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Time to revere the great Session Guitarists.

Back in the day, some guys just got all the Gigs.

I'll start with probably the most well known. Mr Steve Lukather.

He even played the solo on this.

 

There are loads of Session players past and present, best thing sometimes is discovering some of the stuff they played on.

Let's have some more!

 

And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Frets: 136
    Robbie MacIntosh. Genius session player; great taste/tone. Played on Talk Talk's 'The Colour of Spring' (one of my favourite albums), worked with the Pretenders (his guitar work on 'Hymn to Her' is masterful), also worked with Macca, John Mayer.... A stunningly good guitar player.
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  • citizen68citizen68 Frets: 172
    Mr Lukather's buddy?


    Seemed like a good idea.....

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  • johnnyurqjohnnyurq Frets: 1368
    My list would go.

    The daddy and most prolific of all is Tommy Tedesco I think.

    Jimmy Page
    Chet Atkins
    Chris Spedding
    Jeff "skunk" Baxter
    Duane Allman
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    citizen68 said:
    Mr Lukather's buddy?

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    I have a feeling L.A might figure strongly in this. ;-)
    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    Dann fucking Huff.

    Although admittedly my favourite playing of his is with Giant, not his session work (great though much of that is).
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    Bucket said:
    Dann fucking Huff.

    Although admittedly my favourite playing of his is with Giant, not his session work (great though much of that is).
    You read my mind, have a Wiz.
    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • citizen68citizen68 Frets: 172
    Tom Bukovac
    Seemed like a good idea.....

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  • historyisjunkhistoryisjunk Frets: 498
    Yep, +1 for Chris Spedding.
    Also- Doug Pettibone, Mike McAdam.

    Chris Spedding with Robert Gordon-

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  • spacecadetspacecadet Frets: 671
    Brent Mason. If you're into that sort of thing.
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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    Kyle bolden, lovely player.
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    @viz

    I'd not heard of him, so I did a quick search and got this

    http://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/premiumvideos/funk-pop-gospel-guitar-masterclass-kyle-bolden/

    One and a half minutes of taste and class. That spoke to me on a very personal level. What he did there is exactly the style I "try" to incorporate into my playing and is where I am trying to aim at aside from the Fusion "Outside" playing I'm endeavouring to learn too.

    I'll have to search for more of this guy.

    Thanks for introducing him to me.

     

     

    :)
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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    He's ace, a lovely chap, and has had an amazing career. lucky bastard!
    Paul_C said: People never read the signature bit.
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  • birdobirdo Frets: 24
    Barrie cadogan , has player with a lot of people ( weller, Edwin Collins, chemical brothers, primal scream plus a load more) . Outside of playing with his own band little Barrie.i met him at a gig he did locally and he's a really nice bloke . Happy to have a drink a chat about guitars . Oh my other session guy that I m amazed that no one has mentioned is Steve cropper. He does so much with so few notes.
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    edited October 2013

    Well, firstly let's pay tribute to all those who played on The Beatles stuff and of course The Funk Brothers for their contributions to so many classics and people like Big Jim Sullivan! There are so many others from 50s-70s.

    The common "LA crew" of *Lukather, Landau and Huff have been mentioned but I'll pipe in with a few more like Larry Carlton (Steely Dan, Crusaders, Tim Pierce (numerous sessions, but a lot of Rick Springfield stuff). Michael Thompson, Lee Ritenhour, Jay Graydon, Paul Pesco and Paul Jackson Jr have also played on numerous sessions (Madonna, Hall & Oates, Streisand etc)

    *It was rumoured that at any one time in the 80s, Lukather could be on as many as 6-10 out of the top 20 US hits in the charts.

    Lyle Workman - numerous sessions but biggies are Bourgious Tagg (he was a member of the band), Jellyfish and Beck, plus someone who's also shared some of those sessions with him, a Jon Brion - perfect sounds, parts/solos and layering on the stuff they've played on.

    Homegrown - +1 to Robbie McIntosh (Macca, Pretenders, Mayer) and Iain Bairnson (Kate Bush, Alan Parsons Project, Bucks Fizz, Pilot, State Cows) and one of the most tasteful, accomplished and melodic players on the planet -  a definite unsung hero!Dominic Miller of Sting fame also did/does sessions as did Rob Harris of Jamiroquai - both great players.

    Two worth mentioning are Neil Taylor (Tears for Fears - he did the solo on "Everybody wants to rule the world", Robbie Williams etc and the Adam Goldsmith (houseband for The Voice etc). Some of you may have seen this article about session work in Guitarist mag

    http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/guitars/how-to-make-it-as-a-session-guitarist-552866

     

     

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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    Kebabkid said:

    Well, firstly let's pay tribute to all those who played on The Beatles stuff and of course The Funk Brothers for their contributions to so many classics and people like Big Jim Sullivan! There are so many others from 50s-70s.

    The common "LA crew" of *Lukather, Landau and Huff have been mentioned but I'll pipe in with a few more like Larry Carlton (Steely Dan, Crusaders, Tim Pierce (numerous sessions, but a lot of Rick Springfield stuff). Michael Thompson, Lee Ritenhour, Jay Graydon, Paul Pesco and Paul Jackson Jr have also played on numerous sessions (Madonna, Hall & Oates, Streisand etc)

    *It was rumoured that at any one time in the 80s, Lukather could be on as many as 6-10 out of the top 20 US hits in the charts.

    Lyle Workman - numerous sessions but biggies are Bourgious Tagg (he was a member of the band), Jellyfish and Beck, plus someone who's also shared some of those sessions with him, a Jon Brion - perfect sounds, parts/solos and layering on the stuff they've played on.

    Homegrown - +1 to Robbie McIntosh (Macca, Pretenders, Mayer) and Iain Bairnson (Kate Bush, Alan Parsons Project, Bucks Fizz, Pilot, State Cows) and one of the most tasteful, accomplished and melodic players on the planet -  a definite unsung hero!Dominic Miller of Sting fame also did/does sessions as did Rob Harris of Jamiroquai - both great players.

    Two worth mentioning are Neil Taylor (Tears for Fears - he did the solo on "Everybody wants to rule the world", Robbie Williams etc and the Adam Goldsmith (houseband for The Voice etc). Some of you may have seen this article about session work in Guitarist mag

    http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/guitars/how-to-make-it-as-a-session-guitarist-552866

     

    Good article that, KK!

    Neil Taylor is like the British Lukather. ;-)

    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • mudslide73mudslide73 Frets: 2921
    The solo on ewtrtw was one of the things thst got me into guitar. What other stuff is Neil Taylor on?
    "A city star won’t shine too far"


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  • Phil_aka_PipPhil_aka_Pip Frets: 9793
    Tim Renwick
    Michael Landau and a lot of the other guys who have played for James Taylor (he knows how to pick 'em)
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    edited October 2013
    mudslide73;49779" said:
    The solo on ewtrtw was one of the things thst got me into guitar. What other stuff is Neil Taylor on?
    Look him up on Wiki and it shows his discography but he was one of Robbie Williams' guitarists for quite a while.
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  • duotoneduotone Frets: 885
    love this James Buton clip playing Elvis Mystery Train, especially the ending.
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33263
    Mike Landau 
    Brent Mason 
    Redd Volkaert
    Brett Garsed
    James Richmond

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  • daveyhdaveyh Frets: 648
    Phil X
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 15603
    I'll throw in Junior Marvin.If only because I love the story that he had to turn down a gig with Stevie Wonder to play with Bob Marley.
    His session credits aren't huge but if you have Bob Marley and Steve Winwood and Toots and The Maytalls on your cv that isn't bad.  

    Whilst  I'm on a reggae theme - Ernest Ranglin. He had a solo jazz career but appeared on many, many 1960's Jamaican records ( including early Bob Marley). According to Wikipedia also the incidental music on Dr No.
    I’ll handle this Violet, you take your three hour break. 
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    edited October 2013
    Ernest Ranglin - amazing guy. I have a few of his solo CDs, such a different style that you never hear anywhere else, well worth a listen for inspiration. Trust me - for any non-jazz fans, these are still very accessible
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  • ToneControlToneControl Frets: 11438
    Pete Thorn, I'm sure he has a long career ahead of him
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