Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to.


Siouxsie and the Banshees (I've seen other incarnations)

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Gregory Isaacs

David Bowie

Led Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

Steely Dan

shtinkydog

Though I did see and hear a lot of those listed here (Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, The Who with Keith Moon, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck with Ron Wood and Rod Stewart, Johnny Cash, Albert King, Big Joe Turner with The Blasters, Mike Bloomfield and Buddy Miles in The Electric Flag---fantastic!, plenty of others), I was born too late to see Elvis with Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and D.J. Fontana (Billy Swan told me that in 1955 he saw them perform on the back of a flatbed truck in Tennessee) and The Rock ’n’ Roll Trio (Johnny Burnette and his brother Dorsey with guitarist Paul Burlinson. On tape at least the greatest of the Rockabilly bands.).

I feel very fortunate in having experienced NRBQ live, twice. When David Sanborn had them on his TV show, he introduced them as the best Rock ’n’ Roll band in the world. I thought that was The Stones claim ;-) . Saw them, they sucked. Also fortunate in having seen Dave Edmunds numerous times (he plays guitar like Keith Richards wishes he could)---solo and in his group with Nick Lowe Rockpile, Ry Cooder (as a member of Little Village. OMG ;-) and David Lindley.

And though I’ve seen The Band and Dylan, only separately, not together (I know two guys who saw Dylan with The Hawks in ’65 at The San Jose Civic Auditorium. Damn ;-) . I would love to have seen and heard Danny Gatton live, but he never made it out to the west coast (and is now dead). I’m holding out hope of seeing Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, imo the current best band in the world.

Beatles    

 

Jimi Hendrix    

 

Amy Winehouse    

 

Creedance Clearwater Rivival    

 

Bob Marley    

 

Frank Sinatra    

 

Stevie Ray Vaughn    

 

Queen    

 

The Band    

 

Aretha Franklin    

 

The Clash    

 

Luciano Pavarotti    

 

Placido Domingo    

 

Joni Mitchell    

 

James Brown    

 

Elvis    

 

Marvin Gaye    

 

The Supremes