Unsung Heroes of Rock

Janis Joplin in a pant suit??? Pretty good talent to be able to do that.

 

Former Pandora, former Pixie, former Muff Kim Shattuck. I had the chance to meet her at one of her last shows before she died in 2019. Best scream in rock.

 

I think I read somewhere that she apologized to the band after her recording, she basically thought she had done a terrible job.

 

Interesting topic. How about Kathy Redfern's "Be Quiet, Big Boys Don't Cry" on the 10CC hit I'm Not in Love.

 

Mike Mills of R.E.M.
He was cited a few times as the bands "secret weapon"

 

The Guitar Army. I thought they were the best of the 80s guitar bands.

 

Every single drummer & bass player who holds it all up..

 

All of my “heroes” are unsung, and that’s perfectly okay with me.

The fact that the mainstream has passed them by is a testament to their integrity and their uncompromising artistic expression.
If the status quo did gobble them up, it’s usually proof of the opposite.
The best artists let the public come to them, not pander to the sterile hit machine.

 

Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. You didnt really think Brad Whitford and Joe Perry played "A train kept a rollin' " did you?

Train kept a rollin'



Hunter & Wagner on "Sweet Jane" live, Rock n roll animal Lou Reed.




Glenn Buxton was another unsung hero of mine.

 

The Wrecking Crew.

 

here's my nominee. Jesse "Ed" Davis. he was a native American from Oklahoma. he was widely known by the likes of George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Leon Russel, etc. he played lead guitar with Taj Mahal for some time with Ry Crooder playing rhythm guitar.. he played lead guitar on Jackson Brown's record, "Doctor My Eyes".

 

Wow, she was brilliant at that! The range, the emotion, stunning!

 

Waddy Wachtel, Kenny Aronson, and Leland Sklar are my choices for a backup band. These guys have done thousands of recordings and concerts. You've seen and heard them for years. Every unsung studio musician that ever did a session counts.

The real unsung heroes? Stagehands and roadies who guarantee the show will go on no matter what. The Grateful Dead handed out shirts to local crews that read, "First In, Last Out." Can't forget the truck and bus drivers who haul the band and their gear around the country as well. Even the janitors at the venues who have to clean up after the show. The ushers and concessionaires and security and ticket takers fill a need as well. These are the real unsung heroes.

 

Great choice! I was going to say the Wrecking Crew, but Audept beat me to it! ;-) But....this one is fantastic.

 

Great call! I fell in love with Linda Ronstadt and her albums in the '70s and Waddy was a brilliant part of that sound.

 

Linda's voice was a gift from God. It can still bring tears to my eyes. So sad that Parkinson's took it from her. Waddy and Andrew Gold were prime parts of that sound.

 

God save the Kinks!