While they didn’t have as long a run as some other session groups, I gotta give a shout out to some guys in my region. From about ‘67 to ‘72, you’d be hard pressed to find a more prolific bunch than Chips Momen’s crew at American Sound Studio in Memphis, and the great Reggie Young, who later played many sessions in Nashville. Also, don’t forget the house band at STAX with Booker T and the MG’s with Steve “The Colonel” Cropper.
If only I had session players backing me up, and some lead singers and backup vocals while I keep myself hidden away in the control room watching everyone making me a star.
I'd always assumed Seger himself played that part. Seger fancied himself a lead guitarist, and by all accounts was a pretty good player. I believe that's him playing on "Her Strut", but I'm probably wrong about that... I saw Kessel with the Great Guitars (Kessel, Byrd, Ellis) in the 70s when I was at Berserklee. My jaw remains dropped to this day...
@dekestone5905, the Muscle Shoals Swampers had a ten year run with Bob Segar, and the Swampers played on about half the tracks, the Silver Bullet Band on the others.
Absolutely! The guy was constantly doing sessions. High demand for his talents ✌🏻 Page was the first guitar player I heard that made me want to pick up guitar 🎸🔥
@@joehansonguitar Before the first Led Zep disk, I had no idea what a session player was, or who Jimmy Page was. But I knew that I absolutely loved the guitar on Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man". Fuzz tone, yeah baby, I needed one after that...
Great video. I am not a guitar player at all. But love a variety of music. Really enjoy your videos. I very well could be wrong but didn't Duane Allman do done Some work with the muscle shoals group? Plus Mainstreet is one of my all time Bob Seger songs
Awesome video and exceptional players. On the R&B/Soul side of things, I'd give a shout out to Stax Records of Memphis with Booker T and the MG's doing the session work. Of course, the guitar guy was the Colonel... Steve Cropper.
Excellent Joe! I'm more familiar with The Wrecking Crew's contributions, the 'Wall Of Sound' (Phil Spector) etc., but not so much with the other session groups. All so good and historically vital. It was easy to naturally think so many groups and artists had their own musicians from the get-go, who recorded and toured together.. I really appreciate your composite analysis of Glen Campbell. I've also considered him one of the greats and yes - maybe the best 😉 - guitarists/songwriters. Also, very good friends with Vincent Furnier, aka Alice Cooper! Jimmy Page was a session player as well.. Again, thanks Joe.. Very interesting work.
Thanks Peter! I’m currently compiling my research for episode 2 as we speak which will cover a laundry list of other great players including the British session scene with guys like Page and JPJ. I completely left out an entire segment about Booker T and The MG’s which was more on the R&B side. There’s still enough material for at least 2 more episodes. ✌🏻
@@joehansonguitar Sounds Great! We take so much for granted sometimes, like it's some kind of magic. The work and people making it all happen has such a great history. Eventually it helps most everyone have a happier life, now doesn't it?
Interesting and informative video. Thank you. I would like to say that there have been some great musicians, including guitarists, in the Southern Gospel field, who were and are fine session players. I don't know how well known nationally he is, but Roger Fortner impressed me about as much as anybody who played guitar, anywhere. His playing was smooth, with great rhythm, accuracy, and speed, when called for. I don't know if he still plays, but he played for The Inspirations Quartet in the early to mid 70s. He played for the McKamies from around 1975 on, I believe, along with doing session work in Nashville. The Inspiration's songs, "I Do Not Walk Alone" and "I'm Bound for That City", are just two songs that he plays some short, but great licks in, if anybody wants to check him out, on youtube.
Hey Joe, You may want to look into George Barnes' background. He was sort of the East Coast version of Tommy Tedesco. He played on a ridiculous number of popular songs.
Was torn between doing strictly session players and session players who went on to become famous in a band. I decided on the former and make a dedicated video for the later at a future date. That list is absolutely worth making.
Yes, That is true. Glen and Alice were each others favorite golf partners. And yes, It is also true that Glen Campbell was a monster guitar player! Can you say country infused shred. There is also a fantastic video of Glen singing and playing "The Land of Make Believe" with Chuck Mangione. I encourage all guitar enthusiasts to look up that video.
