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Post by rickyguitar on Feb 6, 2020 17:35:56 GMT -5
I3 sold something to Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Nice guy
Gatemouth Brown. Forgot him. Supplied a pa and an amp for him once. He showed up in a purple caddy, wearing a full length fur coat with a chick on each arm. Nice enough guy though. What a sound.
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Post by Rick Knight on Feb 6, 2020 17:51:31 GMT -5
I’ve had some degree of conversation with John Entwistle, Joe Jackson, Bonnie Bramlett and Bo Diddley, and was introduced to EVH; but that was just a “Hi, how are you” thing.
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Post by Debs on Feb 6, 2020 18:03:30 GMT -5
Worked at a ski bar that brought in some pretty big names back in the 80's. Elvin Bishop, OK guy. Mitch Ryder, pretty full of himself. James Cotton, party animal, drank a bottle of Jose tequilla right before he went on stage and played for three solid hours. Went home with one of the bartenders and some hangerons and his road manager finally found him at 8 am to get him on the bus to the next gig. They had been snorting and jamming all night long. Bo Didley and Vassar Clements were both extremely nice down to earth guys.
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Post by digiboy on Feb 6, 2020 19:21:56 GMT -5
Mid 80's-mid 90's I worked in a retail Hi Fi and video shop here in Manhattan. It was one of the last real family owned stores and we carried a few of the "upscale" brands like Klipsch, Bang & Olufsen, Macintosh, Dahlquist, etc. No big surprise that we saw our fair share of celebrity type musicians, some as fairly steady customers. I guess you could say I met them even though our interactions were limited.
Guests included
Rick Derringer Cher (dressed in normal street clothes, you could walk right by her) Stevie Wonder (word got out he was there, drew a massive crowd, we had to close the store for a couple of hours) John Lennon ( never actually met, he died before I worked there)
Other non musicians: JFK Jr. Peter Boyle Darryl Hannah Lori Singer Elisabeth Pena Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
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Post by Wish on Feb 6, 2020 20:43:27 GMT -5
I was at a work training workshop in 1998 in Norfolk (pronounced Norfuck), VA. BB King was playing a concert there, and he and his crew were staying at the same hotel where my work training was. There were rumors the band would be at the hotel bar after the concert, but that didn't happen.....I waited in the bar for far too long. The next day while on a morning break from the workshop, I saw BB King sitting at a table near the lobby, while they were getting the tour bus loaded and ready to go. He was there with family...looked like a daughter and a couple of grandkids. Every once in awhile somebody would go up to him and ask him for an autograph, which he did. I thought "what the hell, the worst he can do is say no", and I approached him...said I was honored to meet him, and asked him for an autograph. He signed the notepad that I had for the workshop. I framed the autograph with an Epiphone Lucille mini guitar that my wife found somewhere, and it's displayed on my mini guitar wall in my music room.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Feb 6, 2020 20:47:46 GMT -5
Spent about half an hour with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood in 2010 after a show. Very cool cat for sure. Garth with a couple of guitar straps I made as a gift, since we were sitting in some of his reserved seats. Garth Night 9.12 (5) by Larry Madsen, on Flickr Met Joe Walsh quite spur-of-the-moment one night as he and Marjorie were going to see a show at the my place of employment. I'm posted in front of the theaters (guarding Popeye) and I notice this beautiful woman about six to eight feet away and I knew I recognized her. Did not instantly put a name with her … then I notice to her left Mr. Walsh. I was pretty shocked because usually we know when VIP types are in house, I knew nothing. As they walked past me (maybe two feet to my right) I hear myself saying, "holy cow it's Mr. Walsh", as I am watching them walk past. I don't think Joe heard me, but Marjorie did. I'm about 180 degrees turned around by now and Joe makes a U-turn to his right and walks right up in front of me and holds out his hand. I'm usually never very *star-stuck* but in that moment I probably was. I shook his hand and said, "Sir, I have been paying an awful lot of attention to you for a great many years". Thank you for all you've done, I appreciate every bit of it … enjoy the show!" There was a bit more than just that, but the whole exchange was probably no more than 30 seconds. A story then 30 seconds I will never forget. As my tag-line suggests, I've been a Joe Walsh fan for all of those great many years I mentioned.
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Post by Blacksunshine on Feb 6, 2020 21:02:06 GMT -5
I imagine most of you guys have never heard of any of these bands.
My friends and I sparked one with Doug Pinnick from King's X. I was the only one who knew who he was, but I didn't give him away. He was really cool, he talked about his grandmother and family.
I went to a private party after a No Doubt and Lit show, the guys from Lit were there and told the guitar player, "you guys jammed tonight." He thanked me and we clinked glasses.
Probably more from when I was living in Hollywood going to school out there, but that was a lifetime ago and I forgot.
