Famous People Playing "Under the Radar" On Other Bands' Hits

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - backing band for "King Tut" by Steve Martin [under the name "The Toot Uncommons"]

Vince Gill - backing vocals on "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" by Rosanne Cash

Mark Knopfler - guitar on "When It Comes to You" by John Anderson (Top 10 C&W cover of Knopfler's own composition)

 

Pretty sure Beck is on there too---otherwise, I was half right.

Evan

 

Donna Thatcher was a backup singer on many songs recorded in Muscle Shoals in the 60's before she moved to California, married Keith Godchaux and took his name, and joined the Grateful Dead.

 

Jagger sings on Frampton's "Tried To Love"

 

Marc Bolan, guitars on "Nutbush City Limits".

 

Beck originally played on the track (in addition to a number of other songs), but his contributions were wiped, at which time Alan Parker was brought in to finish recording (and as they say, the rest is history).

 

My understanding was that it was a guitar tech/roadie for Oasis who played slide on that track, as Noel was too high on coke in the studio and physically unable to play. As for the attribution to Johnny Depp, it was purportedly done as an in-joke/nod to said tech by an embarrassed Noel.

 

Whoa! That's not right!

Dangerous is a compilation of Ronnie Spector tracks from a 25-year period. "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" is the oldest of those, recorded and released in early 1977, when Hoffs was only 17 and just entering UC Berkeley! Which doesn't mean that "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" shouldn't be mentioned in this thread, because it's Ronnie backed by the E Street Band, produced by Little Steven Van Zandt!

Actually, it's the song "Dangerous" (from the 1987 film, "The Allnighter") that features Hoffs singing with Ronnie.

 

It's Mel Thorpe. Same era as Tull - he played with some guys from Traffic in the 70's.

 

Aimee Mann, background vocals on Time Stand Still (Rush).

 

Steve Hoffman, "amp kick noise" on Cecelia Ann (the Pixies).

I'm not sure that counts as the Pixies sampled it from Steve's original performance.

The Surftones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbOpqIYIXTg

The Pixies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0R9kFljjv0

 

Most of the Eagles on Randy Newman's "Short People".

Those are the guys going, "Short people are just the saaaame as youu and IIIII..."

Jeff

 

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on George Harrison's "All Those Years Ago"

 

And Linda McCartney and Denny Laine!

 

Brian May plays the guitar solo on "Stay With Me Tonight" by Jeffrey Osborne

Glenn Frey sings harmony on "Hard To Say" by Dan Fogelberg

 

What a wonderful song too

 

Jazz great Sonny Rollins playing the sax solo on "Waiting On A Friend" by the Rolling Stones.

 

I think that's Steve Howe (not Morse).

 

Rush played on Max Webster's song "Battlescar".

 

VERY OBVIOUS - "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" by John Lennon has Elton John on it.

"Bad Blood" - Neil Sedaka has EJ on it.

"Let Me Be Your Car" - Rod Stewart has EJ on background vocals & was written by Elton & Bernie.

 

Here's a couple more EJ tracks:

"Victim Of Love" had Michael McDonald and Pat Simmons on background vocals

"White Powder, White Lady" has Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Tim Schmit on background vocals

Joe Walsh played on Richard Marx's "Don't Mean Nothing".

"Sentimental Lady" (Solo Bob Welch version) has Christine McVie singing backgrounds....

Pete Townshend plays guitar on Elton John's "Ball And Chain".

 

Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane sing back up on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" as well...

 

Not exactly 'under the radar' when you get co-credit on the single...

 

Yup.-"Black Queen".

 

Cass Elliot is on there,too.