Who was the most famous cat you played with

[Eric Perry]

Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea

He is cool, is he as cool and laid back in person as he seems to be? Did you get to meet Heidi Klum?

He seems like a really cool cat. Seal II is a favorite CD of mine.

Originally Posted by shamus63

Some gigs, some jams:

Eddie Money...

My last band played with him for a PGA tour party. he was an incredibly arrogant pseudo-rockstar tool. Obviously he never got the mail informing him he was old and washed up!

[LaughingGroove]

(sigh) no one.

[rollcall]

Dr.John
Leon Russel
Bonnie Rait
Wynton Marsalis
Noel Redding
Stu Hamm
Some of the Mars Volta

You decide.

[StyleOverShow]

Johnny Mathis - 18 months of bad music, excellent pay/road perks

Redbone (Come and Get Your Love, Witch Queen of New Orleans) - Native American group

O'Jays, Spinners, Temptations - Subbed for regular players in Vegas, 2 days to week.

Harrah's House Band - South Lake Tahoe (lots of acts, range Don Rickles to Barbara Eden)

Grassroots/Righteous Brothers - Disneyland, Anaheim (yuk)

Monty Rock III - Old Merv Griffin regular from the Bronx. Very fun gig.

-richard

[gweimer]

Originally Posted by StyleOverShow

Johnny Mathis - 18 months of bad music, excellent pay/road perks

Redbone (Come and Get Your Love, Witch Queen of New Orleans) - Native American group

O'Jays, Spinners, Temptations - Subbed for regular players in Vegas, 2 days to week.

Harrah's House Band - South Lake Tahoe (lots of acts, range Don Rickles to Barbara Eden)

Grassroots/Righteous Brothers - Disneyland, Anaheim (yuk)

Monty Rock III - Old Merv Griffin regular from the Bronx. Very fun gig.

-richard

We may have a winner. It's one thing to open, quite another to actually be a paid member of the band.

[BigOldHarry]

ick...

Blues Saraceno. And before you ask "Who is..." he was a guy who endorsed Yamaha - I backed him at a dog&pony clinic. I'll be damned if I know why anyone cared about him - one album with Poison is somehow *good*? Nice guy, though - and a good player. Played a plaid guitar, as I recall... had tiny, thin hands (we shook - I thought I hurt him!)

OH YEAH -

In high school I was in a band with Craig Goldy (of Dio "fame"). He once told me "You know, Jimi Hendrix isn't God; Only Jesus is God". No kidding. THAT guy ends up with a band whose album covers show demons mangling priests. Strange world....

And what is it with me and metal guys? I hate metal!!!

[millsbass5]

Pat Traverse,his bassist,Mars Cowling,monster player.

David Allen Coe-Not impressed w/him,a drunk.

Johnny Paycheck-Full-Blown alcoholic.We were backing him up some years ago.He would turn around before every song and ask us what key HIS songs were in.Finally,our guitar player looks at him and says,"Dammit,there you're songs,you tell us what key it's in!"

[BigOldHarry]

Originally Posted by millsbass5

Pat Traverse,his bassist,Mars Cowling,monster player.

Yeah, he WAS good - what ever happened to him? He was one of those guys who I thought would be a real name... sorta like the old bassist for Foghat (who was on "Fool for the city"). These guys could funk it up in a rock band, but they just disappear...

what up wit dat?

[BigOldHarry]

hey, who said anything about opening???

Stu Hamm
Tower of Power
Trevor Rabin
Triumph
Steely Dan
Judy Collins

[IdealWay]

I got to jam with Victor Wooten when he came to UNCA for a lecture... it was a highlight of my life.

Also jammed with drummer, Jeff Sipe a couple of times. He makes my job so easy... and fun!!!!

[dmrogers]

I had the pleasure of playing with some former members of Stillwater, and Josh Graff.

The guys with Stillwater, are rock solid, and I enjoyed it beyond words.

Josh Graff is a very talented rising musician. my son and I had the pleasure of meeting Josh and jamming with him in his early years.

When I was a kid, my best friend and fellow band member went on to be lead guitarist with Del Reeves.

That's about it. Thanks for the memories!

[mvw356]

Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

ick...

Blues Saraceno. And before you ask "Who is..." he was a guy who endorsed Yamaha - I backed him at a dog&pony clinic. I'll be damned if I know why anyone cared about him - one album with Poison is somehow *good*? Nice guy, though - and a good player. Played a plaid guitar, as I recall... had tiny, thin hands (we shook - I thought I hurt him!)

OH YEAH -

In high school I was in a band with Craig Goldy (of Dio "fame"). He once told me "You know, Jimi Hendrix isn't God; Only Jesus is God". No kidding. THAT guy ends up with a band whose album covers show demons mangling priests. Strange world....

And what is it with me and metal guys? I hate metal!!!

cool, blues is a really good guitarist, very tastefull phrasing imo.

[bikeplate]

HI

Seal was totally cool. Very tall, sounded better live than on the disc. I auditioned for him in '95 so no Heidi in the picture at that time

When I read this post, I assumed the OP wanted to know famous people we played with, not opened for. Ive got a ton Ive opened for. Also have had guys from name bands sit in with my cover band on occasion

Rob

[WHughes]

opened for Green Day, Screaming Trees, Seaweed, Social Distortion, Jefferson Airplane. Didnt really get to meet Social D or Jefferson airplane as they were big events.

[maxschrek]

Adrian Bellew

Wide Spread Panic

Jason and the Scorchers

[WyrdoBass]

[Blake Bass]

Rita Coolidge
Jeffrey Osbourne
The Gatlin Brothers
and a few other has been types that I played with while I was in the Air Force Band in DC.

[Blavelle]

Bob Dorough opened for my band. He's the guy that wrote school house rock.

[loend68]

Got to jam 'Red House' with Zakk Wylde.....


very cool guy!!!

[jnewmark]

Over the last 35 years I have had the privilege of playing with or sitting in with: Muddy Waters, Big Walter Horton, Little Richard, Johnny Johnson, Honeyboy Edwards, Bo Diddley, Carey Bell, and Lightnin' Slim. Care to guess what kind of music I play?