The Ultimate Rock Band

I have been thinking over the last few days about what the ultimate rock band would be (guitar, drums, vocalist, bass, etc). I am going to include some folks that are deceased, since this is just a fantasy, but boy what a band it would be. Since it is so hard to choose just one, I am going to list my top three or five. For guitar I am going to list ten, since its so hard to choose just five.

VOCALIST

1. Roger Daltry (The Who)
2. Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)
3. Brain Johnson (AC/DC)
4. Robert Plant (Led Zep)
5. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

BASS GUITAR

1. John Entwistle (The Who)
2. Nathan East (Studio Musican, has played/toured with Eric Clapton)
3. Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers Band)

GUITAR

1. Eric Clapton
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Angus Young (AC/DC)
5. Jimmy Page (Led Zep)
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan
7. Carlos Santana
8. Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
9. Joe Satriani
10. Richie Blackmore

KEYBOARDS

1. Chuck Leavell (The Allman Brothers Band, Rolling Stones, among others)
2. Gregg Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
3. Billy Joel
4. Elton John

DRUMS

1. Jaimoe and Butch Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band)
2. Alex Van Halen
3. Keith Moon
4. John Bonham

THE BAND

• Singer: Roger Daltry
• Guitars: Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Bass: John Entwistle
• Drums: Jaimoe and Butch Trucks
• Keyboards: Chuck Leavell

It was a tough list to compile, and in the end what a lineup it would be. I think the guitarist were the hardest, they are so many good one's out there.

The song I'd like to see this band do, would be the Derek and The Dominoes classic Layla

--gfo