By fayette (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 01:06 pm:

who you you say the most admired and respected
singer or group in the last 3 decades.you can
only name 2 and give a reason

By Vickie (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 02:03 pm:

Patti Labelle

Aretha Franklin

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 02:12 pm:

THE FOUR TOPS,ARETHA.

By fayette (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 04:08 pm:

i say stevie wonder and smokey

By Lucy (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 06:06 pm:

HELLO FRIENDS.....NOW YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY......MY BELOVED TOPS!!!!!!

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 06:08 pm:

MY VOTE GOES TO "THE ICE MAN"...JERRY BUTLER...IN ADDITION TO BEING A GREAT SINGER AND PERFORMER...HE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MAKING HIS COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE THROUGH HIS POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND REPRESENTING HIS CONSTITUENTS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS...A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN!!!...STU

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 07:07 pm:

The key word here is ENTERTAINER. Most admired by the public = Michael Jackson. The most respected = Aretha. Just watch the audience reaction to both.

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 07:10 pm:

EEEEEERRRRGGGG HORSE!!!...ASK THE SANTA BARBARA D.A'S OFFICE ABOUT MICHAEL...AND ASK ANY MUSICIAN THAT ARETHA'S EVER OWED MONEY TO ABOUT HER!!!...EEEERRRRGGGG!!!...STU

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 07:29 pm:

Stu,

Whose's the media chasing all day long and let's see how fast his tickets sell out. Who has the title Queen Of Soul and watch the AUDIENCE'S reaction to give respect. I'm not saying I necessary admire Michael. But I defintely respect Aretha. I'm not talking about personal hang ups the may have, just what they have accomplished with there being. I could have said Elvis for both titles but he's not around.

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 07:30 pm:

Then again...They say he has been seen in Kalamazoo.

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 07:34 pm:

ACTUALLY HORSE...I THINK WE JUST SOLD A NEW CIVIC TO ELVIS TODAY!!!...STU

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 07:50 pm:

Ah ha....I Knew It..!

By 1wicked (64.32.154.94) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 09:12 pm:

Stu...I've gotta find this link & forward it to ya about that whole MJ thing....there's more to it than meets the eye. Not justifying all of his behavior....but Mikey got hustled real good.

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 09:40 pm:

LIKE THEY SAY 1WICKED..."YOU CAN'T HUSTLE AN RIGHTOUS MAN"!!!...STU

By 1wicked (64.32.154.94) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 09:47 pm:

Found it Stu...but your e-mail bounced.

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 09:52 pm:

I THINK MY COMPUTER FRITZED OUT THIS MORNING...BUT IT WILL BE BACK ON BY ABOUT 9:30 TONIGHT 1WICKED!!!...STU

By Ron J. (67.38.23.183) on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 10:35 pm:

David Copperfield...he is an entertainer!

By Stranger56 (24.47.50.195) on Sunday, March 02, 2003 - 11:13 am:

Hmmm....depends.
If we're talking about entertainers in general, I'd have to choose Sinatra(he WAS here most of the last 3 decades)as the most respected. You may not have liked him, but he commanded respect.
He may even qualify as most admired, in that he sold out around the world right up until he stopped performing in public in December 1994.
But, if you can consider this man an entertainer, I might have to pick Muhammad Ali as most admired. He has gone from being the arrogant boxer that many people resented, to a national figure that everyone seems to love. And it's been said that, his and Sinatra's are the two most famous names in the world.
If we're just talking about R&B, then you can probably make a case for Stevie and Patti, although my personal favorites are the Tops and Gladys.

By DustyRose (205.188.209.38) on Sunday, March 02, 2003 - 11:36 am:

Without a doubt the most repected talent
would be Smokey Robinson.
The accolades that his peers have given him are
in each and every Motown book that we've all read.

The reviewers,and music industry that have critiqued his talent over three decades have also never failed to be in awe of his genius.

He is also a gentleman of great integrity.
This week he is being honored at the White House.
I believe the event is Thursday.
A true national treasure. Congratulaions Smokey

By stephanie (64.63.221.220) on Sunday, March 02, 2003 - 12:54 pm:

Most admired depending on what circle you are in
HOLLYWOOD-Streisand and Speilberg
BROADWAY-Kander and Ebb and Elaine Stritch
RANB-Aretha hands down!! If she plays her cards right and gets off of the drugs the next one will be Whitney no doubt.
POP-You all said it Michael Jackson...if SHE had played her cards right with the media it could have been Diana Ross.
MEDIA DARLING IN MUSIC- I know some will disagree I still say Madonna!! Forget JLO everything Madonna does in the media and in music turnes to gold with the exception of some of her movies.

HONORABLE MENTION:
Smokey and Solomon Burke and Etta James are the names I hear the most when it comes to respect in the industry.
Steph

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 10:16 pm:

Most admired - in my book, Stevie Wonder.

Gifted, artistic, multi-talented, humorous, intelligent, generous, passionate, supportive, driven. Classy, a man who stands by his beliefs. Loved by many, regarded by all.

There will never be another like him.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Nancy (66.185.85.72) on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 10:22 pm:

Stubass I agree with you Jerry Butler all the way

By Vandelron (152.163.188.68) on Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 10:17 pm:

Talent--Barbra, Aretha, Whitney,Marvin;;my opinion-Patti(overall talent,performance,power,accessibiity to see fairly frequently...wish Labelle would reunion-the power and talent only increases)

By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (152.163.188.68) on Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 10:34 pm:

Well... let's see,
Of course, it certainly isn't BOBBY BROWN--

By Livonia Ken (136.1.1.33) on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 08:26 am:

I have a lot of respect for people who can manage to be consummate artists, but also hold the business end of things down in an industry that eats talent up and spits it out. The first two names that come to mind in that context are Smokey and the late great Curtis Mayfield.

Regards,
Ken

By John Barry Sheffield (195.92.168.165) on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 09:18 am:

It has just got to be LEVI STUBBS what that Guy does for me and of course THE FOUR TOPS and thensecond DIONNE WARWICK like LEVI straight from THE HEART to THE SOUL and My Tears always Roll!

Love them Both !!

John