Monday, May 28, 2018

Happy Birthday Leland Sklar!

Session bassist Leland Sklar is 71 years old today!

I'm not sure Sklar is all that well known outside music circles, but he's a bona fide bass icon, and has played on over 2,500 albums.  Including music by Phil Collins, Billy Cobham, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Hall & Oates, Jackson Browne, Tommy Bolin, David Bowie, Ray Charles, B.B. King, The Doors, Peter Frampton, Aaron Neville, Lyle Lovett and countless others.   Here's some stories behind some of the songs:  LINK.


I've never seen Leland Sklar in person, but I own a ton of music he's played on.

He even shows up on some youtubes:
Mockingbird
Sussudio
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

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