Who was the most famous cat you played with

[Gubna]

Recently, I had an opportunity to play with one of the Chamber Brothers.

I wasn't feeling up for it that night, so I turned it down. Kinda regret that since one of my bands used to do their tune Time Has Come Today.

Oh yeah, and I once played a tune (of ours) at one of our gigs with Billie Joe Armstrong's brother (a drummer).

And as far as famous bands that my band played gigs with:

Fates Warning
The Donnas
Agent Orange
Gary Hoey
and I also was in a band who opened for Death

and even more off topic, I used to work with Darby Gould, one of the singers of Jefferson Starship. She has an amazing voice.

[Fishheadjoe]

Well, I don't know if this counts, but the guitar player from my former band played with Shania Twain, way back before she was Shania and still called Eilleen!
fishheadjoe

[bassdoubler]

last year I toured Peru with Lenny Pickett from Tower of Power and the SNL band....and this year I got to play with gospel artist Dorinda Clarke (3 time grammy winner). I was also asked to tour with the band Islands, but the deal fell through unfortunately....I played a random gig in Philly once with the guitarist from Robert Randolph's band, and I did a recording with Paul Schaffer from Leno....

[Chebass88]

Great Thread!

Here are mine:

Debbie Gibson & Donnie Osmond (I was in the orchestra for their show, "Joseph & ...Coat" when they played the Merriam Theater in Philadephia, 1999)

Peter Nero (director of Philly Pops - while I was in Philadelphia regional Grammy Band, 1998, he came up & played some piano with the big band)

Anthony Wellington (in educational context)

Tom Long (alto sax) - various jazz bands while in HS, he currently plays with Blue Method, a band of some decent notoriety on East Coast.

Nick Marchione (went on to play with BS&T) - various bands in HS (1994-1998)

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[Kirk Bryant]

fun thread....here goes.

Stanley Jordan
Les McCann
James Burton
Danny Hull, (Doobie Bros.)
Tommy Castro
Cornie Bumpas
The Coasters
The Platters
Tom E. Politzer ( lead tenor T.O.P.)
Norbert Stachel (T.O.P.)
Marc Russo (T.O.P.)
Dave Garibaldi (T.O.P.)
Kit Walker
Glen Cronkite
Jules Broussard
Tuck and Patti
John Handy Jr.
I know theres a bunch I've forgotten.....but after 40 yrs and 7-8000 gigs there are some fuzzy spots LOL as my old friend big teddy says my brain is like Swiss cheeze some good stuff with a lot empty air in between"

Peace Y'all Capt Kirk

Tobias, Fenders, Aguilar, Bergantino, Glockenklang, Rumian, Danelectro, Captain Kirk Customs, Korg, Yamaha, etc.

[ElMon]

Wow, this thread depresses me. If anyone is interested, I may start a 'Woefully Inadequate Nobody' club.

[peetey]

Originally Posted by ElMon

Wow, this thread depresses me. If anyone is interested, I may start a 'Woefully Inadequate Nobody' club.

I think there's a club like that already.

[katri]

A few years back my old band opened for Robert Plant and his band the Honeydrippers. Turns out he is a really really nice guy despite being world famous. I had a short conversation with him in the toilets in the backstage area, he walked in and asked me if I was the bassist from that band, and then he told me he liked the song that went 'do de do' (he actually hummed one of our songs to me!). I think that was one of the best gigs I've played.

[nitrofix]

Did a Guitar clinic with Zack Wylde in Miami back around the time No More Tears came out, it was awesome, we did a bunch of Sabbath and Skynyrd songs, Zack was great the first thing he said when he got there was where's the beer, so a guy runs to the store for the beer, drank a few with him and then started playing, when we were playing the last song Ricky Medlocke shows up to give Zack a ride back to Naples where Ricky lives to record some guitar on his solo album...Awesome experence

[Rocker949]

Opened for the James Gang.

[jaywa]

Originally Posted by millsbass5

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

Was it Mars Cowling playing bass on "Snortin Whiskey and Drinkin Cocaine"? One of my bands back in the day used to cover that song and that bass line just kicked my azz. If that's him, then yes he is a monster player. I always wondered if Billy Sheehan had listened to him cause their styles seemed really similar.

[lowendlover]

Played a gig this summer with Sophie B. Hawkins. Probably one of the most random things ever, a friend of mine knew a lawyer who was in charge of finding her a backing band for a marine wildlife benefit. He got me on the gig, we had no rehersal time with her and didn't talk to her till we were on stage. It went fine, but it was kind of odd to see her pregnant as anything with a bouy tied to her jeans!!! Also got a nice view of her behind hangin out while she rolled around on the floor during a song, peculiar experience i must say!

[deaf pea]

Originally Posted by SteveC

I played in a backing band for Al Wilson. He was big back in 71 or so with a #1 tune "Show and Tell". Pretty cool gig. His signature tune has a nice bass line. We played it twice.

Actually it was early '74 when "Show and Tell" was the #1 single on the Billboard "Hot 100" . . .

as some of you may know, I was the bassist on ALL of the tunes on the "Show and Tell" album . . .

In the last 42 years of my career I've had the pleasure to play with*
Big Mama Thornton
James Cotton
Don Ellis Orchestra
Ralph Humphrey
Essra Mohawk
Bert Wilson
David Kempton
Zytron (Jim Zitro)
Gabor Szabo
Bobby Hutcherson
Willie Bobo
Armando Peraza
John Klemmer
Mike Nock
Eddie Marshall
Bill Connors
Charlie Musselwhite
Fenton Robinson
Glenn Cronkhite
Al Wilson
Harold Mason
Johnny Mathis
Jim Gordon
Jim Keltner
Tom Jones
Mac Davis
Chuck Berry
The Osmonds (AND Donny and Marie)
David Cassidy (of "the Partridge Family" TV show)
Kim Carnes
Paul Anka
O. C. Smith
Don Ho
Freda Payne
Earl Van Dyke
Mary McGregor
Oliver
Doug Kershaw
Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys
Don Henley of The Eagles
Ray Price
Ron Tutt
Ned Doheny
Jeff Porcaro
Roy Buchanan
Steve Cropper
David Garibaldi
Jackie DeShannon
Albert Hammond
Elton John
Joan Sebastián
Luis Alvarez (El Haragán)

*(and BE PAID!)

YOU can decide who was "the most famous" of them . . .

[knarleybass]

I played at the Knitting factory with Rusty Anderson, (Paul's) guitar player. There was no rehearsal, I walked up once side of the stage and he the other, when the show was over he went his way and I mine, we never really met.

[puxstar23]

i smoked an illegal drug with mos def once. does that count?

[runmikeyrun]

Had the pleasure of playing in a band for about a year with Kyle from Incantation. that dude is a machine! Despite the A.C. song about him, we convinced him at one point to shave off the mustache.

[west*coast*bass]

Elvis.

[NKUSigEp]

My humble list is all doom metal bands that an old band of mine opened up for:
Morgion
Orodruin
The Prophecy
137
Mourning Beloveth
Electric Wizard
Anathema
Estuary

And of honorable mention, some of the Cannibal Corpse dudes were hanging out at a dive we were playing in Rochester a few years ago.

[cosmicevan]

played with:
- peter prince and moon boot lover as a guest

interactive workshop jamming:
- several billy martin drum/rhythm clinics
- vic wooten/steve bailey's bass nature camp

opened for oteil burbridge, liz phair, percy hill, max creek and a bunch of other lesser known bands on the jam-band scene.

[jdlwareagle]

Did short tours with :
Bobby Kimball ( vocalist with Toto )
Jimi Jamison ( vocalist with Survivor )