Fantastic sax player, he´s most known for having played with Rolling Stones for decades, but he can be found in many other albums, and he has toured with other great artists as well. I´m missing lots of info about live lineups, but this is my humble tribute to Bobby so I write it as complete as I can.
Bobby Keys was born Robert Henry Keys on December 18th, 1943 in Slaton, Texas.
BUDDY KNOX BAND
Bobby Keys was part of Buddy Knox Band around 1960:
BUDDY KNOX BAND #? |
1960 |
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Buddy Knox † vocals | Bobby Keys † sax | Ron Neuberger | Ray Feldman | Stuart Perry | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of Buddy Knox Band (I know up to 6 members) | |
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Not enough info (5): | Ray Feldman, Juvez Gomez, Buddy Knox, Ron Neuberger, Stuart Perry |
BOBBY VEE BAND
In June 1964, we can find Bobby Keys playing with singer Bobby Vee:
This fact is known because Bill Wyman explains in his amazing book Rolling with the Stones that it was in June 1964 when the Stones met Bobby Keys in the same billl for a concert in San Antonio.
BOBBY VEE BAND #? |
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Bobby Vee vocals | Bobby Keys † sax | + others unknown to me. Help! |
This fact is known because Bill Wyman explains in his amazing book Rolling with the Stones that it was in June 1964 when the Stones met Bobby Keys in the same billl for a concert in San Antonio.
Other info on members of Bobby Vee Band (I know up to 3 members) | |
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To be covered (1): | Roger McKew |
Not enough info (1): | Bobby Vee |
JIMMY MARKHAM BAND
Around 1964, J J Cale was a member of Jimmy Markham Band (also known as Junior Markham):
In the mid 60s, when Levon Helm had left Bob Dylan Band and before he formed The Band, he went to live in LA, where he met old friends such as Jimmy Markham, and they formed a band for some months:
They had a weekly residence in an LA club, and some other musicians and friends sat in with them, such as J J Cale, Leon Russell or Rick Danko (who finally persuaded Helm to rejoin them as a founder member of The Band).
JIMMY MARKHAM BAND #? |
? |
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Jimmy Markham harmonica, vocals | Jesse Ed Davis † guitar | J J Cale † guitar | Gary Gilmore bass | Bobby Keys † sax | + others unknown to me. Help! |
In the mid 60s, when Levon Helm had left Bob Dylan Band and before he formed The Band, he went to live in LA, where he met old friends such as Jimmy Markham, and they formed a band for some months:
JIMMY MARKHAM BAND #? |
? |
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Jimmy Markham harmonica, vocals | Jesse Ed Davis † guitar | Bobby Keys † sax | Levon Helm † drums | + bassists unknown to me. Help! |
They had a weekly residence in an LA club, and some other musicians and friends sat in with them, such as J J Cale, Leon Russell or Rick Danko (who finally persuaded Helm to rejoin them as a founder member of The Band).
Other info on members of Jimmy Markham Band (I know up to 6 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | J J Cale, Levon Helm |
To be covered (2): | Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore |
Not enough info (1): | Jimmy Markham |
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND
Bobby Keys was already a member of Delaney & Bonnie in 1968, along with Carle Radle and Jim Gordon, but can´t find info about proper lineups previous to their association with Eric Clapton, as it´s their most documented period.
J J Cale was the original guitarist of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, but haven´t been able to find info about the period or the other players. Can someone help, please?:
This was Delaney & Bonnie & Friends in September 1969 (before Clapton and famous friends joined):
This is the lineup of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends that recorded the live album On tour with Eric Clapton in November 1969:
This was the superb combination of musicians that backed Delaney & Bonnie for a short period from November 1969 to December 1969, and also probably during some gigs during February to March 1970:
A few months later, Eric Clapton formed Derek & The Dominos with 4 of these musicians (Mason / Radle / Whitlock / Gordon).
