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Know Your Enemy said:

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Eddie Van Halen in Michael Jackson's "Beat It".

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Who doesn't know that?

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Yep, everyone should know that.

There is a little more there though, about Eddie changing the solo up and not knowing if Michael was gonna be plssed or happy about it.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/eddie-van-halen-beat-it-solo-michael-jackson-story/

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Had always heard EVH did it on the first take.

Max Power said:

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I just learned today that Flea and Dave Navarro played on Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know.

What other unknown guest spots are lurking out there? I know Mick Jagger sings background on Carly Simon's You're So Vain and John Lennon is on Fame by David Bowie.

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Taylor Hawkins was her drummer back in those days as well.

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For the live shows. I don't believe he ever recorded with her.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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double aught said:

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Know Your Enemy said:

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RealTalk said:

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Eddie Van Halen in Michael Jackson's "Beat It".

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Who doesn't know that?

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Yep, everyone should know that.

There is a little more there though, about Eddie changing the solo up and not knowing if Michael was gonna be plssed or happy about it.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/eddie-van-halen-beat-it-solo-michael-jackson-story/

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Had always heard EVH did it on the first take.

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The story I've always heard was that he did two takes but I think they ended up going with the first.

Great thread. Love this stuff.

It seems out of place, but rocker Joe Walsh produced Dan Fogelberg's second album, "Souvenirs." This was in Walsh's pre-Eagle days, but Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner all make appearances on the album, as does Gerry Beckley from America and Graham Nash.

This was back in the early days of the LA country rock movement and there was a lot of collaboration, especially among Irving Azoff's clients. The Eagles show up on a lot of Fogelberg's early albums, along with David Lindley from Jackson Browne's band, several members of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, J.D. Souther, etc., etc.

David Crosby sang backing vocals on Hootie's "Hold My Hand"

dave94 said:

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David Crosby sang backing vocals on Hootie's "Hold My Hand"

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That's a good one.

Chuck D of Public Enemy contributed vocals to Sonic Youth "Kool Thing".

Michael McDonald (The King of Yacht Rock) did the backup vocal's for Steely Dan's Peg

bigjag19 said:

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Toto wrote and backed Human Nature

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They also did the music for the movie Dune in the 80s.

Rocagnante said:

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Chuck D of Public Enemy contributed vocals to Sonic Youth "Kool Thing".

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Chuck D's voice is based on Marv Albert, he loved the way he sounded calling basketball games, tried to emulate that while rapping.

shovel pass said:

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Cheech and Chong's Basketball Jones features, among others, George Harrison, Ronnie Spector, Michelle Phillips, Billy Preston, Carole King, Klaus Voormann, and Jim Keltner.

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Very cool but I'm a little disappointed in myself for just now learning this.

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I doubt this is widely unknown but Kerry King from Slayer played guitar on 'No Sleep 'til Brooklyn.'

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Also did fight for your right solo.

I learned on this here message board that Neil Giraldo played on "Don't Fight It" by Loggins and Steve Perry.

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This might not be completely on topic, but I recently learned that the band The Aquabats, a band that Travis Barker was a part of before joining Blink-182 (after touring with them) would eventually create Yo Gabba Gabba -- the kids TV show. The Aquabats were the shows band.

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Mark Mothersbaugh, of Devo, was a regular.


And the list of bands is amazing

The Killers
Weezer
My Chemical Romance
Weird Al

Is just a select few
Plus Jason Bateman and Anthony Bourdain


We may have watched that show over and over again. Even seeing them in concert where Biz Markie performed.

One of the coolest shows for little kids

Eric Johnson played guitar on several tracks on Carole King's "One to One" album. Also, he played on "Minstrel Gigolo" from Christopher Cross's debut album.

Peter Frampton played guitar on David Bowie's "Never Let Me Down" album and went on tour with him.

Big Cat `93 said:

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I tried to count all the songs I know of that Michael McDonald sings backup on, but I'm a liberal arts major. I can't count that high.

I'm still amazed that Allison Krauss sings on two songs on the new Def Leppard album.

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Michael McDonald is who I thought of. When you hear his silky smooth vocals on backup you know you're about to be transported into soft rock nirvana.

Robert Fripp playing on David Bowie's Heroes.

Toni Tennille sang backup on the wall

Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon sang the higher octave lines on "Don't Cry" by Guns n Roses.

Stevie Nicks wrote "Stand Back" after humming "little red corvette", she told prince about it and he showed up 20 minutes later and played the synths on the track.

Steve Winwood played Hammond organ on Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile"

Cool thread….

Duane Almond helped Clapton finish off Layla. Clapton wanted to record it in the jazzy 90's style but Duane showed him the iconic Layla riff. Ended up playing and singing on it and that is when Clapton decided to record under Derek and The Dominos, instead of his name.

Know Your Enemy said:

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I just learned today that Flea and Dave Navarro played on Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know.

What other unknown guest spots are lurking out there? I know Mick Jagger sings background on Carly Simon's You're So Vain and John Lennon is on Fame by David Bowie.

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So where'd you learn that nugget?

Duane Allman developed and played the guitar riff on Layla.

George Harrison co-wrote and played guitar on Cream's "Badge".

Here's another, CC Deville played on Warrant's Cherry Pie.