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For me, Albert King.

Have listened to his Albert King: Live recording (on Charly) and wish I could have seen him play live.

EDIT - he died in 1992 so that is, at best, impractical


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:05 am
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George Best (swa him play once but well past his pomp)

Curtis/Joy Division

Jimi Hendrix

Lux/Cramps

(loads 🙁 )


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:27 am
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Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Ian Curtiss to name a few.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:28 am
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bit ot, but this fella, best number six ever

and ian curtis every time


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:31 am
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Hendrix for sure.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:32 am
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Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, John Coltrane.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:34 am
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Hendrix, obviously. Phil Lynott. James Brown.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:35 am
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Joe Strummer and Seve Ballesteros in his prime.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:37 am
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Billie Holliday
Bill Hicks


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 12:51 am
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Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriot


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 1:27 am
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My Grandad when he played R League for Widnes.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 1:46 am
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Jesus had a great show. Wish I'd seen it.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 2:25 am
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Freddie mercury

Jimmy hendrix

Wish I could see orbital live again

Not dead but wished I could have seen Gazza play


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 4:33 am
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John Bonham; Jimi Hendrix; Jim Morrison; John Bonham; Miles Davis; John Coltrane; Janis Joplin; John Bonham; Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli; John Bonham.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 4:44 am
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Mozart


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 5:44 am
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Stevie Ray Vaughan


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 6:38 am
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Keith Moon


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 6:46 am
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Bon Scott


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 7:08 am
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The Ramones
Saw them once which wasn't enough.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 7:23 am
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Cliff Richard


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 10:24 am
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Davesmate 😀 😀

For the post, Sex Pistols would have been awesome to see, having seen most of the other bands at the time including the Clash


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 10:27 am
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The original Sex Pistols are all still alive are they not?, so your dream may yet come true.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 10:33 am
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Paul Kossoff


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 10:37 am
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Freddie Mercury. The one I regret most is passing up the opportunity to see Queen during their Winter 1977 tour (News of the World) Loads of my mates went but for some reason I didn't. Never got to see them live after that.
I guess that does give away my advancing years!


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 10:46 am
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Janis Jopln and as above seen the Ramones a few times but still not enough times


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 10:52 am
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Sid Vicious is a bit dead Mr Nana

Hendrix for me, and possibly Elvis in a guilty pleasure sort of way 🙂


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 10:57 am
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Gary Moore, Freddie Mercury.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 11:26 am
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Cliff Burton & Hillel Slovak (although all of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers are now dead to me).

@seven, Sid wasn't the original bass player with the Pistols.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 11:50 am
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Rory Gallagher
Bon Scott
Phil Lynott
Ronnie Van Zant
Jimi Hendrix
Paul Kossof


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 11:57 am
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Joy Division


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 1:34 pm
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Sid Vicious is a bit dead Mr Nana

He wasn't the original bass player


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 1:36 pm
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Frank Sinatra
Freddie Mercury with Queen
Bradley Nowell with Sublime


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 1:39 pm
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keith moon
nick drake

on a slightly different note would like to see the libertines perform together again but I reckon pete doherty will be dead before they get it sorted


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 2:02 pm
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Janis joplin
Freddie with queen


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 2:03 pm
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Hendrix, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley. The Stone Roses, don't ever see them getting back together 🙁


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 2:08 pm
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Most of the above. My brother made it to the front for queen at wembley 1986, wish Id gone.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 3:11 pm
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bird - probably 1944 or thereabouts


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 3:23 pm
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Pretty much everyone on my itunes ...

Top ones ...

Tim Buckley / Jeff
Frank zappa
Nina Simone
John Coltrane
Thelonius Monk
Ali Farka Toure
Fela Kuti
Junior. Kimbrough
Orig. Blues borthers


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 3:41 pm
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The man in black.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 6:10 pm
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Pink Floyd, mostly all still alive, but I doubt I'll see the rest play together again.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 6:20 pm
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Warren Zevon

Townes van Zandt

Nirvana/Cobain

Big Star (the original line up)

Nick Drake


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 6:20 pm
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Saw the floyd in 94 the night after the seating collapsed, saw joy division In Bowden in 78.

Even saw The new York dolls at the hacienda

But still never saw Duncan play


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 8:14 pm
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Miles Davis, John Coltrane, SRV, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Zappa, Carlos Vega, and my favourite musician Jeff Porcaro with impecable timing and groove.


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 8:18 pm
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Yes to Tim Buckley, Marvin, Alex Chilton (Big Star) and Miles.

Add Charles Mingus, D Boone (Minutemen), Lee Dorsey and Sterling Morrison


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 8:28 pm
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Nirvana with Cobain
Michael Jackson (from the [i]Thriller[/i] days)
Metallica with Burton
Mozart
Bach
Beethoven
Maria Callas
Queen with Mercury
Andrzej Zaucha


 
Posted : 11/06/2011 8:28 pm
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