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Spooner Oldham
Dewey Lindon "Spooner" (* 1943 in Center Star, AL) is a songwriter, organist, and
session musician. He started his career in music by playing piano in bands during
high school. He then attended classes at the University of North Alabama but turned
instead to playing at FAME Studios. He moved to Memphis, TN in 1967 and teamed with
Penn at Chips Moman's American Studios.
Spooner later moved to Los Angeles and has continued to be a sought-after backing musician, recording and performing with such artists as Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Delaney Bramlett, Willy DeVille, Joe Cocker, the Hacienda Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, the Everly Brothers, Bob Seger, Dickey Betts, Cat Power, J.J. Cale, Frank Black, and The Mountain Goats. Frequently a backing musician for Neil Young, he played on Young's critically acclaimed 1992 album Harvest Moon. Oldham also appeared in the concert film Neil Young: Heart of Gold and backed Crosby Stills Nash & Young on their 2006 Freedom of Speech tour. In 1993, he joined a host of Memphis soul music veterans to record Arthur Alexander's comeback and un-intended final studio recording, the album Lonely Just Like Me. In 2007, Spooner toured with the Drive-By Truckers on their The Dirt Underneath tour. In 2008, he played on Last Days at the Lodge, the third album released by folk/soul singer Amos Lee. In May 2011, Spooner backed Pegi Young on a six-show tour of California. from Wikipedia |
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King Curtis Plays The Great Memphis Hits ATCO Records SD 33-211 released 1967 recorded February 1967 in New York City/USA |
King Curtis, tenor sax Charlie Chalmers, tenor saxophone Floyd Newman, baritone saxophone Melvin Lastie, trumpet Jimmy Johnson, guitar Dewey "Spooner" Oldham, organ, piano Tommy Cogbill, bass Roger Hawkins, drums The Sweet Inspirations, vocals |
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Queen Of Soul (The Atlantic Recordings) Rhino Records R2 71063 released 1992 compilation |
Aretha Franklin, piano, vocals George Dorsey, alto sax Phil Woods, alto sax Joe Arnold, tenor sax Charles Chalmers, tenor sax Lou Collins, tenor sax Wayne Jackson, tenor sax, trumpet King Curtis, tenor sax Ed Logan, tenor sax Andrew Love, tenor sax David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax Frank Wess, tenor sax Pepper Adams, baritone sax Willie Bridges, baritone sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Floyd Newman, baritone sax Joe Farrell, sax Jimmy Cleveland, trombone Urbie Green, trombone Jack Hale, trombone David Hood, trombone, bass Thomas Mitchell, trombone Benny Powell, trombone Tony Studd, trombone Bernie Glow, trumpet Roger Hopps, trumpet Melvin Lastie, trumpet, cornet Ken Laxton, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Richard Gene Williams, trumpet Snooky Young, trumpet Ralph Burns, French Horn, strings, drums Herbert Laws, alto flute Duane Allman, guitar Don Arnone, guitar Eric Clapton, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Charlie Freeman, guitar Jay Graydon, guitar Eddie Hinton, guitar Jimmy Johnson, guitar Junior Mance, guitar Hugh McCracken, guitar Chips Moman, guitar Jimmy O'Rourke, guitar Ray Parker jr., guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar Joe South, guitar David Spinozza, guitar Gary Ray Thompson, guitar Phil Upchurch, guitar David T. Walker, guitar Jerry Weaver, guitar Bobby Womack, guitar Barry Beckett, piano Kenneth Bichel, synthesizer, percussion Dave Crawford, organ Jim Dickinson, keyboards Donny Hathaway, organ Bob James, piano Kenneth Lupper, organ Clarence McDonald, keyboards Spooner Oldham, organ, piano, vibes Billy Preston, organ Sylvester Rivers, keyboards Richard Tee, organ Truman Thomas, organ Mike Utley, keyboards Jack Jennings, vibes Neal Rosengarden, vibes Warren Smith, vibes Ted Somers, vibes Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, strings, drums Ron Carter, bass Stanley Clarke, bass Tommy Cogbill, bass Gordon Edwards, bass Eric Gale, bass Jerry Jemmott, bass Tommy McClure, bass Tony Newton, bass Chuck Rainey, bass Joseph Scott, bass Bruno Carr, drums Gene Chrisman, drums Sammy Creason, drums Ed Greene, drums Roger Hawkins, drums Al Jackson jr., drums Quinton Joseph, drums Ray Lucas, drums Rick Marotta, drums Harold Mason, drums Grady Tate, drums Tubby Zeigler, drums Ronald "Tubby" Ziegler, drums Joe Clayton, congas Gary Coleman, percussion Louie Goicdecha, percussion Manuel Gonzales, Latin percussion Ralph MacDonald, percussion Pancho Morales, congas Robert "Pops" Popwell, percussion Ray Charles, vocals James Cleveland, vocals Cissy Houston, vocals The Sweet Inspirations, vocals |
