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Originally Posted by chiliD
Holy cow, yes...see below
Beatles/Rolling Stones/Eric Clapton Band: um...hello? BILLY PRESTON!!!
Doobie Brothers: Bassist Tiran Porter; later to be replaced by Willie Weeks...then Tiran came back, then I haven't a clue who their bass player is now.
Dave Mason Band/Steve Miller Band: bassist Gerald Johnson (I'm surprised you didn't mention HIM, Steve-o!)
Jimi Hendrix's Band Of Gypsys was ALL-black: Buddy Miles, drums; Billy Cox, bass...and then there's the all-black rock band, LIVING COLOR ...guitarist Vernon Reid is the only member I know by name.
The Allman Bros have had TWO black bass players: the late Lamar Willams and currently Oteil Burbridge.
Current Rolling Stones bass player (and bass player in the first Sting solo band): Darryl Jones
And, while were talking Sting's first band: the late Kenny Kirkland, keyboards, sax player Branford Marsalis, drummer Omar Hakim, too. Background singers, Janice Pendarvis & Dolette McDonald
And, later, drummer Manu Katche' (who previously had been in Peter Gabriel's band)
E-Street Band: CLARENCE CLEAMONS...and ex-E Street-er, ex-Sting band, ex-Eric Clapton Band keyboardist David Sancious
Santana's had more black members than I can even remember...original bass player, Dave Brown...singer Greg Walker (from the late '70's/early 80's incarnation)...keyboardist Leon Patillo (from the mid-70's incarnation.
And, Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks have had black members of their touring entourage:
Eliscia Wright, Lynn Mabry, Lenny Castro, Bobby Hunt, Bobbye Hall...the bass player for Stevie's Street Angel & Enchanted tours, whose name I've forgotten...oh, wait...yeah...Don Boyette. And, Lindsey's bass player on the OotC tour...another space out on a name. Bob Welch's drummer for French Kiss and Three Hearts albums, Alvin Taylor
Ex-Animals lead singer Eric Burdon had an all-black backup band in the mid-70's (the Eric Burdon Band)...of which the aforementioned Alvin Taylor was the drummer.
It just seems ridiculous to even have to mention these people. It's the music that comes out of 'em, not the color of their skin.
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