Shamanczarek Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Joe Walsh. [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote C3/122, M102A, Vox V301H, Farfisa Compact, Gibson G101, GEM P, RMI 300A, Piano Bass, Pianet , Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, Matrix 12, OB8, Korg MS20, Jupiter 6, Juno 60, PX-5S, Nord Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Michael McDonald 1 Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I stumbled upon this a long time ago. It's a very brief EVH, a tad wasted, playing a grand. Cool find David. Appearances would suggest you have also proven yourself to be a master of witty understatement. Do you think that's bigger than a grand? Well, I certainly would have paid more than a grand for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthizen2 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Probably the most well known example (in my mind) of a Band Leader who plays Keys = Keith Emerson (ELP) No, he doesn't sing... but he definitely matches the thread title "Prominent Frontmen that are Keyboardists"... almost exclusively. I guess because of RIP, we forgot about him? 2 Quote Kurzweil PC3, Yamaha MOX8, Alesis Ion, Kawai K3M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Probably the most well known example (in my mind) of a Band Leader who plays Keys = Keith Emerson (ELP) I guess because of RIP, we forgot about him? I *think*--though I admit that the thread's rules are a bit Baseketball-like to me--that the topic is, people primarily known as non-keyboard-playing frontmen, who turn out to be great keyboard players. 1 Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajstan Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Toni Tennille I"m thinking that the topic is lead singers of a duo or group that perform a significant portion of their show behind a keyboard as their primary instrument. Solo artists aren"t included. 1 Quote Nord Stage 3 HA88, Nord Stage 3 Compact, Casio CT-S1, Radial Key Largo, Westone AM Pro 30, Rolls PM55P, K&M 18880 + 18881, Bose S1 Pro, JBL 305p MKII, Zoom Q2n-4K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Does Peter Wolf count? 1 Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajstan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Does Peter Wolf count? Seth Justman played keys for J. Geils. 1 Quote Nord Stage 3 HA88, Nord Stage 3 Compact, Casio CT-S1, Radial Key Largo, Westone AM Pro 30, Rolls PM55P, K&M 18880 + 18881, Bose S1 Pro, JBL 305p MKII, Zoom Q2n-4K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Does Peter Wolf count? Seth Justman played keys for J. Geils. Yeah, but I thought Wolf also was credited with keyboards. 1 Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I thought the OP intended the thread for non-key-centered front men who were actually significant keyboardists in other contexts. If I'm right, that would invalidate 90+% of the postings. Gee, am I clever! That's why I included Greg Lake, since he was Emerson's front man, and rarely played keys in ELP. I would not include Emerson because he never fronted his groups. I think Lennon and McCartney would fit that criterion. Hmm. How about the Pittsburgh Symphony's conductor Andre Previn, who happened to be an excellent jazz pianist? 1 Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajstan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Does Peter Wolf count? Seth Justman played keys for J. Geils. Yeah, but I thought Wolf also was credited with keyboards. Ah, I didn"t know that. 1 Quote Nord Stage 3 HA88, Nord Stage 3 Compact, Casio CT-S1, Radial Key Largo, Westone AM Pro 30, Rolls PM55P, K&M 18880 + 18881, Bose S1 Pro, JBL 305p MKII, Zoom Q2n-4K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickp Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Would add Norah Jones, Sara Bareillas. 1 Quote Kawai KG-2D / Yamaha CP33 S90ES MX49 CP4 P515 / Hammond SK1 / NS3 88 / NS3Compact QSC K8.2s K10.2s KSubs / SoundcraftUi24 / SSv3 / GK MB112 MB115 MB210 Neo410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S_Gould Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I'm not sure at this point exactly what we're looking for, but as a fan of the Guess Who I never realized until I finally saw them in '72 that Burton Cummings was the keyboardist (and his playing was way beyond anything I heard on the records). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I'm not sure at this point exactly what we're looking for Yes, there has been a lot of confusion about that. ;-) My own reading was that it's supposed to be BANDS (not solo acts) where the front-person does NOT generally play the keys on stage, but DOES play keys on at least some of their recordings. As Tom said above, most of people's entries in the thread don't actually qualify. And actually, to be more precise, the OP was even more restrictive than my interpretation... he said that live, the front-people ONLY sing, and I took some licence from that by suggesting Stephen Stills. In in CSN/CSNY (and Buffalo Springfield and Manassas), he doesn't ONLY sing live, he also plays guitar, and also he will SOMETIMES walk over and play keyboards on a song live, but he is not the band's keyboardist, that's not where he spends most of his on-stage time. So technically, even my own suggestion didn't fit the bill, but it was close. ;-) Quote Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Supertramp Evanescence 1 Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamanczarek Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Emily Haines plays occasional Keys with Metric. Main instrument is a Sequential Pro-One. [video:youtube] Quote C3/122, M102A, Vox V301H, Farfisa Compact, Gibson G101, GEM P, RMI 300A, Piano Bass, Pianet , Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, Matrix 12, OB8, Korg MS20, Jupiter 6, Juno 60, PX-5S, Nord Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillearning Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I think Peter Hammill fits the criteria. He was the singer/frontman for Van der Graaf Generator, not known as a keyboardist, and played piano. 1 Quote I would like to apologize to anyone I have not yet offended. Please be patient and I will get to you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwave Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Ian Hunter with Mott The Hoople 1 Quote Kurzweil PC4, Expressive E Osmose, UNO Synth Pro, Hammond B-3X on iPad, Rhodes Mark II Stage 73, ART 710-A MK4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 EvanescenceGood call. Amy Lee is a very capable pianist. Cheers, Mike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 We all know Keith Emerson, which is why no one mentioned him. I'm interested in sussing out "hidden keyboardists"... which Mr. Emerson most definitely IS NOT! lol Good call on Amy Lee, not being a big Evanescence listener, I would never have known! 1 Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusker Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Lol, I had to re-read the entire thread before I understood (I think) the question. Really looking for 'sleeper keyboardists' that front bands? 1 Quote Steinway L, Yamaha Motif XS-8, NE3 73, Casio PX-5S, iPad, EV ZLX 12-P ZZ(x2), bunch of PA stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwave Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Brian May did some keyboard parts on Queen records, though he did sometimes also play them live (e.g. the DX7 Syn-Orch patch on "Who Wants To Live Forever"). 1 Quote Kurzweil PC4, Expressive E Osmose, UNO Synth Pro, Hammond B-3X on iPad, Rhodes Mark II Stage 73, ART 710-A MK4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Two million records sold so was popular keyboard playing front man. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad Paul Rogers in Bad Company 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan May Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Geoff Tate of Queensryche plays piano and saxophone on quite a few of their songs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Bruce Springsteen. almost all those classic epic songs were written on piano, NOT geetar. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewall08530 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Paul McCartney for the win! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I'll answer if the OP ever says what he meant The title sounds like frontmen who are primarily known as keyboardists, but then he listed Joe Walsh as an example, so then it sounds like frontmen who oh btw happened to play some keys, which could be almost anyone it seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Quinn Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Annie Lennox Beth Hart I saw videos of them accompanying themselves on piano from home during the pandemic. I don’t know if they’ve played keyboards on their recordings but they are certainly keyboardists. 1 Quote https://alquinn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, Al Quinn said: Annie Lennox https://www.annielennox.com/royal-academy-music-awards-annie-lennox-honorary-doctorate-university-london/ "Annie Lennox studied flute, piano and harpsichord at the [Royal Academy of Music] from 1971". I had to look that up - I knew she was a flautist, and obviously keyboard skills are a part of any music college course, but I didn't know piano/harpsichord were part of her study. There's a sort of lineage from baroque counterpoint to early monophonic synthpop lines, I suppose. Cheers, Mike. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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