Look, we all know a great musical artist when we see them. There have been thousands of great singer/songwriters, and musicians. But who are the two or three that stand out to you as just having that "OMG factor," that special something that left you hypnotized and unable to turn away while watching a performance? It's almost like they didn't originate from this little blue dot in space we call Earth , but from another place in space and time.
Is there an artist that has come along in your lifetime that just left you thinking there has never been anyone quite like this before. You know, a performer that is inadequately described by words like "unique" or "one-of-a-kind." Is there anyone that just left you transfixed with their talent, singing, playing, stage presence, ability to mesmerize a crowd? I'd like to hear some of your favorites.
When I pondered this question, there were three that came to mind for me. I was a big fan of the music of two of these and not a huge fan of the music of the third, though I found her absolutely spellbinding and among the greatest performers of all time.
The performers that I put at the top of the pedestal are those whose pain , sense of loss and regret, and genuine emotion I can feel in their every word.
I'll start with the young lady who I never listened to a lot growing up(I wasn't into bluesy music) but when I did grow up, I realized she was something special. She was a free spirit and a tortured soul. A girl in her twenties , who sounded, and sometimes looked, like a woman in her forties or fifties. An outcast growing up who was teased and bullied because of her looks, her acne-plagued skin, and her tendency to gain weight, she allowed all that pain and self-doubt to flow out of her through her music . The music was her solace, maybe her only solace .
Here she is at Monterey , the genesis of a Legend .
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Originally Posted by Roy Tucker
