Who is the greatest british musician in our lifetime?

[Bentley Bullet]

Apart from Bowie?

[turnbull for england]

Living- David Gedge

[idler]

Mrs. Mills. 🤔

[Donnywolf]

Mrs. Mills. 🤔

No way - Russ Conway had her fettled !

[IDM]

Depends on what genre you mean..  Do you mean star performers, or performers turned writer/producer like Mike Batt?

Clapton? McCartney? Weller?

[Glyn_Wigley]

I think he means pop star, not musician.

[IDM]

In that case it has to be Macca..

[GazLaz]

Phil Collins.

[silent majority]

No definitive answers of course!

British? Hmm. I suppose we're talking performer rather than writer? Eric Clapton would be one for me.

Globally? As a writer and performer I could offer Bob Dylan.

[glosterred]

Really depends on how long your life has been.

[NickDRFC]

Elton John

[knockers]

Wendy James

[IDM]

Johnny Marr

[Glyn_Wigley]

John Ogdon?

[ravenrover]

No definitive answers of course!

British? Hmm. I suppose we're talking performer rather than writer? Eric Clapton would be one for me.

Globally? As a writer and performer I could offer Bob Dylan.

couldn't disagree with your Global choice, SM 

[Glyn_Wigley]

I'm not a jazz lover in any shape or form but I always enjoyed listening to Stephane Grapelli.

[IDM]

Wendy James

I'll take your Wendy James and raise you a Claire Grogan!


Another serious answer - Jools Holland.

[idler]

Roy Wood can and does play a variety of instruments including bagpipes.
Eric Clapton is probably the best in his field though.

[The Red Baron]

Wendy James

I'll take your Wendy James and raise you a Claire Grogan!


Another serious answer - Jools Holland.

Clare Grogan wouldn't win the award we're discussing, but I bet I spent more of my teenage years fantasizing over her than I did over anyone else mentioned here.

[Draytonian III]

Claire Grogan, is a total MILF.

[colfromdonny]

Kate Bush

[Filo]

Jeff Lynne (Otis Wilbury) 😀

[Glyn_Wigley]

Roy Wood can and does play a variety of instruments including bagpipes.
Eric Clapton is probably the best in his field though.

As a guitar player myself I seriously do not understand the hero worship that Clapton gets.

[German Rover]

I'm a bit of a fan of Rory Gallagher. great guitarist. Pisses all over Clapton.

[BobG]

Some great names chaps. Good memories. Rory Gallagher - one of the two best guitarists I've ever heard (the other was/is Dutch. I bet someone will know him?). Eric Clapton - a real proper, decent human being. Stephane Grapelli, as Glyn says, just awesome. And you can never forget Macca.

I'm torn between Macca and Eric as the best. They're the front runners because they both play and compose good things. They're more creative than a simple songster or wordsmith.

I'll go for Macca - on the basis that he has had a bigger influence on the world rather than simply technical merit.

BobG

[darren61]

There is only one after Bowie in my lifetime, that is Macca. Jeff Lynn and Roy Wood are giants.

[Filo]

Some great names chaps. Good memories. Rory Gallagher - one of the two best guitarists I've ever heard (the other was/is Dutch. I bet someone will know him?). Eric Clapton - a real proper, decent human being. Stephane Grapelli, as Glyn says, just awesome. And you can never forget Macca.

I'm torn between Macca and Eric as the best. They're the front runners because they both play and compose good things. They're more creative than a simple songster or wordsmith.

I'll go for Macca - on the basis that he has had a bigger influence on the world rather than simply technical merit.

BobG

As guitarists go, I like Clapton, but for me Gary Moore was awesome and currently the best living one at the moment is Joe Bonamassa

[BobG]

Come come Filo

The greatest living guitarist is unquestionably Jan Akkerman. No argument at all

Cheers

Bob

[i_ateallthepies]

As guitarists go, I have never seen a better one than Lindsey Buckingham - live at least.

[silent majority]

Some great names chaps. Good memories. Rory Gallagher - one of the two best guitarists I've ever heard (the other was/is Dutch. I bet someone will know him?). Eric Clapton - a real proper, decent human being. Stephane Grapelli, as Glyn says, just awesome. And you can never forget Macca.

I'm torn between Macca and Eric as the best. They're the front runners because they both play and compose good things. They're more creative than a simple songster or wordsmith.

I'll go for Macca - on the basis that he has had a bigger influence on the world rather than simply technical merit.

BobG

As guitarists go, I like Clapton, but for me Gary Moore was awesome and currently the best living one at the moment is Joe Bonamassa

I've seen them all, several times, and JB is good but not great. Someone described him as a 'thrash' blues guitarist and I know what they mean, he doesn't play with soul unfortunately. He could do with spending some time with John Mayall, he'd sort him out.