Favorite Musicians/Artists

Jacqueline Du Pre is my favorite musician. She was considered one of the best cellists in the world. It's unfortunate that she died in 1987 because of that damned Multiple Sclerosis. I love her recordings of the Elgar cello concerto. I get sad and moved each time I listen to it.

Here's a biography.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Du_Pre

Anyway, to give this thread a purpose, who is your favorite musician/artist? Please provide some info on them too.

My favourite band changes every so often, but now it's The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eightie...-Line_Disaster
I like them because I think they're quite different to the other bands out and their lyrics are pretty funny and non-sensical.

I think this fits into a topic that already has a thread, Hambone:

http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=90561