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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 21:41:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Apr 14, 2017 21:41:54 GMT I'm going to start with the piano man himself, Billy Joel. One YouTube commenter accurately described him as "an insanely good piano player."
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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:03:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Apr 14, 2017 22:03:14 GMT There's another guy named Billy whose piano playing I've always loved, and that's Billy Powell, the piano player for Lynyrd Skynyrd. The incredible beauty of his playing in the interlude of "Tuesday's Gone" blows me away.
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beren44 Level 10 Posts: 1,595	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:15:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beren44 on Apr 14, 2017 22:15:18 GMT my hero. R.I.P., Keith.
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beren44 Level 10 Posts: 1,595	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:17:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beren44 on Apr 14, 2017 22:17:59 GMT and some backup for my taste
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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:32:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Apr 14, 2017 22:32:15 GMT A lot of people, and I'm one of them, think Valentina Lisitsa is the greatest living pianist.
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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:38:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Apr 14, 2017 22:38:44 GMT Ray Charles lighting up an electronic piano.
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DoTheMath
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Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:43:29 GMT

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Only thing I'd have done different starting this thread is I woulda put Billy Powell up first. RIP BP

Keeping it in the Southern Genre:

Bill Payne

An oldie:

And a goodie:

Saw Little Feat 3 times. Once with Lowell George and twice in the 90's. Best live band I ever saw (and I saw a lot of bands live).

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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:51:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Apr 14, 2017 22:51:54 GMT Never heard of Little Feat. I expect I'll be loading some of their music to my iPod.
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Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:56:15 GMT

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Apr 14, 2017 22:51:54 GMT bigvanray said:

Never heard of Little Feat. I expect I'll be loading some of their music to my iPod.

Oh, man! You'll love 'em. The entire "Let it Roll" album is, IMO, a masterpiece. Their older stuff is a lot of fun. Can't give them a strong enough recommendation.

Don't forget to try the band i listed on the guitarist thread: Bloodline. It's a "one-off" but it's incredible from beginning to end.

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DoTheMath Level 10 Posts: 2,664	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 22:57:13 GMT bigvanray likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DoTheMath on Apr 14, 2017 22:57:13 GMT Rumor has it...... this guy's pretty good, too.
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DoTheMath Level 10 Posts: 2,664	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 23:02:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DoTheMath on Apr 14, 2017 23:02:45 GMT Controversial but wild on ivories:
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Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 23:06:35 GMT

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Apr 14, 2017 22:56:15 GMT DoTheMath said:

Apr 14, 2017 22:51:54 GMT bigvanray said:

Never heard of Little Feat. I expect I'll be loading some of their music to my iPod.

Oh, man! You'll love 'em. The entire "Let it Roll" album is, IMO, a masterpiece. Their older stuff is a lot of fun. Can't give them a strong enough recommendation.

Don't forget to try the band i listed on the guitarist thread: Bloodline. It's a "one-off" but it's incredible from beginning to end.

Definitely an impressive level of skill involved in Bloodline, but I don't think it matches my tastes well enough to make the cut.

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Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 23:10:20 GMT

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Apr 14, 2017 23:06:35 GMT bigvanray said:

Apr 14, 2017 22:56:15 GMT DoTheMath said:

Oh, man! You'll love 'em. The entire "Let it Roll" album is, IMO, a masterpiece. Their older stuff is a lot of fun. Can't give them a strong enough recommendation.

Don't forget to try the band i listed on the guitarist thread: Bloodline. It's a "one-off" but it's incredible from beginning to end.

Definitely an impressive level of skill involved in Bloodline, but I don't think it matches my tastes well enough to make the cut.

my music tastes are as wide as the Mississippi and blues rock/rockin blues/blues based rock etc. etc. flows right down the middle....

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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 23:11:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Apr 14, 2017 23:11:42 GMT Floyd Cramer is high on my list of favorites.
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bigvanray Level 10 Posts: 565	Piano Players Apr 14, 2017 23:24:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bigvanray on Apr 14, 2017 23:24:49 GMT For ragtime, there's none better than Squeek Steele. She's been described as a bolt of lightning in a black dress.
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