Women Session Musicians
LaserWolf
Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
I think I am going to watch the Wrecking Crew doc soon, just to see Carol Kaye. (I hate the premiss that these guys were the true musicians behind all the great 60s rock records.)
Recently seen Muscle Shoals and Stax docs. No women session musicians there.
Who were the great (non vocal) female session musicians?
I got:
Bobbye Hall.
Carole King, Dorothy Ashby, Mary Watkins... Help me out, I am really reaching here.
Recently seen Muscle Shoals and Stax docs. No women session musicians there.
Who were the great (non vocal) female session musicians?
I got:
Bobbye Hall.
Carole King, Dorothy Ashby, Mary Watkins... Help me out, I am really reaching here.
Comments
Replace with Corky Hale.
Geri Alan
But they are both kind of also touring musicians as well..
I bet a quick perusal of some basic CTI gatefolds might get that ball rolling.
if we are counting background singers, we could go much deeper..
venetta fields
clydie king
merry clayton
lani groves
Id just listening through a Freddie Hubbard album with Joanne on piano. So jazz ensemble members are distinguished from session players then? That makes some sense.
I was originally thinking of people who played on soul/rock/pop records.
The Atlantic/Chess/Stax/LA/NY/Gold Star/Nashville/Houston/Miami type players.
But since women session players are so few and far between lets open this up.
No back ground singers please.