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