Great episode Joe thank you
Thanks Jim! ✌🏻
While they didn’t have as long a run as some other session groups, I gotta give a shout out to some guys in my region. From about ‘67 to ‘72, you’d be hard pressed to find a more prolific bunch than Chips Momen’s crew at American Sound Studio in Memphis, and the great Reggie Young, who later played many sessions in Nashville. Also, don’t forget the house band at STAX with Booker T and the MG’s with Steve “The Colonel” Cropper.
James Jamerson on bass, baby!
One of the best!
If only I had session players backing me up, and some lead singers and backup vocals while I keep myself hidden away in the control room watching everyone making me a star.
You a sound engineer?
What a great video, Thanks!
Thanks Larry!! 🎸✌🏻
I would have bet the farm on Drew Abbott playing the lead on Main Street. Great insight thanks!
Yeah man, that one was a new one on me as well. ✌🏻
I'd always assumed Seger himself played that part. Seger fancied himself a lead guitarist, and by all accounts was a pretty good player. I believe that's him playing on "Her Strut", but I'm probably wrong about that...
I saw Kessel with the Great Guitars (Kessel, Byrd, Ellis) in the 70s when I was at Berserklee. My jaw remains dropped to this day...
@dekestone5905, the Muscle Shoals Swampers had a ten year run with Bob Segar, and the Swampers played on about half the tracks, the Silver Bullet Band on the others.
Awesome video as usual!
Thanks!!! 🎸✌🏻
Unsung heroes. Nice video. Thanks!
Thanks Fred!!
Good video on 60s-70s generation session folks. Looking forward to next episode with Steve Hunter, Lukather, Bucovac etc...
Thanks! I’ve got those cats on my list. Can’t forget about the session contributions of Jimmy Page before Zep!
It's impossible to overestimate Mr Page's contributions. UK's Tedesco.
Absolutely! The guy was constantly doing sessions. High demand for his talents ✌🏻
Page was the first guitar player I heard that made me want to pick up guitar 🎸🔥
@@joehansonguitar Before the first Led Zep disk, I had no idea what a session player was, or who Jimmy Page was. But I knew that I absolutely loved the guitar on Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man". Fuzz tone, yeah baby, I needed one after that...
@theonetruerobb4852 oh yeah! For sure!
Nice! There’s a documentary out there maybe 20 years ago on The Funk Brothers. Excellent. Philly checking in!! ☮️🩷🌸
Yeah! I actually used a couple clips from that documentary. Thanks for watching!! ✌🏻
Great video. I am not a guitar player at all. But love a variety of music. Really enjoy your videos. I very well could be wrong but didn't Duane Allman do done
Some work with the muscle shoals group? Plus Mainstreet is one of my all time Bob Seger songs
Thanks for your comment! Yeah, he did work with them and I am going to do a follow up about session players who went on to be famous in bands. ✌🏻
@@joehansonguitar nice. At least I wasn't mistaken. Lol
@RustyManisduckman ✌🏻🎸🔥
Thank you for the history!!!
Awesome! It was fun researching this topic and learning a bit about the history of it all. 🎸✌🏻
Awesome video and exceptional players. On the R&B/Soul side of things, I'd give a shout out to Stax Records of Memphis with Booker T and the MG's doing the session work. Of course, the guitar guy was the Colonel... Steve Cropper.
Absolutely! I’ve got a bunch of material for episode two with Booker T and the MG’s as well as others. ✌🏻
Excellent Joe!
I'm more familiar with The Wrecking Crew's contributions, the 'Wall Of Sound' (Phil Spector) etc., but not so much with the other session groups. All so good and historically vital.
It was easy to naturally think so many groups and artists had their own musicians from the get-go, who recorded and toured together..
I really appreciate your composite analysis of Glen Campbell. I've also considered him one of the greats and yes - maybe the best 😉 - guitarists/songwriters. Also, very good friends with Vincent Furnier, aka Alice Cooper!
Jimmy Page was a session player as well..
Again, thanks Joe..
Very interesting work.
Thanks Peter! I’m currently compiling my research for episode 2 as we speak which will cover a laundry list of other great players including the British session scene with guys like Page and JPJ. I completely left out an entire segment about Booker T and The MG’s which was more on the R&B side.
