PETER FRAMPTON

144. PETER FRAMPTON (living). Bands assoc./w: Humble Pie; the Herd; the Preachers; the Train; Frampton's Camel; solo w/band. Real name: Peter Kenneth Frampton. A.K.A: "The Face" of 1968 (with The Herd). Religious beliefs: unknown. He had a near-death experience and had to look more seriously at life.

ROBERT PLANT

143. ROBERT PLANT (living). Bands assoc./w: Led Zeppelin; Band of Joy; Obs-Tweedle; Strange Sensations; Page-Plant; Honeydrippers; Crawling Kingsnakes; Black Snake Moan; Priory of Brion; Listen; Alexis Korner; duo w/Alison Krauss. Real name: Robert Anthony Plant. Religious beliefs: unknown; he has had interest in various religions and the occult. Lately, he has worked with Christians T-Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller. On his last album, he recorded an old Christian song, "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down." Pray for him.

JOHN PAUL JONES

142. JOHN PAUL JONES (living). Bands assoc./w: Led Zeppelin; Deltas; Jett Blacks; Jet Harris & Tony Meehan; session musician, arranger, composer; solo w/band. Real name: John Baldwin. Religious beliefs: unknown. He attended Christ College in London. At age 14 he became choirmaster and organist in a local church.

JIMMY PAGE

141. JIMMY PAGE (living). Bands assoc./w: Led Zeppelin; Yardbirds; Page-Plant; Coverdale-Page; Honeydrippers; The Firm; XYZ; session musician. Real name: James Patrick Page. Religious beliefs: he is known for an interest in the occult and Aleister Crowley, although in recent years he has backed off from that.

MATTHEW FISHER

140. MATTHEW FISHER (living). Bands assoc./w: Procol Harum; solo w/band; producer of Robin Trower, Prairie Madness. Real name: Matthew Charles Fisher. Religious beliefs: unknown.

CHRIS COPPING

139. CHRIS COPPING (living). Bands assoc./w: Procol Harum; the Paramounts. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown.

ROBIN TROWER

138. ROBIN TROWER (living). Bands assoc./w: Procol Harum; the Paramounts; BLT; Truce; Jude; Bryan Ferry Band. Real name: Robin Leonard Trower. Religious beliefs: unknown.

GARY BROOKER

137. GARY BROOKER (living). Bands assoc./w: Procol Harum, the Paramounts; Gary Brooker Ensemble; Eric Clapton; Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown.

ROGER DALTREY

136. ROGER DALTREY (living). Bands assoc./w: The Who; the High Numbers; the Detours; the RD Crusaders; solo w/band; actor. Real name: Roger Harry Daltrey. Religious beliefs: unknown.

                                        

PETER TOWNSHEND

135. PETER TOWNSHEND (living). Bands assoc./w: The Who; the High Numbers; the Detours; Deep End; solo w/band. Real name: Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend. Religious beliefs: he is a devotee of Meher Baba, an Eastern guru.

FLEA

134. FLEA (living). Bands assoc./w: Red Hot Chili Peppers; Fear; Jane's Addiction; Mars Volta; Circle Jerks. Real name: Michael Peter Balzary. Religious beliefs: unknown.

CHAD SMITH

133. CHAD SMITH (living). Bands assoc./w: Red Hot Chili Peppers; Chickenfoot; Dixie Chicks; Glenn Hughes; Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats. Real name: Chadwick Gaylord Smith. Religious beliefs: unknown.

JOHN FRUSCIANTE

132. JOHN FRUSCIANTE (living). Bands assoc./w: Red Hot Chili Peppers; Ataxia; Mars Volta; solo w/band. Real name: John Anthony Frusciante. Religious beliefs: practices Vipassana, a form of Buddhism.

ANTHONY KIEDIS

131. ANTHONY KIEDIS (living). Bands assoc./w: Red Hot Chili Peppers. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: raised Roman Catholic; now practices Kabbalah.

TIM HUGHES*

130. TIM HUGHES* (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band. Real name: same. NOTE: NOT to be confused with British worship leader Tim Hughes or country singer Tim Hughes; he is Canadian. Religious beliefs: raised by Christian parents, accepted his own beliefs. UNCERTAIN.

