most musicians would kill to be in one
good band
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
musicians with multiple successful bands
for this list we’re looking at a list of
musicians or singers that are a member
in two or more successful bands we’re
basing our picks on the two respective
bands as popularity and critical acclaim
number ten Johnny Marr
you might recognize Johnny Marr as the
guitarist of the Smiths
one of the most important and
influential rock bands in the 1980s
indie scene Marr has also been part of
many smaller bands including electronic
lava and the Crypt
but it’s his role in the American rock
group Modest Mouse that is most notable
within his post Smith’s career the
matter
he toured extensively with a ban
throughout 2006 and 2007 and their album
we were dead before the ship even sank
was Mars first number-one album in the
United States
gosh
number nine Chris Cornell Cornell is
easily one of the most distinct singers
in raw known for his four octave range
and vocal belting so naturally his
abilities are well respected Cornell
served as lead vocalist and rhythm
guitarist of Soundgarden
a Seminole group in the formation of the
grunge movement before fronting another
hard rock outfit Temple of the dog
he was also the lead vocalist of
Audioslave a supergroup consisting of
Cornell and the instrumental members of
Rage Against the Machine
Audioslave received three Grammy
nominations and hold the distinction of
being the first American rock band to
perform in Cuba
number eight Jack white
white is a major player in the garage
rock revival of the 2000s thanks in
large part to his band at the White
Stripes formed in 1997 with his then
wife Meg white
they saw early success with the song
fell in love with a girl and took the
world by storm with the immensely
successful seven nation army
in 2005 white started the rack on tours
with Brendan Benson and their album
broken boy soldiers was nominated for a
Grammy for Best Rock Album helped by the
single steady as she goes after creating
the dead weather in 2009 he has since
embarked on a solo career
oh hey don’t make number 7 Paul
McCartney
McCartney is the man that needs no
introduction as the basis for the
Beatles McCartney saw immense Fame the
likes of which were unheard of the
bankers emoticon their influence is
still felt today and their albums
continue to prove popular however
McCartney announced his departure on
April 10th 1970 over business
disagreements and went on to form the
band wings with his late wife Linda
which began touring in 1972
they saw success one year later with the
singles my love and band on the run
as well as the Academy award-nominated
James Bond theme song Live and Let Die
to live
number six damon albarn
if you don’t recognize damon albarn as
anything other than your man from blur
there’s a good reason in his other band
he’s a cartoon animation family serving
as a lead vocalist for the virtual band
Gorillaz Albarn and company have sold
over 15 million albums and have seen
critical success through a multitude of
awards in addition to guerrillas Albarn
is also the vocalist of supergroup the
good the bad and the queen
and of course the Britpop pioneers blur
with blur Albarn was the voice behind
the u.s. hit song – and the quirky
British hit park light which saw him
share vocal duties with actor Phil
Daniels I’ll feed the pigeons
sometimes they the sparrows – it gives
me a sense of enormous Rolly
number five ritchie blackmore ritchie
blackmore first served as one of the
founding members of the seminal rock
group deep purple a band famous for
their song smoke on the water and the
majesty that is highway star
in 1974 Blackmore received cello lessons
from elo is humic Dowell and
subsequently quick deep purple to form
his own band the massively successful
rainbow
host rainbow Blackmore has built a solid
and successful career playing
Renaissance like folk music in
Blackmore’s night proving his
willingness to go wherever the music
leads him
you
number four Jimmy Page
while being the guitarist and resident
genius of Led Zeppelin would be enough
to impress anyone it’s not for Jimmy
Page a former session player page first
found the spotlight when he stepped out
of the studio to play bass in the
yardbirds before stepping up to Coley
guitar and ultimately inheriting lead
guitar duties from the departing Jeff
Beck
when the yardbirds folded before they
completed a scheduled tour page was left
in need of a new group which soon became
the heartbreaking whole lot of loving on
rambling Led Zeppelin
host Zeb Paige teamed up with Whitesnake
vocalist David Coverdale to form
Coverdale Paige
played in the honey dippers the firm and
has toured on occasion with Led Zep
frontman Robert Plant
