Who are your favorite young artsts today??
Who are your favorite young artists today?
I have several. I think Bruno Mars is great - he gets some old school flavor into his songs. His father was a doo wop singer and Bruno did a doo wop version of "Grenade" at the 2011 Grammys. It blew me away.
Adele is another favorite of mine. She is a good songwriter/singer. I love "Chasing Pavements" and "Rolling In The Deep". She reminds me a bit of Dusty Springfield.
Ryan Shaw is a fabulous young soul singer who should be much bigger than he is. He can kill the Bobby Taylor classic "I Am Your Man" and other classic songs as well.
Joan Osborne is my favorite of the young female singers today. That girl can sang! Her version of the Jimmy Ruffin classic "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" from the movie/documentary "Standing In The Shadows of Motown" is better than the original IMHO. When the late Bob Babbitt was with us, he told me The Funk Brothers liked her so much, they took her on tour with them. You will see her sing "Money Honey" with Aaron Neville on his Doo Wop PBS Special in March.
Mayer Hawthorne is another I like. Love his hit "The Walk". Daryl Hall had him as a guest on Daryl''s great internet series "Live From Daryl's House".
Another I'm expecting big things from is Dennis "Youngblood" Taylor. Vonnie Eli put up a thread with him singing a duet with Baby Washington. He's only 17 years old and he is amazing! Dennis has a huge following in the Boston area and I have little doubt he will become popular everywhere.
The above are my favorite young artists currently. I'd like to hear who you like.
~~Mary~~