- Duane Allman
Howard Duane Allman was an American lead guitarist and noted session musician. Duane is noted for both his slide guitar and improvisational skills. In 2003, "Rolling Stone" magazine named Duane Allman as number two on their list of the greatest guitarists of all time, trailing only Jimi Hendrix. He was a noted session musician, was a founding member and the leader of The Allman Brothers Band, … - King Curtis
Curtis Ousley, who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and soul jazz. Curtis was born in Fort Worth, Texas. During the 1950s and early to mid 1960s he both worked as a session player on such records as Yakety Yak and recorded his own singles. His best known singles from this period are "Soul Twist" (Enjoy) and "Soul Serenade" (Capitol). - Stephen Perkins
Stephen Andrew Perkins (born September 13, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he is most famous as one of the founding members, in 1985, of the former rock band Jane's Addiction. Following the dissolution of Jane's Addiction, Perkins, a native of Los Angeles, continued to play with frontman Perry Farrell in the rock band Porno for Pyros. His own project is called Banyan and in the 1990s he was involved in Lil' Pit with Mike Watt. - Joe Messina
Joe Messina (born in Detroit, Michigan on 13 December 1928) is an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", Messina was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. Messina started playing guitar as an adolescent. By his mid-twenties, Messina was playing in the ABC Television studio band, accompanying guests that included Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Jack Teagarden, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Giuffre, … - Ron Dante
Ron Dante (born Carmine Granito, August 22 1945, in Staten Island, New York) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Dante is best known as the lead vocalist for the cartoon group The Archies from 1968 to 1971. Their third single, "Sugar, Sugar", written by producer Jeff Barry with Andy Kim, was the number one selling record of 1969. Prior to his stint with The Archies, in 1965, Dante was a member of the parody group The Detergents, … - Tony Levin
Tony Levin (born June 6 1946, Boston, Massachusetts) is an influential American bass player. He has played with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Yes, Liquid Tension Experiment, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Dire Straits, Joan Armatrading, Alice Cooper, Seal, David Bowie, Deodato, Pandora's Box, Carly Simon, California Guitar Trio, Sarah McLachlan, Kevin Max, The Roches and Paul Simon, among many others. - Bernard Purdie
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician from Elkton, Maryland. He moved to New York in 1960 and began to record with various well-known soul, rock, pop, and jazz musicians. He has toured with saxophonist King Curtis, seminal bop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and saxophonist Hank Crawford and was Aretha Franklin's musical director for five years in the 1970's. He has also performed in concert with seminal bop drummer Max Roach. - Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell (born April 28, 1952) is an American pianist and keyboardist, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band during the height of their popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo Sea Level, a frequently-employed session musician, and later, the keyboardist for The Rolling Stones. - Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner (born April 27 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a distinguished session drummer who has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Keltner is best known for his session work on solo recordings by three of the Beatles, working often with George Harrison, John Lennon (including Lennon solo albums, as well as albums released both by the Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono), and Ringo Starr. - Randy Jackson
Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Grammy Award-winning American rock bassist, singer, record producer and Emmy Award-nominated television and radio personality, now best known as a judge on "American Idol". - Doug Wimbish
Doug Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is a bass player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the band Living Colour. He has played for a vast range of artists, among which Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Depeche Mode, and Mos Def. Wimbish is considered to be a pioneer in hip hop bass playing and in the use of effects with bass playing. - Bill Payne
Bill Payne (born March 12, 1949 in Waco, TX) is one of the founding members of critically acclaimed American rock band Little Feat. He is considered to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues music artists by many other piano rock musicians, including Sir Elton John. In addition to his trademark barrelhouse blues piano mastery, evident on such Little Feat classics as the Payne-penned "Oh Atlanta", … - Earl van Dyke
Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930, Detroit, Michigan - September 18, 1992) was an African American musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Van Dyke was preceded as keyboardist and bandleader of the Funk Brothers by Joe Hunter. Besides his work as the session keyboardist on popular Motown hits such as "Bernadette" by The Four Tops, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, … - Dr. John