This was the personnel that appears with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on German TV at the end of November 1969:
In December 1969, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends played a short European tour1969 with more famous friends aboard (not only Clapton, also George Harrison!!):
This was another lineup of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, around February 1970:
J J Cale was the original guitarist of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, but haven´t been able to find info about the period or the other players. Can someone help, please?:
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND #? |
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Delaney Bramlett † vocals, guitar | Bonnie Bramlett vocals | J J Cale † guitar | Bobby Keys † sax | Jim Karstein drums | + others unknown to me. Help! |
This was Delaney & Bonnie & Friends in September 1969 (before Clapton and famous friends joined):
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND #? |
1969 |
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Delaney Bramlett † vocals, guitar | Bonnie Bramlett vocals | Rita Coolidge vocals | Jerry McGee guitar | Carl Radle † bass | Bobby Whitlock keyboards |
Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Jim Gordon drums |
This is the lineup of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends that recorded the live album On tour with Eric Clapton in November 1969:
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND #? |
Nov 69 |
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Delaney Bramlett † vocals, guitar | Bonnie Bramlett vocals | Rita Coolidge vocals | Eric Clapton guitar | Dave Mason guitar | Carl Radle † bass |
Bobby Whitlock keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Jim Gordon drums |
This was the superb combination of musicians that backed Delaney & Bonnie for a short period from November 1969 to December 1969, and also probably during some gigs during February to March 1970:
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND #? |
Nov 69-Dec 69 |
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Delaney Bramlett † vocals, guitar | Bonnie Bramlett vocals | Rita Coolidge vocals | George Harrison † guitar | Eric Clapton guitar | Dave Mason guitar |
Carl Radle † bass | Bobby Whitlock keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Jim Gordon drums |
A few months later, Eric Clapton formed Derek & The Dominos with 4 of these musicians (Mason / Radle / Whitlock / Gordon).
This was the personnel that appears with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on German TV at the end of November 1969:
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND #? |
Dec 69 |
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Delaney Bramlett † vocals, guitar | Bonnie Bramlett vocals | Rita Coolidge vocals | Eric Clapton guitar | Carl Radle † bass | Bobby Whitlock keyboards |
Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Tex Johnson percussion | Jim Gordon drums |
In December 1969, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends played a short European tour1969 with more famous friends aboard (not only Clapton, also George Harrison!!):
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND #? |
Dec 69 |
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Delaney Bramlett † vocals, guitar | Bonnie Bramlett vocals | Rita Coolidge vocals | Eric Clapton guitar | George Harrison † guitar | Carl Radle † bass |
Bobby Whitlock keyboards | Billy Preston † keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Jim Gordon drums |
This was another lineup of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, around February 1970:
DELANEY & BONNIE BAND #? |
Feb 70-? |
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Delaney Bramlett † vocals, guitar | Bonnie Bramlett vocals | Eric Clapton guitar | Carl Radle † bass | Bobby Whitlock keyboards | Leon Russell keyboards |
Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Jim Horn sax | Jim Gordon drums |
Other info on members of Delaney & Bonnie Band (I know up to 32 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Delaney Bramlett, J J Cale |
To be covered (29): | Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Ben Benay, Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton, Sam Clayton, Rita Coolidge, King Curtis, Jim Gordon, Kenny Gradney, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Horn, Tex Johnson, Jerome Jumonville, Jim Karstein, Jim Keltner, Darrell Leonard, Frank Maize, Dave Mason, Jerry McGee, Chuck Morgan, Billy Preston, Jim Price, Carl Radle,... up to 29 musicians. |
JOE COCKER BAND
It's March 1970, and Leon Russell assembles a mega-band to back Joe Cocker in an American tour. Of course, Chris Stainton goes with Joe too. Be ready to read the whole lineup of Mad Dogs & Englishmen:
The tour finished in May 1970, but a couple of concerts were recorded and filmed in March. A double live album was released, the great Mad Dogs & Englishmen. I also have the movie from the same name, that I'd categorize as a superb musical chaos. Joe abandoned the idea after that, felt exhausted and retired for a while. On his side, Leon Russell used most of the musicians for his own band Leon Russell & The Shelter People.
Many years later, the double live album has been reissued several times, but there´s a deluxe edition as a 6CD. Absolutely stunning.
JOE COCKER BAND #? |
Mar 70-May 70 |
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Joe Cocker † vocals | Leon Russell guitar, keyboards | Don Preston guitar, keyboards | Carl Radle † bass | Chris Stainton keyboards | Jim Price trumpet |
Bobby Keys † sax | Sandy Konikoff percussion | Bobby Torres percussion | Chuck Blackwell percussion, drums | Jim Keltner drums | Jim Gordon drums |
Rita Coolidge backing vocals | Claudia Lennear backing vocals | Donna Washburn backing vocals | Daniel Moore backing vocals | Donna Weiss backing vocals | Pamela Polland backing vocals |
Matthew Moore backing vocals | Nicole Barclay backing vocals | Bobby Jones backing vocals, piano |
The tour finished in May 1970, but a couple of concerts were recorded and filmed in March. A double live album was released, the great Mad Dogs & Englishmen. I also have the movie from the same name, that I'd categorize as a superb musical chaos. Joe abandoned the idea after that, felt exhausted and retired for a while. On his side, Leon Russell used most of the musicians for his own band Leon Russell & The Shelter People.
