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Old 09-02-2017, 10:32 PM
mjudd mjudd is offline
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I'm a guy who wishes he could sing and play guitar, but can't do either very well.

That said, I'm not sure I have a listening preference as to singer who plays or player who sings. I like good music and that can come from either. Generally speaking, I'm more impressed by someone who can really play well, but who also sings: Eric Clapton is probably my all time favorite musician, and if I had all of his albums and videos and had all my other music taken away from me, I could probably still be happy listening to his music the rest of my life.

One thing that should be noted, though, is that there are some great musicians who are thought of primarily as singers or songwriters, first; but who also are quite skilled guitarists. Paul Simon comes to mind. He is primarily known (by many) as neither a singer or a guitarist, but as a songwriter who also sings harmony to Art Garfunkel's melody lines in his songs. Yet, Simon is a talented singer in his own right and a quite skilled guitarist.
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