Most sophisticated and intelligent musician

Let's stay with not classical musicians.
It's John McLaughlin for me.

inna10-20-2010 11:35pm

mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15,679 posts 10-21-2010 at 01:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes, Chet Atkins ranks up there! How could I forget The Duke? Peter Gabriel...good pick also. I'd toss Tony Banks in there also. That's at least 3 former Genesis members. Not too shabby.... Add Phil Collins. That's 4 ex Genesis guys!
inna OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,245 posts 10-21-2010 at 02:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yup, Miles Davis too.
byfo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 120 posts 10-21-2010 at 02:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Steve Morse.
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,651 posts 10-21-2010 at 03:18am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bryan Ferry, Beck, Chris Difford and Glenn Tillbrook.
tvad Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,467 posts 10-21-2010 at 03:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete As far as intelligent musicians go, it's hard to top Queen's Dr. Brian May, who in October 2007 completed his PhD thesis in astrophysics, entitled "A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud".