Tribute bands featuring original members

Does Genesis when Ray Wilson was in the band count? =) hee hee.

To be fair to Pato, King Boiled Potato was slightly closer to the source.

That's not source, that's butter.

slightly closer to

took the listing of members to make me notice how wonderfully redundant the concept is! seriously though, have a word with them about the name. Carry On Up The Chicken In A Basket Circuit?

Does this count? http://www.cjramone.com (on tour now)

nah, see first post for the distinction being drawn

Oh, ok. Apologies.

Current touring Yes lineup with Oliver Wakeman on keys and some Canadian guy from a Yes cover band as "Jon Anderson".

See first line of first post!

BREAKING: Nick Mason from Pink Floyd announces Syd-era Floyd tribute act Saucerful Of Secrets, also featuring Lee from the Blockheads, Gary Kemp off of them Spandaus, 1987-94 Floyd bassist (and subsequent Gilmour sideman) Guy Pratt, and the bloke who did the score for Spaced with Pratt.

"spurious line-ups of the real band" that induct members' offspring into the family firm could be a rich vein too

even better than this is Poptone, the tribute band for Bauhaus, Love & Rockets AND Tones On Tail that consists of Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins out of Bauhaus, Love & Rockets and Tones On Tail, plus Haskins' daughter.

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT

^ that one's even better because the lineup is now mostly Monaco

it almost should be excluded since it's just "person from band tours playing their old stuff," but the aggressiveness of "we're playing this album in full," "now we're playing these two albums in full," "fuck you now we're playing all the songs from the two singles compilations of BOTH my old bands" gets him under the wire.

Updates on The South, the Beautiful South tribute band featuring the original second-position male singer, the third consecutive person to be female-voice-singer, the original keyboard player, the original sax player, and the original trumpet player:

The trumpet player has left.
The keyboard player has left.
The male singer has left.
The sax player has taken over as the singer of both male vocal parts.

Nevertheless they are still gigging as a nine-piece band, with some thrilling bookings in 2018:

Irlam Live 2018 is looking like our best every. The legendary Stranglers will headline Friday with very special guest Toyah, who rocked the Irlam Live stage last year, and the fantastic Mohawk Radio. The Saturday line-up is The 80’s vs 90’s. Go West, The South, Republic, Five Star, Jaki Graham and Katrina (ex Katrina and the Wave). Plus Twisted Soul, Kev Gurney’s Club Tropicana, Mr Wilson’s Second Liners and Amanda Heywood. An awesome mix.

NEWS FLASH!!

Our show at this years GRILLSTOCK, BRISTOL on July 1st has now been CANCELLED!

The Festival has been called off and rescheduled for 2019. Tickets refund from your ticket provider.

Sorry about this but it is out of our hands.

(in the meanwhile, the original lead singer / co-songwriter and the second person to be female co-lead singer have since formed a duo and released three albums of originals.)

Half of four-piece rap group The Pharcyde did 20th and 25th anniversary tours for their debut album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, as Bizarre Ride Live. They add one ring-in rapper, and for the 20th anniversary had the two original co-producers in the group too.

Heart By Heart, featuring founding Heart bassist (1973-82) Steve Fossen and drummer Michael Derosier (1975-82), playing casinos and supper clubs near you*.

Honoring the magic and power of the music of Heart, this incredible lineup considers it their responsibility to bring the songs to the stage in their original form. According to Fossen, “We don’t see it as our task to modify or update these classic tunes that Heart fans love and have listened to all these years.”

*mainly if you live in Washington, and not in a city.

In 1995, on the heels of the “Daltrey Sings Townshend” tour, Daltrey and Entwistle planned an Australian tour. Ironically, Pete Townshend told Daltrey he should bill it as “The Who,” but it was cancelled due to low ticket sales:
http://www.thewho.net/australia/images/coming.jpg

Who’s Coming, Who’s Come?

hahaha

Who Are These Guys?

BTW I can see the Heart tribute band cottage industry blowing up since it looks like the Wilsons have iced the real band.

Between 1994 and 2000, Rednex had six distinct lineups, with two of the performers remaining throughout. All performing members were then fired by one of the producers, who had also been a performer in the first otherwise-recruited lineup.

A new lineup was hired, which had two more variations by 2004.

The original female singer signed a four-year deal to licence the band name in January 2005, and by mid-2006 had fired two of the three remaining male members from the seventh and eighth lineups (replacing one of them with her husband).

These two members, along with the female singer from those lineups, and another male from the seventh lineup, formed a touring "Rednex Tribute." For added authenticity, another replacement member from the eighth lineup joined in 2007.

When the licensing deal ended in January 2009, the producers fired the entire 11th lineup, and rehired four of the five members of Rednex Tribute as Rednex.

(Since January 2012, the entire Rednex workforce has been casualised, with up to 17 active and "reserve" members who can be called in for performances.)

The two singers from Propaganda, Claudia Brücken and Susanne Freytag, have a Propaganda tribute band called D:uel, named after the band's 1985 hit single Duel.

Another Propaganda tribute band, xPropaganda, features the band's two singers, Susanne Freytag and Claudia Brücken.

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/lovin-spoonful-tribute-reunion-john-sebastian-review-1203520407/

Honestly, "Nile Rodgers & Chic" is really skating trade practices.

Bunch of King Crimson alumni played in 21st Century Schizoid Band which was essentially a KC tribute band.

Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets

KC & The Schizoid Band

Pretty sure Skynyrd turned into a tribute band a long time ago---last I heard, Rossington and Medlocke were the last originals aboard (longest-lasting post-plane crash member: backing vocalist Dale Krantz-Rossington [since 1987 or thereabouts], who was v. good lead singer of Rossington-Collins Band). Medlocke mostly recorded w LS as drummer, but main thing before and after that was and is singer-guitarist (VZ talked him into being drummer, because he could, characteristically enough).
The Doors of the Twenty-First Century incl. Stewart Copeland and Ian Astbury, initially--would liked to have seen that line-up, but there were many others, up until Manzarek's death in 2015: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzarek%E2%80%93Krieger
Mike Love's Beach Boys.

Seems like a sideman thing to to do. Zakk Wylde and other Ozzy alumni are doing the Black Sabbath tribute group Zakk Sabbath.

I think there is a Prince group alumni doing some shows and touring. I know they did that big reunion show, but I think there is at least one club touring act I think.

yeah the revolution have toured at least twice. I hear it was great, I missed it.

The show we saw a couple of years back was pretty solid -- half the songs had a featured vocalist (who wisely didn't seek to just imitate Prince), half Wendy and Lisa did the leads, and it was a treat.

Pylon Reenactment Society

(not to be confused with the Pylon Appreciation Society)

Man, I've never seen this thread before but the concept makes me sad

Seems like some of these might be good! I know people who liked seeing Furthur too:
Furthur was a rock band founded in 2009 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. The original lineup also included John Kadlecik of the Dark Star Orchestra on lead guitar, RatDog's Jeff Chimenti on keyboards and Jay Lane on percussion, and Joe Russo of the Benevento/Russo Duo on drums.[1] Named after the famous touring bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in the 1960s, Furthur was an improvisational jam band that performed music primarily from the extensive Grateful Dead songbook, as well as their own original music and that of several other well-known artists. In addition to the original members (with the exception of Jay Lane, who left the band in March 2010 to rejoin his previous band, Primus), the band's lineup included backup vocalists Sunshine Becker of the a cappella ensemble SoVoSó and Jeff Pehrson of the folk rock bands Box Set and the Fall Risk. Also had hip guests from tyme to tyme. Kept going 'til about 5-6 years ago, I think (read something about Weir falling down onstage).

"the concept makes me sad"

it's less sad to me than Yes. In fact I'd respect them more if they called themselves something else at this point.

I wouldn't say the concept makes me sad -- musicians need to work, so why not cash in on famous associations? -- but bands with few-to-no original members is a little baffling. Three out of the four original members of Dr. Feelgood are still alive, but none are in the current lineup.

Similarly, but more contentiously, War keyboardist Lonnie Jordan owns the rights to the name, so "War" is him with no other original members, while "The Lowrider Band" has four original members.

BOC is now Bloom and Dharma with Richie Castellano and Danny Miranda, according to their site. Several live albums advertised there.

The Lowrider Band consists of four of the five surviving original core group members of the multi-platinum selling band War: Howard E. Scott, B.B. Dickerson, Lee Oskar, and Harold Brown. These members lost the right in federal court to use and tour under the name "War" in the mid-1990s to Far Out Productions (producer and manager Jerry Goldstein). The band's original keyboardist Lonnie Jordan now tours using the name "War" under Goldstein's guidance.[1] I'd go see the Lowrider Band!

Lee Oskar's harmonica the deciding factor.

I remember seeing some story about how--not long after the War/Lowrider Band split--Goldstein booked a pair of reunion gigs with Eric Burdon, who was kept in the dark about the lineup change until rehearsals, and was none too pleased when confronted with the (mostly) new band.

"Hey, where's the rest of the band? How dare you tarnish the name of a great band by not including any original members!"

"Um...Eric..."

During the 1990s and 2000s there have been several groups calling themselves Animals in part:

In 1993 Hilton Valentine formed the Animals II and was joined by John Steel in 1994 and Dave Rowberry in 1999. Other members of this version of the band include Steve Hutchinson, Steve Dawson and Martin Bland. From 1999 until Valentine's departure in 2001 the band toured as the Animals. This version featured Tony Liddle on lead vocal, Valentine, Steel, Rowberry, Jim Rodford on bass and Steve "ih" Farrell on backing vocals and hand percussion.
After Valentine left these Animals in 2001, Steel and Rowberry continued on as Animals and Friends with Peter Barton, Jim Rodford and John E. Williamson. When Rowberry died in 2003, he was replaced by Mick Gallagher (who had briefly replaced Alan Price in 1965). Danny Handley joined the band in 2009 initially as lead guitarist but replaced Peter Barton on lead vocals when Barton retired in 2012. It was at this time that Scott Whitley had a brief tenure in the band before New Yorker Roberto 'Bobby' Ruiz took over the bass guitar role. This successful line-up continues to tour the world. Undertaking extensive tours with special guests such as Steve Cropper and Spencer Davis among others.
In the 1990s Danny McCulloch, from the later-1960s Animals, released several albums as the Animals.[19] The albums contained covers of some original Animals songs as well as new ones written by McCulloch.
Eric Burdon formed a new backing band in 1998 and went out as Eric Burdon and the New Animals. This was actually just a rename of an existing band he had been touring with in various forms since 1990. Members of this new group included Dean Restum, Dave Meros, Neal Morse and Aynsley Dunbar. Martin Gerschwitz replaced Morse in 1999, after Ryo Okumoto had a brief stint for 3 weeks and Dunbar was replaced by Bernie Pershey in 2001. In 2003 the band started touring as Eric Burdon and the Animals. After the line-up changed in 2006, original guitarist Hilton Valentine joined with the group for its 2007 and 2008 tours. The group also included Red Young, Paula O'Rourke and Tony Braunagle. After Burdon lost the rights to the name, he formed a new band with completely different musicians.
In 2016, Burdon formed the current lineup of the Animals, including Johnzo West (guitar/vocals), Davey Allen (keys/vocals), Dustin Koester (drums/vocals), Justin Andres (bass guitar/vocals), Ruben Salinas (sax/flute), and Evan Mackey (trombone).[20]

21st Century Schizoid Band

Good one!

Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets

BREAKING: Nick Mason from Pink Floyd announces Syd-era Floyd tribute act Saucerful Of Secrets, also featuring Lee from the Blockheads, Gary Kemp off of them Spandaus, 1987-94 Floyd bassist (and subsequent Gilmour sideman) Guy Pratt, and the bloke who did the score for Spaced with Pratt.

― 16, 35, DCP, Go! (sic), Tuesday, July 31, 2018 5:58 AM

Pretty sure Skynyrd turned into a tribute band a long time ago---last I heard, Rossington and Medlocke were the last originals aboard

"band still exists with original members" is not news, gtfo and FP'd.

The Doors of the Twenty-First Century incl. Stewart Copeland and Ian Astbury, initially--would liked to have seen that line-up, but there were many others, up until Manzarek's death in 2015: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzarek%E2%80%93Krieger

c'mon son

Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger had to rename their band Riders On The Storm after they got sued by John Densmore for calling themselves the Doors.

― Frank Sumatra (NickB), Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:36 PM (eleven years ago)

Manzarek/Krieger/Wolfchild might have started as, or had an intermediary stage as, 21st Century Doors - both good ones.

― Bernard's Butter (sic), Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:38 PM (eleven years ago)

Mike Love's Beach Boys.

Absolute nonsense. Mike is a founder, Bruce has been in the band since 1965, Foskett was in the touring band for the entire 1980s and has extra cred for being Brian's bandleader for his entire touring career until the 50th anniversary Boys voltron group, after which he switched back to the Beach Boys.

Mike's "Endless Summer Beach Band," though, and "Mike & Dean's Dynamic Endless Summer Beach Band" (including Dean of Jan & Dean), now you've got something.

(NB that "Mike & Dean" released an album that was only sold at Radio Shack.)

We would also accept Al Jardine's "Endless Summer Band," featuring various touring Boys and his own sons, one of whom later joined Mike's licensed Boys, and Al's "Beach Boys Family & Friends," featuring a different assortment of sideBoys, his sons, and Brian's daughters.

Zakk Wylde and other Ozzy alumni are doing the Black Sabbath tribute group Zakk Sabbath.

Doesn't qualify, but is fun and worth noting.

I think there is a Prince group alumni doing some shows and touring. I know they did that big reunion show, but I think there is at least one club touring act I think.

Every single member of the band credited as The Revolution now touring as The Revolution, playing the songs of The Revolution, absolutely does not count EXCEPT that as they never played separately from Prince before his death, it's worth an asterisk.