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Blues For Thought Pointblank 7243 8 39064 2 0 released 1993 |
Terry Evans, vocals Gil Bernal, tenor sax Robert Ward, guitar Ry Cooder, guitar Spooner Oldham, piano, organ Art Hillary, piano Frankie Ford, piano Hutch Hutchinson, bass Larry Taylor, bass Jim Keltner, drums Joachim Cooder, percussion Arnold McCuller, vocals |
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Love Songs Rhino 8122725762 compilation |
Aretha Franklin, piano, vocals Ralph Burns, conductor Quincy Jones, conductor George Dorsey, alto sax Frank Wess, alto sax Charlie Chalmers, tenor sax King Curtis, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax Pepper Adams, bass sax Willie Bridges, sax Andrew Love, sax Floyd Newman, sax Joe Farrell, horn Ernie Royal, horn, trumpet Jimmy Cleveland, trombone Urbie Greene, trombone Thomas Mitchell, trombone Benny Powell, trombone Tony Studd, trombone Bernie Glow, trumpet Wayne Jackson, trumpet Melvin Lastie, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Richard Williams, trumpet Hubert Laws, flute Duane Allman, guitar Don Arnone, guitar Tommy Cogbill, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Charlie Freeman, guitar Eddie Hinton, guitar Jimmy Johnson, guitar Curtis Mayfield, guitar, keyboards Joe South, guitar David Spinozza, guitar Gary Thompson, guitar Kenneth Bichel, synthesizer Eumir Decodato, piano Jim Dickinson, keyboards Donny Hathaway, organ, piano Bob James, organ Spooner Oldham, organ Richard Tee, piano Mike Utley, keyboards Stan Clarke, bass Eric Gale, bass David Hood, bass Jerry Jemmott, bass Tommy McClure, bass Hugh McCracken, bass Joseph Scott, bass Phil Upchurch, bass Gene Chrisman, drums Sammy Creason, drums Roger Hawkins, drums Al Jackson jr., drums Quinton Joseph, drums Rick Marotta, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Ralph McDonald, percussion Pancho Morales, percussion |
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Blue and Soulful Rhino Entertainment compilation |
Solomon Burke, vocals Ray Ellis, conductor Klaus Ogermann, conductor Gene Page, conductor Gary Sherman, conductor Léon Cohen, alto sax Charles Brown, tenor sax, guitar Arthur "Babe" Clarke, tenor sax King Curtis, tenor sax Charles DeAngelis, tenor sax Alonzo Buddy Lucas, tenor sax Tom Mace, tenor sax David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax Jesse Powell, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax Ben Smith, tenor sax Sam "The Man" Taylor, tenor sax Herb Wasserman, tenor sax, flute Billy Bivens, sax Haywood Henry, sax Art Kaplan, sax Jerome Richardson, sax John Scott, sax Jimmy Cleveland, trombone Quentin Jackson, trombone George Jeffers, trombone Benny Powell, trombone Tony Studd, trombone Wilbur Bascomb, trumpet William Berry, trumpet Dave Burns, trumpet Ray Copeland, trumpet Bernie Glow, trumpet Melvin Lastie, trumpet Irving Markowitz, trumpet Jimmy Maxwell, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Robert Scott, trumpet Eddie Williams, trumpet Lamar Wright, trumpet Don Arnone, guitar Everett Barksdale, guitar George Barnes, guitar, bass Billy Bauer, guitar Bert Berns, guitar Bob Bushnell, guitar Billy Butler, guitar Al Caiola, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Allan Hanlon, guitar Jimmy Johnson, guitar, drums Carl Lynch, guitar Charles Macey, guitar Trade Martin, guitar John Pizzarelli, guitar Wally Richardson, guitar Al Schackman, guitar Joe South, guitar Wild Jimmy Spruill, guitar Bill Suyker, guitar Chauncey Westbrook, guitar Reggie Young, guitar Robert Banks, organ Pat Brown, piano Artie Butler, piano Bobby Emmons, piano Leroy Glover, organ, piano Paul Griffin, piano Ernie Hayes, piano Dick Hyman, organ Hank Jones, piano Robert Mosley, organ Spooner Oldham, organ Moe Weschler, piano Alfred Williams, piano Teacho Wiltshire, organ Bobby Wood, organ, piano Phil Kraus, xylophone, percussion David Abrams, bass Joe Benjamin, bass Tommy Cogbill, bass Art Davis, bass Leonard Gaskin, bass Jimmy Lewis, bass Al Lucas, bass Wendell Marshall, bass Bucky Pizzarelli, bass Russ Saunders, bass Jimmy Tyrell, bass Gary Chester, drums Gene Chrisman, drums Bobby Donaldson, drums Panama Francis, drums Roger Hawkins, drums Herb Lovelle, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Ted Sommer, drums, percussion Harry Breuer, tambourine George Devens, tambourine Paul Faulise, percussion Warren Smith, percussion Joe Venuto, percussion The Van Dykes Choir |
