Musicians that didn't start sucking when they got clean and sober

[taterguy]

Todd Snider and
Warren Zevon are two I can think of off the top of my head.

Who else?

[SunnySong]

1. This is going to be a short thread,,,nt

[mitchum]

2. John Coltrane

[SoxFan]

3. Steve Earle

The guy has been cranking out amazing country, rock, Celtic, and bluegrass since he cleaned up. Not to mention his book of short stories, recurring roles on "Treme" and "The Wire", and his anti-death penalty activism!

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. Ahem.

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Brother Ray. eom
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[taterguy]

6. Ray Davies or Ray Charles?

I guess Ray Charles was the brother.

Oh wait, Ray Davies was the brother of Dave.

Which brother were you talking about?

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. I stand... ... ... bedoubled. The Brothers Ray.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Eric Clapton

[taterguy]

7. People that did beer ads after rehab are disqualified

Sorry.

Those are the rules.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3pW2REprYE

[Bennyboy]

17. PLEASE. EC hasn't played one note of significant music since

he became sober with the exception of "Tears in heaven"....

[Kat45]

18. Perhaps not the recordings he's made, but he's still been playing

some excellent blues. (At the Crossroads Festival, for one.)

[rucky]

8. David Bowie. Gibby Haynes

are the only ones I can think of.

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. BFD!!!!

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All Gabby Hayes had to recover from was CHEWIN' TOBACCY!!!!
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[MissMillie]

11. Stevie Ray Vaughn

nuff said

[taterguy]

12. Of course adopting a healthy lifestyle wasn't so helpful to Stevie Ray

:cry:

[MissMillie]

13. I imagine he enjoyed his sobriety while he had it

he really did do quite well after he quit drinking

[triguy46]

16. Not sure why not, if he was strung out would he have refused the helicopter ride?

IMHO, his playing didn't suffer and he was a joy to watch and listen to when he sobered up.

[msanthrope]

14. Bill Joel.

I don't know if sobriety did it, though. Could have been Christie Brinkley.

[taterguy]

15. Billy Joel started sucking long before he got clean

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. Eminem

he started sucking way before getting clean and sober. No matter now many times he got clean and sober.

:hi:

[CBGLuthier]

20. Ringo Starr. He is almost the same as he ever was.

A charming chap with a solid sense of time and an ordinary but useful and distinct voice.

Also, he may be the luckiest man who ever lived.

[uncommon]

21. Dave Matthews.

[uncommon]

22. Oh wait, I thought you said "didn't start sucking until AFTER..."

Nevermind.

[siligut]

23. Leonard Cohen?

Always love his stuff. His manager ran off with all his money while Leonard was living in the Buddhist monastery, so he went back on tour. His loss, our gain.