Gill apparently enjoyed the experience, and the tour was such a success that he has joined them in 20 as well, although he has not contributed to any Eagles recordings to date. Along with session ace Steuart Smith filling in for the fired Don Felder, Henley called upon his old friend Vince Gill to supply his stellar vocals and formidable guitar skills to another massive Eagles tour, and Gill agreed, both for the challenge of playing such classic rock music with old friends, as well as to honor Frey. Schmit decided to pay tribute to Frey by enlisting his son, Deacon, on their 2017 tour. However, Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. When Glenn Frey died, Eagles were at risk of breaking up, since Don Henley was the sole original member left. With scores of Grammy and Country Music Award wins and a catalog festooned with platinum and gold records, his solo career has been firmly established for decades. Gill’s guitar prowess was held in such high regard that he was once invited by Mark Knopfler to join Dire Straits. Starting his career with Pure Prairie League, he was later a member of Rodney Crowell’s Cherry Bombs and an honorary member of Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band, putting Gill on a par with such guitar heroes as James Burton and Albert Lee. With an impeccable tenor, hit songwriting skills and guitar chops that rival Nashville’s top session players, Vince Gill is a triple-threat country music talent with few peers. Playing with his blues idol prompted Winter’s own Nothin’ But the Blues album, backed by Waters’ band, and Winter went on to produce the follow up Waters albums, I’m Ready and King Bee before Waters’ declining health and passing in 1983. He insisted on joining Waters’ band on tour to promote Hard Again, which won a Grammy award for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Hard Again (1977) was a sterling success, and Winter, who had often spoken of returning more to his blues roots, couldn’t have been happier. Muddy Waters was the first artist signed to Blue Sky, and Winter was determined to produce a Muddy Waters record that did justice to his musical legacy, after failed experiments with psychedelic blues and other fads. Fresh from rehab with his hit album Still Alive and Well, albino guitar-slinger Johnny Winter proved to still be a major rock star on Columbia, who gave Winter his own record label, Blue Sky. The motivations to step out of the limelight can vary widely, and here are a few examples of when it has worked successfully.Īs the 1970s closed out the Woodstock Generation, music label consolidation left many legendary blues artists without record deals, including the iconic Muddy Waters, who found himself without a label when Chess Records was sold in 1969. It involves learning someone else’s repertoire while you become just another member of the band, so a healthy team mentality is crucial for it to work.
It’s one thing when stars join forces to become a supergroup, but the willingness to sublimate one’s ego to let someone else take the spotlight is an infrequent occurrence, especially for an entire tour. More unusual is the star who willingly takes a back seat to serve as a sideman for another band or artist.
Many stories have been written about sidemen who became stars once they got their chance in the spotlight: Glen Campbell (the Wrecking Crew and the Beach Boys), Sheryl Crow (Michael Jackson), Luther Vandross (David Bowie), Steve Vai (Frank Zappa) and perhaps one of the most famous, Jimi Hendrix (the Isley Brothers) are just a few.
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