So we are now entering the 80’s where I did the bulk of my session work. As I said in the last installment, when I did the Yvonne Elliman session for Steve Barri, my buddy Jay Graydon who was also on the recording date was essentially getting out of the…
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The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician part 9
First of all I want to say Happy New Year! 🙂 Here’s the ninth installment of my blog, “The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician”. Moving into 1981 my name started appearing on multiple albums, mostly produced by Michael Omartian and Steve Barri. Because of this I…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 10
Hi all! Well I must say thanks for reading, this thing seems to be really taking off……. So last Monday we left off in May of 1981. It was around this time that I left my cartage company R&R Express to join Andy Brauers cartage and rental company. The reason…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 13
We left off last week with the Paul Anka record “Walk A Fine Line” and my band The Campaign trying to secure a recording contract. We got close but the negotiations fell apart with Morocco Records. Oh well, back to the drawing board. I was still doing sessions to pay…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 18
The European leg of the Supertramp tour in 1986 ran from January through mid-March. Upon returning home it took a while to get back into the studio scene. That’s the danger of going on the road. When you’re out of town, producers that have called you in the past that…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician Part 21
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
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…
The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician “Epilogue”
Here is the final installment of my blog, The Life and Times of a Second Call Studio Musician. I posted my first installment on October 31st 2016. For years I have told stories about my career and the musicians that were a big part of it. So many people that…