OLD 55 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 There's a lot of musicians who've "guested" on other musicians' records, either in the form of backup vocals or playing an instrument (often uncredited on the disc or in the liner notes). The Beatles and Bob Dylan were prime examples of this, often under assumed names. I thought this might make a good Knowledge Sharing thread. Here's a few to start the ball rolling: Duane Allman played guitar on Layla/ Derek and the Dominoes John Lennon sang backup on Fame/ David Bowie Harry Nilsson sang backup and Paul McCartney played kazoo on You're Sixteen/ Ringo Starr Gerge Harrison played guitar on Badge/ Cream Stevie Wonder played harmonica onThere Must Be An Angel Playing With My Heart/ Eurythmics Jimmy Page and Stevie Winwood played guitar and keyboards on With A little Help From My Friends/ Joe Cocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Grover Washington Jr played Sax on "Just The Two Of Us" with Bill Withers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImThatGuyToo Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Eric Clapton played with the Beatles on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Ian Stewart played with Led Zeppelin on Boogie With Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielj Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 On Have A Cigar, Roy Harper sings lead. By The Way... Wasnt Duane Allman part of Derek AnD The Dominoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Yeh he was...during the Layla and Other Assorted Songs album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 1. By The Way... Wasnt Duane Allman part of Derek AnD The Dominoes? 2. Yeh he was...during the Layla and Other Assorted Songs album Not officially - he GUESTED as stated. The group was a spinoff of Clapton and three musos (Friends*) from "Delaney & Bonnie", whose first 4 Hits were credited to "Delaney & Bonnie & Friends* ". ............................................................ This is from "Artistfacts" - part of Songfacts. Amazing what you can find here. ............................................................ Artistfacts: QUOTE Derek And The Dominoes 1970-1971 Eric Clapton guitar, vocals Bobby Whitlock organ Carl Radle bass Jim Gordon drums Clapton got the idea to form the band after they played together on George Harrison's first solo album, All Things Must Pass. The 3 members who are not Clapton were in the band Delaney And Bonnie, and got to know Clapton while they were touring with Blind Faith in 1969. After playing in high-profile groups Cream and Blind Faith, Clapton wanted to keep a low profile, and insisted that he remain anonymous while they were touring. At first, most people had no idea Clapton was in the band. They released only one studio album, Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs. It flopped when it first came out in 1970, because Clapton was not listed on it. 2 years later, when people knew it was Clapton's project, the album was re-released and became a huge hit. Duane Allman played on some of the sessions. A huge fan of Clapton's, he was invited to come by the studio. Clapton asked him to sit in, and they became good friends. Allman died a year later in a motorcycle accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Paul and Linda sing in one song of Carly Simon (No Secrets album), Paul Mccartney did things on James Taylor songs, Donovan and Brian Jones played in some Beatles songs too... sorry i don´t give the names, i got my files home... oh, that internet connection!! Actually, Beatles and Stones used to backup each other... and Eric Clapton is known to have lend a hand to many friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Yes, there were lots of "buddies" guesting on each others' records. The Beatles individually guested on many records, especially for those artists on their own label, Apple. I hope you get access to your books soon Edna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Mick and a few of the Stones sang backup on "All You Need is Love" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalynn Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 John Sebastion played harmonica on Roadhouse Blues with The Doors :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenYearsGone Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Jerry Garcia played pedal steel guitar on CSNY's "Teach Your Children" (and played poorly according to JG). James Taylor played banjo on Neil Young's "Old Man." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Jimi Hendrix played lead guitar on Stephen Stills' "Old Times, Good Times". Rick Wakeman played piano on Cat Stevens' "Morning Has Broken". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 BOB DYLAN on lots of other artists' records - usually playing harmonica, piano, or harp or doing backup vocals, often under a pseudonym . Here's a few of those he's used. Bob Landy Tedham Porterhouse Blind Boy Grunt Robert Milkwood Thomas Roosevelt Gook :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang on the Stones' We Love You. Eric Clapton played on many of George Harrison's solo albums. Ringo Starr played on Keith Moon's solo album, as well as Jim Keltner, Harry Nilsson and some others I can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rock & roller Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Gosh, there's so many...lots of folks mentioned the various Beatles guesting on other artists records. But, in the late 60's & early 70's they couldn't use their real names due to legal problems going on at the time. So, John Lennon was "Dr. Winston O'Boogie"...George Harrison was "L'Angelo Mysterioso"...Ringo Starr was "Ritchie Snare"...not sure if Paul McCartney had a fake name. He was the one initiating a lot of the legal action so maybe he didn't need one. But he sang background vocals on Ringo's cover of "You're Sixteen". Ringo & George both were on Leon Russell's excellent debut album in 1970, as was Eric Clapton. Clapton played on the "Delaney & Bonnie & Freinds" album. John Lennon, of course, was on a lot of Harry Nilsson's stuff. Let's see...Dave Mason played acoustic guitar on Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" and various members of Traffic, including Steve Winwood, played on "Electric Ladyland". While we're on Hendrix, the background vocals on "You Got Me Floating" from "Axis Bold As Love" were sung by Roy Wood, Trevor Burton & Carl Wayne of The Move. Roy Wood also played sax & sang on The Beach Boys song "It's OK". Andy Summers, later of The Police, played on the last Eric Burdon & The Animals album, "Love Is", in 1969. Steve Miller, Dave Mason & Charlie Musselwhite played on Merryweather's album "Word Of Mouth" in 1970. Bruce Springsteen played & sang on a couple of Gary "US" Bonds more recent albums and also dueted with Warren Zevon on his last album. Johnny Cash guested on Bob Dylan's "Girl From The North Country" from "Nashville Skyline". Lots more but I can't think of 'em right now. Maybe on a future post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 David Crosby's first solo album If I Could Only Remember My Name ('71) had many friends helping - some of the Jefferson Airplane Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady Grateful Dead - Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann Santana - Gregg Rolie and Michael Shrieve Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Graham Nash This album is still in my top 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor dropped some sounds on Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold." I think they were in town for an awards show when they came by the studio. Listen to the end of the song and you'll hear them clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 not sure if Paul McCartney had a fake name. He was the one initiating a lot of the legal action so maybe he didn't need one. Congratulations on an Excellent post - you really know your music. When the Beatles started their own Apple records they guested/ produced/ wrote songs for their stable of artists. I'm not sure if Paul used a pseudonym when he guested on any songs, but he produced the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's UK and Australian Hit "I'm The Urban Spaceman" as Apollo C.Vermouth in 1968. Paul always seems to be cast as the "baddie" in the Beatles' breakup. Why? He was the only one of the Fab 4 to see through the choice of Alan Klein as their (Mis)Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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