Since this thread has gone WAY off on a Steely Dan tangent, let me offer up this tidbit: I am one of the very, very few who can say that they saw Steely Dan's very first tour, before they stopped touring entirely and became a studio only band. 1972, The Hollywood Palladium (capacity must have been 2,000 max). The bill? Black Oak Arkansas, Steely Dan, Focus. That's right, I saw Steely Dan open for Black Oak Arkansas. David Palmer, lead vocals (he sang "Dirty Work"), Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, lead guitar. Yeah, they were good. I wouldn't say they were anything to write home about, but they played their material like the record and that can't be bad. No horns, no backup singers. We knew who they were because Can't Buy A Thrill was already out and Reelin' In The Years and Do It Again were ALL over the radio. I'm also one of the very few who can say they saw Focus ("Hocus Pocus"). Now you know: I'm OLD. The Palladium in the early 70's used to get the greatest lineups and it was always a triple bill. In separate shows I saw Rod Stewart and The Faces, West, Bruce and Laing and Mott The Hoople. Mott was an opener but it's been over 50 years and I can't even remember now who Mott opened for. Mott was very good, just classic rock and roll. West, Bruce and Laing didn't impress me much. Obviously it was an offshoot of Mountain and I just wish that I had seen Mountain, one of my all-time favorite bands. Rod and The Faces was a CLASSIC night of very LOUD and very GREAT rock and roll music!! I got to meet Ian McLagan circa 2013 (not long before he passed) in the lobby after one of his solo shows and he reminisced about that '72 Faces show with me. Just a really sweet guy. He seemed thrilled to talk with a fan who was there.
@robslob "Back when they were a band ..." - that's a typical description of the first 2 (3?) Steely Dan albums. I actually envy you over your having seen them back then! I saw them on Midnight Special, In Concert and a couple of other TV shows back then (I was only 12 or 13). Truth is, they didn't tour much back then at all. Starting with Pretzel Logic - and really setting up around Aja, Becker and Fagen pretty much became a music production company. That's when the heavy polish began to hit. Even the stuff from the band days was amazing! Do it Again, Reelin in the Years etc. - that stuff was not typical of pop radio or rock and roll in general. When Becker and Fagen met (Bard College ... played with a drummer named Chevy Chase for a while) - while everybody else was listening to Beatles, Stones et al - they were deep into heavy jazz. They cast their own mold early on!
Again - back on topic:
Warren Zevon Sentimental Hygeine
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
REM
Love Steely Dan - the late great David Crosby was quoted-major to this effect too - he was a real big fan
darn it!
off topic & all, it comes to mind nonetheless
“people keep askin me, where’s your brother?”
refer to Johnny Winter’s guest spot & Burn take of R&RHKoo on Roadwork - White Trash was a short-lived & slam-min band
🎶on topic, guitarist Marc Ribot’s guest spots on Medeski Martin & Wood’s CD It’s A Jungle In Here🎼
Stephen Stills - "Right By You"
Jimmy Page
Bernie Leadon
Muddy Waters - "Hard Again" "King Bee" "I'm Ready"
Johnny Winter
"My friends say I'm ugly I got a masculine face." Tom Waits
Paul Rodger- Muddy Waters Blues Had several guest guitarists Best ones imho:
David Gilmour on Standing Around Crying
Jeff Beck on I Just Want to Make Love to You
Someday, everything's gonna be different
When I paint my masterpiece.
Paul Rodgers- Muddy Waters Blues Had several guest guitarists Best ones imho:
David Gilmour on Standing Around Crying
Jeff Beck on I Just Want to Make Love to You
- also included Trevor Rabin from Yes (Louisiana Blues). Never woulda pegged him for a bluesman.
Stevie Wonder "Talking Book"
Jeff Beck
Buzzy Feiten
Gregg Allman "Laid Back"
Buzzy Feiten
Jimmy Nalls
Scott Boyer
Tommy Talton
Bonnie Bramlett "Lady's Choice"
Tommy Talton
"My friends say I'm ugly I got a masculine face." Tom Waits
Paul Rodgers- Muddy Waters Blues Had several guest guitarists Best ones imho:
David Gilmour on Standing Around Crying
Jeff Beck on I Just Want to Make Love to You
- also included Trevor Rabin from Yes (Louisiana Blues). Never woulda pegged him for a bluesman.
Also on Muddy Waters Blues
Buddy Guy
Brian May
Steve Miller
Gary Moore
Neal Schon
"My friends say I'm ugly I got a masculine face." Tom Waits
Alex Taylor With Friends & Neighbors
Scott Boyer
Tommy Talton
Muddy Waters The London Sessions
Rory Gallagher
Delbert McClinton The Jealous Kind
Wayne Perkins
"My friends say I'm ugly I got a masculine face." Tom Waits
Bob Marley -Concrete Jungle (Catch a Fire)
Wayne Perkins
Okay, for a guy who is not a household name outside of his hometown, Wayne played with just about everybody. Joe Cocker, Joni Mitchell, Hank Jr, the Stones, Leon Russell .... I can't generate it from memory, but it is a long and impressive list. His story about playing with Marley includes being brought in to add some southern funk to Marley's reggae in order to help make it more commercially appealing. Said it took him forever to find the beat, but once he did he just took off! Said that after the take, Marley came running into the studio from the control room and crammed a gigantic blunt into his (Wayne's) mouth.
George’s L’Angelo Misterioso handle on Badge (Goodbye Cream)
Jerry Garcia’s guest spot on a late-1980s Ornette Coleman album
Common denominator, they both stay in background, looking for texture instead of stepping out
George apparently plays rhythm guitar on Badge - of course he co-wrote it w/Clapton
like Jimi on Old Time Good Times, George and Jerry have relatively reserved roles here
