Classic Country Music lovers--What band members would you choose?!
Question: If you wanted to create an album and have the best musicians who would you chose to play these instruments in your recording session? Your choices can be living or deceased players.
Lead Guitar
Fiddle
Drums
Piano
Bass Guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Steel Guitar
My choices are:
Lead Guitar--Grady Martin
Fiddle--Tommy Jackson or Johnny Gimble
Drums--Tommy "Porkchop" Markham
Piano--Floyd Cramer
Bass Guitar--Big Joe Lewis or Ron Gaddis
Rhythm Guitar--Fred Newell
Steel Guitar--John Hughey or Buddy Emmons
I might not get much done just talking and joking with Buddy and Tommy
Answers: If you wanted to create an album and have the best musicians who would you chose to play these instruments in your recording session? Your choices can be living or deceased players.
Lead Guitar
Fiddle
Drums
Piano
Bass Guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Steel Guitar
My choices are:
Lead Guitar--Grady Martin
Fiddle--Tommy Jackson or Johnny Gimble
Drums--Tommy "Porkchop" Markham
Piano--Floyd Cramer
Bass Guitar--Big Joe Lewis or Ron Gaddis
Rhythm Guitar--Fred Newell
Steel Guitar--John Hughey or Buddy Emmons
I might not get much done just talking and joking with Buddy and Tommy
lead guitar- Don Rich (Buck Owens)
fiddle- Johnny Gimble (Studio)
drums- D.J. Fontana (ElVis)
piano- Jerry Lee Lewis
Bass- ME
Rhythm- Fred's O.K.
Steel Guitar- Norm Hammlett (I hope spelling don't count)
See, Hard Questions !!!!
Bass-Joe Buck (of Hank III)
Steel Guitar- Andy Gibson (of Hank III)
fiddle- Hank Jr
Lead Guitar- Hank III
Piano- Tommy Lee
Drums- Lars Ulrich
rhythm Guitar- Mick Mars
yes I know it is a mixutre of music, but it works. If you dont believe me check out III's Hellbilly
This isn't exactly what you asked but....
For a brief period in the early mid 80's there was " The Desert Rose Band". don't know why they busted up, must have been those pesky creative differences....
I liked your choices, but I'd have to give the guitar to Chet Adkins.
Lead Guitar - Jimmy Martin
Fiddle - Mother Maybelle Carter
Drums - Jimmie Fadden
Piano - Billy Powell
Bass - That guy from The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rhythm - Willie
Steel - Junior Brown
chet atkins
johnny gimble
?
charlie rich
?
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norm hamlett
Lead- Don Rich/Pete Anderson
Fiddle-Vassar Clements/Kenny Baker
Drums-Larry Atamanuik
Piano-Charlie Rich
Bass-Junior Huskey/Roy Huskey Jr.
Rhythm-Jimmy Martin/Lester Flatt
Steel-Noel Boggs/Don Helms/Herb Remington
Fool4, quit asking these kinds of questions! I'll be thinking about this for days now!!! (I'd have a different list tomorrow-just put down the first great players that came to mind)
It's a mix of different music styles, but they are (or were) all amazing on their insturments:
Lead Guitar---Chet Atkins
Fiddle---Charlie Daniles
Drums---Zak Starkey
Piano---Rachel Fuller
Bass Guitar---John Entwistle
Rhythm Guitar---Eric Clapton
Steel Guitar---Barbara Mandrell
I'd have a duo:
Billy Ray Cyrus - lead vocals
Hank Williams - Guitar