Top 10 Most Dedicated Musicians of All Time
This list consists of those musicians who were very dedicated towards music. They were music addicts. It's not about talented, technical or trained musicians. But about those musicians who had passion for music.
William Rory Gallagher was an Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader.
Jimi Hendrix (born November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music". Hendrix is consistently ranked on lists of musicians who died too soon. He was first on my list until I re-merged it. Anyway, Jimi Hendrix was also very dedicated. Especially about guitar. He was very passionate about playing guitar that he kept his guitar close to him all the time. He practiced for 12-15 or ever 19 hours. According to Johnny Winter, “He really liked to play [About Hendrix}”. Jimi Hendrix jammed everywhere, played everywhere he went. Its not just about his guitar playing but also about his love for guitar. Nothing ever stopped his guitar playing until his death in 1970.
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona; July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) was an American heavy metal singer, songwriter and musician. He fronted and/or founded numerous groups including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture and is known for his medieval themed lyrics. Dio possessed a powerful versatile vocal range capable of singing both hard rock and lighter ballads; according to Rainbow/Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore upon hearing him sing, "I felt shivers down my spine." Dio sold over 47 million albums throughout his career.
He died from stomach cancer in 2010 at the age of 67. Ronnie James Dio was also very dedicated. Especially towards heavy metal music. Dio hated the idea of commercial music and he was also guilty of releasing some. The most well known conflict was with Ritchie Blackmore in 1978, when Blackmore wanted to go commercial but Dio didn't. Then Blackmore fired Dio. After that Dio worked with Black Sabbath and then formed his own band.
Dio never liked any pop sub-culture of music or Rockstar lifestyle. He was a massive criticizer of glam metal bands for their outrageous lifestyles.
Dio entered to heavy metal in mid 70s and until then heavy metal conquered him. He stuck with metal till the end.
Dio wasn't also accused of taking recreational drugs or strongly being addict to it.
Robert Leroy Johnson was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians.
Johnson died in 1938 at the age of 27. The exact circumstances of his death are still unclear today. His death makes him one of the earliest members of the so-called "Club 27". Robert Johnson was also very passionate about music. According to Son House, Robert was a very bad guitar player. But in later life he became a very good guitar player.
Although there are many stories about him. One is that he was so passionate that he sold his devil. Which is a legend. But excluding that, he worked hard. Otherwise he would never be able to be a great musician suddenly.
John Mayall is an English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over fifty years. I'm really glad to see John Mayall on this list, as he doesn't get much media coverage. I like what you said about him always finding a great guitar player. When Clapton left, he brought in Peter Green. When Peter left, he brought in Mick Taylor. He always did find awesome guitar players.
John Mayall’s very passionate about music. He started playing blues in the early 60s or ever before. But he never stopped playing blues. I heard one guy saying, “when Eric Clapton left the Bluesbreaker we all thought that’s it. But John Mayall still pulls the best guitarist for his band”.
Which is actually true. John Mayall always finds a good guitarist to play for him. He never stopped. And he is 85. He still is playing music.
While many other musicians like Jimmy Page, who kinda stopped, Mayall never stopped.
Niccolò Paganini was also very passionate about his music. He described his guitar as his constant companion in his childhood. He also played many instruments. Like Robert Johnson, there’s a legend about him selling his soul to devil for violin. Truth or not, he liked what he did and worked hard.
Howard Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician, and co-founder and leader of the Allman Brothers Band until his death in a motorcycle crash in 1971, when he was 24 years old. Duane Allman also stuck to his guitar all the time.
Brian Patrick Carroll, known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within many genres of music. I’d say he is more of an weirdo than dedicated. But he never stops playing. And he like, played every genre out there. His number of albums is already reaching to 300. He is most likely a nerd who loves music very much.
Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time.
Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson; August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, dancer, and songwriter. He passed away from cardiac arrest caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose on June 25, 2009. He donated (at least) a remarkable 500,000,000 dollars to charity. Michael is also known as The King of Pop (a title given to him by Elizabeth Taylor) or under the initials MJ. Dubbed the King of Pop, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. ...read more.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era, born in Salzburg.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor.
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara, 5th September 1946 - 24th November 1991) was a Zanzibari-born British singer of Indian descent, songwriter and record producer, known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the British rock band Queen. He also became known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave ...read more.
Barbara Joan Streisand, known professionally as Barbra Streisand, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker.
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer, also known as "Trane". Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was later at the forefront of free jazz.
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. A progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul".
Maria Callas, Commendatore OMRI, was a Greek-American soprano, and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations.
Steven John Wilson is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, most closely associated with the progressive rock genre. He is best known for his band Porcupine Tree. Very much like Rory Gallagher but in lesser accounts
Richard John Cyril "Rick" Allen is an English drummer who has played for the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in 1985 and continued to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its most commercially successful phase. A drummer whose arm was amputated but he didn't stop.
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has ...read more.
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child.
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who has also worked as a record producer and actor. I'm not a Phil Collins fan but after suffering nerve damage in 2007 that meant he could no longer hold the drumsticks he decided to just tape them to his hands rather than stop playing so probs for that.
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of pop and rock music.One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, he is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, his versatile and wide tenor vocal range and his musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre-rock 'n' roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history How was he not already on here?
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian–French singer-songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.