# Music artists guest starring on television **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402 "2012-07-26T00:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/41 "2012-07-27T02:59:09Z")
The Beach Boys on Full House. Bonnie Raitt on Roseanne (I think, right?) Eddie Money on The King of Queens Sammy Davis Jr. on All in the Family The Dillards on The Andy Griffith Show mmm ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/42 "2012-07-27T03:18:47Z")
Willie Nelson on Monk Frank Sinatra on Magnum PI Jefferson Starship on The Star Wars holiday special I won’t even pull up any 90210 bands ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/43 "2012-07-27T09:40:11Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Bonnie Raitt on Roseanne (I think, right?) \ That was Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie) seen here with David Crosby. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIxqqwJ3Kp0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIxqqwJ3Kp0) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/44 "2012-07-27T12:07:18Z")
> [@DfrntBreign](#): > > That was Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie) seen here with David Crosby. > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIxqqwJ3Kp0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIxqqwJ3Kp0) Oh yeah, I knew it was a Bonnie. 😃 Anyway, [THIS](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tEsa-l4nAI&feature=related) is the scene, starting around 3:48, that I still remember from seeing it “live” all those years ago. Day-um! mmm ---
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Jon Bon Jovi as a housepainter on Ally MacBeal. One of the better decisions the show made was that Ally didn’t end up with him. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/46 "2012-07-27T12:41:43Z")
Bon Jovi also has appeared on _30 Rock_, as NBC’s Musician in Residence. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/47 "2012-07-27T12:46:08Z")
[Bob Dylan on (of all places) Dharma and Greg.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ix5Hn_NaTM) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/48 "2012-07-27T13:05:27Z")
I have a vague memory of Yoko Ono on _Mad About You_. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/49 "2012-07-27T13:21:35Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > This is somewhat obscure, and not so cheesy, but the wonderfully rude British comedy [The Young Ones](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_%28TV_series%29) had musical guests in almost every show, from Madness to Motorhead. One I’m especially fond of is the fun [Amazulu](http://youtu.be/bOha2ljUcnw) (though they didn’t do my favorite song by them, [“Cairo”](http://youtu.be/U1mcOpOdSJk)). Thanks for the memory jogger. Along the same lines, [Absolutely Fabulous](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolutely_Fabulous) had a number of music stars appearing as (fictional) versions of themselves - Lulu, Marianne Faithful, Suzi Quattro, etc. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/50 "2012-07-27T14:31:24Z")
Warren Zevon on **Suddenly Susan** , **Dream On** , and **Larry Sanders**. Reverend Horton Heat on **The Drew Carey Show**. A whole bunch of people on **30 Rock**. According to Wikipedia (This is just from the Kidney Now episode): ``` Clay Aiken Sara Bareilles Beastie Boys (Mike D and Ad-Rock) Mary J. Blige Elvis Costello Sheryl Crow Steve Earle Wyclef Jean Norah Jones Talib Kweli Cyndi Lauper Adam Levine Michael McDonald Rhett Miller Moby Robert Randolph Rachael Yamagata ``` ---
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Mel Torme appeared several times on **Night Court**. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/52 "2012-07-27T18:43:40Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The Beach Boys on Full House. Also on Home Improvement as Wilson’s cousins. My nomination: Bell Biv Devoe on Fresh Prince of Bel Air. ---
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Huey Lewis has appeared on _Just Shoot Me_, _One Tree Hill_, _King of Queens_, and _Hot In Cleveland_. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/54 "2012-07-27T19:31:03Z")
[Lesley Gore on **Batman**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRvF5VABOAo). DeBarge was mentioned in the first post, but not for his appearance on the Gil Gerard/Ernie Reyes Jr. show [**Sidekicks**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZMtohDI0M4). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/55 "2012-07-27T19:35:38Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Huey Lewis has appeared on _Just Shoot Me_, _One Tree Hill_, _King of Queens_, and _Hot In Cleveland_. Uh oh, I posted that Eddie Money was on King of Queens, the episode I was thinking of was Huey. Although there was one episode involving an Eddie Money concert; I’m not sure if Mr. Money was actually on the show or not, though. mmm ---
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Jon Bon Jovi also did a guest spot on _Las Vegas_. Michael Des Barres played Sir Charles Weatherbee (“Call me Dog.”) on _WKRP In Cincinnati_. ---
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[Iggy Pop on DS9](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7UNU9r51I) ---
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> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > [Iggy Pop on DS9](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7UNU9r51I) And Mick Fleetwood was on TNG–not that you could tell it was him under that alien makeup/mask. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402/59 "2012-07-27T20:16:58Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Uh oh, I posted that Eddie Money was on King of Queens, the episode I was thinking of was Huey. > > Although there was one episode involving an Eddie Money concert; I’m not sure if Mr. Money was actually on the show or not, though. > mmm You got it right. Eddie Money was on KOQ. Doug wins some money but he has to spend it before Carrie finds out. They keep buying stuff but just can’t burn through it, so they run into Eddie Money and hire him to sing in Doug’s living room. ---
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Debbie Harry of Blondie has done a [bunch](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001323/) of acting and TV appearances. Too many weird ones to list them all, but I note she was a character in the pilot for _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch_ (ugh). As herself on _Ab Fab_, etc. Her most embarrassing listing is being musical guest on _Pink Lady_ a.k.a. _Pink Lady and Jeff_. One of the most ill-conceived TV variety shows of all time. (Both Debbie Harry and Pat Benatar from my first post appeared in the movie _Union City_, btw. Yet another worthless thing my brain has decided to store.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-guest-starring-on-television/629402.md?page=4)