The humility of these session players is amazing. They could literally play anything. Amazing.

@coldroses5337

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that. Have you watched the documentary The Wrecking crew ? It's wonderful and inspiring Cheers 🍷

@normatible9795

Жыл бұрын

Yes. They were the original guitarists/musicians of famous artists

@normatible9795

Жыл бұрын

​@@coldroses5337 thank you, i'm going there ( watch ) after this documentary

Louie Shelton has to be the most unassuming, humble and soft spoken man to ever strap on a guitar. It's amazing to watch this unpretentious gentle-man erupt into some of the most dazzling playing I've ever heard...from ANYBODY! So versatile. So tasteful. SO OUTSTANDING!

@billyboy1093

Жыл бұрын

Boy Howdy!

@affirmativeaction1

Жыл бұрын

True, but his wife Donnie is one of the most hateful people ever. She's obsessed with her hate for Donald Trump. She ruined the Seals and Crofts Facebook group, along with fellow socialist Lua Crofts Faragher. She even denounced her American citizenship and lives in Australia.

@richardtrolley410

8 ай бұрын

I whole heartedly agree. Louis is as good as you can get on any guitar you hand him.

I see Louie just turned 80 on April 6. Happy Birthday Louie and thanks for all the music!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Edward....Joe

Lifelong guitar player here. What's not to love aobut Louie Shelton. Live long brother.

Those Seals & Crofts records are so beautifully done thanks to Lou.

@ralex3697

3 жыл бұрын

Louie Shelton is a legend

Saw Louie play a year or two ago at a small jazz club in Brisbane Australia. Absolutely fabulous show with three piece backing band. Great player and entertainer. Met him after the show and he was very humble and happy to chat about his recording years. An absolute pleasure and a gentleman.

Talent, humility, and chops - what a great, winning combination. Wonderful interview. Thanks

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Picksalot(cool name) I appreciate you watching our videos...Best, Joe

Louie Shelton is by far one of nicest people I’ve ever met.thank you for the music Louie

If a person writes the musical hook for a song, they should get a writing credit plus royalties.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff.... I know what you mean but its much more complicated. Like Tommy Tedesco said to answer that question once.... they don’t take money back from us for all the songs that didn’t make hits! That’s kinda the deal. If a player is so good that they can make a hit most likely they are writing songs too. Other great session players just charge double or triple scale. Best.... Joe

@oldbatwit5102

3 жыл бұрын

@Pontiac Soviro Erm...... no they don't, though they might get AFM payments.

@mikethebloodthirsty

3 жыл бұрын

I think in a band situation then I agree... I was in a band as a guitarist and I was kind of a hook guitarist rather that lead or rhythm. But if you're being paid to do a session, it's a straight business transaction no matter how much magical music you make in the process. And that's the deal...

@TheLarryBrown

3 жыл бұрын

It all depends on what your lawyer can get for you. What seems fair is for the contract to state a flat fee plus a tiered royalty scale after a certain sales amount. Say 1% after half million in sales. That way producers can get off cheap with a flat fee if the record sells modestly, but if it blows up into big money the session musicians don't get just $250 off something that netted the producer a $million.

@briantyson7744

3 жыл бұрын

That has always puzzled me. I was in bands, we knew that we all wrote the songs.

The Wrecking Crew in LA, the Memphis guys at Stax and American Sound, the Funk Brothers at Motown, the Swampers in Muscle Shoals, I’m sure I’m leaving some out, but the talent in these hot spots all in the same era, 60’s and ‘70’s. Just an amazing time for music.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Melody.... Joe

Holy moly This interview is a guitar nut's dream. Thumbs up to The Musicians HOF and Museum. Thank you.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Rob......Joe

Respectful, humble and super skilled

Great interview Joe, Louie seems to be a real down to earth person! No big ego, just a quiet confidence, that produced some of the greatest riffs in Rock & Pop!💫

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Larry.... you are very right. Louie is just like he seems on the interview. No ego at all plus played ( crested those great riffs) on some of my favorite songs. Merry Christmas Larry... Joe

This man is more of a treasure than most of the artists he supported. The riffs he created were imaginitive and authentic to every style. How humbe too!!!

Louie Shelton is one of my favorite musicians and human beings as well. He did it all and yet remains humble and approachable. His calm demeanor belies the fact that he's a monster on guitar, truly unique. We're much richer for having had him help contribute to the soundtrack of our lives, no small feat!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Well said Dave... thanks for watching... merry Christmas..Joe

@davegilbertmusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Merry Christmas Joe, and a happier New Year for you & yours!

