Musical Geniuses?

Which artists would you say have had the biggest influence on music as we know it today?

Musical Geniuses?greek theater

Lennon

Bowie

Jeff Buckley

Morrissey

Richey Manic

The Clash - esp Joe Strummer

Musical Geniuses?performing arts show opera theater

For me Elvis , but all the major bands are in there , but Elvis

did it on his own after being influenced himself , my opinion.|||Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Billie Holiday|||michael jackson!|||Depends on which genre, but since we're here on rock/pop:

Beatles -obvious

Chuck Berry- influence on the Beatles

Led Zeppelin- influence on hard rock

Black Sabbath- " " " metal

David Bowie- that whole androgenous thing he popularized is still being done by countless makeup-wearing pop rockers of today.

Madonna- while not a *musical* genius, she's no doubt a clever marketer. Many female performers cite her as an influence.

Michael Jackson- Like him or not, def' a genius in his own right (penned most of his hits from the 80s) & an Enormous influence on current pop/dance-oriented videos. Anytime you see ensemble dancing in videos, that's Jacko's influence you're seeing.|||i'd just add the Velvet Underground to all the bands mentioned so far.

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