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Post by Duke on Feb 6, 2020 21:06:14 GMT -5
At The Stone Pony in NJ one night. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Steven Van Zant and Nils Lofgren.
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Post by Pinetree on Feb 6, 2020 21:07:01 GMT -5
Met Doug (now dUg) a few times. He and Jerry usually hang out after a show.
Got his autograph and a pick around here somewhere.
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Post by JDC on Feb 6, 2020 21:34:23 GMT -5
Spent my career in music so I've run into lots of people in the industry. But the VERY FIRST star struck moment I can remember occurred was when I was in a club's house band. The owner had some previous connection to Nokie Edwards and arranged for him to guest for a two week stint, there. Having accompanied Ventures records, 20 years before, while they were playing on my parent's stereo, it was quite the Twilight Zone moment for me. I was playing the same tunes but this time I was playing them live with Nokie, himself.
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Post by jdawg on Feb 6, 2020 21:44:00 GMT -5
I've met everyone in the Paul Revere and the Raiders band. Saw a USO show at Misawa AB in Japan. They did a meet and greet with anyone that wanted to stay after the show. Paul was feeling sick and went back to his room. The lead singer and guitar player stayed and hung for quite a while with several of us musicians. Ran into them the next night in downtown Misawa at a Chinese restaurant and they joined my family for dinner. Really nice guys.
Jammed with Mitch Mitchell also at Misawa. He was doing a USO show and the lead guitarist and drummer in my band went to the show and got to talking with Mitch and his bass player. They came to our practice that night and hung out for a few hours and jammed with us. Great people and it was a lot of fun.
I was also a member of the ABC (American Bowling Congress) while stationed at Misawa. Dick and Pete Weber came over to just visit with the troops and promote bowling. I was charged with entertaining them for a day. Really nice guys. I was ready to take them on a tour of the local community and the base but they didn't want to do anything special. They watched my wife play a women's softball game, their choice. Ate lunch with my family at the bowling alley cafe. Two of best bowlers in history and they were just normal people. Thanked me afterward for a regular day.
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Post by saltyseadog on Feb 7, 2020 3:44:40 GMT -5
Shouted across the road and waved at John and Yoko on Elgin High St way back in the late 60's. They were on their way north to visit John's aunt in Caithness iirc, I think it was reported in the press they got into an accident on the way back again.
Cut to 1970/71 when I was a hippy and spent the summer hitching from pop festival to pop festival. My buddy and I set off after being at Worthing festival on the south coast to make our way to a place called Glastonbury where a farmer had started a festival the year before. Got out of London on the M4 and got a lift from Robert Plant and Jimmy Page who went above and beyond by driving us 30 miles more than they needed to and Robert gave us £10 to get our breakfast.
Cut to 1977 when I was living and working in Esbjerg, Denmark and was great pals with Ole Beich the lead guitarist in local heroes, Bad Mama. A few years later Ole went over to Los Angeles to visit his girl friend who was working as an au pair stayed on as an illegal I suppose and played bass for an emerging band called Guns and Roses. The story I got told was that he got hepatitis and not having a green card returned to Denmark for treatment and the rest as they is history.
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Post by 69tele on Feb 7, 2020 3:53:00 GMT -5
I've a met a few... On my Travels Les Paul at his show in NYC got my LP signed Most of the members of Toto in 03 LA (Press After Party) and Dublin 2015 (VIP)- Got my MM Luke Signed. Closer To Home Marcus Miller - At show in small venue - Got my bass signed. Victor Bailey - At show in small venue - Got a CD signed. Alan Parsons - Met a concert backstage - got signed CD and T shirt Bluey from Incognito - At show in small venue - Got CD signed. Members of Fito & Fitipaldis - well know band in Spain , met at bar after concert and staying at same hotel. Can see pics on my site. www.gear-review.co.uk/review_mu.htmli would say Les Paul was the one that struck me the most , real nice guy , down to earth ... he commented that my guitar had the "old Pickups" - the P90s
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Post by Opie on Feb 7, 2020 7:35:46 GMT -5
Met Hank Garland in my hometown when I was in my early 20's, had dinner with him and his folks many times.I met Bill Monroe and his son James through a friend who played in James band.Talked to Barney Kessel and Kenny Burrell when I was still im my teens. Had a runin with U2 before they broke into the big time, the only negative meeting I've had. More contemporary, met Ryan Adams before he really broke through, met Lyle Lovett briefly, basically I was in line behind him going for seconds at a food joint onboard a cruise ship, try the omlet it's good sort of thing. Not famous but should be, Chuck Prophet. Funny as hell, why he isn't known by more people is beyond me. Recently met Richard Smith. Who? Had dinner once with Sleepy Labeef, great story teller.
