February 2011
Louie Shelton has been invited along with David Paich (Toto) to join Boz Scaggs in Nashville this month to record his latest studio album. David Paich wrote “Lowdown” for Boz Scaggs whilst Louie contributed that unforgettable guitar riff.
Check these out:
Lionel Richie's Tribute to Louie {Click to see video}
Louie and the Wolverines {Click to see video}
Lionel with Sam Moran {Click to see video}
Alan Bryson "all about jazz" interviews Louie Shelton
Hundreds of millions of people have heard him play without having heard of him. A veteran session guitarist,Louie Shelton played on a slew of million-selling records during his three decades in Los Angeles. His credits include female vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, and Whitney Houston; soul stars James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and the Jackson Five; blues legends Otis Spann, Solomon Burke, and T-Bone Walker; male vocalists Joe Cocker, Kenny Rogers, Neil Diamond, and Michael McDonald.
He's responsible for the instantly recognizable guitar riff on the Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville" and the virtuoso runs on "Valleri." He played on Boz Scaggs' career-defining album Silk Degrees (Columbia, 1976) with the Grammy-winning song "Lowdown." He knew Elvis Presley and was in the studio with Phil Spector andJohn Lennon. He also produced a string of gold and platinum albums for Seals & Crofts, including Summer Breeze (Warner Bros., 1972), an exquisitely produced classic that remained on the charts for 100 weeks.
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