# Known musicians who joined multiple established bands **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988 "2019-04-03T18:02:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/41 "2019-04-04T16:06:50Z")
Ok, I think I found a legitimate contender. [Jizzy Pearl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizzy_Pearl) formed a band called **Love/Hate** in the 80s, becomes an established artist. 1. Joins **LA Guns** in 1998 and records an album with them. 2. Joins **Ratt** in 2000 and tours with them for 6 years. 3. Joins **Quiet Riot** in 2013 and records an album with them. So established artist who joined 3 established bands.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/42 "2019-04-04T16:58:43Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > What about Joey Waronker? He was Beck’s drummer and played with REM for four or five years when Bill Berry retired but was never an actual ‘member’ of the band. Still, touring for years with them and recording a few albums with them? Does that make him a member even though for dollar reasons he wasn’t a member? Darryl Jones is a similar situation. Became known playing bass in Miles Davis’ band, recorded and toured with Sting right after the Police broke up, and has been touring and recording with The Rolling Stones since 1993 (only 4 years less than Bill Wyman), yet has never been made an official member. Does he count? ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/43 "2019-04-04T17:39:27Z")
Ron Wood made a name for himself in the Jeff Beck Group; then The Faces, Rod Stewart’s band; and now, of course, The Rolling Stones. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/44 "2019-04-04T18:27:55Z")
**John5** was a session guitarist and in a bunch of bands with middling success before joining **David Lee Roth Band** , then joined **Marilyn Manson** , then joined **Rob Zombie** which is debatable if its a solo act or a band (i consider it a band). **Chris Pennie** was the drummer in **Dillinger Escape Plan** , but then later joined **Coheed & Cambria** for a few years in between Josh Eppard’s stints with the band. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/45 "2019-04-04T18:28:07Z")
John Hawken. His history is convoluted, but after first coming to prominence with the Nashville Teens, he became a member of the UK group Third World War for their second album. He then became a member of the Strawbs, replacing Rick Wakeman. At one point, he also was touring with Spooky Tooth. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/46 "2019-04-04T19:19:12Z")
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter fits the bill. He joined the band Ultimate Spinach for their 3rd album, and became somewhat known in rock circles. He then joined the Holy Modal Rounders, before being a founding member of Steely Dan. After that he joined the well established Doobie Brothers from 74-79. He later played with pretty much everyone but I don’t know if he qualifies as a band member, session player, or collaborator for all of those acts. But joining the already established Holy Modal Rounders and The Doobie Brothers should qualify. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/47 "2019-04-04T19:38:38Z")
Clapton: Started in The Roosters, then joined The Yardbirds, then Bluesbreakers, a bunch of stuff that doesn’t count in this thread, then joined Delaney & Bonnie. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/48 "2019-04-04T19:51:31Z")
Jim Gordon. It’s hard to figure out where he was a member of a group or just a backing musician, but he did join Traffic and Frank Zappa after they were established, and played in the studio with Steely Dan. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/49 "2019-04-04T21:34:15Z")
Rudy sarzo was in Quiet Riot, Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake. Vivian Campbell got his start with Ronnie James Dio and then later played with Whitesnake and Def Leppard. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/50 "2019-04-04T21:51:20Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Matt Cameron was the drummer for Soundgarden until he was the drummer for Pearl Jam. And he was also drummer for Skin Yard (sort of famous for being one of the original grunge bands) before Soundgarden. Speaking of Pearl Jam: Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were both in Green River and Mother Love Bone. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/51 "2019-04-07T11:54:40Z")
Bruce Kulick. I don’t think he ever had a glorious solo career, but has been well known since around 1968. He has joined a number of bands that were well known, but past their sell-by date, including Good Rats, Kiss and Grand Funk Railroad (his current billet). All these posts about the Doobie Brothers and no mention of Michael McDonald… ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/52 "2019-04-07T12:00:14Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > Speaking of Pearl Jam: > > Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were both in Green River and Mother Love Bone. Yeah, but they were founding members of both. Also, Mother Love Bone was a “super group” (a one-off band composed exclusively of previously-established musicians, like Cream or the Traveling Wilburys) and a little outside this thread’s purview, known musicians who joined multiple already-established bands. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988/53 "2019-04-07T12:10:46Z")
[Jesse Tobias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Tobias). His band Mother Tongue was well-known in LA, don’t know if they had a recording contract, but from there he went through three already-established bands, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alanis Morrisette and Morrissey. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/known-musicians-who-joined-multiple-established-bands/831988.md?page=2)