Musicians you wish you'd seen live

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Rain Dog
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 04:30 AM

A couple of mentions of Tom Waits in the thread

I saw him in Berlin on 15th November and seeing him in London tonight ( 23rd November ), the last date on his short European tour.

The man still has it. In great form. He is a very powerful performer, puts a lot into his singing and has great technique. Not everyone likes his voice ( or voices ) but then you pays your money and takes your choice.His band , Marc Ribot, Larry Taylor and Brain are getting better and better as the tour progresses.

The piano only makes an entrance for the encore, worth the wait though.The material is more dirty bluesy now but it is still a hell of a show

Catch him if you can

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Elfcall
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 08:08 AM

Gotta agree with Punkfolkrocker about seeing Mr Fox - would have loved to see Bob chasing around playing all those instruments during the Gypsy.

Pyewackett with the luvverley Rosie - missed them too!

And missed Planxty too! but come January, come January oh boy !!!!!

Elfcall

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Susan A-R Guest
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 12:22 PM

Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Rogers, Phil Ochs, Charlie Parker, Woody

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 04:03 AM

Rick Fielding

The Pogues

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 04:15 AM

Eddy Lang, Joe Venuti, The Sons Of The Pioneers, Grady Martin, Django.(I saw Stephane Grapelli live with the Dis Disley Trio), Sean Maguire, Michael Coleman, Leon McAuliffe, and a whole cartload of others.

Seamus

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Vic at work
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 10:56 AM

Joseph Taylor, Miss Victoria Spivey, J. S. Bach,Sam Mitchell, Walter Pardon, Paganini (sp?),Bird, Endless but what a wonderful few moments this has given me.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,surreysinger
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 11:16 AM

Amen to Joseph Taylor - also Henry Burstow, Nic Jones (I was out of the habit of going to folk clubs while he was on the road), Peter Bellamy (I missed him by a couple of weeks).

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Turtle
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 12:54 PM

Many, many of those already listed... I had tickets for a Stan Rogers concert when he died. I'll always be grateful I saw Johnny Cunningham in many incarnations, beginning with Silly Wizard, and Kate Wolf the year before she died. Edith Piaf... Hank Williams... Woody Guthrie... Steve Goodman... oh yeah.

but I'd give them all up to see Jacques Brel live.

Turtle

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 04:28 PM

I wish I'd have seen many of these, altho'....it would probably result in my being dead long now.....however, I was sad to see that Townes VanSandt was not on anyone's list.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: frogprince
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 07:05 PM

Look again; I'm sure Townes was up there somewhere.
I could "second" so many of the choices that were on this thread. But lord, if I only I could have heard Woody and Cisco Houston singing together!

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,peach
Date: 14 Apr 08 - 07:22 PM

the first person to scream at the stars

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Joseph de Culver City
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 10:06 AM

I'm lucky to have seen so many of those mentioned, especially since I live in the US. I sure wish I had seen:

The Left Banque

The Lyres

The Sonics

Odetta

Laura Nyro

Lee Morgan

punkfolkrocker: Sam the Sham was a great live act. I saw them once at the Hollywood Bowl with The Kinks as opening act and The Beach Boys as the headliner.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 10:32 AM

Peter Bellamy

Sam Larner

Fred Jordan

Mary Anne Haynes

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 11:53 AM

Josh White
Bud & Travis
The Weavers
Louis Armstrong
Jack Teagarden
Spike Jones and his "City Slickers"
Buddy Holly
Marty Robbins
Django Reinhart
Sabicas
Andres Segovia

Apparently, I am nothing, if not eclectic...

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,MeadowMuskrat
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 12:19 PM

Cyril Tawney , Stan Rogers, Ewan Mccoll. Townes van Zandt. Saw Jimi Hendrix in the late 60's at Philharmonic hall in NYC of all places. A classical brass ensemble opened up the show. Jimi was about 90 minutes late and didn;t seem to into it that performance. Maybe he was just having an off night. The next night I saw The Incredible String Band for the first of many times and it intensified my interest in more acoustic music. I saw several references to Eva cassidy in the previous entries. I'm not familiar with her. Any info would be appreciated.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 01:12 PM

well I saw Peter Bellamy live and JimiHendrix.
Jimi Hendrix was not interested He seemed BORED.
Peter Bellamy was unforgettable on all the occasions I saw him.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 01:14 PM

Roscoe Holcomb,Original Carter Family,PhilTanner.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Wesley S
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 01:32 PM

Jimmie Rodgers.

