# What members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have you seen live? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059 "2014-01-17T14:48:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/61 "2014-01-17T23:41:26Z")
Everly Brothers Beach Boys Bob Dylan Dion Kinks Simon & Garfunkel Duane Eddy Carl Perkins Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Hall & Oates The Ink Spots Bill Monroe Chet Atkins ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/62 "2014-01-17T23:55:31Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It’s a snarky nickname for John Cougar Mellencamp. Oh, thanks. I knew him as John Cougar Mellonballs. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/63 "2014-01-18T00:19:04Z")
Just noticed the Grateful Dead was on the list. I can add Phil Lesh to my list. I saw him years ago when Phil Lesh & Friends opened up for The Allman Brothers. I swear, at one point, there must have been at least 10-15 people on stage. While I was (and am) familiar with The Dead as band, I certainly don’t know all the ins and outs of them. I’d like to think that I saw either Bob Weir and/or Derek Trucks at that show. This would have been sometime around 98-02, couldn’t tell you when for sure, but I’m quite sure I wouldn’t have recognized Derek at that point. I remember seeing him on TV a lot (playing) and always thinking he looked just like that girl I went to grade school with. It was an embarrassingly long time of seeing him on different shows before I even knew he wasn’t a girl (remember, he doesn’t sing and usually has his head down). ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/64 "2014-01-18T00:19:30Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > BB King\* > The Beach Boys > Bob Dylan & The Band (1974, the Before The Flood tour) > Bobby “Blue” Bland > Elton John\*\* > The Allman Brothers > Neil Young > Pink Floyd > Crosby, Stills & Nash (with Neil Young) > The Eagles\*\* (most of them anyway, doing an acoustic set at Farm Aid) > Santana > Paul McCartney > Eric Clapton > Bonnie Raitt > Buddy Guy > John Mellencamp\*\* > Iggy Pop & The Stooges\*\* > Neil Diamond > Guns ‘N’ Roses\*\* > > As solo acts- > Ringo Starr > Roger McGuinn > John Fogerty > Ernie Isley > Robert Plant > > \*After induction > \*\*At Farm Aid 1990 I missed one: Bo Diddley (after induction) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/65 "2014-01-18T00:32:25Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > I missed one: Bo Diddley (after induction) He was on there? Add him to my list as well. He opened up for Tom Petty one year (as did Steve Winwood another year). ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/66 "2014-01-18T00:42:10Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > He was on there? Add him to my list as well. He opened up for Tom Petty one year (as did Steve Winwood another year). Yep, inducted in 1987. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/67 "2014-01-18T02:19:52Z")
Little Richard (after) BB King (after) Tina Turner (solo-before) Santana (before) Ramones (before) U2 (before) R.E.M. (before) Run-D.M.C. (before) Iggy Pop (solo-before) Rush (before) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/68 "2014-01-18T02:30:47Z")
> [@Sean\_Factotum](#): > > When I saw them on that tour, the Go-Go’s were opening. Not sure who I would have preferred to see. Yup. A lot of people must have expecting the Go-Go’s in Tucson (where I saw the Police play) judging from the number of women who were dressed like Belinda Carlisle. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/69 "2014-01-18T02:42:24Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (8 years after induction) > > That is all. One technicality: I saw Dave Davies of the Kinks perform this summer. It was a pretty pathetic spectacle; his singing was no better than some drunk bozo at karaoke night, so I don’t count this performance as qualifying for the OP’s question. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/70 "2014-01-18T03:22:41Z")
Missed Buddy Guy If we count members of bands appearing in other bands and as solo, I can add John Sebastian (solo) Chris Hillman of the Byrds (as part of the Flying Burrito Brothers) Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield (as part of Poco) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/71 "2014-01-18T04:00:28Z")
Quite a few more than I would have guessed, it turns out: Muddy Waters The Beach Boys The Who Rod Stewart Paul McCartney Bruce Springsteen AC/DC Elvis Costello Bob Seger ZZ Top Lynyrd Skynyrd Neil Diamond Kiss mmm ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/72 "2014-01-18T04:54:29Z")
Alice Cooper nine times between '77 and Nov 2013. the Rolling Stones in '89 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/73 "2014-01-18T07:04:11Z")
Chuck Berry\* Ray Charles\* B.B. King\* The Drifters The Temptations Stevie Wonder\* Four Tops John Lee Hooker Booker T. & the M.G.'s The Isley Brothers\* Elton John\* Rod Stewart\* Parliament-Funkadelic Santana\* Billy Joel\* Bonnie Raitt\* James Taylor\* Aerosmith\* Ramones\* AC/DC Prince ZZ Top Buddy Guy The O’Jays Little Anthony and The Imperials\* Metallica\* Beastie Boys Red Hot Chili Peppers\* Heart\* Randy Newman\* Public Enemy Peter Gabriel\* Hall & Oates\* KISS Linda Ronstadt\* And although I never saw Cream, I did spend a terrific couple of hours smoking pot and shooting the shit with Ginger Baker one afternoon while he was touring with Masters of Reality. He’s a really, really cool guy. ETA: Oh yeah, the \* is for an artist that I was working for when I saw them. A lot of those acts I saw when I was young as a fan and later ended up working their show as a local hand or having them play a gig I had set up (a festival, trade show, etc.). Either way, at least once, I got paid to see those acts. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/74 "2014-01-18T07:20:01Z")
I’ll play Simon & Garfunkel (before) Billy Joel (before and after) Elton John (can’t remember-I think both before and after) I attend woefully few concerts ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/75 "2014-01-18T07:34:23Z")
I’ve just seen Rush, twice (2004, 2008) before their induction. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/76 "2014-01-18T08:46:04Z")
Angus Young wears an Ashfield Boys High School uniform. I see kids going there every day. Surely that counts - they’re about the same height and everything. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/77 "2014-01-18T08:56:56Z")
Wow, Jonathan Chance, TreacherousCretin, and Snowboarder Bo. You three deserve some sort of Hall of Fame of your own! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/78 "2014-01-18T09:24:07Z")
All before: U2 Kiss Pink Floyd The Ventures Metallica Red Hot Chili Peppers Guns n Roses Public Enemy ZZ Top Also Iggy Pop solo and John Lydon with PIL. Almost saw Nirvana, but I just saw Mudhoney and couldn’t afford two shows in one week. If I had gone I would have seen an acquaintance of mine punch Kurt Cobain in the face onstage. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/79 "2014-01-18T12:45:12Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Oh, thanks. I knew him as John Cougar Mellonballs. When friends were being snarky in high school it was John Cougar Menstrualcramp… …hey, it was high school. 😉 **Snowboarder Bo** - Your comment that Ginger Baker was a “very cool guy to hang with” is pretty much the ONLY positive comment I have ever heard about Ginger that wasn’t focused on his drumming ;). Seriously, his rep is that he is a huge antisocial prick - I am sure you know his rep, too - what can you tell us that’s different? As for the question in the OP - I am sure it isn’t many for me. Stones, Beck, Clapton, Gabriel, Bruce, a few others. Concerts are typically tough for me - the queuing up, the waiting, the crowds, the waiting to leave, etc. - too much potential for hassle and stress with a lot of potential for a meh show. Totally my issue. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/80 "2014-01-18T13:07:17Z")
Thought I was going to have a unique pick with Bill Monroe until I saw Sigmagirl’s post. Buddy Guy Paul McCartney James Taylor Chris Hillman is two different non-Byrds groups. John Paul Jones in a non-Led Zeppelin group. I think Hal Blaine was on drums when I saw John Denver. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059.md?page=5)