Dr. John is the stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (born November 21, 1940), a colourful pianist, singer, and songwriter, whose music spans, and often combines, blues, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. - Hank van Sickle
Hank Van Sickle (born December 31, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an electric and upright bassist currently living and working in Los Angeles, California. His father Rodney Van Sickle is a classically trained double bassist who graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and played in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. - David Lindley
David Lindley is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (his instruments include a variety of stringed instruments such as banjo, lap steel guitar, violin, oud, cittern, bouzouki, saz, and cümbüş). During 1966 to 1970 he was part of the eclectic psychedelic band Kaleidoscope. He is well-known as a "lead guitarist for hire," particularly for West Coast rock musicians of the 1970s, having played with Jackson Browne (for which work he is probably most known), … - Nathan East
Nathan (Nate) East (born December 8 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz bass player. Born to Thomas and Gwendolyn East, he was one of seven children (five boys and two girls) and raised in San Diego, California, where the family moved when he was four. East first studied cello in seventh through ninth grade and played in his middle school orchestra. At fourteen he developed an interest in bass guitar, … - Mike Bloomfield
Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28 1943 - February 15 1981) was an American musician, guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, into a well-off Jewish family on Chicago's North Side. The Bloomfield fortune was built on the back of his father's invention, the sugar dispenser ("shaker") with a flapper lid, which the family also manufactured and distributed, along with salt & pepper shakers, and the classic revolving pie display, developed by his uncle. - Jeff Porcaro
Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro was a highly regarded session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. In his 38 years of life he played with hundreds of world-class artists and was featured on countless records. - James Jamerson
James Jamerson (January 29, 1938 - August 2, 1983) was an American musician. He was the uncredited bassist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s, and he has become regarded as one of the most influential bass guitar players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. - Al Jackson Jr
Al Jackson, Jr. (1935-1975) was a drummer, producer, and songwriter For years, Al Jackson led a huge Jazz/Swing dance band in Memphis, Tennessee. The orchestra's leader is now referred to as Al Jackson, Sr. because his son, Al Jackson, Jr., would soon be widely considered the best drummer in Memphis and now many have said, of all time. Born in Memphis on November 27, 1935, Al Jackson, Jr. - Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in New York) is a jazz musician, composer and producer, perhaps best known as a bass guitarist with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross and David Sanborn. Miller is classically trained as a clarinetist, and also plays bass clarinet, keyboard, saxophone, and guitar, and is a capable singer. - Charlie Daniels
Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music. Daniels is a singer, guitarist, and fiddler, who began writing and performing in the 1950s. In 1964, Daniels co-wrote "It Hurts Me", a song which Elvis Presley recorded. He worked as a Nashville session musician, often for producer Bob Johnston, … - Tommy Funderburk
Tommy Funderburk is one of the most hired background singers in the history of rock. He has recorded with artists such as Jon Anderson, Laura Branigan, Coverdale Page, Melissa Manchester, Magnum, Mötley Crüe, Steve Lukather, Richard Marx, Rick Springfield, Starship, REO Speedwagon, Whitesnake, Yes and many others. Funderburk was born in North Carolina, and grew up in the southern parts of the United States. Among his favorite music was The Beatles, R & B, and soul music. - Al Perkins
Al Perkins (Born August 1, 1933) is a Texas-born American guitarist. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential dobro player", and even began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" dobro in 2001 - designed and autographed by Perkins. After some time in the US Army, Perkins moved to California where he began playing with the band Shiloh. He went on to record and tour with bands like the Flying Burrito Brothers, Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, … - Carson Whitsett
Carson Whitsett (b. May 1 1945, Jackson, Mississippi, d. May 8 2007 of a brain tumor) was a keyboardist, songwriter, and producer. Carson Whitsett joined his older brother Tim Whitsett's band, Tim Whitsett & The Imperials (later known as The Imperial Show Band) on the B-3 organ. - Al Kooper
Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician, probably best known for organizing the group Blood, Sweat & Tears, though he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity. He also joined guitarist Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills of CSNY fame and recorded the "Super Session" album. - David Paich