Many years later, the double live album has been reissued several times, but there´s a deluxe edition as a 6CD. Absolutely stunning.
AND THEN...
At this point, Bobby Keys and Jim Price were living at George Harrison´s home, recording his All things must pass album. Both Bobby and Jim were convinced that Eric Clapton was to include them in his then-brand new band, Derek & The Dominos, but that never happened to their disappointment.
But, while with Harrison, Mick Jagger came to visit them at the studio and asked Bobby to play in some track of the album the Stones were recording, and that´s when his long
connection with the Stones started.
But, while with Harrison, Mick Jagger came to visit them at the studio and asked Bobby to play in some track of the album the Stones were recording, and that´s when his long
connection with the Stones started.
ROLLING STONES
This was the Rolling Stones live band for their European tour with 20 concerts from August to October 1970:
This was the Rolling Stones live band for their British mini tour (16 concerts in 9 days) in March 1971, now with Nicky Hopkins on keyboards:
ROLLING STONES #4 |
Aug 70-Oct 70 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Mick Taylor guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Ian ´Stu´ Stewart † keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax |
This was the Rolling Stones live band for their British mini tour (16 concerts in 9 days) in March 1971, now with Nicky Hopkins on keyboards:
ROLLING STONES #5 |
Mar 71 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Mick Taylor guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Nicky Hopkins † keyboards | Ian ´Stu´ Stewart † keyboards, in some concerts | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax |
CHRIS STAINTON BAND
After his experience in The Grease Band, Chris Stainton thinks it´s time to have his own band as a leader, in January 1972. A bit in the style of Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Chris forms another mega-band. It´s not possible to trace the multiple lineup changes, so here's the complete list of musicians:
They played their first concert at Madison Square Garden, but after bad reviews, Chris calls his friend Joe Cocker to join, in February 1972.
CHRIS STAINTON BAND #? |
Jan 72-Feb 72 |
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Chris Stainton keyboards, vocals | Neil Hubbard guitar | Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell guitar | Alan Spenner † bass | Jim Price trumpet | Rick Alfonso trumpet |
Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê |
Bobby Keys † sax | Fred Scerbo sax | Felix Flaco Falcon † percussion | Conrad Isidore drums | Jim Keltner drums | Jim Karstein drums |
Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê | Joe Cocker Bandê |
Alan White drums | + backing vocalists, unknown to me. Help! |
Joe Cocker Bandê |
They played their first concert at Madison Square Garden, but after bad reviews, Chris calls his friend Joe Cocker to join, in February 1972.
Other info on members of Chris Stainton Band (I know up to 14 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Conrad Isidore |
Old pages (1): | Chris Stainton |
To be covered (11): | Rick Alfonso, Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell, Felix Flaco Falcon, Mike Harrison, Neil Hubbard, Jim Karstein, Jim Keltner, Jim Price, Fred Scerbo, Alan Spenner, Alan White |
JOE COCKER BAND (again)
Around 1972, this was another edition of the Chris Stainton Band that backed Joe Cocker:
And I don´t have more details, so any info would be very appreciated.
When Joe Cocker joins Chris Stainton in February 1972, they change their name to Chris Stainton Band With Joe Cocker:
Can someone tell me if the live backing vocalists were at that point Viola Wills, Gloria Jones, Virginia Ayers and Beverley Gardner, please?
They released an album, Something to say, credited to Joe Cocker, with most of the lineup mentioned above (Cocker, Stainton, Hubbard, Spenner, Alphonso, Sherbo, Isadore, Keltner, White), and Jim Horn (sax), Milton Sloane (sax), the late Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), plus vocals by Virginia Ayers, Viola Wills and Gloria Jones.
And then, they started changing musicians.
This was the lineup for Joe Cocker Band in their tour in 1972:
They recorded five tracks for the live album Live in LA, released in 1976, but recorded in 1972.
This is a different configuration for Joe Cocker Band in their tour in 1972, now including Conrad Isidore and Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell:
They recorded two tracks for the live album Live in LA, released in 1976, but recorded in 1972.
And again, a different configuration for Joe Cocker Band in their tour in 1972, now including Jim Keltner on drums:
They recorded two tracks for the live album Live in LA, released in 1976, but recorded in 1972.
JOE COCKER BAND #? |
1972 |
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Joe Cocker † vocals | Neil Hubbard guitar | Alan Spenner † bass | Chris Stainton keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax |
Jim Horn sax | Felix Flaco Falcon † percussion | Jim Keltner drums | Jim Karstein drums | Viola Wills † backing vocals | Virginia Ayers backing vocals |
Beverley Gardner backing vocals |
And I don´t have more details, so any info would be very appreciated.
