#Session musicians

[ourmindonmusicpodcast]

Hal Blaine: The Most Recorded Musician of All Time!

[unbfacts]

[fruitcage]

[imogen-fae]

Babyface - We've Got Love (Official Video)

This is for the kewl in you Babyface. You're music is timeless.

[greenycrimson]

We were in a lock-in last night, around midnight, and a dickhead who my mate has already said no to started DMing her with, 'in bed but thinking about you' type shit.

Zub zub, her facedown phone vibrated on the pub table. Zub zub, zub zub.

"Can I reply to him?" I asked.

"No," she said, "I'm trying to be polite."

Being polite to a creep doesn't work, we all know this, but she persevered. Replied with niceties, deliberately misunderstood his reference to being in bed and said he must be ready to sleep then; the kind of shit women have to say to not be a bitch. She's a session musician and needs to play nice with people to keep work coming in, including this scumbag drummer.

Half an hour later she asked me what I would say to him.

Just one word, I said, and told her, and she snorted her drink.

So. Just case you ever find yourself being sent unsolicited messages in the future I recommend that you respond with:

UNSUBSCRIBE

It's how I stop unwanted spam

[soundrooms]

S P I R I T U A L   F R I E N D S H I P   |   Nick & Gareth

Imagine endless jam sessions with your best friend 💭

[rivertigo]

why do runways have to have that specific kind of music you know that kind of DJ sound mixing? I think the next big thing in fashion should be rock bands playing at fashion shows but no singing

[moonrevolutions]

gorl........... the way i wanna be Here™ but im gonna be in a jam session w. industry / professional musicians in about 3 weeks and i need to like......... polish my skills up because im not going to be a fool in my own element as an artist.

but if u want my discord hmu!

[hooked-on-elvis]

ELVIS RECORDED A SONG FOR HIS FATHER

The story of the track “If I’m A Fool (For Loving You)” recorded at the American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee (1969)

[ABOVE] Elvis and his father, Vernon Presley, early 60s and 70s.

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JANUARY 20, 1969 - AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE

Elvis was working with the musicians in the studio since the night before, January 19. The night went on and it was already past midnight when, during a pause to catch the breath, Elvis Presley casually finds another song to record yet at that same recording session.

JANUARY 20, 1969 - AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE By 4:30 the next morning they were tired — and they’d pretty much exhausted the song list they’d come in with. Elvis and piano player Bobby Wood were sitting quietly on the piano bench talking about religion and music. Bobby had had a minor hit as a recording artist with “Searchin’” and had recorded Sun writer Stan Kesler’s “If I’m A Fool (For Loving You).” Elvis introduced Bobby to his father, and when Vernon said that “If I’m A Fool” was one of his favorites, Elvis decided to give it a try. Excerpt from "Elvis Presley: A Life in Music - The Complete Recording Sessions" (1998) by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnick

In an interview, this is what Bobby himself said about that moment:

Q: In 1964, you had a hit. Can you tell us when Elvis covered it? A: Yes, 'If I'm a Fool' in 1964 was a pretty big hit for me and so Elvis had know about that and his dad came in one night at the studio while we were recording Elvis. And he said, 'Dad, I'd like to have you meet somebody here'. And so he brought him over and I shook hands with him and then he introduced us and he said, 'Do you know who this guy is?' And he said, 'No, I'm not sure'. So Elvis said, 'What's your favorite record'. And he said, 'If I'm a Fool'. And he said, 'This is the guy that sang it'. And of course his father just said, 'Woah'. So Elvis went on and did it for his dad because that was one of his dad's favorite songs at the time.

Source: www.elvis.com.au

— BOBBY WOOD'S "IF I'M A FOOL (FOR LOVING YOU)", THE SONG VERNON PRESLEY HEARD AND APPRECIATED:

— [BELOW] Bobby Wood's EP released in 1964

— [BELOW] ELVIS' RECORDINGS: TAKES 1, 2 & 3 — JANUARY 20, 1969

What Elvis thought about his own performance on the song:

Maybe it was just too late in the day to introduce a new song, but even with Bobby’s help the master they produced elicited only one word from Elvis: “Rotten.” It’s a measure of how high Elvis’s standards had risen by this point: The master of “If I’m A Fool” may have been one of the lesser cuts Elvis made at American, but measured against the years of Hollywood soundtrack crap that came before, it was still a giant leap of musicality. Excerpt from "Elvis Presley: A Life in Music - The Complete Recording Sessions" (1998) by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnick

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THE MASTER OF "IF I'M A FOOL (FOR LOVING YOU)" WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 1970 IN THE COMPILATION ALBUM "LET'S BE FRIENDS".

Later the track was also released in the reissued album "From Elvis in Memphis" as bonus track in the "40th Anniversary Edition" (legacy edition, 2009).

MUSIC INFO: IF I'M A FOOL (FOR LOVING YOU)

Lyrics by Stanley Kesler.

Recorded February 20, 1969 at American Sound Studio, Memphis.

