# The Travelling Willburys must go on **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309 "2017-10-31T19:02:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/1 "2017-10-31T19:02:17Z")
With the recent passing of Charlie T. Willbury Jr, er Tom Petty, we’re down 60% of the original Willbury lineup. All we have left are Otis (Jeff Lynne) and Lucky (Bob Dylan). But the show must go on, as someone has said. So what long-lost or next-generation Willbury would you call upon to fill the three seats vacated by Nelson (George Harrison), Lefty (Roy Orbison) and the aforementioned Charlie T.? My replacement picks (with Willbury name): **Dwight Yoakam (Bucky) Jack Johnson (John Henry) Sheryl Crow (Petunia)** ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/2 "2017-10-31T19:10:08Z")
David Crosby (Silver Willbury) Bonnie Raitt (Belle Willbury) Joe Jackson (Nigel Stokes-Willbury) ---
**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:** [October 31, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/3 "2017-10-31T19:20:28Z")
What about The Heartbreakers? Campbell, Tench, Blair, Ferone and Thurston are a great, great rock band. Without Tom will they ever play again? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/4 "2017-10-31T19:46:58Z")
If Ringo Starr weren’t fronting the All-Starr Band, I’d pick him. He could call himself Ritchie Wilbury in honor of his given name. Keith Richards, aka Vlad Wilbury, because he has the undead-like qualities of Count Dracula. Pete Townshend, aka Johnny Lee Wilbury because of his R&B influences. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/5 "2017-10-31T19:49:25Z")
Dave Grohl (Crash Wilbury) Also, there have been several other officially-named Wilburys: - Dhani Harrison (George’s son) participated in completing two unfinished Wilburys songs for the 2007 boxed set, and was given the name “Ayrton Wilbury” (a reference to late Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna). - Guitarist Gary Moore (who is also now deceased) played lead guitar on the song “She’s My Baby” (from Volume 3), and was credited as “Ken Wilbury.” - Session drummer Jim Keltner, who played on both albums, was later credited (in the 2007 DVD) as “Buster Sidebury.” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/6 "2017-10-31T19:51:54Z")
Bruce “Jeffrey Wilbury” Springsteen Robert “Richard S. Wilbury” Plant Ann and Nancy Wilson, aka “Teri and Jeri Wilbury” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/7 "2017-10-31T19:55:22Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Bruce “Jeffrey Wilbury” Springsteen As the Wilburys song “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” is either an homage to, or a parody of, Springsteen songs, I already consider him to be a Wilbury-by-proxy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/8 "2017-10-31T20:14:16Z")
I guess, really, he should be Tweeter Wilbury. If they could get Patti Scialfa to sing backup, she’d be Jan Wilbury. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/9 "2017-10-31T20:16:33Z")
Steve Earle, who can choose his own nickname, would fit like a glove. ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/10 "2017-10-31T20:21:10Z")
Here are a few unlikely candidates: Hansi Kürsch (Dieter Wilbury) Josh Groban (Luciano Wilbury) George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (Mungo Wilbury) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/11 "2017-10-31T20:28:58Z")
Oh, Neil Young could fit right in there. Willie Nelson ain’t doing much. Willie could be Red Wilbury, A forgotten cousin, or some such.I think maybe Gene Simmons might work. Hayes Carll, young upstart, college educated, illegitimate son of Old Daddy Wilbury! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/12 "2017-10-31T20:35:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Oh, Neil Young could fit right in there. Given Young’s interest in toy trains, he would absolutely need to be Lionel Wilbury. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/13 "2017-10-31T21:15:39Z")
Ray Davies. He could be Muswell Wilbury. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/14 "2017-10-31T21:25:17Z")
How about: Elvis Costello (Declan Willbury) Neko Case (Sadie Wilbury) Eddie Vedder (Evan Wilbury) ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/15 "2017-10-31T22:33:49Z")
John Hiatt (y’all will need to help me with the name) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/16 "2017-10-31T22:48:06Z")
John-boy Hiatt Wilbury ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/17 "2017-11-01T03:22:23Z")
It has to be someone with ties to Dylan, Lynne or both. **Dave Edmunds** has Lynne ties- I appoint him as Rocky (short for Rockpile) Wilbury **Roger McGuinn** has Dylan ties- he can be, er, JIM Wilbury And there has to be at least one 50s rocker in the band… I nominate\*\* Don Everly\*\*, as Bubba Wilbury. Or if he’s busy, Jerry Lee Lewis can join as Killer Wilbury. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/18 "2017-11-01T03:29:35Z")
Don McLean is still around. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/19 "2017-11-01T04:24:51Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > **Dave Edmunds** has Lynne ties- I appoint him as Rocky (short for Rockpile) Wilbury I second this one! > [@astorian](#): > > **Roger McGuinn** has Dylan ties- he can be, er, JIM Wilbury Or, perhaps, Byrdie Wilbury. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309/20 "2017-11-01T05:58:34Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > Here are a few unlikely candidates: > > … > > George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (Mungo Wilbury) This would be brilliant! As for my idea, how about Frank Black? No clue about his name tho…maybe…uh…Francise Wilbury? Darth Wilbury? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-travelling-willburys-must-go-on/800309.md?page=2)