Best Rock n' Roll Piano Performers

[August_West]

Lolz. That ain’t my quote.
I cant name my own band mates.

he is a great player though . B3 and piano

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Andy Pratt.

Gotta say it - that a most unexpected 14th post.
It was a great joy to discover that many decades later, my brain snapped to attention and sang along to "Avenging Annie" with full memory of the lyrics after reading it.

A notebook from 1976 that says that I listened to "Resolution" more than any other album that year, but by year's end it had been thoroughly crowded out by Graham Parker, Eno, Wild Tchoupitoulas, and thereafter the sea change that came in the wake of Ramones.

 

[dvegas]

Lolz. That ain’t my quote.
I cant name my own band mates.

he is a great player though . B3 and piano

hard working underpaid musicians have my love and respect

 

[Huskybass]

I was in the Jungle at the same time

I lived in Fairfield for a year and New London for a year.

 

[VA Blue Dog]

Saw Keith Emerson and 5th Beatle, Billy Preston in Brussels and Steve Winwood at the Verizon Center. Great keyboards.

 

[Lamble]

I lived in Fairfield for a year and New London for a year.

I was in Windham

 

[tomtom80]

Saw Keith Emerson and 5th Beatle, Billy Preston in Brussels and Steve Winwood at the Verizon Center. Great keyboards.

Saw ELP at MSG. If I recall thru my self induced haze, he and his synthesizer came down from the heavens on a platform through a cloud of smoke. He could have been playing chop sticks suspended above the stage, I would not have cared. Although I did not see him in person, Schroeder from Charlie Brown Deserves a shout out too

 

[vtmikeb]

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Fats Domino, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. I saw Lewis at one of UConn’s Cabernet nights, now several years ago, but well after his prime. Chubby Checker also appeared. Chubby was great, a lot of audience interaction. Lewis, whose piano playing was good, seemed bored, kind of perfunctory and disappointing.

I was there. Hard to get all worked up when.the venue is mostly empty seats.

 

[cohenzone]

I was there. Hard to get all worked up when.the venue is mostly empty seats.

Wasn’t that empty. Chubby managed ok. Jerry Lee maybe was drunk.

ETA. Any idea if they are still doing those caberet nights?

 

[Kathy]

Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater - have seen them multiple times here and in Europe.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Wasn’t that empty. Chubby managed ok. Jerry Lee maybe was drunk.

ETA. Any idea if they are still doing those caberet nights?

There were plans to continue it. The pandemic is kind of a roadblock, so we'll see.

 

[Waquoit]

No. Just, no...

 

[Madmannsucks]

No. Just, no...

The line has to be drawn somewhere. To close to Zamfir for my taste.

 

[boba]

Nicky Hopkins is one of my favorites.....

Bot how did we get to page.2 and no one mentioned Keith Emerson? Don't understa d it.

Page 4 and one mentions the late great Warren Zevon? oh my, senility has taken its hold on me. Roland was a warrior, from the land of the midnight sun...

 

[VA Blue Dog]

Saw ELP at MSG. If I recall thru my self induced haze, he and his synthesizer came down from the heavens on a platform through a cloud of smoke. He could have been playing chop sticks suspended above the stage, I would not have cared. Although I did not see him in person, Schroeder from Charlie Brown Deserves a shout out too

Oh what a lucky man you were. #Moog Synthesizer.

 

[CbbisGreat]

Greatest Rock and roll performer?

Well ,I got... , I got...just one more thing to say ....


Bruce and the E-Street band

 

[prankster]

Someone mentioned John Tesh? And no one picked Rick Wakeman? Or Tony Banks?

These are crazy years, indeed.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Herbie Hancock

Herbie is my favorite keys player ever, but rock n' roll seems like a stretch.

 

[metsfan2323]

As a few others have noted Billy Preston was the man, the line forms behind him. Great voice too & the fifth Beatle.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Elton John. Crocodile Rock still slaps

 

[8893]

Elton John. Crocodile Rock still slaps

 

[formerlurker]

Herbie Hancock
Roger Troutman

You can also reuse Herbie Hancock if we end up not having a season and we get to a "Best Keytar Players" thread.

 

[don356]

A handful of others I've liked that I haven't seen mentioned or missed:

Gary Brooker
George Duke
Ian McLagen
Billy Payne
Bernie Worrell
Andy Clark
Bob Mayo on the keyboards... Bob Mayo.

And Macca ain't bad, either.

I saw Billy Payne several times with Little Feat while Lowell George was still alive and he was fantastic. He could do it all. Ben Tench is outstanding as well, but for strict piano Payne was outstanding. PIck up some old LIttle Feat albums. All you have to do is look at Payne's list of album's played on to realize how highly regarded he is/was.

Bill Payne - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Drytortugas]

Ferrante and Teicher.