When Joe Cocker joins Chris Stainton in February 1972, they change their name to Chris Stainton Band With Joe Cocker:
JOE COCKER BAND #? |
Feb 72-? |
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êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
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Joe Cocker † vocals | Chris Stainton keyboards, vocals | Neil Hubbard guitar | Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell guitar | Alan Spenner † bass | Jim Price trumpet |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
Rick Alfonso trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Fred Scerbo sax | Felix Flaco Falcon † percussion | Conrad Isidore drums | Jim Keltner drums |
êChris Stainton Band |
êChris Stainton Band |
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Jim Karstein drums | Alan White drums | + backing vocalists, unknown to me. Help! |
Can someone tell me if the live backing vocalists were at that point Viola Wills, Gloria Jones, Virginia Ayers and Beverley Gardner, please?
They released an album, Something to say, credited to Joe Cocker, with most of the lineup mentioned above (Cocker, Stainton, Hubbard, Spenner, Alphonso, Sherbo, Isadore, Keltner, White), and Jim Horn (sax), Milton Sloane (sax), the late Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), plus vocals by Virginia Ayers, Viola Wills and Gloria Jones.
And then, they started changing musicians.
This was the lineup for Joe Cocker Band in their tour in 1972:
JOE COCKER BAND #? |
1972 |
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Joe Cocker † vocals | Neil Hubbard guitar | Alan Spenner † bass | Chris Stainton keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Jim Horn sax, flute |
Bobby Keys † sax | Felix Flaco Falcon † percussion | Jim Karstein drums | Viola Wills † backing vocals | Virginia Ayers backing vocals | Beverley Gardner backing vocals |
They recorded five tracks for the live album Live in LA, released in 1976, but recorded in 1972.
This is a different configuration for Joe Cocker Band in their tour in 1972, now including Conrad Isidore and Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell:
JOE COCKER BAND #? |
1972 |
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Joe Cocker † vocals | Neil Hubbard guitar | Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell steel guitar | Alan Spenner † bass | Chris Stainton keyboards | Jim Price trumpet |
Jim Horn sax, flute | Bobby Keys † sax | Felix Flaco Falcon † percussion | Conrad Isidore drums | Jim Karstein drums | Viola Wills † backing vocals |
Virginia Ayers backing vocals | Beverley Gardner backing vocals |
They recorded two tracks for the live album Live in LA, released in 1976, but recorded in 1972.
And again, a different configuration for Joe Cocker Band in their tour in 1972, now including Jim Keltner on drums:
JOE COCKER BAND #? |
1972 |
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Joe Cocker † vocals | Neil Hubbard guitar | Alan Spenner † bass | Chris Stainton keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Jim Horn sax, flute |
Bobby Keys † sax | Felix Flaco Falcon † percussion | Jim Keltner drums | Jim Karstein drums | Viola Wills † backing vocals | Virginia Ayers backing vocals |
Beverley Gardner backing vocals |
They recorded two tracks for the live album Live in LA, released in 1976, but recorded in 1972.
ROLLING STONES (again)
Next tour for Rolling Stones was in North America, from June to July 1972 in 51 concerts:
This time, Ian ´Stu´ Stewart acted as road manager, but didn´t play keyboards at concerts.
Next tour for Rolling Stones was in Australia and New Zealand (also Hawaii), from January to February 1973, with the same lineup as last tours:
Immediately as the Goats head soup album is released, the Rolling Stones start another European tour, from September to October 1973. Now with an augmented their brass section, with the additions of Steve Madaio and Trevor Lawrence (both coming from Stevie Wonder live band), and with Billy Preston on keyboards (who was also acting as support act in the tour with his band, God Squad):
ROLLING STONES #6 |
Jun 72-Jul 72 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Mick Taylor guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Nicky Hopkins † keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax |
This time, Ian ´Stu´ Stewart acted as road manager, but didn´t play keyboards at concerts.
Next tour for Rolling Stones was in Australia and New Zealand (also Hawaii), from January to February 1973, with the same lineup as last tours:
ROLLING STONES #7 |
Jan 73-Feb 73 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Mick Taylor guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Nicky Hopkins † keyboards | Jim Price trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax |
Immediately as the Goats head soup album is released, the Rolling Stones start another European tour, from September to October 1973. Now with an augmented their brass section, with the additions of Steve Madaio and Trevor Lawrence (both coming from Stevie Wonder live band), and with Billy Preston on keyboards (who was also acting as support act in the tour with his band, God Squad):
ROLLING STONES #8 |
Sep 73-Oct 73 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Mick Taylor guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Billy Preston † keyboards | Steve Madaio trumpet, trombone | Bobby Keys † sax | Trevor Lawrence sax |
JOE COCKER BAND (again)
In September 1978, Joe Cocker assembles a new backing band under the name Joe Cocker & The American Standard Band with the core of an existing band:
This was the band that toured to promote Cocker´s Luxury you can afford, released that same month.
