View Full Version : My Top 10 Oldies Singers/Bands


icecream
10-09-2021, 12:50 AM
Oldies meaning 50s-70s music.
1. Herman's Hermits
2. Billy Joel
3. Petula Clark
4. Neil Diamond
5. Elvis Presley
6. The Beatles
7. The Beach Boys
8. John Denver
9. Linda Ronstadt
10. Lesley Gore

Honorable mentions
The Four Seasons, The New Christy Minstrels, Jan and Dean, The Monkees, Don McLean, and Peter, Paul, and Mary

Penny Lane
10-09-2021, 04:27 PM
The Beatles
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Three Dog Night
The Guess Who
The Doobie Brothers
Chicago
The Temptations
America
Paul McCartney and Wings
Gordon Lightfoot

DJM77
10-10-2021, 03:57 PM
I'm gonna do my top 20...

01) The Beatles
02) Creedence Clearwater Revival
03) Simon & Garfunkel
04) Carole King
05) Linda Ronstadt
06) The Doobie Brothers
07) Johnny Cash
08) James Taylor
09) Larry Norman
10) Billy Joel
11) Carly Simon
12) The Carpenters
13) Jim Croce
14) The Rascals
15) The Kingston Trio
16) Dionne Warwick
17) The Meters
18) The Monkees
19) Stevie Wonder
20) Boston

Penny Lane
10-10-2021, 04:07 PM
I'm gonna do my top 20...

01) The Beatles
02) Creedence Clearwater Revival
03) Simon & Garfunkel
04) Carole King
05) Linda Ronstadt
06) The Doobie Brothers
07) Johnny Cash
08) James Taylor
09) Larry Norman
10) Billy Joel
11) Carly Simon
12) Jim Croce
13) The Rascals
14) The Meters
15) The Monkees
16) Stevie Wonder
17) Boston
18) Supertramp
19) Chicago
20) The Lovin' Spoonful

Good choices! I will add 10 more to my top ten:)
11.Simon And Garfunkel
12. The Monkees
13. James Taylor
14. The Carpenters
15.Kansas
16. Supertramp
17.Dwight Yoakam
18. Johnny Cash
19.Herman's Hermits
20.The Yardbirds

DJM77
10-10-2021, 04:53 PM
Good choices! I will add 10 more to my top ten:)
11.Simon And Garfunkel
12. The Monkees
13. James Taylor
14. The Carpenters
15.Kansas
16. Supertramp
17.Dwight Yoakam
18. Johnny Cash
19.Herman's Hermits
20.The Yardbirds

Oy! How could I forget about The Carpenters? You made me edit my list. Sorry, Lovin' Spoonful! :lol:

Theda Bara
10-10-2021, 05:23 PM
1. The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones
3. The Who
4. Fleetwood Mac
5. Led Zeppelin
6. Pink Floyd
7. KISS
8. ABBA
9. Queen
10. Bread

Vocalists:

1. John Denver
2. Neil Diamond
3. Don McLean
4. Olivia Newton-John
5. Roberta Flack

Bonniegirl
10-10-2021, 06:36 PM
Bands

1- The Doors
2- Led Zeppelin
3- Crosby Stills Nash & Young
4- Three Dog Night
5- The Guess who
6- The Band
7- ZZ Top
8- Cream / Derek and the Dominoes ( all Eric Clampton bands )
9- Canned Heat
10 - Allman Brothers

Solo artists

1- Bob Dylan
2- Joan Baez
3- Cat Stevens
4- Sam Cooke
5- Neil Diamond
6- Neil Young ( Solo and with CS& N)
7- Eric Clapton ( Solo or with his bands)
8- Bruce Springstein
9- Barry White
10- James Taylor

Bonniegirl
10-10-2021, 06:44 PM
Bands

1- The Doors
2- Led Zeppelin
3- Crosby Stills Nash & Young
4- Three Dog Night
5- The Guess who
6- The Band
7- ZZ Top
8- Cream / Derek and the Dominoes ( all Eric Clampton bands )
9- Canned Heat
10 - Allman Brothers

Solo artists

1- Bob Dylan
2- Joan Baez
3- Cat Stevens
4- Sam Cooke
5- Neil Diamond
6- Neil Young ( Solo and with CS& N)
7- Eric Clapton ( Solo or with his bands)
8- Bruce Springstein
9- Barry White
10- James Taylor

Oh cr*p !! How could I forget Johnny Cash & Simon & Garfunkel??? :eek:

AB
10-11-2021, 04:08 PM
1. Badfinger
2. The Guess Who
3. Grand Funk Railroad
4. Bad Company
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. Pink Floyd
7. England Dan & John Ford Coley
8. The Doobie Brothers
9. Seals & Crofts
10. Ambrosia
11. Blue Oyster Cult
12. Chicago
13. Boz Scaggs
14. Creedence Clearwater Revival
15. Bread
16. Deep Purple
17. Foghat
18. ELO
19 The Doors
20 Jackson Browne
21. Alice Cooper
22. The Moody Blues
23. Paul Revere & The Raiders
24. REO Speedwagon
25. Steely Dan
26. Toto

Bonniegirl
10-11-2021, 04:22 PM
1. Badfinger
2. The Guess Who
3. Grand Funk Railroad
4. Bad Company
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. Pink Floyd
7. England Dan & John Ford Coley
8. The Doobie Brothers
9. Seals & Crofts
10. Ambrosia
11. Blue Oyster Cult
12. Chicago
13. Boz Scaggs
14. Creedence Clearwater Revival
15. Bread
16. Deep Purple
17. Foghat
18. ELO
19 The Doors
20 Jackson Browne
21. Alice Cooper
22. The Moody Blues
23. Paul Revere & The Raiders
24. REO Speedwagon
25. Steely Dan
26. Toto


Add Jackson Browne and Seals & Crofts to my list too !! :);)

DJM77
10-11-2021, 07:38 PM
I had to edit my list again because I forgot about The Kingston Trio and Dionne Warwick

Zoneboy
10-11-2021, 08:44 PM
Bands:

#1. The Rolling Stones
#2. The Four Seasons
#3. The Dave Clark Five
#4. The Beatles
#5. CCR
#6. The Beach Boys
#7. ELO
#8. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
#9. Fleetwood Mac
#10. Paul McCartney and Wings

Singers:

#1. Gene Watson
#2. Johnny Cash
#3. Conway Twitty
#4. Roy Orbison
#5. Ronnie Milsap
#6. Elvis Presley
#7. Waylon Jennings
#8. Elton John
#9. Billy Joel
#10. Bruce Springsteen

Subject to change.

biffbronson
01-09-2023, 02:40 PM
I'll do eleven bands and eleven solo/duos - It's not easy to get it down to ten...!

Bands:
Emerson Lake & Palmer
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Steely Dan
Yes
Supertramp
Bee Gees
The Association
Bread
The Who
ELO

Individuals / Duos:
Elvis
Seals & Crofts
George Harrison
Carpenters
John Denver
Olivia Newton-John
Barry Manilow
Cliff Richard
Neil Diamond
Dionne Warwick
Daryl Hall & John Oates