David Paich (born David Frank Paich on June 25 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a session musician from the 1980s, keyboard player, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles based rock/pop band Toto. David is the son of the late jazz composer Marty Paich. David Paich is one of the most prolific songwriters of the 1980s. He wrote "Rosanna", "99", "Hold the Line", and most of Toto's hits over the years, … - Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch (born 19 July 1941, Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist. Upchurch began playing in R&B backing bands, including those of The Kool Gents, The Dells, and The Spaniels. He eventually formed the Phil Upchurch Combo, and their song "You Can't Sit Down" reached the US Top 30 in 1961 and the UK Top 40 on its reissue five years later. - Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys (b. December 18, 1943 in Slaton, Texas) (sometimes credited as Bobby "Keyes") is an American saxophone player and together with Jim Price and Jim Horn formed the most in-demand horn section of the 1970s. They appear on albums by The Who, George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass", Eric Clapton, and Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs and Englishmen". Keys started touring at age fourteen with Bobby Vee and fellow Texan Buddy Holly. - Steve Cropper
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and soul musician. On June 9, 2005, Cropper was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Bill Withers, Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, John Fogerty, David Porter and Isaac Hayes. - Tim Pierce
Tim Pierce is a Los Angeles-based session guitarist who has appeared on hundreds of music albums and motion picture soundtracks. Pierce is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. His credits include work with Rick Springfield, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Toy Matinee, Meat Loaf, Phil Collins, Goo Goo Dolls, Christina Aguilera, Faith Hill, Tracy Chapman, Aly & AJ, and many other artists. He also released one solo album, "Guitarland", in 1995. - Tommy Sims
Tommy Sims is a renowned bassist, producer and musician. He was the bassist of Christian rock band White Heart from 1987 to 1989. He was subsequently the bassist on the Bruce Springsteen and the "Other Band" Tour during 1992-1993. He is also a songwriter, who co-wrote Eric Clapton's "Change the World" with Wayne Kirkpatrick and Gordon Kennedy, which won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1997; other songs of his have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt and Susan Tedeschi, … - Lili Haydn
Lili Haydn is a professional musician, composer, and actress. As a child, she pursued a career as an actress; at age eight she discovered the violin and began to focus on classical music. After graduating from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, she started composing original songs and became one of the most requested session violinists around Los Angeles. By the time she signed with Atlantic in 1997, … - Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz (pronounced "Lees") is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass. Little known by his own name, his highly respected playing has appeared on recordings by Bill Frisell, Dave Alvin, Tracy Chapman, the Smashing Pumpkins, Matthew Sweet, the Jayhawks, Beck, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bruce Cockburn, Wilco, Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams, Peter Case, Joni Mitchell, Whiskeytown, Girish, Bad Religion and Sheryl Crow, … - Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones (born November 12 1944) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known for fronting the band, Booker T. and the MGs. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Jones was a child prodigy, playing the oboe, saxophone, trombone, and piano at school and serving as organist at his church. - Steve Lukather
Steve "Luke" Lukather (born Steven Lee Lukather on October 21, 1957 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA) is an American Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and guitar player, best known for his work with the rock band Toto. In addition to his work with Toto, Lukather has released several solo albums and, as a studio session guitarist, has arranged, composed, and recorded on over 800 number one albums. - Billy Preston
William Everett Preston was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his successful, Grammy-winning career as a solo artist, Preston collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis Jr., Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, the Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, … - Al Caldwell
Al Caldwell is an R&B musician who mainly plays the bass guitar and banjo with the Travelling Hillbilllies. He is also an in-studio engineer and producer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he started out as a clarinet player and moved on to the trumpet. He attended Mississippi Valley State on scholarship. He has played for a variety of entertainers like Vanessa Williams, He also works for hire on studio albums as a session musician. - Bill Champlin
William Bradford "Bill" Champlin (born on May 21, 1947 in Oakland, California) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger and producer known for his work with Chicago and the Sons of Champlin.
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