number three Ronnie James Dio well-known
for making the heavy-metal devil horns
popular do is one of metals greatest
contributions to music and his talent
was spread throughout many outlets
during his robust career
he first came to fame as the frontman
and lyricist for Ritchie Blackmore’s
rainbow while Blackmore glided towards
more commercial territory do left and
steps into the big baddie shoes of Ozzy
Osbourne as lead vocalist for Black
Sabbath
do also found massive success partnering
with drummer Vinny Appice II and future
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell
under the do name do closed out his
legacy by teaming back up with his
former Black Sabbath bandmates to form
heaven in hell just before his death in
2010
muster
number two Dave Grohl Dave Grohl is
easily one of the most robust funny and
most caring figures of rock known for
his love and devotion to the craft an
honest connection to the fans
Rolle has also definitely been around
the rock world and has been fortunate to
play with some of the greatest icons
he jumped for them crooked vultures
alongside Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul
Jones and lead singer Josh Homme II of
Queens of the Stone Age
who he also used to drum for
grows two biggest claims to fame however
would be his tenure as Nirvana’s
longest-serving drummer and as frontman
guitarist and vocalist for the Foo
Fighters
before we reveal our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
I
number one Eric Clapton
a three-time inductee into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame Eric Clapton has had a
life most can only dream up his
signature song Layla was recorded with
Derek and the Dominos ix band he’d
recorded with by that point
why’re clapton found fame with The
Yardbirds and was given God status
during his time with Bluesbreakers
clapton built on his own growing Guitar
Hero reputation with his loud milky
bluesy guitar work and cream before
splitting in favor of the folk song
driven blind cake
clapton has also had stints with John
Lennon Roger Waters recorded with the
band
and was the first musician to guest on a
Beatles album all this plus an
untouchable solo career
so do you agree with our list can you
think of any musicians with multiple
successful bands
for more diverse top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
good band
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
musicians with multiple successful bands
for this list we’re looking at a list of
musicians or singers that are a member
in two or more successful bands we’re
basing our picks on the two respective
bands as popularity and critical acclaim
number ten Johnny Marr
you might recognize Johnny Marr as the
guitarist of the Smiths
one of the most important and
influential rock bands in the 1980s
indie scene Marr has also been part of
many smaller bands including electronic
lava and the Crypt
but it’s his role in the American rock
group Modest Mouse that is most notable
within his post Smith’s career the
matter
he toured extensively with a ban
throughout 2006 and 2007 and their album
we were dead before the ship even sank
was Mars first number-one album in the
United States
gosh
number nine Chris Cornell Cornell is
easily one of the most distinct singers
in raw known for his four octave range
and vocal belting so naturally his
abilities are well respected Cornell
served as lead vocalist and rhythm
guitarist of Soundgarden
a Seminole group in the formation of the
grunge movement before fronting another
hard rock outfit Temple of the dog
he was also the lead vocalist of
Audioslave a supergroup consisting of
Cornell and the instrumental members of
Rage Against the Machine
Audioslave received three Grammy
nominations and hold the distinction of
being the first American rock band to
perform in Cuba
number eight Jack white
white is a major player in the garage
rock revival of the 2000s thanks in
large part to his band at the White
Stripes formed in 1997 with his then
wife Meg white
they saw early success with the song
fell in love with a girl and took the
world by storm with the immensely
successful seven nation army
in 2005 white started the rack on tours
with Brendan Benson and their album
broken boy soldiers was nominated for a
Grammy for Best Rock Album helped by the
single steady as she goes after creating
the dead weather in 2009 he has since
embarked on a solo career
oh hey don’t make number 7 Paul
McCartney
McCartney is the man that needs no
introduction as the basis for the
Beatles McCartney saw immense Fame the
likes of which were unheard of the
bankers emoticon their influence is
still felt today and their albums
continue to prove popular however
McCartney announced his departure on
