MaFunk Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Any of you guys supported any big guns out there.. Be interesting to see who you have met along the way so to speak. My .02c worth (Funk covers + originals band) Average white Band The Blackbirds Sharon Jones + Dap Kings Bad Manners .. WHAT IS HIP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 My list from the dino rock years: Bob Segar The Flock Bachman Turner Overdrive (multiple times) REO Speedwagon (multiple times) Cactus Blue Oyster Cult Peter Frampton Black Oak Arkansas Sons of Champlin Detroit Foghat Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels later in my career: Jerry Lee Lewis Iron Butterfly Grass Roots Jerry Springer (yes THAT guy) That's just people I have played with, not met and partied with... Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I've been fortunate to have performed with the following artists: Wynton & Branford Marsalis Dave Valentin Paquito De Rivera Beach Boys Patti Austin Mike & Randy Brecker Nelson Rangell Deborah Henson-Conant Ann Hampton Callaway Karen Akers Sammy Cahn Angela Bofill Jennifer Holiday Phoebe Snow Red Rodney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Just curious... do you mean who have you played with, as in on the same stage at the same time, or do you mean who have you opened for (no, not like that Tom ), as in on the same stage as a warmup act (the term "supported" means either one in my circles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Sven Golly: ...or do you mean who have you opened for (no, not like that Tom ) Don't pull me into this, Sven. You're on your own. "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Is There Gas in the Car?: Originally posted by Sven Golly: ...or do you mean who have you opened for (no, not like that Tom ) Don't pull me into this, Sven. You're on your own. So much for you always saying you had my back when the chips were down, Tom.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Not much really..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Not wanting to name drop here, but I have once opened for Kim Mitchell. That's right, you heard it right... Uh... I did a show that Tom Green attended too... I will hang up and listen... I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Phred: Not wanting to name drop here, but I have once opened for Kim Mitchell. That's right, you heard it right... Funny, I always thought his name was Max... Ahem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrennan Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Phred: Not wanting to name drop here, but I have once opened for Kim Mitchell. That's right, you heard it right... .. Me too. But to me that IS saying alot because Kim is one of my all time favourites. also opened for, ZZ Top Collective Soul Colin James Honeymoon Suite Tragically Hip (they also opened for my band once in the 80's) David Wilcox The Guess Who Trooper DLR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 It was - he changed it to Kim Mitchell when he stopped touring stadiums, and started touring rual fair grounds and puppet shows. I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrennan Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The band's name was Max Webster of which Kim Mitchell was the front man. Max was a great band in the late 70's. Kim's been a solo artist for about 25 years and has played many a stadium, especially in the mid-late eighties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzurkan Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 My 80's original band opened for numerous bands of the era in SoCAL. I know there's more than listed here; I simply can't remember much from that decade. Missing Persons Devo Sparks Los Lobos The Plimsouls The Romantics The Tubes Red Hot Chile Peppers Motels The Bangles Oingo Boingo Berlin Wall of Voodoo The Alarm Zurkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I didn't mean to offend you... Kim is definately a guitar great and was a song writer extrodinare. However he has done a fair bit of touring on the 'B' or 'C' circuit - at least in and around the Ottawa valley. That was the joke I was trying to make. That and most people on this forum have never heard of the only famous person I have opened for. Back to your regularly scheduled programming. Note: Max Webster put out some great stuff back in the day. My favourite being when they joined forces with Rush and did Battlescar. I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Phred: Not wanting to name drop here, but I have once opened for Kim Mitchell. That's right, you heard it right... And did you go for soda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 All I can think of is: Pure Praire League Grass Roots Guess Who Steppenwolf Michael Johnson Mose Allison KC and the Sunshine Band Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trill Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Played guitar as a member of the Hope Rythym Players backing up Christian Artist: Clay Crosse Eddie Hedges (Blessed Union of Souls) Also opened for ; Micheal Tait (DC Talk) Chat and have Emailed and have played practical jokes with keyboardist for the 2nd best Corporate band in the world (he got ripped , should have been numero uno) Tom Henry (Is there Gas in the car?) Where talkin the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by dgrennan: The band's name was Max Webster of which Kim Mitchell was the front man. Max was a great band in the late 70's. Kim's been a solo artist for about 25 years and has played many a stadium, especially in the mid-late eighties. Ummmm... I guess the smileys weren't