I think they played together until 1979, approximate.
JOE COCKER BAND #? |
Sep 78-? |
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Joe Cocker † vocals | Cliff Goodwin guitar | Howie Hersh bass | Mitch Chakour keyboards | Phil Driscoll keyboards | Kevin Falvey keyboards |
Bobby Keys † sax | Deric Dyer sax | Jim Karstein drums | John Riley drums | + 3 female backing vocalists, unknown to me |
This was the band that toured to promote Cocker´s Luxury you can afford, released that same month.
I think they played together until 1979, approximate.
Other info on members of Joe Cocker Band (I know up to 145 members) | |
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Already covered (11): | Doreen Chanter, Joe Cocker, Cornell Dupree, Tommy Eyre, Mickey Gee, Phil Grande, Dan Hickey, Conrad Isidore, Andrew Love, Donna Washburn, Viola Wills |
Old pages (5): | Mike Finnigan, Colin Gibson, Chris Stainton, Mick Wayne, Mick Weaver |
To be covered (128): | Mark Alexander, Rick Alfonso, Beth Anderson, Kenny Aronoff, Virginia Ayers, Nicole Barclay, David Beal, Dyan Birch, Gene Black, Chuck Blackwell, Beverly Bloomfield, Sue Bogas, Kara Britz, Greg Brown, Jack Bruno, Glenn ´Ross´ Campbell, Stacy Campbell, Mitch Chakour, Kacee Clanton, Frank Collins, Mel Collins, Rita Coolidge, Phil Crookes, Ric Cunningham, Cydney Davis,... up to 128 musicians. |
NEW BARBARIANS
In April 1979, Ron Wood forms New Barbarians for touring the States during May 1979 to promote his third album
They also played a famous benefit gig in Canada as part of Keith Richards´ sentence due to drug charges.
A slightly different lineup with Phil Chen on bass for New Barbarians in their gigs in August 1979 as Stanley Clarke wasn´t available:
For their gigs in January 1980, the New Barbarians enlarge their list of players due to the absence of Keith Richards:
NEW BARBARIANS #? |
Apr 79-May 79 |
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Ron Wood guitar, vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Stanley Clarke bass | Ian McLagan † keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Ziggy Modeliste drums |
They also played a famous benefit gig in Canada as part of Keith Richards´ sentence due to drug charges.
A slightly different lineup with Phil Chen on bass for New Barbarians in their gigs in August 1979 as Stanley Clarke wasn´t available:
NEW BARBARIANS #? |
Aug 79 |
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Ron Wood guitar, vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Phil Chen bass | Ian McLagan † keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Ziggy Modeliste drums |
For their gigs in January 1980, the New Barbarians enlarge their list of players due to the absence of Keith Richards:
NEW BARBARIANS #? |
Jan 80 |
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Ron Wood guitar, vocals | Mackenzie Phillips vocals | Johnny Lee Schell guitar | Reggie McBride bass | Ian McLagan † keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax |
Andy Newmark drums |
Other info on members of New Barbarians (I know up to 14 members) | |
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To be covered (13): | Sugar Blue, Phil Chen, Stanley Clarke, Reggie McBride, Ian McLagan, Ziggy Modeliste, Andy Newmark, Mackenzie Phillips, Keith Richards, Boz Scaggs, Johnny Lee Schell, Ron Wood, Neil Young |
ROLLING STONES (again)
From May to July 1982, the Rolling Stones played another European tour with the nice surprise of watching Bobby Keys back in the live band:
ROLLING STONES #? |
May 82-Jul 82 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Ron Wood guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Ian ´Stu´ Stewart † keyboards | Chuck Leavell keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Gene Barge sax |
JOE ELY BAND
Bobby Keys toured with Joe Ely during 1984 and 1985, but can´t find the info about other players. Help, please:
JOE ELY BAND #? |
? |
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Joe Ely vocals | Bobby Keys † sax | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Other info on members of Joe Ely Band (I know up to 21 members) | |
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To be covered (5): | Joe Ely, David Grissom, Byron House, Donald Lindley, Mitch Watkins |
Not enough info (15): | Dick Barnett, Ponti Bone, Don Caldwell, Danny Darling, Rick Hulett, Steve Keeton, Curley Lawley, Lloyd Maines, T J McFarland, Davis McLarty, James Pennebaker, Jimmy Pettit, John Reed, Jesse Taylor, Greg Wright |
RON WOOD BAND
This was the Ron Wood Band for some gigs in December 1987:
For their gigs in January 1988, Ron Wood Band includes a second keyboardist:
Another different lineup for Ron Wood Band for gigs in April 1988:
Maybe I´m missing someone (no bassist here?). Can someone give me more info, please?
