Favorite rock n roll hired gun

[Bossy Monkey]

I'm leaving four spots blank for an hour; you younger folks can fill me in on post-1990 artists and I'll add them. Don't MAKE me put Pino Palladino on this thing.

KRS-ONE makes it for being Warner Bros' go-to guest rapper back in 1991; he was on both a Too Much Joy and an REM record that year.

[no name no slogan]

1. Other -- Chris Spedding

He's played with (or produced) everybody, from Roxy Music to the Sex Pistols. Not only is he a talented guitarist, but he's not a bad songwriter either. One of the great unsung heroes of the last 30+ years.

[Bossy Monkey]

2. Considering the excitement the poll has engendered in general...

I don't think he's going to get a spate of votes, but I'll certainly put him on.

[enigmatic]

17. Another one for Chris Spedding

I figured I was the only one who was going to vote for him!

[brentspeak]

3. Al Kooper

Was on a lot of classic Dylan and Stones records, playing all kinds of instruments.

[brentspeak]

4. Oh, OK, I see what you mean

You mean like an ADDITION to an already existing band.

In that case, I have three:

1) Tommy Shaw for Styx (definitely the missing piece of the puzzle for that band)
2) Philip Bailey for Earth, Wind, and Fire
3) Neil Young for CS&Y

[Bossy Monkey]

5. Not really; I pretty much meant any combination of guest artist or

addition to existing band. Defining character would probably be doing it more than once. If I'd been thinking I would have put on Steve Winwood, though I guess he was always more of a co-leader than a hired gun. Anyway, this was just for fun; no need for particularly fleshed out definitions.

[kwassa]

6. I saw Joe Walsh twice in his James Gang days, pre-Eagles

Local boy makes good. The first time I saw him was in a little Hulabaloo nightclub in a shopping center.

Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks!

[CBGLuthier]

7. Larry Fast

Keyboard/synthesist Larry Fast get's my vote.

First, big fan of his one man "group" Synergy.

He was on most of Peter Gabriel's early electronic stuff.

He built electronic devices for bands like Yes.

He has worked with John Denver, Air Supply, Meatloaf, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, Streisand, Garfunkle, Blue Oyster Cult...


And now a days he tours with the Tony Levin Band.

[tatertop]

8. Jimmy Page

[tatertop]

9. Jean Toots Thielemans. Please don't forget Toots!

Why doesn't anybody love Toots?

[Dukkha]

10. David Gilmour

Hired by Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, BB King, Kate Bush, etc...

[tatertop]

11. Vinnie Colaiuta, he is everywhere

[tatertop]

12. Jan Hammer

Ya vee dooo!

[Crazy Guggenheim]

13. Glen Campbell. Well that was before he made it on his own.

Every single band and record ever in existance. On Edit: I voted for Michael McDonald.

[tatertop]

14. He was one busy boy. "Tequila" comes to mind

He could be a good guitar player when he played for someone else.
I hate just about everything he recorded for himself.

Which reminds me:
"Hi, I'm Gleeeeeeeeeeeeen Campbell!'

[Crazy Guggenheim]

15. Did he actually play on that song? I didn't know that.

[tatertop]

16. I think I am wrong

He was in the band after they recorded the song.
He plays a great version, though.

[Bossy Monkey]

18. Seals & Crofts did, though

Or at least one of them did.

Edit: Whoops; my mistake. Apparently, nobody famous played on the record, but the entire human race were in The Champs at some time or another: http://www.sealsandcrofts.com/champs.html

[tatertop]

19. they really went thru the personnel

I wonder why

[driver8]

20. Jim Keltner...does he count??

[Jamastiene]

21. Thommy Price. Drummer.

DeborahHarrySolo
Others
thenJoanJettPermanently.
Great drummer.

[chaska]

22. Pat Thrall, Tommy Bolin, Glenn Hughes

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. Tommy Mars, Robin Trower, Ed Mann, Terry Bozio

[Chichiri]

24. Tony Levin, baby.

[Scoots]

25. What about Steve Vai?

[CrownPrinceBandar]

26. Levin, for sure.................

I saw him back in the late 80's with Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe and he was incredible. His use of the Chapman Stick blows me away. On one song, he had these 4-5" finger extensions and he was wailing away on his bass, it was wild.

[jobycom]

27. Does Ringo Star count?Jeff Beck? Robert Palmer?