| serge gainsbourg - cool french pop from the late 60s...look for melodie nelson or his collaborations with jane birkin and bardot.  seems like he had a fun life.
 laurindo almeida - good jazz samba or bossa nova stuff out of brazil decades ago
 
 deltron 3030 - paranoid-intellectual hip hop
 
 rachmaninof - piano master
 
 amon tobin - exceptional electronica artist
 
 buckwheat zydeco - cajun accordianist/snazzy dresser/chronic smiler
 
 air - good french music of today's car commercials and movie soundtracks
 
 buena vista social club - aging cubans jam like its 1962
 
 rjd2 - whitey from ohio brings the beats
 
 louis armstrong - that trumpet guy
 
 neutral milk hotel - lo-fi musical gem
 
 morphine mambo jazz club - probably not on i-tunes but worth a listen
 
 blues...i dunno...maybe albert king, albert collins, leadbelly, oliver sain, bessie smith, or fats waller (variety of styles)
 
 steve earle is kind of bluesy.  he's on the butt rock stations but has some decent music.
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