Posted on 05/02/2015 8:51:26 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
It is a tie. George Strait’s “Ace in the Hole Band”, OR Merle Haggard and the Strangers. Very close.
Merle Haggard wrote/writes his own material, a lot of his, most of his famous songs. Not sure if that is close.
Even if people don’t like some of Willie’s ways.
Crazy that Patsy Cline sang, “Hello Walls”, those are definitely great songs among others.
In addition to all the great bands that have been mentioned, here are a few more to consider:
Edgar Winter Group
Ted Nugent
Foghat
BTO
Aerosmith
Alice Cooper
Boston
Chicago
The Classics IV
Head East
Golden Earring
Crosby Stills & Nash
Deep Purple
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Free
Huey Lewis & the News
Kiss
Kansas
Steppenwolf
ZZ Top
Tower of Power
I’m a Widespread Panic fan these days, but the best Rock band of all time has to be Led Zeppelin. I would have loved to have seen them back in the day.
Keith’s “Life” is the best rock autobiography ever done. He really is as sharp as a tack even after all of those drugs.
Very good (though slightly depressing) tagline ...
It was Glenn Frey that threatened Felder for disrespecting Cranston. He came across like a real dick in that documentary. Made Henley look open minded.
During the ‘80s, Tower of Power was “The News” that backed up Huey Lewis. It’s not surprising that you would like both of them.
Total number of bands/artists mentioned: 191
Ranking by favorable mentions:
| 22 | Led Zepplin |
|---|---|
| 18 | Beatles |
| 16 | Rolling Stones |
| 15 | Who |
| 12 | Allman Brothers |
| 11 | Eric Clapton, Cream, D&D, Gears, Yardbirds |
| 10 | Chicago |
| 8 | Steely Dan |
| 7 | Doobie Brothers |
| 7 | Eagles |
| 7 | Fleetwood Mac |
| 7 | Genesis (with Gabriel) |
| 7 | Pink Floyd |
| 6 | Cure |
| 6 | Doors |
| 6 | J. Geils Band |
| 6 | Jethro Tull |
| 6 | Journey |
| 5 | Bob Seger, Silver Bullet Band |
| 5 | Creedence |
| 5 | Dire Straits |
| 5 | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 5 | Moody Blues |
| 5 | Van Morrison |
| 5 | Yes |
| 4 | Bad Company |
| 4 | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 4 | Foreigner |
| 4 | Grand Funk Railroad |
| 4 | Iron Maiden |
| 4 | King Crimson |
| 4 | Kinks |
| 4 | Queen |
| 4 | Rush |
| 4 | Stevie Ray Vaughn, Double Trouble |
| 4 | Traffic |
| 3 | Aerosmith |
| 3 | Boston |
| 3 | Dave Clark Five |
| 3 | Deep Purple |
| 3 | Emerson Lake & Palmer |
| 3 | Foo Fighters |
| 3 | Marshall Tucker Band |
| 3 | ZZ Top |
| 2 | AC/DC |
| 2 | Animals |
| 2 | Beach Boys |
| 2 | Black Sabbath |
| 2 | Blind Faith |
| 2 | Buddy Holly & Crickets |
| 2 | Chuck Berry |
| 2 | Classics IV |
| 2 | CSN&Y |
| 2 | David Bowie |
| 2 | Dick Dale & Del-Tones |
| 2 | ELO |
| 2 | Elvis |
| 2 | Faces (Rod Stewart) |
| 2 | Frank Zappa, Mothers of Invention |
| 2 | Grateful Dead |
| 2 | Humble Pie |
| 2 | Jeff Beck |
| 2 | Jimi Hendrix |
| 2 | Neil Young |
| 2 | Pearl Jam |
| 2 | Ramones |
| 2 | Santana |
| 2 | Spinal Tap |
| 2 | Steppenwolf |
| 2 | Todd Rundgren |
| 2 | Tom Petty, Heartbreakers |
| 2 | Tower of Power |
| 2 | U2 |
| 1 | Abba |
| 1 | Alan Parsons Project |
| 1 | Alice Cooper |
| 1 | Archies |
| 1 | Audioslave |
| 1 | Bachmann Turner Overdrive |
| 1 | Bay City Rollers |
| 1 | Bee Gees |
| 1 | Ben E. King and the Drifters |
| 1 | Big Star |
| 1 | Bon Jovi |
| 1 | Buddy Guy |
| 1 | Buffalo Springfield |
| 1 | Bunny Paul |
| 1 | Byrds |
| 1 | Chris Issak |
