Artists you've loved for decades and never tired of

Following on from the thread about artists you love but are heartily sick of, how about celebrating the ones you still enjoy hearing after, say, 20 or 30 years?

I'm going to start with Dr Feelgood. You'd think that music that simple might get boring pretty quickly. But it's honest, no BS, and downright good.

The Beatles
Paul Simon (& Simon and Garfunkel)
Kate Bush
Pink Floyd
Poco
Buffalo Springfield
Doobie Brothers in their prime (72-75)
Steely Dan
Linda Ronstadt
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Chuck Berry's great 28
Tony Rice
The Band
The Byrds
The Temptations
Yes
Doc Watson
Norman Blake

Bowie
John Mayall
Free
Led Zeppelin
SRV

Bruce Springsteen
Tom Waits
Buddy Holly

Squeeze
James Taylor
Eric Johnson
The Beatles
Neil Young
Denim (Austin based band, been diggin' em' since 77)

Charlie Christian...

Such an elegantly perfect style.

I've listened to him on and off for years but recently bought a complete box set on CD for my truck and i've fallen in love again.

He's the Vermeer of guitar soloists.

Rush
The Police
Tool
Faith No More
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Hendrix
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Beatles
Wishbone Ash
Savoy Brown
CCR

Merle Haggard
Van Morrison
Wes Montgomery
Steely Dan
The Band
Etta James
Hollywood Fats
Bob Marley
Bob Dylan
Waylon Jennings
Hendrix
Miles Davis
Billie Holiday
James Brown
Sly
Jimmy Smith
Albert King
Dave Alvin
Jeff Beck

Beatles, Paul Simon, R.E.M., CSN, Neil Young, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joe Walsh (James Gang - not Eagles), Jethro Tull, Moody Blues.

I get tired of everyone after a while, but after not listening to them for a while, I start to like them again.

So many but here's the tops..

Chris Isaak
Fleetwood Mac
The Motels
The Carpenters
The Shadows
Pink Floyd
Dire Straits
Roxy Music

Chuck Berry
AC/DC

Elvis
Zappa
Steely Dan
Queen
Char
Larry Carlton
Steve Lukather and Toto

The Band obviously..... And The Eagles.

Some 60's bands I still listen to on a regular basis:

The (Young) Rascals
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Four Seasons
The Beach Boys

The Beatles could've been on that list, but when they broke up I was so traumatized that I've hardly listened to them since ... :oops:

Country artists:

Waylon
Merle
The Possum
Marty
Jerry Jeff
Hank

I have lots of other favorites as well, but these are probably the ones I've listened to for the longest time.

The Stones
The Meters

Those are the only 2 I can think of where I absolutely never think to myself, "this again?" (which I know is weird WRT the Rolling Stones, but maybe it's just because they have so many albums I like...)

There are several I'm sure, but Black Sabbath comes immediately to mind.

They were the first band that I was blown away enough by to actually start buying their records. Up until then I didn't really own LP's - only 45's. Of course it didn't hurt that the first record of theirs that I heard was also their best - "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath."

I'll also add Elvis and the Stray Cats

Steely Dan- their music is very eclectic, I can always find something I like

Using the criteria 'hear it on the radio/wherever and not think 'oh-no-not-that-again''...

Beatles
Jeff Beck
CCR
Moody Blues
Stray Cats
Gene Vincent
Doc Watson
Johnny Cash
Eddie Cochran
The Kinks
Neil Young

Status Quo
Rory Gallagher
Rolling Stones
Runrig
Yes

I'm not sure I could tire of Los Lobos if I tried.

The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Neil Young
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Pat Martino
Chet Atkins

The Beatles
Merle Haggard
Norman Blake
John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
Grateful Dead (varies show to show, but there's always something there)
Tony Rice
James Taylor

I know I'm missing a few...

Robert Cray

Beatles
Stones
Dylan
Zeppelin
Floyd
Hendrix
Miles
Wes
The Clash
The Smiths
Queen
Neil Young
Zappa

I expect Steely Dan are going to join that list soon. Despite my profound adoration for the artists above, they all put their name to the occasional song I think is pretty crap, like 'Mr. Moonlight', 'All My Love' or 'We Gotta Live Together'; with Steely Dan, the quality control is higher than almost any other group I can think of.

Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Cash, The Clash, The Ventures, Link Wray, Jimmy Reed, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker, Hank Williams Sr, George Jones, Big Sandy, Tab Benoit, The Rolling Stones...

I'm going to add the Shadows and the Ventures.

Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman
Louis Jordan
Django
George Barnes
The Shadows
Fats Domino
Blind Willie McTell
Robert Johnson
Buddy Holly
Magic Sam
Freddy King

bands:
- The Band
- The Rolling Stones
artists:
- Muddy Waters
- Howlin' Wolf
- Little Walter
- Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Bob Dylan
- Neil Young
- Tom Waits

ZZTop
Beatles
Stones
Steely Dan
Karen Carpenter
Bonnie Raitt
John Hiatt
Little Feat
Allman Bros
Clapton (especially with John Mayall and with Cream)
Tom Waits
Curtis Mayfield
The list is way too long and barely started.

The Band
Allman Bros
CCR
The Jayhawks
Beatles
Stones
Dylan
Fairport Convention
Muddy Waters
John Hiatt
SRV
I guess this could go on for a long time...

Joni

Stones
Springsteen
Zevon
Chuck Berry
J. Geils Band
John Hiatt
James McMurtry

The Pretenders

John Lydon has always been an interesting character to me...
from a young punk johnny rotten to an older "statesman" of rock..

I love his measured drawl... his choice of words in interviews.. his attitude to the industry that spawned him....
there's always that glint of mischief in his eyes... and a sharpness to his wit that makes me smile still... a knowing...

Rush!!!!!!!!!!
Even the 90s stuff I dig.

I'll mention some that haven't been (and who happen to be my favorites also)

Blue Oyster Cult
Kraftwerk
Roy Orbison
Love
Gary Wilson

Simon & Garfunkel
Iron Maiden
AC/DC
Indigo Girls
Crowded House
The Cranberries
Dire Straits
E.L.O
The Go-Betweens
Johnny Cash
Jimi Hendrix
Sam Cooke
The Shadows
Cat Stevens
Christy Moore
Bob Dylan
John Renbourn

I will also add Link Wray to my list

Jaco Pastorius; very early Pat Metheny (first album with Jaco)

stones, Wailers, Zep, muddy , bb , Albert, freddie, hound dog ,

Oh god how'd I forget Jimi ?

Black Sabbath
Black Flag
Loretta Lynn
George Jones
The Rolling Stones
Hank Williams
Sonic Youth (pre Geffen)
Throbbing Gristle
Butthole Surfers
Arson
....and many more

Ronnie Montrose

I was very saddened to hear of his passing, we were going to see him that very week.

The Band obviously..... And The Eagles.

Some 60's bands I still listen to on a regular basis:

The (Young) Rascals
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Four Seasons
The Beach Boys

The Beatles could've been on that list, but when they broke up I was so traumatized that I've hardly listened to them since ... :oops:

Country artists:

Waylon
Merle
The Possum
Marty
Jerry Jeff
Hank

I have lots of other favorites as well, but these are probably the ones I've listened to for the longest time.

How could I forget Glen Campbell? Forgive me ... :oops:

Van Morrison and Lyle Lovett

Beethoven, Elvis, Beatles, Van Halen, Zep, The Doors, Hank Williams, Hank Garland just to name a few.

Many of the groups and artists note above:
I would add Richard Thompson, John Martyn, Steeleye Span, Tom Rush,
Fairport Convention, Zombies, Manfred Mann, Buffalo Springfield, Poco, John Prine, the Byrds, and Dylan.

Not sure if I've hit the 30 year mark with any of these, but it'd be close. I'm only 34, but my dad started me young...
Springsteen
John Hiatt
the Beatles
Warren Zevon

I guess I've hit the 20 year mark for
Green Day, old Pearl Jam, Spirit of the West, and Slash.

Ray Charlies
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Who
Pink Floyd