And i notice that Tom Rush was on my list when this thread first stared. I've managed to see him since then. And it was a great show.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Dave Illingworth
Date: 15 Apr 08 - 02:04 PM

Some wonderful names been mentioned - many of which would be on my list.
I have been lucky enough to have seen (in no particular order)
Ike & Tina Turner (1960s), Townes Van Zandt, Dominic Behan, Muddy Waters, Lowell Fulson, Henry Red Allen, Gene Vincent, Chris McGregor's Blue Notes and his Brotherhood of Breath, David Olney and many more.
                                                                Lucky enough to have bought Big Joe Turner a tin of throat pastilles.                                                       Lucky enough to have been bought whiskey by both Freddy King and B.B. King.

Who I would love to have seen would include (in no particular order):-
Billie Holiday, Elvis Presley (1964-66), Gary Stewart (sadly departed and much under-valued honky-tonk singer), Charlie Mingus,
Louis Armstrong (preferaby 1927.......), Joe Ely Band of late 1970s (with Ponty Bone, Lloyd Maines and Jesse Taylor), oh and loads more.

I'll no doubt think of more.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 08:45 AM

I can't believe I read it all. I took notes. Here are performers someone wished they'd seen that I have seen: The Beatles, Fats Domino, Bob Dylan. Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry and Brownie Magee, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Earl Scruggs, Arlo Guthrie, Jean Richie, Seamus Kennedy, Marty Robbins, Tish Hinojosa, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sons of the Pioneers, B.B. King, and Joe Ely.

Here are performers from the thread that I have never seen but would like to (except the dead ones, of course, that would just be icky). Stephane Grappelli, Jimi Hendrix, Django Reinhardt, Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie (and Woody and Cisco), Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Steve Goodman, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Booker T & the MGs, Janis Joplin, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Leadbelly, Lefty Frizzell, Dave Van Ronk, Jefferson Airplane, Carter Family, and Josh White.

I was surprised not to see Willie and Waylon, Bob Wills, Jerry Jeff Walker or Merle Haggard since there were other country music performers on the list. I also expected to see some more recent N American performers like the Duhks, Mammals, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Greencards, Rodrigo e Gabriela, or Uncle Earl.
- Phil

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 08:58 AM

"I also expected to see some more recent N American performers like the Duhks, Mammals, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Greencards, Rodrigo e Gabriela, or Uncle Earl."

I think the thread is supposed to be about people who you can no longer see, because of death or retirement or bands going their separate ways.

I've seen the Duhks and Old Crow. Both were excellent. But Old Crow I don't think i'd ever tire of seeing live. One of the best bands of any genre to emerge in recent years, IMHO.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Dave Illingworth
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 09:49 AM

In my list I meant Elvis Presley (1954-1956, not 1964-1966, of course).
Lucky enough to have seen many on Uncle Phil's "seen" list, and on his "wish list":-

Stephane Grappelli (Canterbury UK, c1973) - his sensuous improvisation on the middle eight bars of "Someone to watch over me"
almost gave me an erection.
Bob Marley (London 1978 - marvellous)
Josh White (St. Pancras Town Hall, London c1959). Saw Jesse Fuller about the same time.

As for more I wish I could have seeen, the list could go on forever.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Grab
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 11:00 AM

To my earlier list, I'll now have to add Eric Roche. I even lived in Cambridge, so I had *so* many opportunities to go see him. But I just never got round to it. Then the Grim Reaper swung his scythe in 2005. :-(

Graham.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 11:57 AM

Steve Goodman, Mississippi John Hurt and Kate Wolf have long topped my list. Libba Cotton, too - though technically I think I probably did see her - but I was too young to remember. For living people, Junior Brown - I was in Austin two years and never made it out to see him!

One of the neat things about this thread is the number of people mentioned that I have been able to see live - and in some cases meet.

Dan

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Bill D
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 12:05 PM

Yep, Dan...Libba Cotton was at the 1st Washington Folk Festival at Glen Echo. It was my 1st year in DC. (I presume you were there with Mom.) I also saw Kate Wolf when she opened for Utah Phillips at the Ethical Society. Saw Peter Bellamy there, also.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Willie-O
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 12:24 PM

Lenny Breau.

I grew up in Ottawa and he played at Le Hibou very frequently in the early 70's, my high school years. I went there but never bothered to go see him, cause I figured "oh, he's there all the time".

Duh.

W-O

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 12:31 PM

Grandpa Jones

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 02:49 PM

Viv Stanshall

The (original line up of) Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band

'Prof.' Bruce Lacey

The Temperance Seven

The Alberts/Massed Alberts

and one that still exists and apparently appears at a pub in North London somewhere

The Bill Posters Will Be Band

do blue men sing the whites? << this is a question *LOL*

Charlotte R

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 04:31 PM

Dick Miles,IF I could have seen myself,It would have been interesting.
Most sportsmen review their performances,perhaps musicians should have themselves videoed.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Gulliver
Date: 16 Apr 08 - 10:32 PM

I'd love to have seen Nero fiddling...

