Name a Band, in a Song by another Band...

[Aero]

Tom Petty references Del Shannon in Runnin' Down A Dream.




It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'

[Chorus:]
Yeah runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream

I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was un-stoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine

[Chorus]

I rolled on as the sky grew dark
I put the pedal down to make some time
There's something good waitin' down this road
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine

[Chorus Out]

 

[Nora]

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

''I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow''

 

[TrekkiELO]

The Rolling Stones and Leonard Cohen in "Illusions in G Major" by The Electric Light Orchestra...


Chuck Berry in Rockaria! by Electric Light Orchestra


The Beatles on "Hey Jude" in Shangri-La by Electric Light Orchestra

 

[CP/M User]

The Beatles on "Hey Jude" in Shangri-La by Electric Light Orchestra

LOL I was just thinking about that great song.

Eric Burdon & The (New) Animals mentions "Tina Turner" on their cover of "River Deep, Mountain High".

Van Morrison mentions "Huddie Ledbetter" in Astral Weeks.

 

[Jake T]

Monterey - The Animals

The Byrds and the Airplane
Did fly
Oh, Ravi Shankar's
Music made me cry

The Who exploded
Into violent light (yeah)
Hugh Masekela's music
Was black as night

The Grateful Dead
Blew everybody's mind
Jimi Hendrix, baby
Believe me
Set the world on fire, yeah!

 

[Mr. Shadow]

Third Stone From The Sun -- Jimi Hendrix

Jimi made a cryptic reference to the Beach Boys not making it to Woodstock.

Starfleet to scoutship, please give your position, Over.
I'm in orbit around the third planet from the star called
The sun. Over.
You mean it's the earth? Over.
Positive. It is known to have some form of intelligent
Species. Over.
I think we should take a look.

Strange beautiful grass of green,
With your majestic silver seas
Your mysterious mountains I wish to see closer
May I land my kinky machine

Strange beautiful grass of green,
With your majestic silver seas
Your mysterious mountains I wish to see closer
May I land my kinky machine

Although your world wonders me,
With your majestic and superior cackling hen
Your people I do not understand,
So to you I shall put an end
And you'll
Never hear
Surf music again

Secret
Oh, secret
Oh
Shhhh...

 

[Humble Floyd]

Led Zeppelin makes mention of Elvis in one or so of their later songs

 

[TheSound]

Queen's first US tour was with Mott the Hoople, who got a name check in 'Now I'm Here'....

A thin moon me in the smoke screen sky
Where the beams of your love light chase
Don't move don't speak don't feel no pain
With the rain running down my face
Your matches still light up the sky
And many a tear lives on in my eye
Down in the city just Hoople and me
Don't I love him so don't I love him so?

 

[Big Ears]

Keep the Sabbath Dream Alive by The Workhorse Movement (Sons of the Pioneers). It's a great track too, from a consistent album, but they disappeared without trace.

 

[TeleCat]

Rock Show - Wings

What's That Man Holding In His Hand?
He Looks A Lot Like A Guy I Knew Way Back When
Its Silly Willy With Philly Band
Could Be . . . . . Oo-Ee . . . . . .

What's That Man Movin' Cross The Stage?
It Looks A Lot Like The One Used By Jimmy Page
Its Like A Relic From A Different Age
Could Be . . . . . Oo-Ee . . . . . .

If There's Rock Show
At The Concertgebow
They're Got Long Hair
At The Madison Square
You've Got Rock And Roll
At The Hollywood Bowl,
We'll Be There . . . . . . Oo Yeah . . . . . . .

The Lights Go Down - They're Back In Town O.K.
Behind The Stacks You Glimpse An Axe
The Tension Mounts You Score An Ounce Ole!
Temperatures Rise As You See The White Of Their Eyes

If There's Rock Show
At The Concertgebow
You're Got Long Hair
At The Madison Square
They've Got Rock And Roll
At The Hollywood Bowl,
We'll Be There . . . . . . Oo Yeah . . . . . . .

In My Green Metal Suit I'm Preparing To Shoot Up The City
And The Ring At The End Of My Nose Makes Me Look Rather Pretty
Its A Pity There's Nobody Here To Witness The End
Save For My Dear Old Friend And Confidante - Madamoiselle Kitty

What's That Man Movin' To And Fro?
That Decibel Meter Doesn't Seem To Be Reading Low.
But They Was Louder At The Rainbow
Could Be . . . . . Oo-Ee . . . . . .

If There's Rock Show
At The Concertgebow
They're Got Long Hair
At The Madison Square
You Got Rock And Roll
At The Hollywood Bowl,
We'll Be There . . . . . . Oo Yeah . . . . . . .

If There's Rock Show . . . . . . .

If There's Rock Show . . . . . . .

If There's Rock Show . . . . . . .