Classically, a rock band takes the form of a quartet whose members cover one or more roles, including vocalist, lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer and occasionally that of keyboard player or other instrumentalist.

Following its release, Barry Andrews left the group ; the group initially sought a new keyboard player and Thomas Dolby was among those who auditioned ) but they eventually selected guitarist and keyboardist Dave Gregory.

Fish was heavily influenced by Peter Hammill, two of guitarist Steve Rothery's biggest influences were David Gilmour and Andrew Latimer, keyboard player Mark Kelly's biggest inspiration was Rick Wakeman, Pete Trewavas especially loved Paul McCartney's bass lines and Mick Pointer was fond of Neil Peart's drumming.

Midnight Oil ( also known informally as " The Oils " to fans ), were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player / lead guitarist Jim Moginie.

They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals.

* The Feeling's drummer Paul Stewart, guitarist Kevin Jeremiah and keyboard player Ciaran Jeremiah were also at St Wilfrids.

With Becker now mainly playing lead and rhythm guitar, the pair put together a band that included an additional keyboard player and lead guitarist, a bassist, three female backing singers, and a four-piece saxophone section.

Matlock was replaced by Sid Vicious, and went on to form The Rich Kids, a New Wave power pop band, with himself as bass guitarist and singer, Midge Ure ( guitarist, singer and keyboard player ), Steve New ( guitarist and singer ) and Rusty Egan ( drummer ).

Skid Row reformed in Ireland in 1973, initially with Shiels, Wilson, singer Eamonn Gibney ( ex-Alyce ) and guitarist Ed Deane, later adding keyboard player Kevin McAlea.

Significant former members include bass guitarist Derek Forbes and keyboard player Michael MacNeil ( the latter credited as a significant band composer during the band's rise in the 1980s ).

" The participants were: Peter Kember ( keyboard / guitar / vocals ); Will Carruthers ( bass ); Jonny Mattock ( drums ); Mark Refoy ( guitar ); Jason Holt ( guitarist from Kember's touring Spectrum band ); and guest appearances from Pat Fish ( vocals ), and Kevin Shields ( guitar ) of My Bloody Valentine.

Belew's involvement with Talking Heads extended to playing on the band's spin-off projects-he played on keyboard player / guitarist Jerry Harrison's debut album The Red and the Black and on several tracks on David Byrne's soundtrack to the Twyla Tharp dance piece The Catherine Wheel ( with his guitar noises credited, amongst other things, as " beasts ").

* Tony MacAlpine, an American virtuoso guitarist and keyboard player

The Blue Ox Babes were an English pop group, formed in early 1981 by the former Dexys Midnight Runners guitarist Kevin ' Al ' Archer, together with his girlfriend Yasmin Saleh, and former Dexys keyboard player Andy Leek.

Musicians on Archies records included guitarist Hugh McCracken, bassists Chuck Rainey and Joey Macho, keyboard player Ron Frangipane, and drummers Buddy Saltzman and Gary Chester.

The band released an album, Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors, through Hall's own RAM Records label in 1999, with collaborations from former Guns N ' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and Prince's former keyboard player Tommy Barbarella.

Soon thereafter, Lord went on to cover for the keyboard player Billy Day in " The Flower Pot Men ", where he met the bass guitarist Nick Simper along with drummer Carlo Little and guitarist Ged Peck.

Green was replaced by two new members, drummer Benjamin Weikel ( who also drummed for The Helio Sequence, as well as playing keyboard ) and guitarist Dann Gallucci ( who had been a member of Modest Mouse previously, and appears on Sad Sappy Sucker and The Lonesome Crowded West ).

In a 1995 interview with Kurt Loder, Love divulged that in the late 1980s, guitarist Joe Strummer of The Clash told her that she was " the worst guitar player he'd ever heard ", but she insisted she had improved by the early 1990s: " I'm fine ...

A guitarist ( or a guitar player ) is a person who plays the guitar.

Duke Ellington's big band had a rhythm section that included a jazz guitarist, a double bass player, and a drummer ( not visible ).

Other original personnel were bass player / vocalist Jean Jacques Burnel, guitarist / vocalist Hugh Cornwell and keyboardist / guitarist Hans Wärmling, who was replaced by keyboardist Dave Greenfield within a year.

In addition to Lennon and Ono, this first incarnation of the group consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bass player Klaus Voormann, and drummer Alan White.

Robert Ross is an American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and leader of the Robert Ross Band.

* Chester Burnett ( 1910 – 1976 ), known as Howlin ' Wolf, American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player

The original members of this group were Haley, pianist and accordion player Johnny Grande and steel guitarist Billy Williamson.

During his time as a session player, Jones often crossed paths with guitarist Jimmy Page, a fellow session veteran.

With guitarist Miko Weaver and long-time keyboardist Doctor Fink gone, Prince added bass player Sonny T., Tommy Barbarella on keyboards, and a brass section known as the Hornheads to go along with Levi Seacer ( taking over on guitar ), Rosie Gaines, Michael Bland, and the Game Boyz.

