In another thread, Joe Offer made some insightful comments about Rod McKuen.

In an effort to explain what Rod McKuen meant to me, I came up with this analogy:

Rod McKuen : poetry :: Thomas Kinkade : painting

Time to sharpen up your analogy skills!

Can you think of others?

Please put them in the form

(name of person) : (type of artistic or cultural activity)

I'm putting this in BS because it isn't necessarily about music, but it could be.

Just in case you mention someone we've never heard of, please insert either a link or a comment, or both.