# Guess the band, Guess the age of the Doper. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 5, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037 "2008-04-05T03:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/21 "2008-04-05T21:36:59Z")
A. Richard Thompson Sandy Denny Iain Mathews B. Jeffry Ross Hyman John William Cummings Douglas Glen Colvin (these are real names - they were always billed under pseudonyms) C. Mike Campbell Howie Epstein Benmont Tench ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/22 "2008-04-05T21:38:09Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] Since nobody’s picking this one up, I’ll take it. 1. Deftones 2. Ministry 3. The Pixies **HongKongFooey** is around my age, I would guess. 33? [/QUOTE] Nicely done, +8 for you (I’m 36). ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/23 "2008-04-05T21:54:38Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] A. Richard Thompson Sandy Denny Iain Mathews B. Jeffry Ross Hyman John William Cummings Douglas Glen Colvin (these are real names - they were always billed under pseudonyms) C. Mike Campbell Howie Epstein Benmont Tench [/QUOTE] B: The Ramones? C: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers You are… 42. Mine: A. Danny Elfman Steve Bartek Johnny Vatos Hernandez Richard Gibbs (among others) B. James Russell Mercer Martin Crandall Dave Hernandez Jesse Sandoval Eric Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/24 "2008-04-05T22:02:45Z")
[QUOTE=FilmGeek] B: The Ramones? C: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers You are… 42. [/quote] Both right. But my age… I was [32 this morning](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9655268&postcount=11), and I’m still 32 this afternoon 😛 . I’ll keep it up for another 3 months or so. Your A is Oingo Boingo. I have no idea on B. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/25 "2008-04-05T22:12:43Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] A. Richard Thompson Sandy Denny Iain Mathews [/QUOTE] Fairport Convention ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/26 "2008-04-05T23:19:56Z")
[QUOTE=HongKongFooey] 1. Stone Temple Pilots 2. Queens of the Stone Age (who are passing through here next month yay!!!) 3. Andrew WK maybe??? I’ll guess 29 And **Angel of the Lord** ’s third is Bad Religion [/QUOTE] Right on the first two, wrong on #3. It was Wolfmother. And I’m 27, so you got me within 2 years. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/27 "2008-04-06T00:30:17Z")
Neil Young Richie Furay Jim Messina ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/28 "2008-04-06T00:49:52Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Neil Young Richie Furay Jim Messina [/QUOTE] **Buffalo Springfield** **twicks** is as young as she feels. 😃 1. Tommy Caldwell Toy Caldwell George McCorkle Jerry Eubanks 2. Butch Trucks Berry Oakley Chuck Leavell Jai Johanson 3. Jacqui McShee Terry Cox Bert Jansch John Renbourn ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/29 "2008-04-06T01:01:00Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] **Buffalo Springfield** **twicks** is as young as she feels. 😃 1. Butch Trucks Berry Oakley Chuck Leavell Jai Johanson [/QUOTE] Allman Bros. Band. And **silenus** is as old as I feel also. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/30 "2008-04-06T01:09:16Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] 1. Tommy Caldwell Toy Caldwell George McCorkle Jerry Eubanks [/QUOTE] Can’t you see? Marshall Tucker Band **silenus** is older than he acts, I’ll bet. Bill Nelson Simon Fox Charles Tumahai Andrew Clark ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/31 "2008-04-06T01:23:18Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] 1. Jacqui McShee Terry Cox Bert Jansch John Renbourn [/QUOTE] Pentangle. Bands to add: 1. Kai Winding Gunther Schuller Bill Barber Al Haig 2. Paul Desmond Eugene Wright Joe Morello 3. Ralph Molina Danny Whitten Jack Nitzsche ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/32 "2008-04-06T01:44:22Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Pentangle. Bands to add: 3) Ralph Molina Danny Whitten Jack Nitzsche [/QUOTE] Crazy Horse The honorable Mr. Quinn is… 45? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/33 "2008-04-06T01:55:44Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] 2) Paul Desmond Eugene Wright Joe Morello [/QUOTE] The Dave Brubeck Quartet ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/34 "2008-04-06T01:58:05Z")
1. Victor Wooten Jeff Coffin Future Man 2. Pee Wee Ellis Jimmy Nolin Maceo Parker 3. Phil Alvin John Bazz Bill Bateman ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/35 "2008-04-06T02:36:14Z")
Your #1 is the Flecktones. Don’t know the others (I recognise the names in 2 but don’t know the band.) AA: Rod Evans Bobby Caldwell Rhino LeeDorman BB: Gary Thain Lee Kerslake Mick Box Ken Hensley David Byron CC: Glenn Hughes Mel Galley Dave Holland ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/36 "2008-04-06T02:51:55Z")
> [@](#): > > BB: > Gary Thain > Lee Kerslake > Mick Box > Ken Hensley > David Byron Easy. Uriah Heep. I’ll let others guess your age. My mystery band hasn’t been solved yet. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/37 "2008-04-06T03:11:25Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] 1. Pee Wee Ellis Jimmy Nolin Maceo Parker [/QUOTE] Argh! My failing memory wants to place these guys as members of James Brown’s band… ? Maybe? My contributions: 1. Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree 2. Tom Shear 3. Sascha Konietzko, Steve White, Andy Selway, Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson [also Raymond Watts, Tim Skold, En Esch, Günter Schulz, Bill Rieflin, etc, etc, etc] ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/38 "2008-04-06T03:41:55Z")
1. Karl Hyde & Rick Smith 2. Henry Binns & Sam Hardaker 3. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo & Thomas Bangalter ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/39 "2008-04-06T04:33:36Z")
1. Peter Rowan, Vasser Clements, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, David Grisman 2. Alan Evans, Neal Evans, Eric Krasno, (sometimes Ryan Zoidis, Rashawn Ross) 3. Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool, Stewart Copeland ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037/40 "2008-04-06T04:56:09Z")
[QUOTE=Crawlspace] 1. Peter Rowan, Vasser Clements, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, David Grisman [/QUOTE] Old And In The Way [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-band-guess-the-age-of-the-doper/444037.md?page=3)