Best Dead Musicians

[BigTex]

If you had to assemble a band of dead musicians who would you want ?

I am not the musical purists that a lot of you are , so I know you guys can come up with some better ones. But here is some of mine :

Lead Guitar : Jimmie Hendrix
Rythm Guitar : Who could keep up ?
Drums : John Bonham
Bass :
Horn Section : Miles Davis
Backup Vocals :
Composer :


Fill in the blanks or add yours. Have fun. When I used to hang out in bar's this was sure to start a long discussion or a few shouts or fights in some places.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

i would add Stevie Ray Vaughn to that band

 

[LCN]

That's who I was going to post (SRV) . Hendrix was innovative but he was technically a pretty poor guitarist .

 

[derek4tide]

Rhythm guitar/lead vocals - Jerry Garcia
Bass - John Paul Jones (The Who)
Composer - Warren Zevon

 

[CrimsonSEC]

I got to thinking about bass players and it's really hard to come up with great ones (who're pushing up daises anyway).

Cliff Burton from Metallica or maybe Berry Oakley from the original Allman Bros come to mind.

The Allman Brothers were tough on Bassists ....both of the musicians who came after Oakley are deceased now too.

 

[buzzincuzzin]

So far,,, that's a screwed up band. If you're going to take Hendrix and one of the Vaughn boys why not take Joe Maphis, T-Bone Walker, or Gatemouth Brown? That's where they got it. Pair Miles Davis with Gene Krupa and have a drink. As devoted as I am to Zevon, genius should be attached to Freddy Mercury if modern rock is what you're looking for.

 

[BigAl5833]

I believe I would take Allen Collins over Hendrix. I love Hendrix but their is just something about Collins music. Ronnie VanZant for vocals also.

 

["Rudy"]

Skinnerd

 

[BigAl5833]

Skinnerd

Usually I don't worry about grammar cause heck I cant spell either, but when it comes to one of my favorite bands I have to correct you lol. Skynyrd. :biggrin:

 

[Bamaball2001]

Too many, I will have to think about it some more...

 

[Bamaball2001]

Okay here are mine:

Lead Guitar : Stevie Ray Vaughn
Rhythm Guitar : John Lennon
Slide Guitar: Duane Allman
Drums : John Bonham
Bass : John Entwistle
Keyboard: Billy Preston
Sax: Michael Brecker
Trumpet: Maynard Ferguson
Vocals : Jim Morrison
Composer : Frank Zappa, John Denver, total opposites but both contributed an incredible amount of music.

 

[bayoutider]

Drums Keith Moon.

 

[LCN]

Jim Morrison

 

[nasatidefan]

Dimebag Darrell
Randy Rhoads
Eric Carr
Danny Joe Brown

 

[It's On A Slab]

Guitar : Wes Montgomery, Django
Slide Guitar: Robert Johnson
Drums : Elvin Jones, Art Blakey
Bass : Mingus, Jimmy Garrison
Piano: Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Monk
Organ: Jimmy Smith
Sax: John Coltrane
Trumpet: Bird, Miles
Vibraphone: Lionel Hampton
Vocals : Billie Holliday

 

[bayoutider]

Rhythm guitar/lead vocals - Jerry Garcia
Bass - John Paul Jones (The Who)
Composer - Warren Zevon

John Entwistle played bass with The Who. John Paul Jones played bass, keyboards and mandolin with Led Zeppelin.

 

[bayoutider]

Slide guitar - Lowell George - Little Feat
Singer - Janis Joplin / Freddie Mercury
Guitar - Steve Marriott / Randy Rhoads
Rhythm guitar - Brian Jones - Rolling Stones
Drums - Dennis Wilson - Beach Boys
Bass - Phil Lynott - Thin Lizzy

 

[CrimsonChuck]

John Entwistle played bass with The Who. John Paul Jones played bass, keyboards and mandolin with Led Zeppelin.

Not to mention that John Paul Jones is alive.

Lead Singer: Layne Staley
Guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughn
Bassist: Mark Sandman (of Morphine)
Piano: Professor Longhair
Horn: Louie Armstrong
Drum: John Bonham

 

[bama579]

Self deleted

 

[bama579]

Guitar : Wes Montgomery, Django
Slide Guitar: Robert Johnson
Drums : Elvin Jones, Art Blakey
Bass : Mingus, Jimmy Garrison
Piano: Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Monk
Organ: Jimmy Smith
Sax: John Coltrane
Trumpet: Bird, Miles
Vibraphone: Lionel Hampton
Vocals : Billie Holliday

Bird played sax(es). Do you mean Dizzy Gillespie?

Vocal - Elvis Presley
Guitar - Duane Allman (astounded this one didn't come up earlier)
Piano - Nicky Hopkins (session guy . . The Who, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, etc., etc) or Ray Charles
Drums - Al Jackson (on most of the great Stax/Memphis stuff . . Otis, Pickett, Sam and Dave)
Bass - James Jamerson (another session guy . .on most of the Motown classics)