I’ve read that Steve Winwood was “under consideration” for what was to become Robert Plant’s spot in Led Zeppelin, although I’m not at all clear on how close this came to happening or even what Winwood himself thought of the idea.
There were a lot of rumors about what would come out of the wreck of the Yardbirds. I remember having heard that Keith Moon was considered to be one of the “New Yardbirds”. In the end, we got Led Zep, the Jeff Beck Group and Renaissance.
John Fogerty had three average musicians backing him up in his band, Paul had three John Fogerty’s in his band.
Elvis could have revived his career by collaboration with 1970’s musicans like Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson.
Elvis and Tom Jones were friends. That would be a natural duet.
Elvis duets with his contemporaries was supposedly discussed and rejected by Colonel Parker.
The ultimate would be a gospel song with Andraé Crouch and Elvis.
That would have been incredible. Elvis recorded several Gospel albums.
So they would have renamed themselves HELP?
well “A quick one while he is away” is not far off from that either!
For me, I know Prince found Brian Eno’s “another green world” very influential and I’d love to see what they would have cooked up together. “If I was your Girlfriend” or “the beautiful ones” must be somewhere close
Naturally! (Although, maybe the Beatles would have objected…)
And imagine them covering The Beatles’ “Help!”.
I think Peter Frampton and Bill Nelson could’ve teamed up for some beautiful melodic guitar duets.
Didn’t Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis and Tony Williams send a telegram to Paul McCartney to record with them ? He reportedly never received it.
I suppose you coud say it ‘almost’ happened with Blind Faith, now that I think about it, But Rick Grech was (sorry) a weak link; not up to the talent level of the others. Boring bass solo… he was no Jack Bruce…
King Arthur. A 12-part series of grand operas. Music by Wagner. Book by Shakespeare.
Heh. I did say any genre. I like it.