Your all-star dream band...

[Joe Fields]

Unlimited as to size and range of instruments. Harps, bagpipes, do not matter. Who would you choose, regardless of playing styles? And take into consideration song writing capabilities.:headbang:

[taterguy]

1. Subject to later revision

Lead guitar: Lowman Pauling
Other guitar player: Robert Quine
Acoustic guitarist: Doc Watson
Drums: Gene Krupa
Sax: Bobby Keys
Bass: John Entwistle
Piano Player: Jerry Lee Lewis
Other piano player: Ben Folds
Vocals: Syd Straw
Other vocalist: Gram Parsons
Technical advisor: John Sinclair

[Joe Fields]

2. Who are Pauling, Quine and Straw?

[no name no slogan]

3. Bob Quine used to play for the Voidoids and Lou Reed

He's amazing. Sadly, he passed away a few years back.

[taterguy]

4. Pauling and Straw

Lowman Pauling: Lead guitarist for the Five Royales, enormously influential but reletively unknown R&B pioneers.

Syd Straw: Incredibly charismatic vocalist, the kind that can get away with saying to a crowd: "How y'all doing tonight?" and have everyone in the audience think she really wants to know. Performed with the dream band the Golden Palominos in the 80s and put out a few great solo records.

[anarch]

5. ok:

Don Van Vliet: vocals, harmonica
Alex St. Clair Snouffer: guitar
Jerry Handley: bass
John French: drums
Ry Cooder: slide guitar
Milt Holland & Taj Mahal: percussion

[Joe Fields]

6. After about five minutes thought on the subject, and subject to change...

Jimi Hendrix...lead guitar

Carlos Santana...lead guitar

George Harrison...rhythm guitar

Jaco Pastorius...bass guitar

Keith Emerson...keyboards

Robbie Steinhart...violin

the brass section of Chicago Transit Authority

Carl Palmer...percussion

Bob Dylan...songwriter

John Lennon...Songwriter and vocals

Robert Plant...vocals

[bif]

7. The Tommy Flannagan Trio

Tommy Flannagan-Piano
Peter Washington-Bass
Louis Nash-Drums

[Omphaloskepsis]

8. I can't answer this question.

I could say who my favorite drummer is.. But this is like mixing my ten favorite foods in a bowl. When mixed together it will end up tasting like shit.

[Joe Fields]

9. that's why I specified "regardless of musical style"

go on, take a shot...

[jobycom]

10. Well, since Waylon, Willie, Kris, and Johnny ALREADY formed a band...

I'll say:

Lead guitar: Carlos Santana and Mark Knopfler.
Drummer: Mick Fleetwood
Bass: Charles Mingus (Who needs and electric bass?)
Keyboards: Duke Ellington
Lead vocals: Norah Jones

I'd change it five minutes from now.

Or, if I'm in a less jazzy, more rock mood:

Lead guitar: Lindsey Buckingham (yeah, an odd choice, but underrated, and very playful style. Plus, he's a great band guitarist, meaning he plays for the band, rather than to show off).
Second Lead: Rick Nielson (another underrated guitarist)
Electric bass and songwriter: Roger Waters
Lead vocals: Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie, Deep South--don't worry if you've never heard of him. Has a bluesy style).
Drummer: Ian Paice.

[billyskank]

11. All star bands ALWAYS SUCK

Don't go there!

[taterguy]

12. I thought the one in the finale of the Last Waltz was pretty good

[Joe Fields]

15. It's only a dream, billy.

[Lance_Boyle]

13. The Yoko Ono/Tiny Tim A Capella Experience,

performing "99 bottles of beer on the wall."

[Joe Fields]

16. you obviously have heard her sing, "Who has seen the wind?"

[wildhorses]

14. this question always gives me a headache.

but, i like reading eveyone's answers.

[datasuspect]

17. jesus fronting lynyrd skynyrd

with a chorus of angels all playing guitar.

[billyskank]

18. Sounds a bit guitar heavy

Could we have a bit more from the third guitar section, please

[Joe Fields]

20. I thought Ronnie Van Zandt WAS Jesus...

with an attitude...

[wildhorses]

19. this thread needs more cowbell

i am here to explore the space.

[Joe Fields]

21. I'll get Felix Pappalardi right on it...