Musicians you worship even if not in your favourite genre

[Konfyouzd]

Michael Jackson
Babyface
Stevie Wonder
Norah Jones
Toots Thielmans
Zapp and Roger
Peter Frampton

The last two are probably the only reason anyone gives a rat's ass about that voice box shit T-Pain does...

 

[ilyti]

Not "worship" - just like a lot:

Seal
Larry Graham
Warren Haynes
Joe Walsh
Cat Stevens
Frank Zappa
Joni Mitchell
Sally Oldfield
Snoop Lion (!)
Azam Ali
Tangerine Dream

 

[DXL]

I'm not that big into funk but Les Claypool is my favorite bassist of all time. In fact Primus is probably the only funk band I even like

 

[blaaargh]

Aaron Funk (aka Venetian Snares)
dude does ungodly things with breakbeats

 

[-One-]

Efrim Menuck from Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The man's compositional skills, and lyrics are both mind-blowingly good. The first time I listened to F♯ A♯ ∞, I was totally drawn into the music, and from that point on, I was a dedicated fan of GY!BE. I actually managed to track down an original pressing of the album when I was in NYC a few months ago, and it was one of the happiest vinyl purchases I've ever made (and it was quickly followed by two more albums I'd been hunting for forever, so I was pretty happy with my trip to the Big Apple).

 

[Al NiCotin]

Esperanza Spalding
Taj Wilkenfeld