This is an odd, far ranging list, but here it is:
1. Meat Loaf
2. James Taylor
3. Paul Simon
4. Lou Reed (with or without the Velvet Underground, Lou is supercool either way)
5. John Mellencamp
6. Billy Joel
7. Mike Peters (The Alarm)
8. David Byrne (Talking Heads)
9. Chris Issac (Heart Shaped World is the best album ever for the broken hearted!)
10. Chuck D. (Public Enemy)
(if I could go for an even dozen, I would add...)
11. Randy Travis
12. Ricky Skaggs (Yeah, I've got a touch of country in me!)
Sherrie