Of course, I can't list everybody. But these are (more than) a few who inspired me, I greatly admire and still listen to regularly.

Some are / were "superstars" -  while some are virtually unknown and forgotten.

Some are technically brilliant - while some are / were simply great performers.

Some are still vibrant and active - while some are no longer with us.

But they all are / were extremely talented and deserve a many thanks for the great music they've created. "Cheers".

Click on the names to go to websites or info pages.

Favorite Vocalists / Frontmen - women: (in no order):

• Mike Harrison (Art, Spooky Tooth, solo)
• Jimmy Henderson (Tucky Buzzard)
• Mick Jagger ((Roling Stones, solo)
• Rod Stewart (Jeff Beck Group, Faces, solo)
• Joe Cocker (solo)
• Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie, solo) RIP
• Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy, solo, Grand Slam) RIP
• John Lawton (Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, solo) 
• Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin, solo)
• Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull, solo)
• Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople, solo) 
• Maggie Bell (Stone The Crows, solo)
• Alex Harvey (Sensational Alex Harvey Band) RIP
• Paul Rogers (Free, Bad Company, solo, The Firm)
• Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention, Fotherigay, solo) RIP
• Noddy Holder (Slade)
• Gary Holton (Heavy Metal Kids, solo) RIP
• John Sloman (Lone Star, Uriah Heep, Gary Moore, solo)
• Frankie Miller (solo)
• Elkie Brooks (Dada,Vinegar Joe, solo)
• Chris Farlowe (solo, Colosseum, Atomic Rooster)
• Robert Palmer (Vinegar Joe, solo) RIP
• Peter French (Black Cat Bones, LeafHound, Atomic Rooster, Cactus, Randy Pie, solo)
• Phil Mogg (U-F-O, Mogg-Way, $ign Of Four)

Favorite Guitarists (in no order):

• Jimmy Page (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, solo, Coverdale/Page)
• Jeff Beck (Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Beck Bogert & Appice, solo) 
• Marc Bolan (T. Rex) RIP
• Mick Ronson (David Bowie & The Spiders From Mars, Mott The Hoople, solo, Hunter / Ronson) RIP
• Chris Spedding (session man extraodinaire, Sharks, Bryan Ferry, solo)
• Mick Ralphs (Mott The Hoople, Bad Company)
• Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
• Alvin Lee (Ten Years After, solo)
• Rory Gallagher (Taste, solo) RIP
• Stan Webb (Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown, Broken Glass)
• Michael Schenker (Scorpions, U-F-O, M.S.G)
• Paul Chapman (Skid Row, Lone Star, U-F-O, Waysted)
• Brian "Robbo" Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Wild Horses, Motorhead, Frankie Miller, The Clan, Lotus)
• Gary Moore (Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, solo)
• Paul Kossoff (Black Cat Bones, Free, solo, Backstreet Crawler) RIP
• Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown) 
• Ritchie Blackmore (Lord Sutch, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
• John Sykes (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, solo)
• Mick Jones (Gary Wright, Spooky Tooth, Leslie West Band, Foreigner, solo)
• Bill Nelson (BeBop Deluxe, solo)
• Johnny Winter (solo)
• Rick Derringer (The McCoys, Johnny Winter And, Edgar Winter's White Trash, solo, Edgar Winter Group, Derringer, DNA)
• Chuck Berry "The Godfather of Rock 'N Roll Guitar"
• Bernie Torm'e (Bernie Torm'e Band, Gillan, Electric Gypsies, Ozzy Osbourne, Torm'e, Desperado, solo)

Favorite Keyboard Players (in no order):

• Ian McLagan (Small Faces, Faces, The Rolling Stones, solo)
• Keith Emerson (The Nice, ELP)
• John Lord (Deep Purple, Whitesnake, solo)
• Verden Allen  (Mott the Hoople, Cheeks)
• Chris Stainton (Joe Cocker, Spooky Tooth, Boxer, Eric Clapton)
• Nicky Hopkins (sessions, sessions & more sessions, Rolling Stones, Quicksilver Messenger Service, solo) RIP
• Duane Hitchings (Buddy Miles, Cactus, Thee Image, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper ....)
• John "Rabbit" Bundrick (Johnny Nash, Free, solo, Crawler, The Who)
• John Sinclair (Heavy Metal Kids, Lion, Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Vincent Crane (Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Dexy's Midnight Runners) RIP
• Paul Raymond (Plastic Penny, Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown, U-F-O, solo)
• Rick Wakeman (solo, Strawbs, Yes, ABWH)

Favorite Bass Players (in no order):

• Bob Daisley (Mungo Jerry, Chicken Shack, Widowmaker, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Uriah Heep, Gary Moore)
• Trevor Bolder (David Bowie & The Spiders From Mars, Mick Ronson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash)
• John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin, solo)
• Ronnie Lane (Small Faces, Faces, Slim Chance) RIP
• Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie) RIP
• Chris Squire (Yes)
• John Entwistle (The Who, solo) RIP
• John Wetton (Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, U.K., Asia, solo)
• Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash, solo)
• Jimmy Lea (Slade)
• Rick Wills (Cochise, Peter Frampton, Small Faces, Forgiener, Bad Company)
• Andy Fraser (Free, Sharks, Andy Fraser band, solo)
• Pete "Overend" Watts (Mott The Hoople, Mott, British Lions)
• Chris Stewart (Joe Cocker, Spooky Tooth, Frankie Miller)
• Steve Currie (T.Rex) (RIP)
• Dee Murray (Elton John Band, Procul Harum) (RIP)
• Greg Lake (King Crimson, ELP, solo)

Favorite Drummers (in no order):

• Cozy Powell (Big Bertha, Jeff beck Group, Bedlam, Hammer, Rainbow, MSG, Whitesnake, ELP, Gary Moore, Brian May Band) RIP
• John "Bonzo" Bonham (Led Zeppelin) RIP
• Keith Moon (The Who) RIP
• Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie, Fastway, Waysted)
• Corky Laing (Mountain)
• Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull, Jimmy Page)
• Mike Kellie (Art, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton)
• Carl Palmer (Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds, Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, ELP, Asia, PM, 3)
• Mick Tucker (Sweet) RIP
• Ric Parnell (Horse, Atomic Roster, Ibis, Nova, Spinal Tap, Brown Ring)
• Bill Legend (Legend, T. Rex)

The song pretty much says it all on how I feel about these people. They've brought me much joy over the years. I certainly miss the ones who are gone.