WOW, what a terrific interview Joe! Never knew who played those guitar riffs on all of those Monkees songs. I was stationed in Munich Germany from 66' through 68' and we always listened to those tunes in the barracks as well as when we were out on field duty. So, those riffs bring back lots of good memories! Thanks Joe & Louie! 👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve.... glad you enjoyed it... thanks.... Joe

What a lovely man with amazing dedication to his craft.

I grew up listening to this music on my transistor radio. Didn’t matter what song or what group, I would always be waiting to hear the guitar parts. Great to finally see who I was really a fan of!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Don.......... Joe

Genius at work! Louie makes it look easy. True mark of a master. Thanks for the great interview, Joe.

These musicians behind 60's songs were just brilliant !!!

I could listen to Louie for hours. One of the kings.

First! Love The Wrecking Crew. Absolute legends.

Those old Monkees licks really rocked honestly. Lot of talent in those two hands.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

So true Johnny... thanks again for watching.........Joe

One of the unsung hero's of the music industry!!

I love the Wrecking Crew.

In the '80's in Sydney , Australia, i worked across the street from where some guy named Louis Shelton put a studio in, and recorded (amongst others things) an album by some friends of mine, which ended up being quite successful here. I had no idea who Louis was, at the time, but if i'd known the facts, I would have been over there like a shot.

@mellotronn

3 жыл бұрын

Dash Crofts was living there at one time and may have been involved with what you're talking about.

A gift from God! I'm watching you Louie!!

What a humble and gracious man.

Holy Hell what a genius of guitar and music Louie Shelton is, Legendary. Great interview 👍🇦🇺

Great interview, and he brought his guitar. Too cool.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris... yes he brought it to give to the museum... come see it next time you’re in Nashville... best, Joe

@ontogeny6474

3 жыл бұрын

Painted my Fender Squire the same color way back when -- must of been tuning in to Louie somehow :D

@ralex3697

3 жыл бұрын

Louie Shelton played with Boz Scaggs, what more is there to say

Louie is amazing

What a nice guy. Very calming.

The Silent Guitar Heroes ... Shelton, Kaye, Tedesco, Vic Flick, just to name a few. Every bit as good as those we all know and love. And just as deserving of our adulation. It's time the world heard about these wonderful musicians and received the credit or proper recognition due to them.

Awesome. I loved the Monkees first LP and the TV show.

Love Louie, his tasty playing has spoken for itself for decades. I personally dont know him but he's been hanging out with my old buddy, Peter Cupples (Stylus) in Australia and making lots of music for a long while now.

@skuzkathecat8664

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXeuvKtqf8K9o6w.html

BRILLIANT INTERVIEW

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julian... Joe

@louchan04

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum thanks for all the amazing interviews you do with these amazing musicians ... really fantastic work

great interview

Man, oh, man, do I admire this guy. He has the skills!! Thanks Louie for the great playing and producing on all those classic records.

For a guitar player and music lover like myself who was born in 64, I never had the knowledge that Louie was one of my most significant influences in my life! So surreal and paradoxical. I started playing at 9 so around 1973, so Louie would have been playing a ton of the songs that I loved. Thank you Louie!

This man is amazing. So many dont know him but everyone knows his music. The Boz Skaggs songs that just flow right out of him, then the Lionel Ritchie song, and so on and so on, inspires me to want to be a better player.

I have such a huge respect for this man.my humble hero

Love it! Can’t wait for part 2!!!

This still goes on today. A lot of bands don't play on their recordings... Worse off a lot of bands (country and pop especially) don't even play live. It's all pre-recorded...

The guitar intro remind me the song Straight Shooter, a song of Mamas and Papas which is similar to the one Louie play on The Last Train or vice versa, anyway he's a hell of a guitar virtuoso. And this is a great interview as usual, Thanks Joe..

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sylvain.... Joe

@christophej4923

3 жыл бұрын

You're right. "Straight Shooter" came out on 28th February 66, played by the Wrecking Crew before Joe joined in. Joe is saying they'd rehearsed "the Last Train..." a few days before recording it on 25th July 66. He must have heard Straight Shooter, the album was such a hit. Indeed the guitar riff is much closer to Straight Shooter than Paperback Writer.

What a great interview. Louie Shelton is an incredible guitar player and a very humble down to earth person. Thank you for your incredible playing and contribution to rock/pop/music history. If you are in Australia please come over to New Zealand for a show.