Pylon Reenactment Society

Excellent one, especially for the name.

Furthur was a rock band founded in 2009 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh.

Playing their own new songs and various other covers as well as the old band's material just sounds like people being in a band imo? Also

I guess you could put the whole post-Garcia sea of Grateful Dead spinoffs like The Other Ones/The Dead in here, kinda. Or bands playing their old material under a different name for legal reasons (Heaven & Hell instead of Black Sabbath, The Heads instead of the Talking Heads). Maybe that's a whole other thing, though.

― some dude, Friday, February 27, 2009 5:00 AM (eleven years ago)

but bands with few-to-no original members is a little baffling. Three out of the four original members of Dr. Feelgood are still alive, but none are in the current lineup.

There are two other threads for this.

War keyboardist Lonnie Jordan owns the rights to the name, so "War" is him with no other original members, while "The Lowrider Band" has four original members.

Looks like the manager/producer/occasional contributing songwriter owns the name, and Jordan licenses it from him for touring. This is technically a been forced to adopt a different name for legal reasons, and BB Dickerson is no longer playing, but agreed that it sounds like a fun show.

BOC is now Bloom and Dharma with Richie Castellano and Danny Miranda, according to their site. Several live albums advertised there

"band still exists with original members" is not news, gtfo and FP'd.

Eric Burdon and the New Animals

man this one comes so close to qualifying! if he hadn't dropped the "New" later, I'd almost let it through.

Also, we are pleased to report that Jeff Foskett left the Beach Boys again last year, and therefore did not play their recent Trump fundraisers.

I wanna see the New Cars too.

Also the New Beatles!

i have heard good words about the current version of molly hatchet, who afaik have no original members.

Jim Rodford has got to hold some record for being a ringer in the most past their prime Rock acts--IIRC, he was in the Kinks, the Zombies, and Badfinger in addition to the Animals.

there is also (or was also?) a band called "three friends" that played the music of gentle giant, and included gg's guitarist and one of their drummers. they were very well-respected.

i saw a free concert in the park once by "the orchestra" with a keyboardist and violin player who used to play with ELO, and a couple ringers like glen burtnik (who was paul to marshall crenshaw's john in beatlemania) and parthenon huxley who's got a wikipedia page full of credentials. it was neat to see mik kaminski, who has played on some obscure but great british folk records (joe soap - keep it clean!).

irl heh heh

The Saints '73-'78 is a band dedicated to performing the music made between 1973 and 1978 by singer/songwriter Chris Bailey, guitarist/songwriter Ed Kuepper, and pianist/bassist/drummer Ivor Hay. Its members are singer Mark Arm (of Mudhoney / Green River / etc), guitarist Mick Harvey (of the Bad Seeds / PJ Harvey / etc), bassist Peter Oxley (of the Sunnyboys / King St's first woodfired pizza restaurant) and guitarist Ed Kuepper & drummer Ivor Hay. They are touring the US in July, August and November of this year.

From Andrew Hickey's podcast on Status Quo:

Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon was the last album to feature Roy Lynes. He wasn’t as invested in being a star as the rest of the group, and stopping at a petrol station he met a woman who he fell in love with pretty much instantly. A week later, on the train to a gig in Aberdeen, he decided he’d had enough, got off the train in Stoke-on-Trent, and the band didn’t see him again for decades, by which time he was living in Australia, still married to the woman he’d met at the petrol station, and occasionally playing in a Status Quo tribute band.

Having started the podcast ‘Band Geek with Richie Castellano’ in 2014, the Blue Öyster Cult man played with a revolving group of his friends and special guests, collectively known as The Band Geeks. They started to build an online following and were lauded for their covers of classic rock and pop songs and to date have generated over 30 million YouTube views. But it was their versions of YES songs that caught the attention of Anderson who enthused… “The first time I heard the BAND GEEKS I truly freaked out - they sound just like the classic YES of the seventies, the YES that I know and love…”.

As a result, in 2023 Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks took to the road for the first time. The natural chemistry between Anderson and the band was palpable giving fans the full YES experience that many may not have expected to see again!

Andy Summers with Call The Police. (his own Police tribute band)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A92AhNycr5Q

Just saw a Live Nation announcement that The Coral Reefer Band (Jimmy Buffett's backing band) is heading out for a summer tour, which presents an interesting subset of this thread topic: backing bands doing tribute tours. Other examples include the TCB Band for Elvis, and the Revolution for Prince.

Dio's Disciples was made up of various ex-Dio members, hopefully not including Denzil the Dragon

Self-XP The TCB Band went so far as to tour and film a concert special wherein they provided new live backing to vintage filmed Elvis vocals.