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Overshadowed by bandmates

I was listening to "Real Time" a live CD by Richard LLoyd, the "other" guitarist to Tom Verlaine in Television. It occurred to me that, while I like Verlaine's style, I ultimately prefer Lloyd's playing. I just didn't really appreciate it till he left the band and crawled out from Verlaine's shadow. This got me thinking. Until he left to start World Party, Karl Wallinger was obscured by Mike Scott while they were bandmates in The Waterboys. Now, I'll take Wallinger over Scott.

Some would say George Harrison suffered this fate, too. I think he was overshadowed by Lennon/Macca for many fans until "All Things Must Pass" and "Bangladesh". Any others come to mind?
martykl
bongofury
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Great Post.

George Harrison and Mick Taylor, no brainers.
Jeff The Skunk Baxter. Superb work at Doobies and Steely Dan--very rarely mentioned now. Love to relisten to that groundbreaking work.
David Lindley, one of the hot shot session players of the LA Singer Songwriter period. Defined the early sound of Jackson Browne. Waddy Wachtel is a close second.
Jeff Beck, always in the shadow of Page during his early days--may be the better guitarist, based on the recent Live at Ronnie Scott's set. Does anyone make a guitar sing like him?
Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac--wrong place wrong time--deep blues at its best. Listen to the original Black Magic Woman.
James Williamson of Iggy Pop's mid period.
Dickey Betts: carried the band forward after Duane's death.
jswarncke
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2d on Elliot Easton - the king of the unforgettable four bar guitar solo.
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gawdbless
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Singer song writer Noel Gallagher of the super group Oasis,
front man Liam seems to take all the limelight (antics and all), but Noel is the driving force behind the band, and will even take front stage and sing (voices really similar) when the temperamental brother has a strop and won't do an encore, and instead prefers to sulk in the dressing room (sometimes) when the rest of the band are on stage.
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mapman
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Jimmie Vaughn?
siliab
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Agree with Onhwy61 regarding Jack Bruce. I feel that he was a more important contributor to the music and sound of Cream than Clapton, who was certainly not chopped liver. I also believe that his subsequent career has proven him to be the superior songwriter, singer and (gasp) axeman.

One could argue that Charlie Watts has been as important a contributor to the sound of the Stones as anyone and he has never, to my knowledge been recognized for it.

Stanley Turrentine, the great hard bop tenor saxophonist never received his due. His contributions to many 60s era Blue Note bands were absolutely key to their success. He had a huge, round sound and a gift for phrasing that made several of the classic Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell and Horace Silver sides so rock solid.
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