Favorites: Back-Up Bands

Submitted by JohnnyW on Fri, 05/25/2001 - 10:23
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  1. Booker T and the MGs (Stax/Volt house band) Just one of the most underrated bands ever.
  2. The Blue Caps (Gene Vincent) I love it in "Be Bop a Lula" when Vincent sneers, "Let's rock it again now!" These guys sure obliged.
  3. Crazy Horse (Neil Young) One of the world's longest-lasting garage bands, right?
  4. The Crickets (Buddy Holly) Did a great job on every style Holly tried, which was a lot.
  5. The Heartbreakers (Tom Petty) Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers were cool too, but these guys stayed more sober...
  6. The Experience (Jimi Hendrix) What can I say? Hendrix shouldn't have left these guys behind...
  7. Patti Smith Group (Patti Smith) Even if they weren't good, which isn't true, they'd still belong because Lenny Kaye put together the Nuggets set.
  8. Full Tilt Boogie Band (Janis Joplin) In some ways, I think Big Brother and the Holding Company is even more deserving, but technically she was part of them, instead of them serving as her back-ups. But we all know the truth...
  9. The Hawks/Band (Bob Dylan) That Dylan 1966 live album is HOT, and these guys are just as responsible as the man himself.
  10. The Clovers (Elvis Costello) OK, the Attractions get all the press, but I'm partial to the band that backed Elvis on his first album, My Aim Is True...
  11. The E-Street Band (Bruce Springsteen) I just couldn't leave them off, now could I?