One Man Bands
I enjoy several one man bands. Not solo artists, but multi-instrumentalists who's albums sound like they're being performed by several musicians. By contrast, I love David Wilcox, but his music can be performed by him and a guitar (which is a testament to the music and performer).
Sometimes these artists even have "band" sounding names. Then, when you check the liner notes for the band members, there's only one dude. Yes, most of them use guest musicians, but the core musical/creative vision is theirs alone.
OK, I'll be honest, I'm fuzzy on what the distinction between "solo artist" and "one man band" is in my mind, but I definitely categorize them differently.
Some of my favorite examples of this "one man band" concept follow. What are yours? All my examples are men. Any women doing this?
- The Incredible Moses Leroy (Ron Fountenberry)
- Russian Futurists (Matthew Adam Hart)
- Sufjan Stevens
- Caleb
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