Underappreciated musicians...
I'll start with John Paul Jones, bassist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. Born in England in 1946, John Richard Baldwin, change his name to John Paul Jones and not to be confused with the Naval officer back in the 1700's.JPJ, was a studio musician, often termed session musician, playing bass guitar, piano, keyboards and mandolin. He knew Jimmy Page long before Zeppelin was formed. JPJ is also credited as a musical arranger and producer. After Zeppelin disbanded JPJ did some solo work. I've heard him singing on a few songs, but I wouldn't consider him a singer. Funny, I don't consider Clapton a singer either!
While he was a strong part of the sound that shaped Zeppelin, his recessive personality often had him cast into the background.
I was playing bass guitar professionally when Led Zeppelin's album hit the American airwaves and he was the bassist to copy. I would listen to his parts over and over again.
While he played keyboards for Zeppelin, his contribution of (Hammond) organ on Your Time Is Gonna Come is a sound masterpiece. I was in a 5-piece band and the keyboards were performed by another member. I still think JPJ's musical taste on that album was flawless.
One of my favorites is Kashmir. From their 6th album Physical Graffiti.
There are a few liver versions on YouTube, but the keyboards get drowned out by guitar and drums. Here's the album version where JPJ is credited for playing the orchestration and a mellotron.
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Felix the Cat theme song was written by Winston Sharples and performed by 1950s big band singer Ann Bennett. The animated TV series was released in 1958.
He was always a loudmouth with a huge ego... but he was a fantastic guitarist!
His first fame came with the group Amboy Dukes than he took control until their breakup. Ted went solo with lots of different band members, probably because he was too difficult be in his group for long. As time went on, his mouth got wider and his ego stronger and the political side of Ted came shining through.
I think his ego and abrasive personality overshadowed his talent as a musician.
The stuff he did as a soloist doesn't compare to the playing when he was in The Amboy Dukes.
As a whole, he's totally, underestimated.
The tune is Migration of the album Migration.
Give a listen...