Monster chops, quick thinker and zero ego... no wonder he was so in demand! He played on some of my favorite records but this is the first time I've heard of Louie. Thanks for introducing him to us, Joe!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Matt...Joe

I just found this video and i am absolutely amazed! Mr. Shelton is so humble and incredibly talented. Such a rare combination. I thank you for this beautiful piece.

Such a great interview and Louie Shelton is so down to earth. Thanks to both of you.

I saw the Monkees in 1967 (?) at the municipal auditorium and went crazy for them. By 1970 I was into Led Zeppelin and saw them at the same place.☮️

Louie is an absolute genius

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for watching 567..... Joe

Great human being thanks for the music!

Thank you for this. I've heard so much of his work, & didn't even know it. Watched part 2 first, as it popped up before this. Love his statement, about learning & get acquainted with the Blues!(I've told the younger guys who ask me, the same thing). Very talented man. So glad I caught these videos. Have enjoyed this channel since I found it about 4 days ago. Great job.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

The blues...Joe

I've been listening to and appreciating Louie's guitar talents since the mid-late 1960s...a true talent and a humble and gracious man. Thanks for all the great music Louie.

Thank you for featuring my favorite picker Louie Shelton.

Joe great post. Always enjoy your posts you have awesome guests. Louie seems like a super humble guy.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

4 ай бұрын

TheRokjok, thank you for your kind comments and support for the channel- it would have meant so much to my dad Joe. You are right Louie is a great guy, super sweet & humble. Hope you can visit the museum sometime. All the best, Britt

Still like that stuff? Weeeee love it! As a kid,I remember playing air guitar over and over to Last Train back in 1971.the tune still rocks along with all the rest here in 2020. The soundtracks of our lives.

I'm 3 mins in can't believe what a wonderful human being this man is not to mention his delivery is just flawless. I wanna be just like Louie when I grow up!

Fabulous insights, thanks so much for making this fascinating recap of influential musical history available!!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching too Bryan….Joe

I've done some reading on the various session groups and they are amazing. My favorite one is the Wrecking Crew!

I thoroughly enjoyed this interview with Louie !!!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken... Best...Joe

What an incredible talent and so modest. Great interview, thanks for posting! 💜

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shaun......Joe

Another Great one !! Thanks Joe

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kent... Joe

Love these! Thank you!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Madman...... joe

Incredible ❤️🙏 so humble, blessed....thanks Joe

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you aphh.... Joe

its always so nice to hear stories from that wonderful period of music... classics forever

@philmoore71

Жыл бұрын

here i am relistening to this 2 yrs later :)

Oh how great. Louie's playing on those songs is just pure pleasure, and it's a gas to hear his tone on that unamplified Strat. Love Louie's personality. What a treat to see him here with you, Joe! Merry Christmas, pal.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you and family too Tusked... Joe

@tomjampap7849

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. It must have been exciting to hear Louie and Glen Campbell play together...

So glad you are documenting true legends before their stories are lost!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too for supporting us shroom... Joe

Great interview as always. And Louis's so smooth on the guitar.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 029.... Joe

Great interview. Joe you are sorely missed and you would always respond which was so amazing to me. Thank you for these videos

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

Жыл бұрын

Jp’s Music, dad truly appreciated his friends, like you, here on YT. Thank you for your continued support of the channel. Best, Britt

I got to see Louie Shelton live in Southern California in 1969! He was playing a benefit concert for a Catholic girls' school in the area, as a band member for Boyce and Hart. It is quite a surprise to see this video on him and his playing - Shelton is good!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 2000.......Joe

Great interview. It makes me happy to learn about talented, gracious people like Louie.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Hal... Merry Christmas..Joe

Love your channel and the very interesting content. Thank you!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laura.... best, Joe

Wow, must be great to look back on such an amazing career! What a humble musician! I wish he wrote a biography.

WOW I love hearing about the gear they used,,,,great great interview Joe !!!!!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom.... Merry Christmas.....Joe

I’ve been a fan of Louie’s work for a very long time! As I have said before, the best musicians are the studio guys, or at least the guys that came from studio work. This was a great one Joe! Thanks for posting.👍🎸🎼

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cal…..Joe

Great interview. This guy is so interesting. Loved it.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Simir....Joe

Another great interview Joe. His appreciation and realization of being surrounded by the world's best and greatest artist was almost poetical

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gene... much appreciated..Joe

@scottkirkham1230

Жыл бұрын

The way he was describing being surrounded by the world's best, and appreciating the moment gave me goosebumps. I'm so glad these guys are getting the recognition, and deserved praise for all the music of my last 60ish years.