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Post by k9bigdog on Feb 7, 2020 7:55:02 GMT -5
I'm actually meeting and hanging out with a pretty famous harmonica player tonight. All I'm gonna say for now, maybe some pics tomorrow.
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Post by RockAndRoll on Feb 7, 2020 8:29:18 GMT -5
On my Travels Les Paul at his show in NYC got my LP signed i would say Les Paul was the one that struck me the most , real nice guy , down to earth ... he commented that my guitar had the "old Pickups" - the P90s For my birthday in 2008, my wife took me to the Iridium to see Les. Sat right in front of him. Incredible playing, great sense of humor and joy, and after the show he sat down for a few moments in a booth with us. Signed a photo with happy birthday wishes for me and was truly gracious and kind. Really glad we had the opportunity.
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Post by 69tele on Feb 7, 2020 10:43:11 GMT -5
RockandRoll I agree totally ... I had the same experience a really nice and down to earth person, and he had time for everyone
In my teens for a music paper for school I had researched him and his tech contributions to music and it was unreal to meet him in person.
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Post by stratcowboy on Feb 7, 2020 10:53:28 GMT -5
Interesting mix of personalities, here. For me...I met Steve Stills during a party when I used to cover the World Speed Skiing Championships (he was a friend of the late Steve McKinney, several times world record holder), for various magazines.
I also was friends with the late Dan Fogelberg. Enough so that we would go skiing together, dine out together, or even spend some time at his ranch for dinner and such up in southern Colorado. He purchased one of my photo prints for the studio he had at the ranch. Timothy B. Schmit saw the print in the studio and Dan purchased another for him.
At our ranch, we rent out our guest cabin. One summer we got a call from someone looking for privacy and seclusion. Well the ranch fits that bill in a big way. It was Marty Stewart. He and his wife Connie Smith wound up staying with us for the week. Same thing happened with Matt Nathanson and his wife. Cool folks, all.
In the classical world, I've been long-time friends with the members of the American String Quartet, one the the world's preeminent classical combos. I worked with them for about 20 years at a summer music program. Same with Bob McDonald (pianist), who was/is Isaac Stern and Midori's principal accompanist. But that probably doesn't resonate much on this forum, is my guess. LOL...
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Post by hilltop87 on Feb 7, 2020 11:03:45 GMT -5
I am impressed by all of these stories. Cool stuff. I forgot to mention that I did get to meet Mary Wilson of The Supremes back in the 90's.
She spoke at an event the company I worked at had. She had a very interesting life story. I had a brief chat with her afterwards. She was a extremely nice lady.
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Post by Ragtop on Feb 7, 2020 11:12:13 GMT -5
Pretty cool, stratcowboy. I'm a big DF fan, have seen him 5-6 times. Would have loved to ski with him.
I was working in Boulder back in '80 or so, when DF still had the ranch up by Nederland. He would come down to Boulder, unannounced, with guitar in hand and would show up at the Blue Note bar and play an impromptu concert featuring his new songs. I always heard about it the next day.
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Post by RockAndRoll on Feb 7, 2020 11:13:43 GMT -5
RockandRoll I agree totally ... I had the same experience a really nice and down to earth person, and he had time for everyone In my teens for a music paper for school I had researched him and his tech contributions to music and it was unreal to meet him in person. 69tele, "unreal" is a good word for it. You kind of sit there wondering what do you say to express your admiration and appreciation for all his contributions to music. So you smile through the whole experience and just say, "thank you for everything."
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Post by Leftee on Feb 7, 2020 11:14:08 GMT -5
There are some GREAT stories here!
I sat in 1st class next to Greg T. Walker of Blackfoot, on a flight from Atlanta to Greensboro a dozen or so years ago. He was honored that I even knew who he was. We talked the whole flight. Great guy!
The rest of the band was also in 1st class, so Greg had them autograph a band pic for me. I didn’t ask for it. He just did it.
A couple weeks after that they were coming back to the area and he invited me to come join them backstage. I was gonna do it, too, but my flights were all messed up, on the day, and the opportunity was lost.
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Post by Taildragger on Feb 7, 2020 11:54:06 GMT -5
Ry Cooder graduated from my high school a couple years ahead of me.
Bumped into Jorma Kaukonen at the grocery store in SF back about 1971. He didn't appear to be in dire need of fan adulation at the moment, so I left him alone to buy his vegetables in peace.
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Post by tomcaster on Feb 7, 2020 12:25:39 GMT -5
Most recent was going to see Rick Estrin and getting to sit at the same table with Duke Robillard. I was stunned at first-just the unexpected surprise. My wife is a big fan of his too. A true gentleman-very nice guy. They called him up for a tune which was great to see. Alice Cooper played at a college venue and one of my friends is a local politician. He called around and found someone with a connection to the school and got backstage passes. What a nice guy-took his time to talk with each of us and take photos and gave us all autographs. I donate to a member only supported radio station that has led to some nice meetings-Alejandro Escovedo, Los Lobos, Chris Isaak, Don Was. Was having diner at one of these events and halfway through dinner someone came over to our table to get an autograph. We were sitting with Suzanne Vega and nobody knew.