JOHN RZEZNIK

129. JOHN RZEZNIK (living). Bands assoc./w: Goo Goo Dolls; Sex Maggots; the Beaumonts. Real name: John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (pron. REZnick). Religious beliefs: raised Catholic.

NEAL SMITH

128. NEAL SMITH (living). Bands assoc./w: Alice Cooper Group; Nazz; Billion Dollar Babies; Flying Tigers; Bouchard, Dunaway & Smith; Cinematik; Dead Ringer. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown.

DENNIS DUNAWAY

127. DENNIS DUNAWAY (living). Bands assoc./w: Alice Cooper Group; Nazz; Spiders; Earwigs; Flying Tigers; Bouchard, Dunaway & Smith; Billion Dollar Babies; Dennis Dunaway Project. Real name: Dennis Dale Dunaway. Religious beliefs: unknown.

MICHAEL BRUCE

126. MICHAEL BRUCE (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; Alice Cooper Group; Billion Dollar Babies; Nazz; Spiders. Real name: Michael Owen Bruce. Religious beliefs: unknown.

                                       

BOB EZRIN

125. BOB EZRIN (living). Bands assoc./w: music producer for Alice Cooper, KISS, Pink Floyd, many others. Real name: Robert Ezrin. Religious beliefs: unknown.

DOUG INGLE

124. DOUG INGLE (living). Bands assoc./w: Iron Butterfly; Palace Pages; Jeri & the Jeritones; the Progressives. Real name: Douglas Ingle. Religious beliefs: his new album seems to be New Age. His father was a church organist, so he spent some time in church when young. Has great respect for the church and did not want to offend Christians when he wrote "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (originally meant to be "In the Garden of Eden.")

PAUL WHALEY

123. PAUL WHALEY (living). Bands assoc./w: Blue Cheer; Oxford Circle. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: naturist, humanist.

JAY LENO

122. JAY LENO (living). Bands assoc./w: comedian/talk show host/actor. Real name: James Douglas Muir Leno. Religious beliefs: Presbyterian.

                                                   

CAT STEVENS

121. CAT STEVENS (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band. Real name: Steven Dimitri Georgiou. AKA: Yusuf Islam; Yusuf; Steve Adams. Religious beliefs: Muslim; formerly multi-religious; educated Catholic.

KERRY HUNTER

120. KERRY HUNTER (living). Bands assoc./w: the Bluebirds; New Birth Brass Band; Dejan's Olympia Brass Band. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown.

SHERYL CROW

119. SHERYL CROW (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; former backup singer for Michael Jackson, others. Real name: Sheryl Suzanne Crow. Religious beliefs: raised Presbyterian; currently spiritual; doesn't subscribe to any religious structure.

GRAHAM NASH

118. GRAHAM NASH (living). Bands assoc./w: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; the Hollies; Crosby & Nash; solo w/band. Real name: Graham William Nash. Religious beliefs: unknown. Stumbling blocks include the Crusades (Middle Ages) and God-ordered killing in the Old Testament.

JOE KING CARRASCO

117. JOE "KING CARRASCO" (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/the Crowns; solo w/El Molino. Real name: Joe Teusch. Religious beliefs: unknown.

GEORGE HARRISON

116. GEORGE HARRISON (deceased). Bands assoc./w: Beatles; Traveling Wilburys; solo w/band. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: Hare Krishna and Hinduism. Also "ordained by the Universal Life Church."

BUDDY FLETT

115. BUDDY FLETT (living). Bands assoc./w: The Bluebirds; A-Train; solo w/band. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown. The Bluebirds opened for a gospel concert a few years ago. NOTE: Buddy came down with infectuous encephalitis a few years back. He has undergone much therapy to try to recover his faculties. Pray for him.

BRUCE FLETT

114. BRUCE FLETT (living). Bands assoc./w: The Bluebirds; Voodudes; A-Train. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown. The Bluebirds opened for a gospel concert a few years ago.

RY COODER

113. RY COODER (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; Fusion; Little Village; Captain Beefheart; Taj Mahal; session player and film scorer. Real name: Ryland Peter Cooder. Religious beliefs: UNCERTAIN. He has worked with gospel artists and recorded gospel songs.