There’s still enough material for at least 2 more episodes. ✌🏻
@@joehansonguitar
Sounds Great!
We take so much for granted sometimes, like it's some kind of magic. The work and people making it all happen has such a great history. Eventually it helps most everyone have a happier life, now doesn't it?
In L.A Billy Strange., Ray Pohlman (Bass) Jimmy Bond (Bass) Bill Pitman Guitar , Dano 6
Thanks for the recommendations! ✌🏻
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks so much! ✌🏻
Interesting and informative video. Thank you. I would like to say that there have been some great musicians, including guitarists, in the Southern Gospel field, who were and are fine session players. I don't know how well known nationally he is, but Roger Fortner impressed me about as much as anybody who played guitar, anywhere. His playing was smooth, with great rhythm, accuracy, and speed, when called for. I don't know if he still plays, but he played for The Inspirations Quartet in the early to mid 70s. He played for the McKamies from around 1975 on, I believe, along with doing session work in Nashville. The Inspiration's songs, "I Do Not Walk Alone" and "I'm Bound for That City", are just two songs that he plays some short, but great licks in, if anybody wants to check him out, on youtube.
I never even thought about the Christian session musician scene! What a great topic for an upcoming episode. A lot of great players for sure. ✌🏻
I never even thought about the Christian session musician scene! What a great topic for an upcoming episode. A lot of great players for sure. ✌🏻
Hey Joe, You may want to look into George Barnes' background. He was sort of the East Coast version of Tommy Tedesco. He played on a ridiculous number of popular songs.
Absolutely. I knew that there were too many to list in a single video so be on the lookout for a part 2. ✌🏻
Can't believe Reggie Young wasn't mentioned- check how many hits he played on
I may do a follow up video ✌🏻
Cornell Dupree, AL Caiola, Chet Atkins...
Yeah man, I did mention Chet and will be doing another episode. ✌🏻
@@joehansonguitar Excellent
Nashville, missed my favorite and maybe one of the all time greats in Brett Mason
Yeah man, I was going in chronological order and have him in an upcoming episode! Thanks for watching! ✌🏻
Wayne Perkins? Duane Allman? What about the New York gus? Dave Spinozza, Earl Slick etc. London, of course with Page, Sullivan etc
Episode 2?? ✌🏻
Was torn between doing strictly session players and session players who went on to become famous in a band. I decided on the former and make a dedicated video for the later at a future date. That list is absolutely worth making.
Concrete Jungle lead to help introduce Bob Marley to US audiences. Magical.
There must have been some great session players in New York.
Of course! I might do another episode on this ✌🏻
And then there’s Vic Flick, London based session player. Played on a ton of records.
Excellent. Didn’t he do the James Bond theme?
@@joehansonguitar yes and a song in A Hard Days Night , Ringos theme I think it was called.
How about Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon, Dean Parks, Lee Ritenour?
Absolutely, I may make another video on this topic soon ✌🏻
How about Bruce Langhorne whose contribution to the "folk" sound allowed the success of Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Ian & Sylvia and many others
Great recommendation! He’s on my list for an upcoming episode. ✌🏻
Roy Clark wasn't a session player, but he could do it all.
He sure could! I featured him in a previous video here:
ruclips.net/video/N0iRBx30S5o/видео.htmlsi=DlHjl91_Abs-5FyB
Then theres jay graydon, dean parks, louie shelton, larry carlton,lee ritinour
Absolutely! Those cats will be in a future episode! ✌🏻
allen hinds.dean brown
Nice! There will be an episode 2 ✌🏻
100% correct, Joe: Glen Campbell is the greatest!!
🎸👍🏻🔥
Finally.....someone recognizes what a true artist and musician Glen Cambell was. And ironically was best friends with...are you ready....Alice Cooper!
Awesome!! 🎸✌🏻
Yes, That is true. Glen and Alice were each others favorite golf partners. And yes, It is also true that Glen Campbell was a monster guitar player! Can you say country infused shred. There is also a fantastic video of Glen singing and playing "The Land of Make Believe" with Chuck Mangione. I encourage all guitar enthusiasts to look up that video.
@johnpellizzer1110 seems like an odd pairing for a friendship but opposites do attract!
Steve hunter and Dick wagner
Great players. They’re on my list for the next episode! ✌🏻