He began looking for a new band to play with, having " grown tired of Sacramento's coffeehouse circuit ", and quickly attracted trumpet player Vince DiFiore, guitarist Greg Brown, bassist Shon Meckfessel and drummer Frank French.

While the Mary Chain became notorious for their chaotic gigs, Gillespie and Beattie expanded Primal Scream's lineup to include schoolfriend Young on bass, rhythm guitarist Stuart May, drummer Tom McGurk, and tambourine player Martin St. John.

* Michael Landau – Guitar player and singer, " first call " studio guitarist in Los Angeles.

David Mansfield ( born September 13, 1956, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States ) is an American violinist, mandolin player, guitarist, pedal steel guitar player, and composer.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has a Black Flag decal on one of his signature Modulus bass guitars, and guitarist John Frusciante has cited Greg Ginn as one of his early influences as a guitar player.

W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars, includes noted musicians from all over the United States, such as guitarist Mundell Lowe, drummer Bill Goodwin, pianist / vocalist Johnny O ' Neal, vibraphone player Chuck Redd, pianist / vocalist Ray Reach and flautist Holly Hofmann.

These include " America's Waltz King " Wayne King, professional wrestler Tommy Treichel, Billy Zoom ( Tyson Kindell ) founding member and original guitarist of the punk band X, MLB player Pete Lister, and former NASA astronaut Dale Gardner.

These include John Kay, lead singer, harmonica and organ player, and occasional guitarist of the heavy metal late 60s / early 70s band Steppenwolf, members of The Tragically Hip, The Mahones, jazz singer Andy Poole, Bedouin Soundclash, Sarah Harmer, The Arrogant Worms, The Headstones, The Inbreds, and David Usher, formerly of Moist.

The new lineup also featured guitarist Simon Hosford from Hay's solo band, along with bassist Stephen Hadley and drummer John Watson.

* 1960 – Simon Townshend, British rock guitarist

* 1950 – Simon Nicol, British guitarist, singer and multi-instrumentalist, member of Fairport Convention

** Simon Neil, Scottish Musician ( vocalist, guitarist, songwriter ), Biffy Clyro Marmaduke Duke

Ian Brown ( at the time the bassist ) and guitarist John Squire, who knew each other from Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, formed a short-lived Clash-inspired band called The Patrol in 1980 along with singer / guitarist Andy Couzens and drummer Simon Wolstencroft.

After the war he appeared on hundreds of recordings including sessions with Duke Ellington, jazz pianists Oscar Peterson, Michel Petrucciani and Claude Bolling, jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, jazz violinist Stuff Smith, Indian classical violinist L. Subramaniam, vibraphonist Gary Burton, pop singer Paul Simon, mandolin player David Grisman, classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin, orchestral conductor André Previn, guitar player Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar player Joe Pass, cello player Yo Yo Ma, harmonica and jazz guitar player Toots Thielemans, jazz guitarist Henri Crolla, bassist Jon Burr and fiddler Mark O ' Connor.

The Verve were an English alternative rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury.

* Stephen Fry's " Live from the Lighthouse " ( Channel 4, spoof interview with Simon Pegg as an AIDS charity worker and Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher ) 1998

However, Fairport's co-founder, guitarist Simon Nicol, says in an interview on the band's website: " Whatever the upfront reasons about musical differences and wanting to concentrate on traditional material, I think the accident was the underlying reason why Ashley felt he couldn't continue with us.

As of December 2011, these included Geoff Foot, who has been associated with the band since Noone's departure, as lead singer and bass guitarist, Kevan Lingard on keyboards and vocals, and Simon Van Downham on guitar.

The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert.

Meanwhile, McCoy formed a new version of the group called Nefilim with guitarist Paul Miles, drummer Simon Rippin and bassist Cian Houchin.

Martin Carthy MBE ( born 21 May 1941 ) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival.

On March 7, 2008, it was announced that lead guitarist Simon Ormandy had parted ways with the band.

The group had been presumed defunct since guitarist Robin Simon quit and lead singer John Foxx had left to pursue a solo career.

* Simon Lees ( born 1970 ), Welsh guitarist

Two of their original members have left the band: Simon Topping ( left in 1983 for Quando Quango and later joined T-Coy ), plus guitarist Peter Terrell, who left in 1982.

Baxter has continued working as a session guitarist for a diverse group of artists, including Willy DeVille, Bryan Adams, Hoyt Axton, Eric Clapton, Gene Clark, Sheryl Crow, Freddie Hubbard, Tim Weisberg, Joni Mitchell, Rick Nelson, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Gene Simmons, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, and Donna Summer.

Duffy moved on to a solo career and The Lilac Time, and Duran Duran eventually went on to fame with drummer Roger Taylor, guitarist Andy Taylor and singer Simon Le Bon.

Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O ' Donoghue.