Oh, Tina Turner might still shake her booty somewhere. You never know.  I'm only going to consider those who are gone forever...with no hope of earthly booty-shaking.

For me, it's:

1. Jimi Hendrix


2. Janis Joplin


3. Frank Sinatra


4. Tammy Wynette


5. The Who (with all 4 original members)


6. The Grateful Dead (with Pigpen)


7. The Allman Brothers (with Duane Allman)


8. Johnny Cash


9. Ella Fitzgerald


10. Louis Armstrong


11. Curtis Mayfield


12. Ray Charles


13. Luther Vandross


14. The Beatles


15. Run D.M.C.


16. Marvin Gaye


17. Bob Marley


18. Creedence Clearwater Revival (original members)

Oh, and Counting Crows - they're all still alive, but they recently called it quits on the band.

What a good thread Jules. But the lists could go on forever.  BTW you went to Live 8, so therefore you have seen Pink Floyd. I'll do a list of ten for now and add a few anecdotes:

1. The Beatles of course - the greatest band in the history of popular music who created and continually set the benchmark for those who followed

2. John Lennon - incredible, although from his biog, not the nicest person in the world

3. Abba - In 75 I was going out with a girl who worked in a record store in Birmingham and would often get complimentary tickets to gigs at the Birmingham Odeon. I was offered tickets for Abba, but I thought then that they were uncool.  How silly. All these years on I would give my right arm to see them.

4. Edwin Starr - Tina & I have seen Edwin on many ocassions.  We were close friends. In fact Tina was due to record Oh How Happy with Edwin for a charity single, but he died before we could do it.  I had been saying to Tina for some time, we must go and see him, never got round to it in the last 12 months of his life. What a tragedy, he was a sweetheart.

5. Matt Monro - Everybody talks about the fantastic crooners and inevitably talk about the Rat Pack.  Here in the UK we had the velvet voiced excellent Matt Monro.  Sadly he died in '85 of cancer.  Permanently on the CD player at home.

6. Sex Pistols - A friend of mine had been badgering me for weeks about going with him to the 76 Club in Burton on Trent. I told him I would go but couldn't face the thought of a half hour train journey and the thought of four hours in a toilet type venue. Shamefully I made up some cock and bull story about my grandmother being ill to get out of it, only to find out the next day the band that had been on that night was the Sex Pistols, this was in 1976. - Deep regret

7 Al Jolson - If could have got into a time machine, I would love to have gone back to the time when variety was king and the first talkies were released. No CD's, no IPods, no tv, videos or computers. Just awesome entertainers.

8. Sandy Denny - of Fairport fame.  Although not a big fan of Fairport, SAndy Denny's voice was wonderful.  Who Knows Where The Time Goes was a major track for her.

9. Lynne Miles - Canadian singer/songwriter, who I heard only a couple times on late night radio, singing a song called This Heart That Lives In Winter.  Luckily I was taping the show she featured on.  Tina at the time was in a successful acoustic band called The Raconteurs, who covered the song and put it into their set.  Unfortunately, she never recorded it.  I have tried to locate the track and information about Lynne Miles, and of course she hasn't toured in the UK to my knowledge.

10. T Rex - my major childhood heros.  Many boys dreamt about being him, many girls dreamt about sleeping with him (Marc Bolan of course).  Just never  got round to seeing him before he was tragically taken from us.

PS I said it was difficult - what about Elvis - even though I'm not a huge follower, everybody would surely wanted to see the king live.

Ian

1. Oingo Boingo
   
2. The Boomtown Rats
   
3. WHAM!
   
4. Pink Floyd (especially performing 'The Wall')
   
5. Tiny Tim
   
6. Ozzy Osbourne (solo)
   
7. Aerosmith
   
8. David Bowie (hope's not lost for him yet...)
   
9. Tears for Fears
   
10. Eminem (there's hope with him too)

All I can think of for now.  Most of these I was too young for. 

very easy!  Type in a list [it will double space] when finished, select it all and use the 1,2,3 bullet point button at the top to turn it into a neatly numbered list

so

1. Wilson


2. Rice


3. McNab


4. Storey


5. McLintock


6. Simpson


7. Armstrong


8. Graham


9. Radford


10. Kennedy


11. George


12. Kelly

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What a good thread Jules. But the lists could go on forever.  BTW you went to Live 8, so therefore you have seen Pink Floyd.

No Ian, I left at 10.20 pm, way before PF came on stage

2nd list of 10

It's quite impossible for me to restrict myself to 10.  Just so many great artists i would have loved to have seen.

1. Jackie Wilson - I regard him as one of the greatest soul singers ever.  Tragic life in many ways, and of course tragic death. He spent just over 8 years in a coma after a massive heart attack before he died. I would have given anything to have seen this legend.

2. Buddy Holly - I suppose its all about musical heritage.  One of the most influential artists of the rock and roll era.  Surely a must for any self respecting pop and rock fan. Goodness knows what he would have gone on to achieve if he had not died so young.

3. Sylvester - Mighty Real Disco Diva whose shows were always described as totally outrageous, which won him a huge following in the gay community.  He sadly died of AIDS related illnesses in 1988.

4. Maria Calas - A real diva I suppose. Ave Maria being one of her most famous pieces.  Would love to have seen her perform. Would definitely have brought tears to my eyes.

5. The Undertones - Londonderry's finest (with Fergal Sharkey of course) they still do the odd gig nowadays, but its the original line up or nothing for me. 

6. The Smiths - Can't believe I didn't get to see them.  Accaimed by many as the most important band of the 1980's.  A view which i entirely agree with.

7. Tammy Wynette - Brilliant choice by Franna. Totally agree, country legend.

8. The Humblebums - Connolly and Rafferty in their dodgy folk club days - must have been a hoot.

9. Boo Radleys - Liverpools finest.  Well nearly!!

10. Minnie Ripperton - Loving her was easy cause she's beautiful.

That's all for now.

Ian

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6. The Smiths - Can't believe I didn't get to see them.  Accaimed by many as the most important band of the 1980's.  A view which i entirely agree with.

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Of course, how could I forget the Smiths! Yes, I'd have loved to see them. Again, before my time really. Went to see Morrissey solo, but it's not the same.

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OK we've said who we've seen, but what about those you didn't get to see and now regret. Here's my list: Sparks (was too young) Slade (too young) Sweet (too young) Just to name a few... -- Edited by ArrGee at 15:49, 2005-08-11

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Went to see Morrissey solo, but it's not the same.

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It's an interesting one as to whether seeing the band is better than the solo artist.  I also saw Mozzer solo (The Libertines were the support! Wow!), and was quite impressed (not a big Smith fan), but guessed it didn't match his days with the Smiths.

However with Julian Cope, I believe it was better seeing him solo than with the Teardrop Explodes, as they only made two utterly fabulous albums (not to mention all other sorts of offcuts that make up another couple), but Copey himself made three utterly fabulous albums (and some other stuff).  So three hours (yes, 3 hours!) with the druid himself was compelling. 

I also saw Ray Davies doing a solo acoustic show (again a 2 hour plus job) which though it may not have had the excitement of a full on rock show, was again very absorbing and gave you a real insight into the man.

You may gather I hold Davies and Cope in very high esteem, as much as Geldof.

wow theres o many i regret not seeing-heres a few...

T REX-me mum said NO

Slade

SUZI Quatro

THE beatles

CCR

ELVIS P

Buddy Holly

ROy Orbison

the greatful dead