[membership

[John McIntyre]

> Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:
>> Listing people as band members on the strength of having writing 
>> credits on songs originally performed by the band seems like it goes 
>> too far.  There are all sorts of people who get credits as 
>> songwriters, perhaps even on a regular basis as part of a writing 
>> team with a performing band-member, but I am not sure that makes them 
>> a member of the given band .... in fact, I would say that it does 
>> not. :)  
> I believe King Crimson considered Pete Sinfield to be a member.  Yep, 
> just checked the liner notes to "Court of the Crimson King" and 
> Sinfield is listed as a band member credited with "Words and 
> Illumination" as he also ran their light show.  Does that make him a 
> performing member?
>
> I think Procul Harum listed Keith Reid as a member.
>
> Then there's Clear Light who listed their guru and "seer and overseer" 
> as band members.  But they were from California in the sixties, so it 
> figures.
>
> John McIntyre
> mcintyre at pa.msu.edu

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