"In my teenage band days back in the 70s us guitarists and singers ruled the roost. The bass player was whoever was worst at playing rhythm guitar and the drummer was someone who wasn't even one of your friends but just happened to have a drum kit. "
Had me in stitches 
Neil
Lol, hi Neil, I played bass in a band in my teens, that says it all! 
Jamie
Not to turn this into the bar forum, but just had to comment:
In my day the evolutionary progression was:
roadee -> drummer -> bassist -> guitarist -> keyboards
but since I started laying drum/bass/guitar tracks down and carrying my own equipment, I've come to appreciate the "lower tiers" a bit more
Just in case we want to continue the conversation without bumping my song back up undeservedly.
Jamie - we all have to start somewhere mate.
Paulski - you had roadies?
My first band was yours truly on vocals and rhythm guitar. My best mate Henry bought a secondhand bass but was pretty well tone deaf so had to be told where and when to put his fingers and pluck. (We practised a lot)
Luckily another good mate was not at all bad lead guitarist so at least one of us knew what he was doing. As I said before, the drummer wasn't even a mate of ours, and we didn't even really like him but he did have a drumkit.
Our 'set' was a bizarre mixed bag of stuff and I can't remember all the songs but here's an example of a few...
'Keith Don't Go' - Nils Lofgren
'Cocaine' - JJ Cale
'Panic in Detroit' - David Bowie
'Crazy Baldhead' - Bob Marley
'Gimme Three Steps' - Lynyrd Skynyd
'Willie & The Hand Jive - Eric Clapton did it on 461 Ocean Boulevard
'Nobody Knows you When You're Down and Out' - Again Clapton did a cover
and not forgetting 'Anarchy in The UK' - Sex Pistols
'Smoke on the Water' was also a big fave for jam sessions!
This should date it pretty well!