Guitar: Reggie Young, Elvis Presley. Bass: Tommy Cogbill. Drums: Gene Chrisman. Piano: Bobby Wood, Elvis Presley, Ronnie. Organ: Bobby Emmons. Harmonica: Ed Kollis. Trumpet: R. F. Taylor, Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff. Sax & Trombone: Jackie Thomas. Sax: Glen Spreen, J. P. Luper. Trombone: Jackie Thomas, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson, French Horn: Tony Cason, Joe D'Gerolamo. Vocals: Mary (Jeannie) Green, Donna Thatcher, Susan Pilkington, Mary Holladay, Dolores Edgin, Hurshel Wiginton, Joe Babcock, Millie Kirkham, Sonja Montgomery.

Source: www.elvisthemusic.com

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— ADDITIONAL INFO

Elvis didn't only covered one version from his pianist Bobby Wood previously recorded tracks, but two. Still from the "Elvis Presley: A Life In Music" book:

On the 22nd Elvis returned to do repairs and to try another song Bobby Wood had recorded, the religious “Who Am I”.

Elvis' second song cover that had been previously recorded by Bobby Wood, "Who Am I?" was recorded in February 22, 1969 at the American Sound Studio, and first released in March 1971 in the compilation album "You'll Never Walk Alone". The track followed the same destiny as "If I'm A Fool (For Loving You)" being later released as a part of the "From Elvis in Memphis – 40th Anniversary Edition" (2009) also as a bonus track. Unfortunately I couldn't find Bobby's recording, not even the released EP with it.

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Here's a quick interview in video with Bobby Wood telling how he met Elvis and his impressions of him.

You can read a longer interview HERE [elvis.com.au].

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Well, well, well. Such a nice info I came across today. I wonder if Vernon liked his son's version of Bobby Wood's country song "If I'm A Fool", one of his favorites at the time. Anyhow, it's cute to learn Elvis was not at first interested in recording this song until he acknowledged his father's personal liking of it. I guess it makes this tune a special gift to Vernon from his son, if you think about it. It was one 'at the spur of the moment' decisions when Elvis just followed his heart. ♥

PICTURES: Elvis and his father, Vernon, and the R&B legend, Roy Hamilton, filmed during one of the recording sessions at the American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Circa January 22, 1969.

[lunetual]

naver now’s play! with kihyun  ↳ teaser & poster + episode one

[jameslongforjimshortforgabriel]

just realized chappell roan actually genuinely exists. like this is a woman who is alive in the same timeline as me and I get to see her bc she exists. physically vibrating from joy rn. brothers I have found happiness in life once again

[oliveoomph]

Tori Amos

Sessions At West 54th, 1998. Filmed on November 14, 1998 in New York City. First broadcast on PBS in the U.S. on February 6, 1999. (Part 2)

[phioneplatinum]

so for a while now I've been alluding to Mettoro and Rinet's little thing of "oh yeah!! they're supposed to look similar to a certain someone" and that I'd talk about why eventually and yknow what!!!

eventually is right now!!! :D [you guys have waited too long me thinks]

ladies and gentlemen and other genders I'd like to show you the secret thing I've been cooking in the back:

Reincarnation Rhythm!!!

[basically a harmoknight au that takes place years after the game, aka melodia but in modern times] After the whole mess with the Noizoids, Melodia went into a quiet period. A lot of people spent their lives in peace and harmony, never having to worry about any creatures filled with cacophony, or anything of the sort. Years, Decades, even some generations flew by in Melodia, now looking vastly different from what we remember it being. But peace and harmony doesn't last forever. Mettoro, a child living in a town close to Marching Hills, with her older brother Rinet, go to school like any other day. They learn what's needed to be known, and they have fun talking to their peers. What's weird to note-is that the story WE know of is hardly recorded in history--or at least, the truth-and people behind it. What the two of them don't know quite yet is that they're reincarnations of two legendary warriors--and the world doesn't seem ready to show that truth to them. Mettoro doesn't get as much history from her parents--saying that she wouldn't get it at her age. Rinet would always spot that something is missing--it'll be weird for Melodia to be living in peace and harmony for all it's existence. A staff being used as a bat? That can't be right, surely...! But when a familiar meteor crashes into Melodia again--everything goes downhill. And the two reincarnated siblings go out to get to the bottom of this--and save Melodia once more!...even if it means taking a familiar staff from a display case, with neither of them knowing how to properly use it. Phew! That's a lot of writing. And truth be told--this story isn't quite set in stone! I might change it later, who knows? But nevertheless-here it is! I wanna add more familiar-ish characters to this--to really sell the whole reincarnation thing. And here's Mettoro and Rinet's little character bios! [as a treat for reading this long]

I hope you've been enjoying these little silly goobers! And if you have any questions on em--feel free to ask about it! [the story not so much its not really set in stone] With all that finally said--enjoy the silly Mettoro and Rinet!

[zanjarecords]

¡La magia de la música #cubana!

Pedro Lugo Martínez, 'El Nene', nos comparte su experiencia única en el set de grabación del disco de Zanja All Stars. ✨

¡Descubre la #pasión y la energía que se vivió en ese momento! 🏃

[body-to-flame]

ilove listening to music I love watching performances im so happy

[sweetestbrunette]

so take your time while you’re mine and smoke slow