Best "Dead Rock Band" of all time.

[Chef2]

Prince says sup, bitches.

Prince is in the running for best musician ever……dead or alive.

 

[Chef2]

My personal preference. FWIW.

Vocals: Waylon Jennings
Guitar: Tom Petty
Guitar: Prince
Piano: Jerry Lee Lewis
Drums: Neal Peart

 

[Starman]

You could probably put together seven great all-star bands if you broke the selections up by decades back to the 1950s -- selecting by the years the artist hit their commercial peak:

1950s:
Lead vocals: Elvis
Lead guitar: Chuck Berry
Rhythm guitar, producer: Buddy Holly
Bash: Bill Black
Drums: Jerry Allison
Keyboards: Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis

(Fun Fact: Four members of the 1950s group were still alive as of 2017)

1960s:
Lead vocal, rhythm guitar: John Lennon
Lead guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bash: James Jamerson
Drums: Charlie Watts
Keyboards: Nicky Hopkins
Vocals: Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin
Multi-ornamental instruments; Brian Jones

1970s:
Lead vocals, sax: David Bowie
Lead guitar: Eddie Van Halen
Guitar/effects/producer: Frank Zappa
Rhythm/slide guitar, sitar: George Harrison
Bash: John Entwhistle
Keyboards, vocals: Freddie Mercury
Drums: Keith Moon, Bonzo Bonham

1980s
Lead vocals: Michael Jackson
Lead guitar, vocals, etc etc etc. Prince
Rhythm guitar, vocals: Tom Petty
Lead guitar: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Bash: Cliff Burton
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Sax: Clarence Clemons

 

[Spartan Squad]

Somebody better break the news to Linda Ronstadt that she's dead.

The voice, yes

her, not so much

 

[micropolitan guy]

I haven't seen a steel guitar player yet but Sneaky Pete Kleinow has to be in the discussion.

And James Burton on guitar.

 

[Huggy]

The great James Burton is still alive and just turned 84.

 

[Tighthead]

The great James Burton is still alive and just turned 84.

With Burton, Ronstadt and Carol Kane we are now forming a band of "live people we thought were dead". Need a drummer.

 

[micropolitan guy]

The great James Burton is still alive and just turned 84.

Well good, for some reason I thought he was deceased.

 

[Huggy]

With Burton, Ronstadt and Carol Kane we are now forming a band of "live people we thought were dead". Need a drummer.

I thought Dave Clark died some years ago. Apparently not, he's 83.

 

[micropolitan guy]

I thought Dave Clark died some years ago. Apparently not, he's 83.

I think Mike Smith was the most recent DC5 member to pash. My favorite English invasion group, with the Hollies a close second and then Gerry and the Pacemakers.

 

[Slacker]

With Burton, Ronstadt and Carol Kane we are now forming a band of "live people we thought were dead". Need a drummer.

Oh, wow. Who knew!?!