I was listening to BS and thinking about how much I identify Bobby's solo with that song, almost to say they couldn't have done it (better) any other way. In your mind what are the top five contributions to a song that have been added by a Non-member of the Stones?

Jimmy Miller on Happy
Ron Wood on IORR

And on the other side of the coin . . .

Keith Richards: on the mid-70s albums
"The problem (with the Stones' mid-70s albums), which I was ignorant of for a long time, was studio musicians and sidemen taking over the band. The real problem with those albums was the band was led astray by brilliant players like Billy Preston. We'd start off a typical Stones track and Billy would start playing something so @#$%&' good musically that we'd get sidetracked and end up with a compromised track. THAT made the difference."

byron berline...fiddle on "country honk"
nicky hopkins...piano on "you can't always get what you want" mary clayton on "gimme shelter"...off the top of my head...billy preston on "star star"...i'm not sure these are top 5 material...but theyre the first to pop into me noggin.........nicky hopkins on "loving cup"...bobby keys on "live with me" (not 100% sure it was keys on this) by the way camper88....excellent post



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Billy Preston on I Got The Blues.

Nicky Hopkins on Angie.

Jimmy Miller on YCAGWYW


"What do you want - what?!"
- Keith

j. miller on many many great tracks

Drake on Columbus

ROCKMAN

Every note Nicky Hopkins played on a stones album.

I was going to say the exact same thing as you BowieStone. I don't think anyone else comes close. That guy was brilliant.

Nicky, Jimmy Miller and Bobby Keys are so important, but two special mentions for:

Merry Clayton on "Gimme Shelter"
and
Sonny Rollins on "Slave" and "Waiting On A Friend"

Definitely Nicky Hopkins on No Expectations. Also, the London Bach Choir on YCAGWYW. Jimmy Miller and Rocky Dijon on Can't You Hear Me Knocking and yes, Merry Clayton on Gimme Shelter. Thankfully, nobody has mentioned Biz Markie's rap on Anybody Seen My Baby. Ooooohhhh the horror!!!!! Oops, I just did. All apologies everybody.



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jimmy miller (like drums on ycagwyw)
bobby keys on anything he plays on
tony sanchez for the smack

Ry Cooder in Sister Morphine

Or Ry Cooder for the mandolin on "Love In Vain?"...

Or Anita Pallenberg initiating the "oo-oo" chants on Sympathy For The Devil!

No contest :

Merry Clayton on "Gimme Shelter".

Nothing else comes close

I prefer Lisa. So it's Lisa's contribution on their recent live albums: )

Flaco Jimenez plays accordion on Sweethearts Together. And doesn't he play on B2B too? I miss his input on ABB.

Ian Stewart on many, many great tracks. Props to Nicky Hopkins as well, another great keyboard player.

bianca jagger on the cocaine mirror.

I'd go with Nicky Hopkins' piano work on the entire 'Beggars Banquet' album. Just superb.

Chris Jagger for historic refernces,(or some mumbo jumbo) on the horror that is "Blinded by Love". Partila myself to Flaco Jimenez LOl, How about Phil Spector on Tambourine in "Play with Fire"?

the trickle of piano notes on the intro to "Monkey Man" by Nicky Hopkins....add the bass and it equals simple and magic atmosphere...and keeps climbing when guitar & tamborine come in.....BRILLIANT ARRANGEMENT!!!



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Yeah, ´Opkins alright.

Eric Clapton on the live version of "Little Red Rooster" (Flashpoint).

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Of course the solo on the Atlantic City 89 bootleg is the better one, because there it is in full length ...

Sugar Blue's harp on Miss You is really cool, kind of makes the song.

mary clayton gimmie shelter...nicky hopkins on loads of stuff...suger blue on miss you...and jimmy miller for his contribution to the stones

Aside from Bobby Keys...Sugar Blue

Jack Nitzsche deserves alot of credit. 40 Licks lists him as piano on Let's Spend The Night and choral arrangements on YCAGWYW. He also played harpsichord on Lady Jane and piano on several other songs in the mid 60's, mostly from the LA RCA Studio sessions.

I can't believe no-one has mentioned the great Al Perkins on Torn and Frayed!

Billy Preston: Now here you can argue all day. Whilst many remember Billy for his influence on B&B (Melody), I like to think of his playing on Heartbreaker and 100 Years Ago. Billy and Mick T more or less made that album. And how about his sound on Fingerprint File? - almost sounds like a guitar. (Someone else has mentioned I Got the Blues). Never underestimate the GOOD stuff Billy did with the Stones!