Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Musical Honorifics

By: My hmphs

My hmphs — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:34:00 +0000

So we have Paul Weller to blame for Oasis. Good to know.

As for the Who being “Godfathers of Punk,” I guess it’s true in the strictest terms of the word, meaning they had really nothing to do physically with the birth of punk, but they were there for christenings and holidays…

By: cybergoober

cybergoober — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:32:00 +0000

Conway Twitty had the title bestowed on him of “High Priest of Country Music” – the title apparently coined by Jerry Clower.

By: Adam The IA

Adam The IA — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:58:00 +0000

The Godfather of modern music = Elvis Costello.

At least that’s how they used to bill him when he still toured a lot and played larger venues. I suppose “modern” becomes a question of context as more time goes by.

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:35:00 +0000

don’t you watch TV commercials? Ozzy’s the Prince of Darkness. Since 1979!

By: Don

Don — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:01:00 +0000

Stacy you pretty much nailed it, but you left off Joe Cocker and Jessica Simpson, King and Queen of “What is wrong with them when they sing?”

By: stacy

stacy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:45:00 +0000

@ Joel – I didn’t make up the list myself :) But I can tell you that in my research, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll declared The Who the Godfathers of Punk largely based on My Generation, which they considered the first punk anthem… and which a LOT of punk bands have covered since.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:42:00 +0000

The Who a “godfather of punk”? I believe you mean “The Clash.” The Ramones a “godfather of punk”? I believe you mean “The Sex Pistols”. Neither the Who nor the The Ramones have had as much impact on punk as those two bands. The Clash actually invented the “punk beat,” not to mentioned defined the genre as rebellion mixed with reggae. The Who is the godfather of rock-operas, and the Ramones are the godfathers of what-the-mainstream-calls-punk-but-in-fact-is-way-too-mainstream-to-be-punk. Get it straight, jeez.

By: Jill...NOT Jillian

Jill...NOT Jillian — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:31:00 +0000

I believe Rick Ross also refers to himself as the boss.

By: Allyson

Allyson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:52:00 +0000

Shakira should be the queen of latin pop!!!

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:30:00 +0000

There’s also The God – Rakim and The Louis Vuitton Don – Kanye West