Famous musicians who ended up playing with their biggest influence

Welsh Megaman

I'll get the ball rolling...Sean Yseult, former bassist with White Zombie.

One of White Zombie's biggest influences were The Cramps - Yseult was part of their final line-up before Lux Interior died (RIP).

partyatmygaff

Prince (Who looked completely off his head on something) and Michael Jackson both played with James Brown on the same stage on the same night. Not all at the same time but still.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHaFj7gOWh4

Rothko

Pearl Jam playing with Neil Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

Temaz

Noel played on a track with Paul Mcartney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYomJjn9Frw

D-FENS

Temaz wrote: »

Noel played on a track with Paul Mcartney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYomJjn9Frw

I'd say he was pretty chuffed to play with Weller, Marr, Brown and Squire too

rcaz

Dunno about his biggest influence (I think he's cited that as Olivier Messiaen...) but Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) did a split album with Krzysztof Penderecki recently enough. I think there was talk of some kind of proper collaboration too...

Welsh Megaman

I assume Blaze Bayley of Wolfsbane was an Iron Maiden fan before he became their frontman.

Irish Guitarist

David Gilmour is a Beatles fan and played on Paul McCartneys Run Devil Run album and also played with him live (which is available on the DVD Live at The Cavern Club!).

Jeff Lynne, also a Beatles fan, played with George Harrison in the Traveling Wilburys. George Harrison was a fan of Roy Orbison who was also in The Traveling Wilburys. Actually I'm sure they were all fans of each others music.

magma69

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slKNd22GGaQ

Adyx

I don't know how much of an influence he was on them (I'm sure they were fans) but Johnny Marr was in Modest Mouse for a couple of years.

Getronicle

Dave Grohl and Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones in Them Crooked Vultures.

GLaDOS

Doubt he's their biggest influence, but Rodrigo y Gabriella played Orion with Robert Trujillo from Metallica on stage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1SF8C8D1qo

bodhrandude

Canned Heat and John Lee hooker. A white 1960s group influenced by the blues gets to play with one of their penultimate influences, John Lee Hooker. Check out the album Hooker N Heat, old blues backed by an aggressive young rock sound, fairly unique.

Mars Bar

The Gaslight Anthem ended up having Bruce Springsteen on stage with them a few times.

Rothko

Oasis having John Squire playing guitar on Champagne Supernova at Knebworth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1kPR-9EqwQ

Billy Mays

The Stones turn up to see Muddy Waters at Buddy Guy's blues club in Chicago. What a gig to have been at!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbao_laqF8E

DEFTLEFTHAND

Slash got the chance to play live on stage with Rory Gallagher in LA.

dasdog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWivjwVjeLg

Nailz

Ah yes, the prime example of one of these situations is actually one of my favourite artist collaborations of all time, and the first one that popped into my head. Mike Patton (of Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Mondo Cane, Peeping Tom, Lovage, Crudo, etc.) had first played with his biggest musical influence, the awesome John Zorn, since Zorn produced Mr Bungle's self-titled debut album in 1991, and have released over two-dozen records together since then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wGSFb_uAeY

johnROSS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYTqzcc-WNk
John Lennon got to play with Chuck Berry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0oOTrCVuQ
Paul Weller with Pete Townshend
Damon Johnson and Ricky Warwick grew up as Thin Lizzy fans, now they're in the band. Brian Robertson knew the whole Eric Bell Thin Lizzy back catologue off before he joined.

refusetolose

few members of rancid got to play with the ramones at the ramones last gig ever,must have been well chuffed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Dl0U6wxlE