My favorites!!!I spent a lot of time as a child with the "older adults" of my family, so my musical tastes are not that of a "typical" 30 year old. Below I have created a list of my top 25 artists/performers. I use the term "performer" loosely because I believe the element of performance should not be limited to musicians.
My top 25 performers are not classical artists, nor are many frontline singers or musicians from today's contemporary instrumental or vocal music, they are performers. I love watching performers because they inspire me to work harder at what I do. I purposefully did not list classical composers/musicians in this section because I feel that they deserve a separate category of their own. 25. Jerry Lewis 24. Dean Martin 23. Lucille Ball 22. Aretha Franklin 21. Phil Spector and Brian Wilson 20. The Andantes 19. The Blossoms 18. Sweet Inspirations 17. Ray Conniff Singers 16. The Gaithers 15. Carol Burnett 14. Anthony Burger 13. The Dells 12. Ray Charles Singers 11. The Shindogs 10. Ray Charles 9. Stevie Wonder 8. Louis Armstrong 7. Frank Sinatra 6. Nat King Cole 5. Count Basie 4. Michael Jackson 3. Jordanairres 2. Elvis Presley 1. Victor Borge |