I don't know. I look at the present day actors and , as yet, I fail to see any that fit my model of "greats". Perhaps it is a generational thing, but I don't really think so. I look back to the generation that preceded mine and I can list many of them that I call "greats".

As for musicians, I have seen so many copycats over the years. How many groups have copied Led Zepplin's vocal styles? Or how many Stevie Ray "replacements" have arisen? Too many to count.

But I have lost touch with rock music so much that I really can't give a qualified opinion.

Country music? It seems almost all of it has sold out and gone to hell. Folk? I don't know. I listen to the old guys too much to worry about the new ones.

Some of the greatest musicians I have heard are unknowns. And I bet that has been the case forever.

khandu