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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 18, 2004 22:15:09 GMT -5
Leon Russell plays piano on a track on "Passage"
Tom Scott, a well known pop-jazz musician performs on "A Kind Of Hush" and "Passage"
Peter Knight (known for Orchestrating the Moody Blues album " Days Of The Future Passed" ) orchestrates song on "Passage" and "Christmas Portrait"
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Post by Alan on Jan 18, 2004 23:59:42 GMT -5
Tom Scott, a well known pop-jazz musician performs on "A Kind Of Hush" and "Passage" Was aware. Tom Scott was an idol of mine. He appeared as a studio musician on many of the day's biggest pop stars' recordings. And one of his own releases of the era, TOM CAT (or was it ALLEY CAT?), was one of my favorite records. For two school years 73-75, was an applied music major at UT, Austin, principal instrument, alto sax. Had dreams of becoming such a studio musician, but realized later than I should have that I didn’t have quite the necessary talent. Oh, well! |
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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 19, 2004 2:49:10 GMT -5
Was aware. Tom Scott was an idol of mine. He appeared as a studio musician on many of the day's biggest pop stars' recordings. And one of his own releases of the era, TOM CAT (or was it ALLEY CAT?), was one of my favorite records. For two school years 73-75, was an applied music major at UT, Austin, principal instrument, alto sax. Had dreams of becoming such a studio musician, but realized later than I should have that I didn’t have quite the necessary talent. Oh, well! The Tom Scott album is called "Tom Cat". I have two or three of his albums on vinyl. |
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Post by smoothie2 on Jan 19, 2004 23:14:55 GMT -5
I may be wrong, but I think that even though Karen was probably the main drummer on most of their hits, I think a well-known drummer that helped them out was Hal Blaine, who also was a drummer for John Denver and others.
And certainly even though, he may not have actually performed on any of their albums, he surely gave them their first break..Herb Alpert....his influence I think can be heard especially on the tan Carpenters album...trumpets...and etc.
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Post by Alan on Jan 20, 2004 0:02:49 GMT -5
I may be wrong, but I think that even though Karen was probably the main drummer on most of their hits, I think a well-known drummer that helped them out was Hal Blaine, who also was a drummer for John Denver and others. And certainly even though, he may not have actually performed on any of their albums, he surely gave them their first break..Herb Alpert....his influence I think can be heard especially on the tan Carpenters album...trumpets...and etc. Smoothie, you’re so right about Blaine. His name pops up with many of the biggest pop stars of the day … on their album notes as a studio musician. Also agree about Alpert’s influence so noticeable on CARPENTERS. Also the single CLOSE TO YOU. They had a different drummer for touring … Cubby O’Brien. Think this appears in THE SINGLES album notes, but also remember them announcing in concert that he was a Mousketeer as a kid. Don’t think he ever did any studio work, though. |
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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 20, 2004 1:02:21 GMT -5
Cubby plays drums on some of the songs on "A Kind Of Hush" and "Made In America".
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Post by Alan on Jan 20, 2004 1:35:08 GMT -5
Cubby plays drums on some of the songs on "A Kind Of Hush" and "Made In America". He was with the C’s so many years previous to HUSH. Why do you think it took so long for him to appear on an album? That's what I hate about not having my vinyl anymore ... all the more easily readable liner notes. My glasses hardly work on any notes contained in the CDs! |
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Post by Moe on Jan 20, 2004 16:05:01 GMT -5
Siedah Garrett, who would go on to sing with Michael Jackson on "I just can't stop loving you," from the Bad cd, did backing vocals on "Kiss me the way you did last night," from Lovelines.
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Post by smoothie2 on Jan 21, 2004 0:04:05 GMT -5
:(On the Live in Japan '74 at the Budokan video..and the cd of the same, Cubby is introduced as a drummer and that he was in the Mickey Mouse club as a kid.
And I surely can relate, Alan, to not being able to read some of that fine print on liner notes anymore. In a few days, I'll be getting bifocals and I'm ready for them, I think. Never could stand anything in my eyes, so I never wanted contacts!
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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 21, 2004 22:16:22 GMT -5
:-[Daryl Dragon was listed as programming the synthesizer for the song "(Want You) Back In My Life Again" from the album "Made In America".   |
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Post by smoothie2 on Jan 21, 2004 23:58:59 GMT -5
:DNo wonder Karen and Richard were so successful..they were great on their own merits of course, but you gotta have a lotta other folks backing you up and making it happen. I'd forgotten that the Captain of Captain and Tennille was named Daryl Dragon..I recently see that they're on some commercial. They are still just great...I still have that album of theirs Love will Keep us together, Muskrat Love, Lonely Nights, and etc.
Some time ago, they were breifly interviewed for some show and she mentioned that they like to help new people get started in the music world.
I loved that synthesizer.
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