Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
Before they became big stars, many musicians had to pay their dues and find their styles by playing with a wide variety of musicians. Here are some band pairings that might surprise you.
1. Jimi Hendrix and the Isley Brothers
In 1964, the Isley Brothers recruited a 21-year-old guitarist named Jimmy James to join their backing band. James, who later became famous using his real name -Jimi Hendrix- played on the group’s novelty single “Testify,” in which each of the Isleys take turns imitating soul legends like Ray Charles, James Brown, and Stevie Wonder.
2. Rick James, Neil Young, and Goldy McJohn
Future funk superstar Rick James fled his hometown of Detroit for Toronto in 1965. (He was dodging the Vietnam War draft.) While living there, he played guitar in a band called the Mynah Birds. Other members of the band: Goldy McJohn (of Steppenwolf) and Neil Young.
3. Boz Scaggs and Steve Miller
Boz Scaggs and Steve Miller (of the Steve Miller Band) both found success in the 1970s, but they joined forces twice before. Scaggs and Miller were in a band called the Marksmen, formed in 1959 at the Dallas high school they both attended. In 1967, after Scaggs’s first album flopped, he reunited with Miller in the Steve Miller Band. He recorded two albums with Miller before leaving for a solo career, at which point Miller took over all the vocals.
4. Bob Dylan and Harry Dean Stanton
The Chabad Telethon has aired annually on Los Angeles television for more than 30 years, raising money for Jewish charities. In September 1989, a trio calling itself Chopped Liver performed on the broadcast. Its members: Bob Dylan on harmonica and recorder, and character actor Harry Dean Stanton and Peter Himmelman (Dylan’s son-in-law) on guitars. They performed several Jewish folk songs, including “Hava Nagila.”
5. Kiss with Anton Fig
Kiss fired drummer Peter Criss in 1980 and auditioned new musicians to replace him. Although he never toured with the band (and never put makeup on his face), South African drummer Anton Fig played the drums…
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