie Kendricks) Link Wray Van McCoy Toni Braxton Ginuwine Mya Dave Grohl Winstons Presidents Unifics Black Heat Phil Flowers Nils Lofgren Eddie Drennan Joan Jett Crystal Waters DJ Kool Raheem DeVaughn Wale Jewels Banbarra Trouble Funk Blackbyrds 3 Pieces Thievery Corporation Bad Brains Minor Threat
"Best" is relative
Danny Gatton Emmy Lou Harris Mary Chapin Carpenter Roy Clark Nighthawks (as seen on the Wire!) Eva Cassidy Seldom Scene Root Boy Slim Elizabeth Cotton Flora Molton (Used to see her playing on the street with a tin can tied to her guitar neck. Made an lp for Arhoolie or someone like them.) John Jackson Grin
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next band was called, um, The Time (Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir)
GET FAMILIAR AND THEN GET TO VEGAS!
Cake
Jay King
Timex Social Club
Club Nouveau
Lee Greenwood
7 Seconds
Steel Breeze
Tesla
well, he did do a novelty rap album as "Chunky A," so on a technicality...
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Zig-a-zig-ahhhh.
Yeah yeah yeah. That's back when he was in his latex-can-do-anything Welcome to America phase.
Which is the same lineup as Flyte Tyme except with Day, Jesse Johnson and Prince involved. And I can't afford Vegas.
ok.....sit down.
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David Bowie
Status Quo
Peace,
Dress
To name a few:
The Remains
The Modern Lovers
Aerosmith
Boston
The Lyres
Edan
Mr. Lif
Ed OG
dinosaur jr.
the pixies
the cars
but really has anything that has come out of boston been better than:
NEW EDITION!
Nah, Mixalot's chilling:
also:
we need to establish where Steve Miller is from...
Replacements would come in right after Prince, maybe tied with the Huskers.
Um, before Atmosphere and Dave King (who is certainly talented, and a guy I knew back when he was just Dave that drummer dude), I would put in The Jayhawks/Golden Smog, and my personal number 1, THE TRASHMEN.
and for local legends, they don't get much localer or legendary than the Mighty Mofos
Semisonic was ultra weak, even compared to the main dude's first band, Trip Shakespeare, where he was second fiddle to his brother. I heard he(Semisonic Dan) made a boatload of money off of producing or writing for the Dixie Chicks, along with Gary from the Jayhawks.
GLARING OMMISSION OF NAPTOWN MUSICAL GENIUS:
Henry Lee Summers
Actually, I would add The Zero Boys and Sloppy Seconds for that punk/hardcore influence.
Phoenix, Arizona
All the way to Tacoma
Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
Okay, Steve Miller is not really from Seattle. He was born in Wisconsin, then was in New York and Texas. He did used to spend a lot of time in Seattle. He lives in Idaho now and spends most of his time there.
Didn't he make his fame as a Bay area sensation?
Minutemen
NWA
Pharcyde
Fellowship
Patrice rushen
And on and on
Steve Miller was born to Dr. George "Sonny" Miller, a pathologist, jazz enthusiast, hat salesman and amateur recording engineer, and Bertha, a jazz-influenced singer. While in Milwaukee, his first guitar chords were taught to him when he was five years old by his godfather Les Paul, pioneer of the electric guitar and multitrack recording. Les Paul and his wife Mary Ford were regular visitors at the Miller house and Dr. Miller was best man at their wedding. Les Paul encouraged young Miller to use his prodigious talents, and much of Miller's success has been attributed to Paul's tutelage. Miller still uses some of the techniques taught to him at that time.
In 1950, the family moved to Dallas, Texas. While at St. Mark's School of Texas, Miller formed his first band, The Marksmen. Miller taught classmate Royce Scaggs ??? better known later by his nickname Boz ??? guitar chords so that he could join the band. After leaving St. Mark's ??? "I got kicked out," he recalled with a laugh in a 2004 interview[3] ??? Miller graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in the Lakewood area of Dallas in 1961. T-Bone Walker visited the Millers and was recorded by Sonny Miller; Steve has said that Walker formed a significant influence on his guitar style.
Dude....
Marvin Gaye
Duke Ellington
Roberta Flack
Joe Quarterman
Ian Mackaye & Fugazi
Henry Rollins
Dischord in General I guess
Billy Stewart
Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers
Young Senators (got major play w/ Eddie Kendricks)
Link Wray
Van McCoy
Toni Braxton
Ginuwine
Mya
Dave Grohl
Winstons
Presidents
Unifics
Black Heat
Phil Flowers
Nils Lofgren
Eddie Drennan
Joan Jett
Crystal Waters
DJ Kool
Raheem DeVaughn
Wale
Jewels
Banbarra
Trouble Funk
Blackbyrds
3 Pieces
Thievery Corporation
Bad Brains
Minor Threat
"Best" is relative
Dan this is embarrassing on a whole lot of levels. First, no Poison Idea then no Nu Shooz or oscar nominated Elliott Smith. On the jazz tip we got Billy Larkin too. WTF?
B/W
It's the Decemberists. Lots of Indie rock people, some native, some not.
Quasi
Sleater-Kinney
Dead Moon
about a billion more
Danny Gatton
Emmy Lou Harris
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Roy Clark
Nighthawks (as seen on the Wire!)
Eva Cassidy
Seldom Scene
Root Boy Slim
Elizabeth Cotton
Flora Molton (Used to see her playing on the street with a tin can tied to her guitar neck. Made an lp for Arhoolie or someone like them.)
John Jackson
Grin