| 1 | Dave Matthews Band |
| 1 | Depeche Mode |
| 1 | Dixie Dregs |
| 1 | Dog Sahm |
| 1 | Don Felder Band |
| 1 | Edgar Winter Group |
| 1 | Elton John |
| 1 | Fats Domino |
| 1 | Foghat |
| 1 | Free |
| 1 | Gene Vincent |
| 1 | George Strait |
| 1 | Ginger Baker's Air Force |
| 1 | Glass |
| 1 | Goden Earring |
| 1 | Godsmack |
| 1 | Guess Who |
| 1 | Guns N' Roses |
| 1 | Harry Nilsson |
| 1 | Hawkwind |
| 1 | Head East |
| 1 | Heritage Park Right |
| 1 | Huey Lewis and the News |
| 1 | Iron Butterfly |
| 1 | Jackson Brown |
| 1 | Janis Joplin |
| 1 | Jayhawks |
| 1 | Jefferson Airplane |
| 1 | Jo Jo Gunne |
| 1 | Joni Mitchell |
| 1 | Joy Division |
| 1 | Kansas |
| 1 | KC and the Sunshine Band |
| 1 | Kiss |
| 1 | Kool and the Gang |
| 1 | Korn |
| 1 | Laura Nyro |
| 1 | Leonard Cohen |
| 1 | Little Feat |
| 1 | Little River Band |
| 1 | Loggins & Messina |
| 1 | Long John Baldry |
| 1 | Manfred Mann |
| 1 | Marillion |
| 1 | Martha and the Vandellas |
| 1 | Mavericks |
| 1 | Meatloaf |
| 1 | Mendelssohn |
| 1 | Merle Haggard |
| 1 | Metallica |
| 1 | Mike Oldfield |
| 1 | Moby Grape |
| 1 | Monkees |
| 1 | Motorhead |
| 1 | Muse |
| 1 | New Order |
| 1 | New Riders of the Purple Sage |
| 1 | Nitty Ditty Dirt Band |
| 1 | Oasis |
| 1 | Old 97's |
| 1 | OneRepublic |
| 1 | Otis Redding and band |
| 1 | Ozric Tentacles |
| 1 | Patti Smith |
| 1 | Peter Frampton |
| 1 | PJ Harvey |
| 1 | Plimsouls |
| 1 | Police |
| 1 | Renaissance |
| 1 | REO Speedwagon |
| 1 | Robin Trower |
| 1 | Ruttles |
| 1 | Saliva |
| 1 | Sam Cooke |
| 1 | Skelton Knaggs, Five Henchmen |
| 1 | Smashing Pumpkins |
| 1 | Smithereens |
| 1 | Springsteen |
| 1 | Stampede |
| 1 | Steel Dragon |
| 1 | Steve Forbert |
| 1 | Steve Miller |
| 1 | Stone Temple Pilots |
| 1 | Strange Fruit |
| 1 | Supertramp |
| 1 | Ted Nugent |
| 1 | Ten Wheel Drive |
| 1 | Ten Years After |
| 1 | The Band |
| 1 | Three Dog Night |
| 1 | Uriah Heep |
| 1 | Utopia |
| 1 | Van Halen |
| 1 | Ventures |
| 1 | Verve |
| 1 | Waylon Jennings |
| 1 | Widespread Panic |
| 1 | Willie Nelson |
| 1 | Wonders |
| 1 | XTC |
| 1 | Zombies |
| 1 | 10CC |
Ranking by name of act:
| 10CC | 1 |
|---|---|
| Abba | 1 |
| AC/DC | 2 |
| Aerosmith | 3 |
| Alan Parsons Project | 1 |
| Alice Cooper | 1 |
| Allman Brothers | 12 |
| Animals | 2 |
| Archies | 1 |
| Audioslave | 1 |
| Bachmann Turner Overdrive | 1 |
| Bad Company | 4 |
| Bay City Rollers | 1 |
| Beach Boys | 2 |
| Beatles | 18 |
| Bee Gees | 1 |
| Ben E. King and the Drifters | 1 |
| Big Star | 1 |
| Black Sabbath | 2 |
| Blind Faith | 2 |
| Bob Seger, Silver Bullet Band | 5 |
| Bon Jovi | 1 |
| Boston | 3 |
| Buddy Guy | 1 |
| Buddy Holly & Crickets | 2 |
| Buffalo Springfield | 1 |
| Bunny Paul | 1 |
| Byrds | 1 |
| Chicago | 10 |
| Chris Issak | 1 |
| Chuck Berry | 2 |
| Classics IV | 2 |
| Creedence | 5 |
| CSN&Y | 2 |
| Cure | 6 |
| Dave Clark Five | 3 |
| Dave Matthews Band | 1 |
| David Bowie | 2 |
| Deep Purple | 3 |
| Depeche Mode | 1 |
| Dick Dale & Del-Tones | 2 |
| Dire Straits | 5 |
| Dixie Dregs | 1 |
| Dog Sahm | 1 |
| Don Felder Band | 1 |
| Doobie Brothers | 7 |
| Doors | 6 |
| Eagles | 7 |
| Earth, Wind and Fire | 4 |
| Edgar Winter Group | 1 |
| ELO | 2 |
| Elton John | 1 |
| Elvis | 2 |
| Emerson Lake & Palmer | 3 |
| Eric Clapton, Cream, D&D, Gears, Yardbirds |
11 |
| Faces (Rod Stewart) | 2 |
| Fats Domino | 1 |
| Fleetwood Mac | 7 |
| Foghat | 1 |
| Foo Fighters | 3 |
| Foreigner | 4 |