RON WOOD BAND #2 |
Dec 87 |
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Ron Wood guitar, vocals | Johnny Lee Schell guitar | Will McGregor bass | Ian McLagan † keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Mike Fink drums |
For their gigs in January 1988, Ron Wood Band includes a second keyboardist:
RON WOOD BAND #3 |
Jan 88 |
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Ron Wood guitar, vocals | Johnny Lee Schell guitar | Will McGregor bass | Ian McLagan † keyboards | Hal Goldstein keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax |
Mike Fink drums |
Another different lineup for Ron Wood Band for gigs in April 1988:
RON WOOD BAND #4 |
Apr 88 |
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Ron Wood guitar, vocals | Ian McLagan † keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Simon Kirke drums |
Maybe I´m missing someone (no bassist here?). Can someone give me more info, please?
Other info on members of Ron Wood Band (I know up to 27 members) | |
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To be covered (26): | Mark Collins, Ray Cooper, Mike Fink, Bernard Fowler, Frankie Gavin, Hal Goldstein, Darryl Jones, Vinnie Karslake, Simon Kirke, Will McGregor, Ian McLagan, Andy Newmark, Tramper Price, Keith Richards, Jim Satten, Johnny Lee Schell, Wayne Sheehy, Slash, Shaun Solomon, Rod Stewart, Willie Weeks, Mark Wells, Jesse Wood, Leah Wood, Ron Wood,... up to 26 musicians. |
KEITH RICHARDS & THE X-PENSIVE WINOS
In November 1988, Keith Richards forms his own band, called Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos, until December 1988:
KEITH RICHARDS & THE X-PENSIVE WINOS #1 |
Nov 88-Dec 88 |
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Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Ivan Neville vocals, keyboards | Waddy Wachtel guitar | Charlie Drayton bass | Bobby Keys † sax | Steve Jordan drums |
Sarah Dash backing vocals |
ROLLING STONES (again)
From August to December 1989, the Rolling Stones played another North American tour to promote the Steel wheels album, with this big lineup, with a great horn section comprised of Bobby Keys and The Uptown Horns (Hecht, Funk, Cioe and Litteral):
One question here. Can someone confirm me if percussionist Ollie E Brown was part of the band too?
In February 1990, the Rolling Stones played a short Japanese tour (10 concerts) with the same musicians as in their previous North American tour:
ROLLING STONES #? |
Aug 89-Dec 89 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Ron Wood guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Chuck Leavell keyboards | Matt Clifford keyboards | Paul Litteral trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Crispin Cioe sax | Arno Hecht sax |
Bob Funk trombone | Lisa Fischer backing vocals | Cindy Mizelle backing vocals | Bernard Fowler backing vocals |
One question here. Can someone confirm me if percussionist Ollie E Brown was part of the band too?
In February 1990, the Rolling Stones played a short Japanese tour (10 concerts) with the same musicians as in their previous North American tour:
ROLLING STONES #? |
Feb 90 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Ron Wood guitar | Bill Wyman bass | Charlie Watts drums | + |
Chuck Leavell keyboards | Matt Clifford keyboards | Paul Litteral trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Crispin Cioe sax | Arno Hecht sax |
Bob Funk trombone | Lisa Fischer backing vocals | Cindy Mizelle backing vocals | Bernard Fowler backing vocals |
TUMBLING DICE
Tumbling Dice was a band composed of noted players associated with the Rolling Stones: none others than Mick Taylor, Bobby Keys and Nicky Hopkins! This was the lineup for gigs in April and May 1992:
TUMBLING DICE #? |
1992 |
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Mick Taylor guitar, vocals | Calvin ´Fuzzy´ Samuels bass | Nicky Hopkins † keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | John Marr drums |
Other info on members of Tumbling Dice (I know up to 6 members) | |
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To be covered (3): | Nicky Hopkins, Calvin ´Fuzzy´ Samuels, Mick Taylor |
Not enough info (2): | Fofi Lancha, John Marr |
KEITH RICHARDS & THE X-PENSIVE WINOS (again)
Keith Richards resurrects his band Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos for a tour during November and December 1992, during another hiatus from the Rolling Stones. Same musicians that in in 1988 with one additional vocalist, Babi Floyd:
Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos starts touring again during January and February 1993, now with a different bassist:
KEITH RICHARDS & THE X-PENSIVE WINOS #2 |
Nov 92-Dec 92 |
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Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Ivan Neville vocals, keyboards | Waddy Wachtel guitar | Charlie Drayton bass | Bobby Keys † sax | Steve Jordan drums |
Sarah Dash backing vocals | Babi Floyd backing vocals |
Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos starts touring again during January and February 1993, now with a different bassist:
KEITH RICHARDS & THE X-PENSIVE WINOS #3 |
Jan 93-Feb 93 |
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Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Ivan Neville vocals, keyboards | Waddy Wachtel guitar | Jerome Smith bass | Bobby Keys † sax | Steve Jordan drums |
Sarah Dash backing vocals | Babi Floyd backing vocals |
Other info on members of Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos (I know up to 9 members) | |
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To be covered (8): | Sarah Dash, Charlie Drayton, Babi Floyd, Steve Jordan, Ivan Neville, Keith Richards, Jerome Smith, Waddy Wachtel |
ROLLING STONES (again)
This was the personnel for Rolling Stones 1995 tour:
ROLLING STONES #? |
1995 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar, vocals | Ron Wood guitar | Charlie Watts drums | + | Darryl Jones bass |
Chuck Leavell keyboards | Kent Smith trumpet | Bobby Keys † sax | Andy Snitzer sax | Michael Davis trombone | Lisa Fischer backing vocals |
Bernard Fowler backing vocals |
ROLLING STONES (again)
This is the live band for Rolling Stones in their 2013 tour:
ROLLING STONES #? |
2013 |
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Mick Jagger vocals | Keith Richards guitar | Ron Wood guitar | Charlie Watts drums | + | Darryl Jones bass |
Chuck Leavell keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Tim Ries sax | Lisa Fischer backing vocals, percussion | Bernard Fowler backing vocals, percussion |
Other info on members of Rolling Stones (I know up to 44 members) | |
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Old pages (2): | Rick Brown, Lorelei McBroom |
To be covered (41): | Lee Allen, Gene Barge, Geoff Bradford, Ollie E Brown, Blondie Chaplin, Tony Chapman, Crispin Cioe, Matt Clifford, Michael Davis, Lisa Fischer, Bernard Fowler, Bob Funk, Colin Golding, Bernard ´Touter´ Harvey, Arno Hecht, Nicky Hopkins, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Darryl Jones, Sophia Jones, Trevor Lawrence, Chuck Leavell, Paul Litteral, Carlo Little, Steve Madaio,... up to 41 musicians. |
BOBBY KEYS BAND
This was one of the lineups of Bobby Keys´ band, The Suffering Bastards:
This was probably the last lineup of Bobby Keys´ band, The Suffering Bastards, now with Brad Pemberton on drums:
Bobby wrote a book about his life as a musician, Every Night's a Saturday Night: The Rock 'n' Roll Life of Legendary Sax Man.
Bobby Keys passed away on December 2nd, 2014 in Franklin, Tennessee, due to cyrrhosis. He was 70.
   19 BANDS (WITH 43 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
   33 ALBUMS FOR 19 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
   3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
   1 SOUNDTRACKS:
   100 SESSIONS (FOR 67 ARTISTS):
BOBBY KEYS BAND #? |
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Dan Baird guitar, vocals | Chark Von Kinsolving guitar | Robert Kearns bass | Michael Webb keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Steve Gorman drums |
This was probably the last lineup of Bobby Keys´ band, The Suffering Bastards, now with Brad Pemberton on drums:
BOBBY KEYS BAND #? |
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Dan Baird guitar, vocals | Chark Von Kinsolving guitar | Robert Kearns bass | Michael Webb keyboards | Bobby Keys † sax | Brad Pemberton drums |
Other info on members of Bobby Keys Band (I know up to 7 members) | |
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To be covered (1): | Robert Kearns |
Not enough info (5): | Dan Baird, Steve Gorman, Brad Pemberton, Chark Von Kinsolving, Michael Webb |
Bobby wrote a book about his life as a musician, Every Night's a Saturday Night: The Rock 'n' Roll Life of Legendary Sax Man.
Bobby Keys passed away on December 2nd, 2014 in Franklin, Tennessee, due to cyrrhosis. He was 70.
