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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.

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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
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
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
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
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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