enough to make it clear that I was being completely facetious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Instead of dropping the hip, I'm going with the absurd. You'd have to be an old fart like me to understand how truly absurd this gig was. It's the mid/late '70's..... It was a series of "amusement park" gigs playing behind a bunch of singers booked as the Hollywood teens. The PA was something that would have been too big for Black Sabbath. The singers were Todd Bridges, Donny Most, Scott Baio and Jimmy McNichols. I still think back on playing "Gimmie Gimmie Some Lovin'" on 11 as sung by Ralph Malph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by BluMunk: Originally posted by Phred: Not wanting to name drop here, but I have once opened for Kim Mitchell. That's right, you heard it right... And did you go for soda? ...might as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Sven Golly: Originally posted by BluMunk: Originally posted by Phred: Not wanting to name drop here, but I have once opened for Kim Mitchell. That's right, you heard it right... And did you go for soda? ...might as well. Nah.... I'm more partial to Lager and Ale I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 As much as I'd love to continue the puns concerning the lyrical waxings of Mr. Pye Dubois, I fear we're inflicting too damage on this thread... So, back on topic, my list includes: Van Halen Foreigner Queensryche Kim Mitchell April Wine Trooper Frozen Ghost Alannah Myles DC Talk (saw these guys mentioned earlier, so... ) As a sideman, I've worked with a lot of Canadian "rock" artists, including (but not limited to) Harem Scarem, Nash the Slash, Ken Tobias and Phil Naro (Talas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Trill: Chat and have Emailed and have played practical jokes with keyboardist for the 2nd best Corporate band in the world (he got ripped , should have been numero uno) Tom Henry (Is there Gas in the car?) Where talkin the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame And guess what, Trill? If you Google "Is There Gas In The Car?", you get that wonderful Photoshopped picture that you made with my head on someone else's body. I thank you for that. Oh... and we like to think of ourselves as the best corporate band in the United States since the guys who won first place were flown in from Australia. Oh well, the T-shirt they gave me is nice. "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Thought of another one and with this one I think I win: The parrot that sings San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrennan Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Ummmm... I guess the smileys weren't enough to make it clear that I was being completely facetious. [/QB] Yeah, guess I shoulda' caught that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffk Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Mentioned previously, but I did play backup keys on the same stage as Stevie Wonder, even though it hadn't been planned (while in SA, he just dropped in at the club I was playing in ) YouTube music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidLifeCrisis Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Back in the 70s: Opened for Aerosmith Had Herman Hermits open for us Played for 2 months in Freddie Fender's tour band Recently: Opened for Chris Cagle (stretch here) played in Kristina Allman's band (Greg's 1st wife) Steve A Lifetime of Peace, Love and Protest Music www.rock-xtreme.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trill Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Originally posted by Is There Gas in the Car?: Originally posted by Trill: Chat and have Emailed and have played practical jokes with keyboardist for the 2nd best Corporate band in the world (he got ripped , should have been numero uno) Tom Henry (Is there Gas in the car?) Where talkin the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame And guess what, Trill? If you Google "Is There Gas In The Car?", you get that wonderful Photoshopped picture that you made with my head on someone else's body. I thank you for that. You didn't really want your own body did you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Originally posted by Is There Gas in the Car?: If you Google "Is There Gas In The Car?", you get that wonderful Photoshopped picture that you made with my head on someone else's body.And if you check, the picture is titled "Pop piano guy", but it remains obscure if "pop" applies to the piano (pop piano) or the guy (popular guy). It could also refer to a popping belly, who knows? But you sure show a healthy belly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latchmo Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I consider myself very fortunate to make my living playing music. Among many others, I've been a hired sideman for: Richie Havens, Popa Chubby, Vann Piano Man Walls (organ), Jimmy Thackery, Bill Perry, Buddy Miles, Hubert Sumlin, Rudy Ray Moore (aka Dolomite). By happenstance, some others I've played with are Leslie West, Tinsley Elis, Shemekia and Johnny Copeland, The Holmes Brothers, Joan Osbourne, Lucky Peterson, John McEnroe, and Dr. John (he played guitar). Some of the artists I can remember opening for are: Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Bela Fleck, Bill Wyman, John Paul Jones, Joe Cocker, The Skatalites, Lee Scratch Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Robin Trower, NRBQ, Marcus Miller, Jeff Beck, BB King, Robert Cray, Albert Lee, Brian Auger, Rhoda Scott, Bill Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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