   19 BANDS (WITH 43 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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Ace Liquidators |   |   | ||||||||
Joe Cocker & The American Standard Band |   |  
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Joe Cocker Band |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Delaney & Bonnie Band |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Joe Ely Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Bobby Keys Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Buddy Knox Band |   |  
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Mad Dogs & Englishmen |   |  
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Jimmy Markham Band |   |  
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New Barbarians |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Oklahoma Mafia |   |  
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Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Rolling Stones |   | 15 RECORDINGS:
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Leo Sayer Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chris Stainton Band |   |  
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Mick Taylor Band |   |  
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Tumbling Dice |   |  
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Bobby Vee Band |   |  
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Ron Wood Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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   33 ALBUMS FOR 19 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||||
Ashton Gardner & Dyke |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chuck Berry Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bonnie Bramlett Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bump Band |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Eric Clapton Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Robert Cray Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Crickets |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Faces |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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George Harrison Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Nicky Hopkins Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chris Jagger Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ronnie Lane Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Chuck Leavell Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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John Lennon Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Jim Price Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Third World War |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bobby Whitlock Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Viola Wills Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bill Wyman Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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   1 SOUNDTRACKS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
OST |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   100 SESSIONS (FOR 67 ARTISTS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||||
Ace |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Terry Allen Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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American Flyer |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Audience |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Clayton Bellamy Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Marc Benno Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Barbi Benton Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Carl Carlton Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Eric Carmen Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jim Carroll Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Cate Brothers |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chi Coltrane Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Country Joe & The Fish |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Sheryl Crow Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bo Diddley Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Dion Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Donovan Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Dr John Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Lesley Duncan Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Fanny |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Ferrets |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Marvin Gaye Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Dana Gillespie Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Andrew Gold Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Johnny Halliday Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Eddie Hardin Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Heavy Jelly |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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John Hiatt Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Rosetta Hightower Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Humble Pie |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Etta James Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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B B King Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Kracker |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gary Lewis Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Lynyrd Skynyrd |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Man In The Street |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Maroon 5 |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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John Martyn Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bugsy Maugh Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Country Joe McDonald Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Kate & Anna McGarrigle Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Eric Mercury Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Keith Moon Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Geoff Muldaur Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Graham Nash Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Harry Nilsson Band |   | 8 RECORDINGS:
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Yoko Ono Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Van Dyke Parks Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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John Phillips Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Shawn Phillips Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mike Pinder Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Genya Ravan Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Martha Reeves Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Allan Rich Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Carly Simon Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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John Simon Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Sky |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Ringo Starr Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Joey Stec Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Dave Stewart Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Barbra Streisand Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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TNG |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Wobblers |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Nanette Workman Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gary Wright Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Trisha Yearwood Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Warren Zevon Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 27
Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:
- Joe Cocker
- Third World War
- Clayton Bellamy
- Dana Gillespie
- The Official Eddie Hardin website (by my great friend Alex Gitlin)
- Shawn Phillips Official Website
- Ian McLagan
From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:
From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:
From the great site DME (by Dmitry M. Epstein), we have fantastic interviews:
Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
Assorted links:
- Mick Taylor (by Gary Paranzino)
- Humble Pie / Steve Marriott website (by Mel 'Naturalbornwoman') - great site
- Shawn Phillips Canadian homepage (by Jean Boissonneault)
RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 1
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Bobby Keys, please, also write me with the link.
- New Barbarians - Honky Tonk Women New Barbarians live in 1979. (Resolution: 480)
Featuring: Phil Chen, Bobby Keys, Ian McLagan, Ziggy Modeliste, Keith Richards, Ron Wood.
THANKS:
Very Special Thanks to:
Special Thanks to:
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Bobby Keys mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Jim Price (61)
Jim Keltner (52)
Klaus Voormann (43)
Jim Gordon (37)
Nicky Hopkins (31)
Jim Horn (31)
Trevor Lawrence (29)
Steve Madaio (28)
Keith Richards (27)
Ron Wood (26)
Mick Jagger (23)
Clydie King (21)
Ringo Starr (21)
Carl Radle (20)
Charlie Watts (20)
Eric Clapton (19)
Billy Preston (19)
Leon Russell (19)
Jesse Ed Davis (18)
George Harrison (18)
Bonnie Bramlett (17)
Merry Clayton (17)
Dr John (17)
Shirley Matthews (17)
Ian McLagan (17)
Jimmy Miller (16)
Harry Nilsson (16)
Madeline Bell (15)
Venetta Fields (15)
Richard Perry (15)
Rita Coolidge (14)
Danny Kortchmar (14)
John Lennon (14)
Gary Wright (14)
Ray Cooper (13)
Bernard Fowler (13)
Andy Johns (13)
Chuck Leavell (13)
Hugh McCracken (13)
Sid Sharp (13)
Ian ´Stu´ Stewart (13)
Mick Taylor (13)
John Uribe (13)
Waddy Wachtel (13)
Bobby Whitlock (12)
Bill Wyman (12)
Delaney Bramlett (11)
Chuck Findley (11)
Lisa Fischer (11)
Glyn Johns (11)
Russ Kunkel (11)
Dave Mason (11)
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