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Post by LM on Feb 7, 2020 12:50:57 GMT -5
I was security for Phil Keaggy and helped him pack up his gear after the show. I carried his pedalboard to the car. When he unpacked his gear, he said, "Ah-oh! This is going to be a different kind of show if I don't come up with a couple of One-Spots. I left mine in Maine at the last show." Since my buddy and I lived just a few miles away, we each ran home and grabbed our One-Spots.
I had lunch with BB King.
I sat behind Kevin Sorbo in first class from Vancouver to Columbus OH. We were the only two in first class but I didn't bother him.
As kids, we played with the twins from Please Don't Eat the Daisies at a local park in California.
Seen at airports: Arthur Ashe, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Hector 'Macho' Camacho, Evander Holyfield, Keith Jackson, and many others.
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Post by Davywhizz on Feb 7, 2020 12:56:56 GMT -5
To continue the "seen at airports" theme: Gregg Allman walking through Schiphol (Amsterdam) the day after I saw his gig at the Paradiso in 2015.
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Feb 7, 2020 13:48:04 GMT -5
I've had a couple encounters.
In high school we went to a concert in Iowa (Def Leppard, Scorpions and Judas Priest). Some time after the show, my buddies and I stopped at the only open hamburger joint in town. While we were in there, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton walked in. We were ordering at the same time so they sat and chatted with us while we all ate. They were very nice.
In college, I used to jam at a pretty big venue in town quite a bit, so I just kept my amp there all the time and used a smaller one at home. It was a Peavey Special 130. Well, I was there for a Buddy Guy show when the manager (whom I knew well and jammed with) comes up and asks if Buddy can use my amp. Apparently his was on the fritz, so I said sure. He did the show with my amp and made a point to come around after the show to thank me. Very nice guy.
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Post by RockAndRoll on Feb 7, 2020 14:05:12 GMT -5
Seen walking down the street: Around 1978, saw Keith Richards walking down 6th Avenue in NYC near Rockefeller Center. Didn't seem like the kind of guy to spontaneously approach (especially with the rather dour look on his face at that time), so I gave him lots of room and walked on. Years later, thinking back on it I wondered if he had just come out of a meeting with Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic Records. In any event, he didn't recognize me from the time I was in the audience for the Stones' opening night concert at Madison Square Garden in June of 1975.
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Post by Doug In Idaho on Feb 7, 2020 14:51:18 GMT -5
A lot of years ago I was working a project in mexico, so every other week I was flying thru LAX. On my first trip home I was schlepping my bag thru the airport to make my connecting flight and I looked up to see... Huey Lewis walking right at me, as we passed we looked at each other and did the "head nod" thing. Caught my flight and didn't think anything of it. Two weeks later, LAX, connecting flight and... Huey Lewis walking toward me. As he walked by we looked at each other, "head nod", connecting flight home. This happened five times over the next few weeks! We never spoke to each other, no interaction beyond the passing in an airport "head nod". I hope he's a nice guy... I dunno. But it is a good story.
Then, a few years ago I was sitting in a local bar, just me and the bartender waiting for the music which didn't start for an hour or so. A tall guy in an overcoat and tweed cap comes in with a blonde woman who waited inside the door as the guy walks up and asks the bartender (Adam) if they could play the piano that had always been there. Adam, without ever looking up tells him "We got rid of that piano when the new owners took over last year". Adam didn't invite them to stay or ask if they wanted drinks... after standing there looking uncomfortable for a minute he turned around and they left. It was James Taylor and Carole King. Man I wish they had kept that old piano!
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Post by rok-a-bill-e on Feb 7, 2020 16:12:13 GMT -5
Through friends in the music industry, I met Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam before they were Stars. Also Mark O'Conner several times, and I wound up buying some studio gear from him. I met many famous musicians through my store, where our interactions were professional. Most memorable included Webb Pierce, who came driven in his famous steer-horn Cadillac, and David Allen Coe, who arrived in the two vehicles required to transport his entourage, which included two wives, several biker-looking bodyguards, several dogs, etc. Musicians include Victor Wooten, Reggie Young, Buddy and Julie Miller, Rodney Crowell, and Porter Wagoner. Through family members I sent products to the homes of Tony Joe White and Loretto Lynn and Tanya Tucker and Roy Orbison, but I only met wives and children. I can't mention my most famous customer as she is still a current customer, even though I closed my store, who is most serious about her privacy, but she continues to be a VERY good customer!
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