April 10th 1970 over business
disagreements and went on to form the
band wings with his late wife Linda
which began touring in 1972
they saw success one year later with the
singles my love and band on the run
as well as the Academy award-nominated
James Bond theme song Live and Let Die
to live
number six damon albarn
if you don’t recognize damon albarn as
anything other than your man from blur
there’s a good reason in his other band
he’s a cartoon animation family serving
as a lead vocalist for the virtual band
Gorillaz Albarn and company have sold
over 15 million albums and have seen
critical success through a multitude of
awards in addition to guerrillas Albarn
is also the vocalist of supergroup the
good the bad and the queen
and of course the Britpop pioneers blur
with blur Albarn was the voice behind
the u.s. hit song – and the quirky
British hit park light which saw him
share vocal duties with actor Phil
Daniels I’ll feed the pigeons
sometimes they the sparrows – it gives
me a sense of enormous Rolly
number five ritchie blackmore ritchie
blackmore first served as one of the
founding members of the seminal rock
group deep purple a band famous for
their song smoke on the water and the
majesty that is highway star
in 1974 Blackmore received cello lessons
from elo is humic Dowell and
subsequently quick deep purple to form
his own band the massively successful
rainbow
host rainbow Blackmore has built a solid
and successful career playing
Renaissance like folk music in
Blackmore’s night proving his
willingness to go wherever the music
leads him
you
number four Jimmy Page
while being the guitarist and resident
genius of Led Zeppelin would be enough
to impress anyone it’s not for Jimmy
Page a former session player page first
found the spotlight when he stepped out
of the studio to play bass in the
yardbirds before stepping up to Coley
guitar and ultimately inheriting lead
guitar duties from the departing Jeff
Beck
when the yardbirds folded before they
completed a scheduled tour page was left
in need of a new group which soon became
the heartbreaking whole lot of loving on
rambling Led Zeppelin
host Zeb Paige teamed up with Whitesnake
vocalist David Coverdale to form
Coverdale Paige
played in the honey dippers the firm and
has toured on occasion with Led Zep
frontman Robert Plant
number three Ronnie James Dio well-known
for making the heavy-metal devil horns
popular do is one of metals greatest
contributions to music and his talent
was spread throughout many outlets
during his robust career
he first came to fame as the frontman
and lyricist for Ritchie Blackmore’s
rainbow while Blackmore glided towards
more commercial territory do left and
steps into the big baddie shoes of Ozzy
Osbourne as lead vocalist for Black
Sabbath
do also found massive success partnering
with drummer Vinny Appice II and future
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell
under the do name do closed out his
legacy by teaming back up with his
former Black Sabbath bandmates to form
heaven in hell just before his death in
2010
muster
number two Dave Grohl Dave Grohl is
easily one of the most robust funny and
most caring figures of rock known for
his love and devotion to the craft an
honest connection to the fans
Rolle has also definitely been around
the rock world and has been fortunate to
play with some of the greatest icons
he jumped for them crooked vultures
alongside Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul
Jones and lead singer Josh Homme II of
Queens of the Stone Age
who he also used to drum for
grows two biggest claims to fame however
would be his tenure as Nirvana’s
longest-serving drummer and as frontman
guitarist and vocalist for the Foo
Fighters
before we reveal our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
I
number one Eric Clapton
a three-time inductee into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame Eric Clapton has had a
life most can only dream up his
signature song Layla was recorded with
Derek and the Dominos ix band he’d
recorded with by that point
why’re clapton found fame with The
Yardbirds and was given God status
during his time with Bluesbreakers
clapton built on his own growing Guitar
Hero reputation with his loud milky
bluesy guitar work and cream before
splitting in favor of the folk song
driven blind cake
clapton has also had stints with John
Lennon Roger Waters recorded with the
band
and was the first musician to guest on a
Beatles album all this plus an
untouchable solo career
so do you agree with our list can you
think of any musicians with multiple
successful bands
for more diverse top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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