A new game. For the musically inclined.

[a_random_joel]

Kind of like 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon or the movie threads.

Name an artist, then name another musical artist who has worked with the first artist in some capacity (production, bandmates, cameo, etc.)
Especially cool if you can find artist pairings who seem unlikely.
Then someone posts a new artist related in some way to the last artist mentioned.

Let's see how many genres we can work through...

I'll go first, in homage to RandomKoolZip.

#1 = John Lydon = Afrika Bambaataa

[jpgray]

1. #1 = Afrika Bambaataa = George Clinton

[democracyindanger]

2. George Clinton=Stevie Van Zandt

[jpgray]

3. Stevie van Zandt = Bruce Springsteen

[elperromagico]

4. Bruce Springsteen = Warren Zevon

[democracyindanger]

5. Warren Zevon=Paul Shafer

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Paul Schaefer - Jake and Elwood Blues

[a_random_joel]

19. John Belushi = Joe Cocker

Belushi did one hell of a good impression of Joe Cocker.

And since it's my game...

[democracyindanger]

20. John Belushi=Robert Cray

They were both in Animal House. Does that count?

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. Jake and Elwood Blues - "Blue" Lou Marini

[Rabrrrrrr]

25. "Blue" Lou Marini = Dr. John

[jpgray]

6. Warren Zevon = REM

[jpgray]

14. REM (Michael Stipe) = John Lydon

[a_random_joel]

22. John Lydon = Jah Wobble

[peacefreak]

7. Warren Zevon=Jackson Brown

[grannylib]

8. Jackson Browne = Bonnie Raitt

[devilgrrl]

9. Jackson Brown & Nico

[jpgray]

12. Nico = Lou Reed

[a_random_joel]

27. Lou Reed = Marky Mark (Mark Wahlberg)

Ok, so he only sampled The Velvets.

But, remember, it's my game...

[jpgray]

29. Marky Mark = New Kids on the Block

You asked for it, with your 'sampling' connection. :P

[a_random_joel]

33. Correction: They are a group. Name an artist, please.

[jpgray]

35. Donnie Wahlberg, then (nt)

[a_random_joel]

36. Guess I asked for that!

:evilfrown:

[jpgray]

10. Jackson Browne = Graham Nash

[Fenris]

11. Graham Nash = David Crosby

[peacefreak]

13. david Crosby=Jerry Garcia

[Robb]

16. David Crosby = Melissa Etheridge

:evilgrin:

[Insider]

21. melissa etheridge = earl scruggs

[jpgray]

28. Earl Scruggs = Johnny Cash

[Insider]

30. pass

enjoying this game
cheating at allmusic.com
learning a great deal

[a_random_joel]

34. I would like to keep this to just individuals

Glad that you are enjoying this though!

:hi:

[elperromagico]

43. Johnny Cash = Bob Dylan

[Insider]

54. bob dylan = kurtis blow

[wyldwolf]

17. David Crosby fathered Melissa Etheridge's baby - does that count?

That is "work" in some capacity!

[jpgray]

18. I'd say that's a 'connection' (nt)

[grannylib]

26. David Crosby = Neil Young

[a_random_joel]

31. Neil Young = Nils Lofgren

[tigerbeat]

41. Nils Lofgren = Bruce Springsteen

[elperromagico]

45. Bruce Springsteen = Roy Orbison

[jpgray]

48. Roy Orbison = George Harrison

[elperromagico]

50. George Harrison = Belinda Carlisle

Now there's an odd match!

[tigerbeat]

53. Belinda Carlisle = Pat DiNinzio

[jpgray]

23. #2 = Michael Stipe = Patti Smith

[jpgray]

32. Patti Smith = Tom Verlaine

[Whitacre D_WI]

37. Tom Verlaine - Richard Hell

[jpgray]

38. Richard Hell = Johnny Thunders

[Whitacre D_WI]

39. Johnny Thunders - David Johanssen

[jpgray]

40. David Johanssen = Todd Rundgren (I think--bring on the XTC fans)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

42. Todd Rundgren = Meatloaf

Ha!

[elperromagico]

44. Meatloaf = Cher

[elperromagico]

46. Cher = Phil Spector

[elperromagico]

47. Phil Spector = John Lennon

[elperromagico]

49. John Lennon = David Bowie

[jpgray]

52. David Bowie = Brian Eno

[tigerbeat]

55. Brian Eno = Jerry Harrison

[jpgray]

57. Jerry Harrison - John Cale

[tigerbeat]

51. John Lennon = David Bowie

[Screaming Lord Byron]

56. David Bowie = Tony Visconti

[Interrobang]

60. Phil Spector = Joey Ramone

(from there you can go all sorts of wild places)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

58. I KILLED THE GAME! I KILLED THE GAME!

BWAHAHAAHAAHAA!

[Rabrrrrrr]

59. #3 - Jean Luc Ponty - Frank Zappa

[mac56]

61. Frank Zappa - Steve Vai

nm