i'll second that ellen mcllwaine, heather ! i haven't heard anyone one mention dear ellen in years. back in the early seventies i bought several of her LPs, three as i recall , and proceeded to wear holes in the vinyl. ( i just couldn't get enough...) she played a mean slide guitar herself, and her vocals were outstanding. one song that stands out in my mind is her version of the traditional " farther along ." others have done it but i was partial to ellen's. i remeber her being a pretty fair song writer too ! i always wondered why she wasn't better known .i'm not certain but i think the LPs i have were the only ones she released . i agree that it does seem futile to rank something like " top 100," like all art it is subjective. ( so many guitarist, so little time...) someone recently mentioned " the joni mitchell companion," by stacy luftig. this may have been a topic of discussion on the list before but being fairly new here i'll throw it out and see where it lands. on page 169 there is a photo with the caption, bonnie raitt and joni mitchell performing in illinois." it is soooooo obviously rickie lee jones performing with bonnie. ( i find this a bit ironic since there is an alledged rift between joni and rickie ! ) i noticed this error imediately after purchasing the book, i have a habit of perusing the photos first thing , and wondered if anyone ever bothered to check the acuracy of the photos included. sound off listers...
wishing it were joni not rickie, warren keith p.s. i never really cared much for rickie lee myself, she sounded like she was singing with a mouth full of marbles...
