If you could bring a dead rock star back to life

[Bob Maxey]

Dag, you sure don't want to be entertained.

Naw, it would be just a way to kill a few hours. I can always DL this stuff on iTunes, I suppose.

I was thinking about putting together a YouTube playlist. Perhaps an hour of Elvis then fade to Buddy Rich then bring up the Benny Goodman Orchestra and finally Frank and the rest walk out. Goodman rounds out the evening.

Give me some fried banana and peanut butter samys and a few mixed drinks and it would be like I am there in person.

Do not forget the cigars for the smoke filed room.

 

[!on]

At what point in his career do we bring Elvis back? That goes for the other dead stars, too. Do we want the young, cool Elvis or the fat drugged soaked version of what once was a truly great performer?

That's a good point. But tbh, I don't think we should judge someone by what they consumed. I think many great entertainers struggled to come to terms with their own fame & everything that was suddenly coming their way. I heard he was quite generous with his wealth & quite a humble guy who despite his own huge status was himself a big fan of other entertainers.

 

[saptech]

At what point in his career do we bring Elvis back? That goes for the other dead stars, too.

You want to bring any of them back in their career prime years!

 

[Bob Maxey]

You want to bring any of them back in their career prime years!

Pity the poor performer if the tech ever becomes available. They work hard, grow old and while waiting for retirement, poof . . . they are back at it. If that happens to Elvis, he might start shooting more than televisions.

 

[gilly78201]

Joe Strummer from The Clash.

 

[myshkin]

Johnny Cash
Buddy Holly
Jim Morrison
Waylon Jennings


Anna

 

[NYCHitman1]

Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix.

 

[CDPlant]

John Fahey
John Fahey
John Fahey (he's one of my favourite musicians, hence his name three times )
Jackson C Frank
Kurt Cobain
Jerry Garcia

 

[GasPasser]

At what point in his career do we bring Elvis back?...

exactly.


if we're saying we get to bring back the rock star to resume their career as of the day they died, the answer is Buddy Holly. period. what he was doing was revolutionary. some of the mentioned artists were washed up or severely messed up when they died.

Buddy was 22.

 

[Gmash]

Pity the poor performer if the tech ever becomes available. They work hard, grow old and while waiting for retirement, poof . . . they are back at it. If that happens to Elvis, he might start shooting more than televisions.

What about this lol? Not my cup of tea, but kinda creepy.

Tupac Hologram Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Perform Coachella Live 2012 - YouTube

 

[Davdi]

Warren Zevon aaaahhhhooooo
Phil Lynott, Amy, Rat Pack, Glenn Miller

 

[NightHawk877]

Cliff Burton. Nuff said.

 

[mc48]

Bob Marley, mon.

 

[saptech]

Cliff Burton. Nuff said.

And who might Cliff be? :smokingsomb:

 

[Gmash]

And who might Cliff be? :smokingsomb:

Not sure if you are serious, but assuming you are, he was the original bass player for Metallica. Died in a tour bus accident. Band was never the same.

 

[Lamf77]

Buddy Holly.....then maybe "American Pie" would go away.

 

[saptech]

Not sure if you are serious, but assuming you are, he was the original bass player for Metallica. Died in a tour bus accident. Band was never the same.

Ok. No I didn't know. I never got into Metallica. Sorry to hear he died.

Thnx.

 

[vercingetorix]

Rory Gallagher - probably th

 

[Gmash]

Ok. No I didn't know. I never got into Metallica. Sorry to hear he died.

Thnx.

The smiley threw me off, I didn't know if that meant you were being sarcastic lol.

 

[andrejhoward]

Freddy Mercury

Let's be honest everyone would love to see another one of these made
Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - YouTube

 

[Raymond1701]

Buddy Holly, I was just getting interested in 62 when I found he died in 59.

 

[TCRF]

John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley!

 

[Speed Daemon]

If it were just to be 1, it would probably be Moon.

I just read about the Led Zep jets (I used to see them parked at the old Butler general aviation apron at O'Hare in the '70s) and learned that Moon was rumored to have been the (unlicensed) PF on one LA to NYC flight. I'd love to hear that story!