Missed Off The List

In the continuing absence of inspiration I decided to look at the list of my most played artists on Last.fm and work out the highest placed act that has never featured on these pages. The data is nor wildly reliable as only picks up certain devices and platform but it will do for these purposes.

It turns out that most of alleged favourite artists have appeared here at one point or another, which is probably not surprising after more than sixteen years. I had to go all the way down to No. 149 which is where I found The Stylistics. Here they are with two of their finest moments.

I briefly met the then line-up about 25 years in a jazz club in Cape Town where they were relaxing after a show nearby. Three of the five original members are still performing, including Russell Thompkins of the famed falsetto, but as is customary they have split into two competing groups.

"You're A Big Girl Now" - The Stylistics

"Hurry Up This Way Again" - The Stylistics

The Last.fm list goes all the way down to 26,482. If anyone wants to get involved in a bit of citizen blogging just stick a number between 1 and 26,482 in the comments and when we have a few I'll find out who you've chosen and put them all in a post.

Currently in last place: Larry Joe Miller & His Rockabilly Rockets. If this video is anything to go by Larry Joe deserves to be a bit higher, maybe somewhere in the 22 thousands.

Larry Joe managed to fit a total of nine people in the back of his car (the six pretty girls and the three members of the Rockabilly Rockets) beating Paul Evans' previous record by one.