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The Life And Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 3

November 14, 2016Marty Walsh

Here is the latest installment of my blog “The Life and Times of A Second Call Studio Musician”. A few months ago I was in Boston thinking about when I was 23 years old and playing with Eddie Kendricks at a club on Boylston St. called “Paul’s Mall”. I searched…

The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 6

December 5, 2016Marty Walsh

We left off in the year 1978, when I was still doing quite a few demos for various songwriters. As I previously mentioned I was doing work for arranger/producer Don Costa. Don had a small studio in Hollywood where we recorded lots of demos for a songwriting team that he…

The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 21

April 10, 2017Marty Walsh

Well, today we are going back in the time machine again. This week I am compelled to tell you my Jeff Porcaro stories. The Porcaro family had moved to Los Angeles in 1968, moving to the San Fernando valley. I was in high school at the time, and had a…

The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 23

April 24, 2017Marty Walsh

Ok so here come the 90’s. Big changes afoot. First, the session world while still viable in LA, was thriving in Nashville. There began this mass exodus of LA studio musicians to Nashville. It probably started in the late 80’s but really took off in the early 90’s. Did you…

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The Life And Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 3

The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 6

The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 21

The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 23