DAVE MASON

112. DAVE MASON (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; Traffic; Fleetwood Mac; Delaney & Bonnie; Wooden Frog; Doc Thomas Group; duo w/Cass Elliott. Real name: David Thomas Mason. Religious beliefs: spiritual.

ROD STEWART

111. ROD STEWART (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; Faces; Jeff Beck Group; Bluesology; Steam Packet. Real name: Roderick David Stewart. Religious beliefs: it is believed that Rod has embraced the Lord. He has changed much since the 70s.

DELBERT McCLINTON

110. DELBERT McCLINTON (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; the Straightjackets; duo w/Glen Clark. Real name: Delbert Ross McClinton. Religious beliefs: unknown.

ART NASH

109. ART NASH (living). Bands assoc./w: Mason Proffit; Sounds Unlimited; Bach & Roll; Tucker's Fault; solo w/band. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown.

TIM AYRES

108. TIM AYRES (living). Bands assoc./w: Mason Proffit; Sounds Unlimited; played with numerous jazz artists. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: Christian.

EDIE BRICKELL

107. EDIE BRICKELL (living). Bands assoc./w: New Bohemians; solo w/band. Real name: Edie Brickell Simon (she is married to Paul Simon). Religious beliefs: Jewish.

CATHERINE O'HARA

106. CATHERINE O'HARA (living). Bands assoc./w: actress/comedienne. Real name: Catherine Anne O'Hara. Religious beliefs: raised Catholic. Not religious.

JON ANDERSON

105. JON ANDERSON (living). Bands assoc./w: Yes; A.B.W.H.; Jon & Vangelis; the (Electric) Warriors; the Gun; the Open Mind; Mabel Greer's Toyshop; solo w/band. Real name: Jon Roy Anderson. Religious beliefs: multireligious. NOTE: recorded with 4HIM.

PETER GABRIEL

104. PETER GABRIEL (living). Bands assoc./w: Genesis; solo w/band. Real name: Peter Brian Gabriel. Religious beliefs: Uncertain. He composed the music score for the controversial movie The Last Temptation of Christ. It is thought that he believes in God but admires Buddhist lifestyle. When questioned about his work on Last Temptation, he replied (something to the effect of): "well, if it causes someone to lose faith in God, their belief must not be very strong. I'm proud of my work on it."

STEVE WINWOOD

103. STEVE WINWOOD (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; Traffic; Blind Faith; Spencer Davis Group; Go. Real name: Stephen Lawrence Winwood. Religious beliefs: Christian.

PETER CETERA

102. PETER CETERA (living). Bands assoc./w: Chicago Transit Authority; the Big Thing; The Exceptions; solo w/band. Real name: Peter Paul Cetera. Religious beliefs: raised Catholic. Recorded with Amy Grant and Michael Omartian.

PHIL EVERLY

101. PHIL EVERLY (deceased). Bands assoc./w: Everly Brothers; solo w/band. Real name: Phillip Everly. Religious beliefs: unknown.

DON EVERLY

100. DON EVERLY (living). Bands assoc./w: Everly Brothers; solo w/band. Real name: Isaac Donald Everly. Religious beliefs: unknown.

BRUCE STEPHENS

099. BRUCE STEPHENS (deceased). Bands assoc./w: Blue Cheer; Mint Tattoo; Pilot; Shotgun; solo w/band. Real name: same. Religious beliefs: unknown.

PHIL COLLINS

098. PHIL COLLINS (living). Bands assoc./w: Genesis; solo w/band; the Real Thing; the Freehold; Flaming Youth; Brand X. Real name: Phillip David Charles Collins. Religious beliefs: unknown. UNCERTAIN.

JUICE NEWTON

097. JUICE NEWTON (living). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; Silver Spur. Real name: Judy Kay Newton. Religious beliefs: unknown.

ROY ORBISON

096. ROY ORBISON (deceased). Bands assoc./w: solo w/band; the Teen Kings; Traveling Wilburys. Real name: Roy Kelton Orbison. Religious beliefs: Christian. Was Church of Christ, then Baptist.

LEVON HELM

095. LEVON HELM (deceased). Bands assoc./w: The Band; the Hawks; solo w/band. Real name: Mark Lavon Helm. Religious beliefs: unknown.