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Memphis 429 Records FTN 17934 recorded in Memphis, TN and Napa Valley, CA/USA |
Boz Scaggs, guitar, vocals Lannie McMillan, tenor sax Jim Horn, baritone sax Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, horn, strings, percussion Royal Horns Jack Hale, trombone Ben Cauley, trumpet Ray Parker jr., guitar Rick Vito, guitar Eddie Willis, guitar Keb' Mo', slide dobro Jim Cox, Fender Rhodes, organ, Wurlitzer piano Charles Hodges, organ, Wurlitzer piano Spooner Oldham, organ, Wurlitzer piano Lester Snell, Wurlitzer piano Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica Jack Ashford, vibes Royal Strings, string section David Hungate, bass Willie Weeks, bass Shannon Forrest, drums Steve Jordan, drums, percussion |
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The King Of Rock 'N' Soul SoulMusic Records QSMCR 5193T compilation, the Atlantic Recordings 1962-1968 |
Solomon Burke, vocals Ray Ellis, conductor Bob Gallo, conductor Leroy Glover, conductor, organ, piano Bert Keyes, conductor Phil Medley, conductor Klaus Ogermann, conductor Gene Page, conductor Jerry Ragovoy, conductor Garry Sherman, conductor Teacho Wiltshire, conductor, organ Leon Cohen, alto sax, flute Ben Smith, alto sax, tenor sax Sam Taylor, alto sax, tenor sax Charles de Angelis, tenor sax Bill Bivens, tenor sax Charles Brown, tenor sax Arthur Clark, tenor sax King Curtis, tenor sax Art Kaplan, tenor sax Alonzo Lucas, tenor sax Buddy Lucas, tenor sax Tom Mace, tenor sax David Newman, tenor sax Jesse Powell, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax, baritone sax John Scott, tenor sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Jerome Richardson, baritone sax Bob Ascher, trombone Jimmy Cleveland, trombone Paul Faulise, trombone Quentin Jackson, trombone George Jeffers, trombone Tony Studd, trombone, bass trombone Wilbur Bascomb, trumpet William Berry, trumpet Dave Burns, trumpet Ray Copeland, trumpet Bernie Glow, trumpet Melvin Lastie, trumpet Irving Markowitz, trumpet Jimmy Maxwell, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Robert Scott, trumpet Eddie Williams, trumpet Lamar Wright, trumpet Eugene Young, trumpet Don Armone, guitar Everett Barksdale, guitar George Barnes, guitar Billy Bauer, guitar Bert Berns, guitar Bob Bushnell, guitar, bass Billy Butler, guitar Al Caiola, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Allen Hanlon, guitar Jimmy Johnson, guitar Carl Lynch, guitar Charles Macey, guitar John Pizzarelli, guitar Wally Richardson, guitar Al Shackman, guitar Joe South, guitar Jimmy Spruill, guitar Bill Suyker, guitar Chauncey Westbrook, guitar Bobby Womack, guitar Reggie Young, guitar Robert Banks, organ Patty Brown, piano Arte Butler, organ, piano Bobby Emmons, organ, piano Paul Griffin, piano Ernie Hayes, piano Dick Hyman, organ Hank Jones, piano Bert Keyes, organ Robert Mosely, organ Spooner Oldham, organ, piano Moe Wechsler, piano Alfred Williams, piano Bobby Wood, organ, piano Phil Kraus, vibes, xylophone, percussion Ted Sommer, vibes, drums Joe Venuti, vibes Warren Smith, vibes David Adams, bass Joe Benjamin, bass Tommy Cogbill, bass Art Davis, bass Haywood Henry, bass Al Lucas, bass Jimmy Lewis, bass Wendell Marshall, bass Russ Saunders, bass Jimmy Tyrell, bass Gary Chester, drums, percussion Gene Chrisman, drums Bobby Donaldson, drums Panama Francis, drums, percussion Roger Hawkins, drums Herb Lovelle, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Jimmy Johnson, bells Herb Wassermann, percussion Arthur Conley, vocals Don Convay, vocals The van Dykes Choir Ben E. King, vocals The Sweet Inspiarions, vocals Joe Tex, vocals |
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