| Frank Zappa, Mothers of Invention | 2 |
| Free | 1 |
| Gene Vincent | 1 |
| Genesis (with Gabriel) | 7 |
| George Strait | 1 |
| Ginger Baker's Air Force | 1 |
| Glass | 1 |
| Goden Earring | 1 |
| Godsmack | 1 |
| Grand Funk Railroad | 4 |
| Grateful Dead | 2 |
| Guess Who | 1 |
| Guns N' Roses | 1 |
| Harry Nilsson | 1 |
| Hawkwind | 1 |
| Head East | 1 |
| Heritage Park Right | 1 |
| Huey Lewis and the News | 1 |
| Humble Pie | 2 |
| Iron Butterfly | 1 |
| Iron Maiden | 4 |
| J. Geils Band | 6 |
| Jackson Brown | 1 |
| Janis Joplin | 1 |
| Jayhawks | 1 |
| Jeff Beck | 2 |
| Jefferson Airplane | 1 |
| Jethro Tull | 6 |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 |
| Jo Jo Gunne | 1 |
| Joni Mitchell | 1 |
| Journey | 6 |
| Joy Division | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| KC and the Sunshine Band | 1 |
| King Crimson | 4 |
| Kinks | 4 |
| Kiss | 1 |
| Kool and the Gang | 1 |
| Korn | 1 |
| Laura Nyro | 1 |
| Led Zepplin | 22 |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 |
| Little Feat | 1 |
| Little River Band | 1 |
| Loggins & Messina | 1 |
| Long John Baldry | 1 |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 5 |
| Manfred Mann | 1 |
| Marillion | 1 |
| Marshall Tucker Band | 3 |
| Martha and the Vandellas | 1 |
| Mavericks | 1 |
| Meatloaf | 1 |
| Mendelssohn | 1 |
| Merle Haggard | 1 |
| Metallica | 1 |
| Mike Oldfield | 1 |
| Moby Grape | 1 |
| Monkees | 1 |
| Moody Blues | 5 |
| Motorhead | 1 |
| Muse | 1 |
| Neil Young | 2 |
| New Order | 1 |
| New Riders of the Purple Sage | 1 |
| Nitty Ditty Dirt Band | 1 |
| Oasis | 1 |
| Old 97's | 1 |
| OneRepublic | 1 |
| Otis Redding and band | 1 |
| Ozric Tentacles | 1 |
| Patti Smith | 1 |
| Pearl Jam | 2 |
| Peter Frampton | 1 |
| Pink Floyd | 7 |
| PJ Harvey | 1 |
| Plimsouls | 1 |
| Police | 1 |
| Queen | 4 |
| Ramones | 2 |
| Renaissance | 1 |
| REO Speedwagon | 1 |
| Robin Trower | 1 |
| Rolling Stones | 16 |
| Rush | 4 |
| Ruttles | 1 |
| Saliva | 1 |
| Sam Cooke | 1 |
| Santana | 2 |
| Skelton Knaggs, Five Henchmen | 1 |
| Smashing Pumpkins | 1 |
| Smithereens | 1 |
| Spinal Tap | 2 |
| Springsteen | 1 |
| Stampede | 1 |
| Steel Dragon | 1 |
| Steely Dan | 8 |
| Steppenwolf | 2 |
| Steve Forbert | 1 |
| Steve Miller | 1 |
| Stevie Ray Vaughn, Double Trouble | 4 |
| Stone Temple Pilots | 1 |
| Strange Fruit | 1 |
| Supertramp | 1 |
| Ted Nugent | 1 |
| Ten Wheel Drive | 1 |
| Ten Years After | 1 |
| The Band | 1 |
| Three Dog Night | 1 |
| Todd Rundgren | 2 |
| Tom Petty, Heartbreakers | 2 |
| Tower of Power | 2 |
| Traffic | 4 |
| U2 | 2 |
| Uriah Heep | 1 |
| Utopia | 1 |
| Van Halen | 1 |
| Van Morrison | 5 |
| Ventures | 1 |
| Verve | 1 |
| Waylon Jennings | 1 |
| Who | 15 |
| Widespread Panic | 1 |
| Willie Nelson | 1 |
| Wonders | 1 |
| XTC | 1 |
| Yes | 5 |
| Zombies | 1 |
| ZZ Top | 3 |
Great compilation, and thanks for the work! Has no one mentioned Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention? I mean, beside me just now?
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention was mentioned favorably in two posts. You will find it in the alphabetical list under the letter “F”.
I should have said “two posts besides yours.”
Pink Floyd does it for me.
Early Trotsky Icepick.
By the way, you mentioned that line about the hemorrhoids here on FR previously, on this thread, back in June of 2006.
Me too. (My screen name that is!)
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