If you could bring back one dead musician.....

October 04, 2018, 02:35 AM

wildheartedson0105

Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Healthwise, he wasn't in his prime during his early years. Musically, he always was. After he became clean and sober, he was all in, and quite incredible.

October 04, 2018, 02:42 AM

houndawg

Charlie Parker

October 04, 2018, 03:20 AM

rizzle

Live, front row, Chet Atkins.

October 04, 2018, 09:59 AM

maxdog

Best female blues/rock performer ever: Janis Joplin.

October 04, 2018, 10:50 AM

smschulz

That is a hard one.
Frank Sinatra would albeit before my time would be classic.
Otherwise I guess if you bring back Keith Emerson you'd have to have Greg Lake ride for free too.
Would have loved to hear Alvin Lee before he passed.

October 04, 2018, 11:54 AM

ersatzknarf

quote:
Originally posted by wildheartedson0105:
Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Healthwise, he wasn't in his prime during his early years. Musically, he always was. After he became clean and sober, he was all in, and quite incredible.

"Beast Mode"

October 04, 2018, 06:44 PM

mikeyspizza

Buddy Holly or SRV

October 04, 2018, 07:23 PM

CharlieSW

quote:
Originally posted by hberttmank:
Jimi Hendrix

I always wondered what Hendrix would have evolved to.

October 04, 2018, 07:27 PM

ZSMICHAEL

"Yeah, I'd bring back Famous Guitar Player, but only after he was crippled by arthritis, and reduced to a drooling imbecile by Alzheimers."
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That was funny. I did have the misfortune of seeing a few of those. The casino circuit here in Mississippi brought quite a number of performers who were well past their prime and still performing. It was quite sad to see Bo Diddley in one of his last performances. He still had his famous square guitar and mumbled Hey Bo Diddley before he left the stage. In contrast, some of the groups still had their stuff. Smokey Robinson put on quite a show.

I never got to see Janis Joplin. That would be my choice.

October 04, 2018, 07:52 PM

Gustofer

quote:
Originally posted by CharlieSW:
quote:
Originally posted by hberttmank:
Jimi Hendrix

I always wondered what Hendrix would have evolved to.

A rapper.

October 04, 2018, 07:58 PM

TMats

quote:
Originally posted by TwoRivers:
Jessi Bjorling

Was he Jussi’s more talented brother?

October 05, 2018, 06:37 AM

mark123

quote:
Originally posted by Mikito:
Keith Richards

IT WORKED!!

October 05, 2018, 06:58 AM

mark123

quote:
Originally posted by 0-0:
No love for David Bowie, uh?

0-0

I think Bowie accomplished everything he wanted to and gave us all he had to offer. It was a good and long run. I say let him rest.

SRV was taken too soon but he was an I unevolving sort. As awesome as he was, I feel he would have worked himself into irrelevance.

Jimi Hendrix was an evolving type but it would have got weird, man.

I can't think of my answer to this question.

October 05, 2018, 07:25 AM

jigray3

No Elvis or Jerry Garcia? Not my choice, but I'm still a bit surprised.

I agree I'd bring back someone who died young and had much more to offer. Several mentioned so far come to mind as does Nick Drake.

October 05, 2018, 08:05 AM

2Adefender

Another vote for John Bonham.

And Duane Allman.

October 05, 2018, 08:22 AM

lyman

quote:
Originally posted by CharlieSW:
quote:
Originally posted by hberttmank:
Jimi Hendrix

I always wondered what Hendrix would have evolved to.

I read something, somewhere, years ago that he would have likely moved over to some Jazz,

I could see that, as well as SRV doing the same,
at least as a side project

October 05, 2018, 08:25 AM

lyman

quote:
Originally posted by mark123:
quote:
Originally posted by 0-0:
No love for David Bowie, uh?

0-0
I think Bowie accomplished everything he wanted to and gave us all he had to offer. It was a good and long run. I say let him rest.

SRV was taken too soon but he was an I unevolving sort. As awesome as he was, I feel he would have worked himself into irrelevance.

Jimi Hendrix was an evolving type but it would have got weird, man.

I can't think of my answer to this question.

interesting comment,

some artists fall out of favor with the public, at least as far as getting the TV/internet time, and yet continue to make great music,

tastes change, new styles 'take over' and those with talent keep on keeping on,

October 05, 2018, 09:51 AM

maladat

quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
"Yeah, I'd bring back Famous Guitar Player, but only after he was crippled by arthritis, and reduced to a drooling imbecile by Alzheimers."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That was funny. I did have the misfortune of seeing a few of those. The casino circuit here in Mississippi brought quite a number of performers who were well past their prime and still performing. It was quite sad to see Bo Diddley in one of his last performances. He still had his famous square guitar and mumbled Hey Bo Diddley before he left the stage. In contrast, some of the groups still had their stuff. Smokey Robinson put on quite a show.

I never got to see Janis Joplin. That would be my choice.

They aren't dead yet, so they don't quite fit here, but on the "old guys that are still impressive," I saw one of the concerts on the Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood tour a few years ago and it was incredible.