My All-Time Bands

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could make your own supergroup? Well, me neither. But if i did, this is what my band would look like. And, in the spirit of the olympic games that are going on as i type this, my silver & bronze bands as well.
-cpb 9/16/00
(I apologize for the color of this announcement, i was completely insane at the time).



GOLD:
Frontman: Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Lead Guitar: Steve Cropper (The Mar-Keys/Booker T. & The MG's/The Blues Brothers) & Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Rhythm Guitar: Pete Townshend (The Who)
Bass Guitar: John Entwistle (The Who)
Drums/Percussion: Keith Moon (The Who) & Mitch Mitchell (The Riot Squad/The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Keyboards/Synthesizer/Organ/Piano: Ray Manzarek (The Doors) & Manfred Mann (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
Harmonica/Harp: Magic Dick (J. Geils Band/Bluestime)
Backing Vocals: Steve Winwood (The Spencer Davis Group/Traffic/Blind Faith), Annie Lennox (The Eurythmics), Sting (The Police) & Michael McDonald (Steely Dan/The Doobie Brothers)

SILVER:
Frontman: Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Lead Guitar: Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers/Cream/Blind Faith/Derek & The Dominos) & Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band/Derek & The Dominos)
Rhythm Guitar: Brian May (Queen)
Bass Guitar: John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Drums/Percussion: John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) & Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
Keyboards/Synthesizer/Organ/Piano: John Evans (John Evans' Smash/Jethro Tull) & Gary Brooker (The Paramounts/Procol Harum)
Harmonica/Harp: Norton Buffalo (The Steve Miller Band/The Knockouts)
Backing Vocals: The 3 I's {Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley & Judy Mowatt} (Bob Marley & The Wailers) & Billy Nichols

BRONZE:
Frontman: Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Lead Guitar: Stevie Ray Vaughan (Triple Threat/Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble) & Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
Rhythm Guitar: Robbie Krieger (The Doors/Robbie Kreiger Organization)
Bass Guitar: John Glascock (Carmen/Jethro Tull)
Drums/Percussion: Stewart Copeland (The Police/Animal Logic) & Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull/Robin Trower Band)
Keyboards/Synthesizer/Organ/Piano: Elton John & Jon Lord (The Artwoods/Deep Purple/Whitesnake)
Harmonica/Harp: Peter-Hope Evans (Medicine Head)
Backing Vocals: Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders), Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) & The Beatles

And, of course, what would a band be without songs...

Songwriters: Pete Townshend, Ian Anderson, Sting, Elvis Costello, John Fogerty & Bob Dylan

Some people who just missed the cut:
Frontmen: Mick Jagger, Peter Wolf, Robert Plant & Roger Daltrey
Guitars: Robin Trower, Allen Collins & George Thorogood
Bass Guitar: Jeffrey Hammonds, Jack Bruce & Lemmy Kilmister
Drums: Levon Helm
Keyboards/Synthesizer/Organ/Piano: Billy Powell & John "Rabbit" Bundrick
Backing Vocals: Jeff Lynne, Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson


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