Music Legends,If you could who would you bring back?

I have often wondered what the music would be like now if some of the great Legends of our time were still around,would they have changed the style of music today with their influence, lets face it some of the singer song writers and musicians from the past played a big part in our lives.
Even today new artists are turning the clock back to cover versions of their music,so the question is who do wish you could if you could have back in the music world today and how did they influence you with their music and songs.

Kurt Cobain!

Jeff Buckley. Brought melody and angst together in a great mix. His music must be listened to with a bottle of your favourite alcoholic drink. . . Whiskey, vodka, wine. . . Quality

My first instinct was Elvis Presley But similar to Cobain above both deaths we're probably caused by there own success.

So would go for someone Like Buddy Holly his music was sos different to the music of the time and he was taken whilst so young.

the beatles

Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone.

Two legends who made my life much better.

Bob marley.

Micheal jackson.

Frank sinatra.

Freddie mercury.

Good shout. The world needs Mercury back. What a rock band

Lennon,Hendrix,Marley,Harrison off the top of my head.

John Lennon, Michael Jackson & Freddie Mercury - legends 

Oh, and Karen Carpenter 

Can you image the concert in heavan at the moment?

Can you image the concert in heavan at the moment?

Oh yeah !!   

If its half as good as the concert in hell it'll rock

Jeff Buckley. Brought melody and angst together in a great mix. His music must be listened to with a bottle of your favourite alcoholic drink. . . Whiskey, vodka, wine. . . Quality

Agree with this one, great songwriter.

George Harrison. I think we'd all love to hug him forever if he came back. God bless him.

Is right on Cobain.

Can we swap him for Nickelback though?

I'm guessing people who had their life cut short early:

Big L, Kurt Cobain, Otis Redding, Jim Morrison, Sid Vicious, Bon Scott, Jimi Hendrix, Jon Bonham, Marvin Gaye, Notorious B.I.G, Jam Master Jay, Michael Jackson and Jeff Buckley

Not for me personally but for the sake of music: Tupac Shakur, John Lennon and George Harrison.

Elvis and Freddie Mercury. Would have loved to have seen Queen Live.

Jimi Hendrix
Freddie Mercury
Kurt Cobain
Cliff Burton
MJ
John Lennon

All went far too early. Except MJ seeing as he conquered the pop world.

Freddie Mercury and John Lennon definitely!

Cobain would be my first choice or any one else in the "27 club" cut down in the prime of their careers.

If Lennon was back maybe he could have stopped Paul Mac selling out all The Beatles songs to the X-factor, allowing them to be murdered on stage.

Cobain would be my first choice or any one else in the "27 club" cut down in the prime of their careers.

If Lennon was back maybe he could have stopped Paul Mac selling out all The Beatles songs to the X-factor, allowing them to be murdered on stage.

Let's just be grateful we've still got Macca.

Jeff Buckley. Brought melody and angst together in a great mix. His music must be listened to with a bottle of your favourite alcoholic drink. . . Whiskey, vodka, wine. . . Quality

So would go for someone Like Buddy Holly his music was sos different to the music of the time and he was taken whilst so young.

Joe Strummer

All of these and Elliott Smith for me.

 Buddy Holly,I still play his vinyl he always cheers me up.

Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone.

Two legends who made my life much better.

Came on to say just that ^ ^ ^.  

I would add that I would have loved to know just how far Hendrix could have taken things with the guitar.

For me would be Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon and my favourite Marc Bolan.

I was heartbroken when he died.

Elvis and Freddie Mercury. Would have loved to have seen Queen Live.

Me too, loved the Live Aid concert 'Radio Gaga'- awesome 

For me would be Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon and my favourite Marc Bolan.

I was heartbroken when he died.

Forgot about Marc Bolan and Marvin Gaye, 2 of my heroes    Here you go Debbs

Ride A White Swan LIVE / Marc Bolan / T.REX


Marvin Gaye Lets Get It On

 

Don't know how I forgot Ian Curtis.

Elvis and Freddie Mercury. Would have loved to have seen Queen Live.

Me too, loved the Live Aid concert 'Radio Gaga'- awesome 

I was lucky enough to see them live at Cardiff castle in 1976, awesome concert.

John Entwistle
Keith Moon
Maurice Gibb
Marvin Gaye
Buddy Holly
Bobby Darin
Del Shannon
Steve Marriott
Ian Curtis
Dusty Springfield

Nice choice there Billy, couldn't disagree. Keith Moon, I wonder how many drum kits he smashed up in his carear?

Nice choice there Billy, couldn't disagree. Keith Moon, I wonder how many drum kits he smashed up in his carear?

Didn't smash enough drum kits mate cos he left this world far earlier than he should. Greatest drummer of all time.

Many of them probably want to stay dead, Cobain for instance.

Think I'd go for Bob Marley.

Came on to say just that ^ ^ ^.  

I would add that I would have loved to know just how far Hendrix could have taken things with the guitar.

Some of his friends were quoted as saying that Jimi was depressed at the time of his death with the fact that he felt his music wasn't going the way of his enormously successful and innovative previous works.
Some even felt that his OD'ing was in part due to his disillusionment with his talents, his premature death is still shrouded in mystery and the only certain thing is it was not suicide, which incidentally took some years to establish.

Didn't smash enough drum kits mate cos he left this world far earlier than he should. Greatest drummer of all time.

Very true mate, Keith Moon left this world way too early.

Very true mate, Keith Moon left this world way too early.

Listen to him on Who's Next Gareth, it takes your breath away - never has been or will there ever be anyone that can match his magic. Moon the lune, he's gone but no one's told him.

Keith's musical talents will never be gone as long as there's people to appreciate real music.

Richey Edwards from the Manic Street Preachers, 1 February: 1995 at 7 AM  Richey checks out of the Embassy hotel, and is never seen again, prior to that Richey takes £200 a day from his bank account for the two weeks before his disappearance, for a total of £2800. Its alleged he lived in his car for 12 days which was found abandoned with burger wrappers & pictures of his family from the previous month inside, with the battery run down at (Aust) Severn service station.

There is alleged sightings of him in various places right up until 2004 then the trail goes cold, no body has ever been found, however there have been two bodies that were believed to be him that were later proved not to be and on November 23rd 2008 his legal status was changed to "Presumed Dead".

I'd love to bring him back and in the event that he was still alive anyway, just ask him the question "What made you just walk away from your family, friends and fame and fortune for 15 years & not contact any of your loved ones to let them know you were safe and well ?"

And in the case of him being dead.

Just simply

"What made you do it, in the manner that you done it ?"

Many of them probably want to stay dead, Cobain for instance.

Very profound comment Dex mate.

Bon Scott (AC DC )

Bob Marley

Peter Tosh

Bradley Nowell

Many of them probably want to stay dead, Cobain for instance.

Unless of course it was Courtney holding the shotgun!!

John Lennon, George Harrison, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison. the list is endless, for a while there Pete Doherty looked as if he would be joining the list

Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone.

Two legends who made my life much better.

Yes, I agree with you about Joe Strummer, his music whichever group he was with (Clash, the mescaleros etc) will always be in my heart.
I would also like to bring back Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Michael Jackson and even though Sid Vicious was most known as a bass player he could sing, I would love to have seen what he would be like today.

Otis Redding, Sam Cooke,Joe Tex, James Brown and what about Satchmo? All very talented men and a great loss to music.