greatest 'sideman' ever?

Discussion in 'Cactus Cafe' started by BigWill, Feb 16, 2012.

  1. BigWill

    BigWill 2,500+ Posts

    I submit that it's Clarence Clemons.

    What say you?
     
  2. Aspen1

    Aspen1 100+ Posts

    Agree 100%!
     
  3. LonghornCatholic

    LonghornCatholic Deo Gratias

    What ya'll got against Poncho? [​IMG]

    Eddie Van Halen qualify as a sidekick?
     
  4. Third Coast

    Third Coast 10,000+ Posts

    Everybody on stage is a sideman to the boss, but Clarence is among the best of them.
     
  5. BigWill

    BigWill 2,500+ Posts

    Eddie isn't a sideman, at least not in my mind.

    He's a feature. I see a sideman as an accessory...Jon Bon Jovi is clearly the thing that makes Bon Jovi go, but that doesn't make Richie Sambora a sideman...he's an essential piece of the puzzle.

    Willie's harmonica player is a sideman...and legend has it that DKR introduced the two of them.
     
  6. OldHippie

    OldHippie 2,500+ Posts

  7. The Eyes of Texas

    The Eyes of Texas 500+ Posts

    Scottie Pippen
     
  8. I_Dont_Exist

    I_Dont_Exist 1,000+ Posts

    Toots Thielemans

    Oscar Peterson on the piano,Stephane Grapelli on the violin, and Toots on the harmonica. All touched by god.
     
  9. FAST FRED

    FAST FRED 500+ Posts

    I agree with Clarence Clemons.

    Glad I saw him his last time through Austin.

    Second place to Maceo Parker, sax, with James Brown.

    Or Bootsy Collins, also with Brown, on bass.

    Or David Lindley with Jackson Browne.

    Or Waddy Wachtel with Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks and many, many others.

    Or Eric Clapton playing lead on "Something."

    Or Billy Preston with The Beatles.

    [​IMG]
     
  10. BigWill

    BigWill 2,500+ Posts

    Great call on Maceo! I saw JB at least a dozen times...Maceo was the ****.
     
  11. AustinTejasFan

    AustinTejasFan 1,000+ Posts

    SRV on Let's Dance album.
     
  12. veggieboy

    veggieboy 500+ Posts

    Flava Flav is the answer here.

    Seriously.

    He provided the "comic relief" and some entertainment value to Chuck D's powerful message.

    Of course, Flava Flav is actually considered a "hype man", but I think " sideman" applies just fine...
     
  13. LonghornCatholic

    LonghornCatholic Deo Gratias

    Flaco Jimenez. Lock thread
     
  14. Bluff Horn

    Bluff Horn 250+ Posts

    This is a QUALITY discussion.

    Flaco, Flava, Clarence,etc. Good stuff.

    Can I get a vote for Chuck Leavell?
     
  15. Texas007

    Texas007 1,000+ Posts

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