Over the years I've tried to learn all the great keyboard parts in roll. I would like to get your imput on great rock keyboard tunes. These are tunes where the piano/organ/synth is prominant. Exp: Blueberry Hill Fats Domino
Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee
Lady Madonna Beatles
Whiter Shade of Pale Procal Harem
The Way it is Bruce Hornsby
Light my Fire Doors
You get the idea. Please add your favs and later I'll compile a list with all the other tunes I have.

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What a great topic. Here are my favorites:

Rascals - Good Lovin - basic,clean, fun
Santana - Oye Como Va - great B3 solo - give it try!

A performer that may not be well known but did some outstanding keyboard (B3 and piano) was Lee Michaels. Give a listen to his version of "Stormy Monday" - but stand back!

Bill Doggett's Honky-Tonk. Goes WAY back.
Dave "Baby" Cortez - Happy Organ
Ray Charles - Wha'd I Say
Booker T - Green Onions
Del Shannon - Runaway
Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Just the first ones that come to mind.
DonM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DonM:
[B]Bill Doggett's Honky-Tonk. Goes WAY back.

Love "Honky Tonk", Jimmy Smith's version's also good. Here's a few more:-
Get Back(Piano Solo)
July Morning:- Uriah Heep
Evil ways(love that B3 solo) Santana
Round about:- Yes
Green eyed Lady - Sugar Loaf
I could go on forever, better stop for now, thanks!

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Just chequed our playlists...
A couple of them are already mentionned, but to add a few;
Santana - Evil Ways
Steely Dan - Ricky don't lose that number
The band - The weight (Take a load on fanny)
Santana/Zombies - She's not there
Deep Purple - Black night
Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
Deep Purple - Sweet child in time
Steppen wolf - Born to be wild
Van Morisson - Bright side of the road
Van Morisson - Brown eyed girl
Van Morisson - Moondance
Fleetwood mac - I need your love so bad
JJ Cale - After midnight
Peter Frampton - Baby I love your way
Spencer Davis - Give me all your lovin'
Emmerson, Lake & palmer - Peter Gunn

What'd I Say-Ray Charles
Two added by our friend in Texas:
Roundabout and Green Eyed Lady,
Plus anything by the Young Rascals, Billy Preston and Leon Russell.

Russ

My favorites:

Yes - Gates Of Delirium
Yes - South Side of the sky
Yes - Cans and Brahms
ELP - Karn Evil 9
ELP - Tarkus
ELP - Entire "Pictures at an Exhibition" album
Boston - Foreplay / Long Time
Camel - Lunar Sea
Michael Quatro - In Collaboration With The Gods



AJ




[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 09-14-2006).]

Most of the songs I can think of have aready been put down, but if its rock stuff then you can't leave out

YES Rick Wakeman what a man, met him and he's a great person

ELO were great for keyboards

Pink Floyd heavy B3 and synth use

Genesys loads of keyboad riffs

Foreigner

Jefferson starship then Starship

more modern rock groups with heavy keyboard use Bon Jovi etc love their early hit Runaway and Marillion/Magnum both those keyboard players are fantastic live.

Great thread by the way, some classic songs

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Out In The Country-Three Dog Night
God Bless the Child-Blood Sweat and Tears

(forgot those two great ones)

Russ

Good job guys but think of tunes where keyboard is prominent. You have a lot on my list but some tunes although great rockers ain't keyboard tunes. Like Prelude to Angey young man by Billy Joel or Honky Cat by Elton. Someone mentioned Lee Micheals how about Heighty Hi

Van Halen - Jump

Spencer Davis - Gimme Some Lovin'

Rascals - Good Lovin'

Many of my favorites have already been mentioned. Here are a few more:
Lonley Too Long - Rascals
David's Mood - ??60's group
Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
Tempted - Squeeze
God Love & Rock n Roll - Teegarden and VanWinkle


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Ok, don't laugh, but how about:

Bon Jovi - Runaway.

and Old Time Rock n' Roll - Bob Seger

"Crocodile Rock"