If there was a band in Heaven...

Imagine a line-up of a band which had dead musicians only. What would be your line for 'the Band for Heaven'?

Here's my ideal line-up:
Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano
Karen Carpenter - backing vocals, drums
Jimi Hendrix - guitar
Bernard Edwards - bass

Not a lot of people know, but all Carpenters songs from '69-'74 have Karen drumming like there's no tomorrow! Here's a link to one of her many fab drum solos which would probably put Roger to shame - and I'm saying that as a completely honest and loyal Queen fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdHyzGXAJPg&feature=related 1:32 to 5:20 - nearly four minutes of lovely Karen emblishing her true passion!

My Line-up:

John Lennon -  Vocals, Piano, Rhythm Guitar.
Jimi Hendrix - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals.
George Harrison - Vocals, Lead Guitar.
Kurt Cobain - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar.
Roy Orbison - Lead Vocals, Guitar.
Frank Zappa - Lead Guitar, Vocals.
Freddie Mercury - Vocals, Piano.
John Bonham - Drums, Vocals.
Ritchie Valens - Vocals, Guitar.
Jerry Garcia - Vocals, Guitar.
Buddy Holly - Vocals, Guitar.
Big Bopper - Vocals, Guitar.
Marvin Gaye - Vocals, Piano.
Bob Marley - Vocals, Guitar.
Keith Moon - Drums, Vocals.

Paul McCartney (If he's dead, who knows, but he probably isn't.) - Vocals, Bass.

And just for fun...
Ludwig Van Beethoven - Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano

But if it would only have to be a four or five piece band...

Freddie Mercury - Vocals, Piano.
John Lennon -  Vocals, Piano, Rhythm Guitar.
Kurt Cobain - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar.
Jimi Hendrix - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals.
John Bonham - Drums, Vocals.

Freddie Mercury (vocals and piano)
Dennis WIlson (drums)
Kurt Cobain (guitar and some vocals)
Janis Joplin (choir girl)
John Lennon (bass, piano and vocals)

Freddie Mercury - Lead vocals, piano
Jimi Hendrix - Lead guitar
John Bonham - Drums
Jaco Pastorius - Bass
John Lennon - Backing vocals, rhythm guitar

Freddie Mercury - Lead Vocals/Piano
Jimi Hendrix - Lead Guitar
John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar/Backup Vocals
John Entwhistle - Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals
John Bonham - Drums/Backup Vocals

Freddie Mercury (vocal)
John Bonham (drums)
John Entwistle (bass)
George Harrison (guitar)

There's no heaven.

Didn't you mean to write "If there was a band in Hell..."???  Surely a band in heaven would contain Christian artists.

Stephen Gately
Michael Jackson
Elvis Presley
Freddie Mercury

... As a BOYBAND!!!

Lead guitar -- Jesus
Bass -- Alexander the Great
Piano -- Groucho Marx
Trumpet -- Angel Gabriel
Cowbell -- Kurt Vonnegut
Drums -- Frederick Douglass
Triangle -- D-Day Dawson
Vocals -- Tarzan

vocals - Freddie Mercury
bass - James Jamerson
drums - Buddy Rich
guitar - Chet Atkins
piano - Bill Evans

There's your ultimate band of the deceased... although I don't think they'd mesh too well together !

According to this other thread, all the decent musicians are in hell, so I doubt there's a decent band in heaven
http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1276979/terrible-page-about-the-tragic-life-of-freddie-mercury.aspx

Cozy Powell on drums

To all the folk who have listed 30 odd band members - why does the band need so many guitarists and vocalists?? :)))

jamster1111 wrote: Freddie Mercury - Lead Vocals/Piano
Jimi Hendrix - Lead Guitar
John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar/Backup Vocals
John Entwhistle - Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals
John Bonham - Drums/Backup Vocals

Agreed...just minus John Lennon. JL is a fantastic musician, but I just don't see him being in this fold...