What a great guy!!!!!! Like his personality! Keep up the great work ....i like your show!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rod... merry Christmas..Joe

Beautiful sweet powerfully important show, the real unsung talent behind maybe the last great wave of popular music...maybe the best wave. Truly deep refined musical genius. Thank you for your very sensitive and intelligent documentation. To us aspiring musicians it is such critical insight.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Dino... Thank you too.... Best...Joe

Great interview Joe! Like so many kids back in the sixties I wore out those Monkeys records on a Close and Play record player and his guitar was the thing that got me.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks oily.... joe

Excellent interview thanks

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesse...Joe

Great stories. One of the best ever.

Dam Louie still playing great! Starving musician worked the circuit with other top artist, musicians!

What a 4track 8track tape legend of a man he met them all.

Wonderful stuff Thanks Joe

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Nelly........Joe

Again...another FANTASTIC Mr. Joe Chambers interview!!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry... merry Christmas..Joe

What a Gentleman! Where are they today? Under ground! Thanx so much Louie! Gb

He's one of my all time Favorite

@mtc4him201

3 жыл бұрын

Super tone, he's one of mine now!

For those interested in the Princeton Reverb "master volume" thing Louie mentions, you can easily do this with any Fender amp containing a reverb pan--without permanent modifications. You convert the reverb control and footswitch to a boost/drive function using a 470K/0.5 watt resistor and two RCA plugs. Disconnect the reverb cables from the the Reverb SEND and RETURN jacks on the chassis rear panel. Bridge the two jacks' center conductors with the resistor and RCA plugs. That's it. When you step on the reverb foot switch, you'll get the level of boost you've preset with the front panel's reverb control. If you decide you need the reverb, pull the resistor and re-install the cables. Easy peasy.

Yes! Thank you, Joe.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al.... Joe

Another fantastic interview Joe! The Best channel on the Tube! PLAY LOUD with a Princeton!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Minister....Joe

The Monkees took a lot of crap for not playing on their own records, turns out lots of bands did not play on their own records!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Terry...... well said man!!! Yes it was so unfair what the press did to the Monkees.... they were thrown together for a TV show to copy the Beatles and they did a great job. They had great songwriters, musicians and producers which is what most successful artist did and still do. Best....Joe

@lionheartroar3104

3 жыл бұрын

They did eventually play on their albums

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

They did play on their records once they left Don Kirshner but they had little success mainly due to song choices in my opinion. Now.... there’s a huge difference between creating those memorable guitar or keyboard riffs like Louie and the crew came up with and coping them. Like Louie said.... maybe in part two of this interview... they showed the Monkees how to play what they created for them so they could go out on tour to support the albums. Thanks again...Joe

@DerekBianchi

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum "what most successful artist did and still do". No. Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Hendrix, The Stones, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Yardbirds, Buffalo Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Yes, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Allman Brothers,.. I don't need to write them all down, the list is endless. No. Real Bands played and wrote their own songs. There were some vocal artists like Simon and Garfunkel or the Fifth Dimension that used studio musicians, but that's a different thing all together. Making a statement that "most successful artist" used session players in the studio to record their albums is an insult to them and to those of us that enjoy their music. As I've said many times, the earth is not flat, the sun does not revolve around the earth, and the Monkees were not a real band.

@larrysmith6797

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerekBianchi I know studio musicians who played on albums with most of the groups in your list. Your 100% full of it.

Fascinating!

Mr. Shelton "did the work" and became very savvy in the studio. Tim Pierce has also said that practicing different genres got him more gigs than anything he has done. To be able to deliver what was asked for in the session. Merry Christmas, Joe!!!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Abe.... Merry Christmas to you and family too... Joe

Thanks Joe, Louis playing on the music of real life. One great soundtrack after another.

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Mike... glad you enjoyed it....Merry Christmas....Joe

thank you !

Love your channel and the amazing interviews! So great that you’re sharing the backstory behind the music we all love. Songwriters are also another huge talent group who sometimes don’t get enough credit. Studio musicians who played on the songs should be on the stage with the performer and the writer(s) when the awards are passed out. Heck, have you ever stayed through the credits at the end of a movie? Everyone gets listed! ✌🏻🎸🎶

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig... thanks for watching... I’m looking at bringing in songwriters too. Best...Joe

Most awesome, thanks :)

What a great player and gentlemen

Great stuff, Joe!

@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks beets.... Joe