Indymisanthrope
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More to the point, the original question was about the discographies of 15 "musicians," and not to get all "what is art?" about this but, well, what is a musician, especially in today's studio environment? And if Nile Rodgers' or Brian Eno's contributions, even the non-performative ones, don't count as "musical," then what are they?But almost all of them ARE musical artists too! Do we only get to take music where someone *performed* on the record? What is performance? What about composers? Lyricists? Aren’t we hearing their work too when we listen to a record, even if it’s not their breath or vocal chords or hands making the sounds?
Not *just* trying to be difficult here (although, also that) but I think there’s actually something to delve into here. If I pick Ray Charles, do I get Kanye West sampling Ray Charles? For that matter, if I pick Kanye West, do I get all the beats he made for other people? What is that, if not instrumentation?
(Again -- that wasn't even my real list. This just has some gears turning in my head now, posting "out loud" to clarify my own thoughts.)