Don

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Don Meixner
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 12:12 AM

Paul Robeson
Sam Cook
The Sons of the Pioneers
Carl Sprague
Luke Kelly
Pecker Dunn(e)
Brendan O'Dowda

and 50 60 others

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Fred Maslan
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 12:16 AM

I saw Libba at a small intimate concert in Seattle many years ago, She was wonderful!

Those I have missed and would have loved to see are, Steve Goodman and Jethro Burns; Stan Rogers, Kate Wolf, Jim Croce. Now Tom Dundee and many others

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 17 Apr 08 - 12:04 PM

To pick a few:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Lonnie Johnson
Sidney Bechet
Buddy Bolden
Big Bill Broonzy
Washboard Sam (naturally!)

RtS

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 01:23 AM

And Ray Charles! How could I forget Ray Charles?

I like OCMS live, too, Ruth. We could probably fill another thread with performers that we've seen live and want to see again (or to avoid forever).
- Phil

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: CET
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 05:58 AM

Weird - I have been thinking of starting a thread about people I wish I had seen, but no longer can. Now I see that someone did it four years ago.

A quick list:

Muddy Waters
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Cash
Cyril Tawney
Big Mama Thornton
Manitas de Plata
Clancy Brothers with Tommmy Maken (did see Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem in separate gigs)
Kenneth McKellar
Kathleen Ferrier
Pavarotti
Edith Piaf
Soviet Red Army Choir

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Charmion's brother Andrew
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 06:14 AM

I have a lot of overlap with CET, but would add Woody Guthrie, Ewan MacColl, Paul Robeson, Scott Joplin and La Bolduc to the list.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: mattkeen
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 07:12 AM

Ewan MacColl

Miles Davis

Jeff Buckley

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Ian cookieless
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 10:59 AM

John Dowland
J. S. Bach
Bruce Cockburn in 1973
Tyrannosaurus Rex and T.Rex
early Incredible String Band
The original Pentangle

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Greengal
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 02:13 PM

I'm grateful that I've seen so many great ones- Dylan, Willie, Joan Baez, Seeger of course, Neil Young, Judy Collins,Kris Kristopherson,Townes Van Zandt, Van Morrison, but missed too many.

Some people mentioned Fred Neil. Did he pass??? I loved his music.

Dan Fogelberg - who I saw for part of a concert and my bf at the time
               didn't like him, and made us leave. (Of course, that
                relationship didn't last long, but I somehow never
               had the opportunity to see Dan again)

Ray Charles


The Beatles       ( I was too young to see them but wish I had at
                   least seen John Lennon)


Hank Williams


Jimmie Rodgers


Mississippi John Hurt


Rev. Gary Davis

Libba Cotton

David Grisham w. Jerry Garcia

John Denver

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Ebor_fiddler
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 03:58 PM

Maybe I've missed something, but has nobody mentioned Bix Beiderbecke?

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Big Mick
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 04:34 PM

Merle Watson, playing with Doc.

Woody Gutherie, but only if it was just him and me swappin' songs.

Johnny Doran on the pipes.

Seamus Ennis on the pipes.

Willie Clancy on the pipes.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,Rich
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 05:27 PM

George Harrison (with or without the Beatles)
Oh I guess the rest of the Beatles.

The Bothy Band
Frankie Kennedy

Vilayat Khan
Bismallah Khan
Alla Rakha

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Janis Joplin
Pig Pen


Rich

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: CET
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 06:25 PM

Paul Robeson, of course!

I was limiting my list to performers I might theoretically have seen since they were alive during my lifetime. If I expand the parameters to include people who died before I was born I would have to add Caruso, Jussi Bjoerling and Chaliapin. Come to think of it, I think Kathleen Ferrier died before 1957.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
Date: 18 Apr 08 - 06:52 PM

For purposes of this discussion, I assume "Live" means "in the flesh" as opposed to live television. In the latter case, my field expands exponentially, as it would for others in my age group (67). TV first came to my rural area of central California in around 1949-50. I was able to see a lot of great performers on shows like "Omnibus," "The Firestone Hour," "The Ed Sullivan Show" and many others - everything from grand opera to classical orchestral to jazz to pop to folk and blues. In the early 1950's, they would often show little clips of performers between regular programs. Turner Classic Movies sometimes shows these "One Reel Wonders." They ranged from old jazz and big band groups to individual jazz performers like Jack Teagarden or Kid Ory and singers such as Marian Anderson and Ma Rainey.

Subject: RE: Musicians you wish you'd seen live
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 19 Apr 08 - 08:43 PM

Now there's a name I haven't heard for over 40 years. Kid Ory was still playing in New Orleans when I was growning up around there. I heard him live several times in the early '60s, once sitting on the floor a few feet away. Thanks for triggering the memory.
- Phil