It's crazy for me to reminisce about getting to know Louie back in my Nashville days and becoming his friend and really not truly understanding what an iconic guitarist he was! I played on one of his smooth jazz projects back in the early 2000's and did some shows with him in town with Dash Crofts (I actually sang the high harmony with Dash on all the Seals And Crofts stuff we did because I was the only guy in the band who sang at all. I'm not anywhere NEAR a singer so it's still mind boggling to me that I was singing "Summer Breeze" with him!). Louie and I used to play a lot of golf together---just he and I riding around in a golf cart all day and me not really knowing how huge an influence he was on so many guitarists back then! He's a sweetheart of a guy and I'm honored to call him a friend.
When I got into my first bar band, playing six-nighters, we did Summer Breeze and it wasn't an easy guitar part to figure out, even if I was into r'n'b. I saw Jimi Hendrix and George Benson in Toronto the same year, where I was coming from as a musician, so I thought I was adding more effects and tone to the guitar part as acoustic and mandolin. The keyboard player helped me out. I thought it was strange that nobody asked about being B'hai and if we were into that.
That’s a very special memory you get to have! I’ve noticed over the years that some folks are absolutely amazing in a particular endeavor, yet it doesn’t at all show in their demeanor. Mr. Shelton has that very soothing, relaxed “southern gentleman” quality in his voice and in his mannerisms. I can imagine that, were I to meet him in a context excluding his obviously outstanding musical skills, I would never guess that he was a giant in the music industry. He’s a quiet genius, so it seems.
Wait. Iconic guitarist? Most of those session players weren't icons unless they have a very successful career of fame later on, like maybe Jimmy Page or someone.
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The true greats seem to have a common trait: true humbleness. The fact that Mr. Shelton is so humble is a testament to his character. All those great records I listened to growing up, I never knew how many he played on. What a true gentleman.
v1e1r1g1e1- my dad, Joe, passed September 28th- but I know he would have appreciated your kind comment and support for the channel. I agree with you…On top of being a amazing musician , Louie is such a kind soul. Hope you can visit the museum. Best, Britt
Big fan. 02:00 Glen Campbell 02:32 Ricky Nelson 03:00 Joe & Eddie 03:36 Seals & Crofts 04;05 Boyce & Hart 05:05 England Dan & John Ford Coley 05:50 Seals & Crofts 06:20 Summer Breeze solo 10:55 Seals & Crofts Production 12:05 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 12:20 Marty Paitch / Ray Charles Country Album 12:37 Joe Porcaro 12:47 Bill Cosby shows w/Quincy Jones 12:56 The Partridge Family 13:08 The Monkees 17:30 Session / Production work 22:04 Boz Scaggs 23:05 Whitney Houston 23:44 The Monkees 24:08 Neil Diamond 24:13 The Carpenters 24:35 Marvin Gaye 24:56 Boz Scaggs 26:10 Lionel Ritchie 27:23 Boz Scaggs solo 29:15 Reggie Young / Dobie Gray 30:36 Hello by ear 32:26 Glen Campbell 35:17 Jackson Five 36:00 Recording studios 39:38 John Lennon / Phil Spector 40:28 Jim Keltner 41:44 Hal Blaine 41:49 Dr John 41:53 Jim Horn 41:56 The Pussycat Sessions 43:53 Michael McDonald 44;06 Larry Carlton
@@jcsk8 ... If, and only for Last Train. But no, the list just goes on and on and on, by jeepers, by jingoze, gee wizz and gee willykers, ON. YES, MUCH RESPECT and king kudos must go to this man, whose musicality has been inadvertantly, inundatedly influencing me all of my life. That's True Scorcery, and I, unknowingly, merely a distant, humble apprentice ...
Watching this reminds me of how the great guitarist Barney Kessel responded when asked "What was the most difficult part of being a studio musician?" and he replied "Finding a good parking space." (BK was the guitarist on Julie London's Cry Me a River!) These guys are not like you and me! They play like we breathe.
These stories are so amazingly interesting. Finding out these faceless musicians are responsible for just about all the music I grew up listening to is simply enthralling.
Louie Shelton....what a body of work! I am amazed that I heard his tasty work on so many great songs and never knew he existed until today. I am enjoying these interviews immensely. His contribution to Boz Scaggs made those songs he played on fantastic. The man has unbelievable talent.
Louie Shelton is such a treasure. Amazingly versatile and skillful musician that has done so much great work and yet is so soft spoken and unassuming. Someone to look up to,
Great interview. Louie Shelton is a guitarist's guitarist and a musician's musician, the kind the rest of us all look up to. I've been checking out his TH-cam channel and his website for a while now and listening to his latest musical efforts, as well as his past work. I first heard him when I was a teenager and "Last Train To Clarksville" came out. Like most people I never knew who he was till all these years later. It's great to learn about him personally and find out more about his amazing musical career.
Really super-duper job of interviewing Louie Shelton. I learned a life time of Musical Experience by listening to Louie Shelton's responses to Joe Chamber's carefully selected interview questions.
Louie has such a sincere, serious approach to the conversation- it's really endearing. What a treat to get a second helping of this conversation! Thanks, Joe.
@@davidwesson9277 Their "mistakes" still work and sound great. "our" mistakes would be clunkers and we'd have to start over. There are different levels. This guy was at the top.
A great interview by a great interviewer. Really good job, Joe. You ask the right question, then let the interview flow naturally without interruption. Nice work!
Rick... again I am very happy you are enjoying the interviews and I personally appreciate you and the others for taking the time to send such kind comments.... all the best and a very Merry Christmas to you and family..Joe
Mr. Shelton.....I personally like to thank you and all studio musicians. You musicians are the unsung heroes of the music industry. Without you folks we wouldn't have the artists. A great voice is only as good as a warm blanket of music around it. To me only a voice with backing harmony can stand alone.
Joe thanks so much for this interview. I discovered Louie years ago when I did some research for a guitar class revolving around who played the Last Train to Clarksville riff. The instructor said it was probably Glen Campbell. When I learned it was Louie I fell down a rabbit hole chasing his work. What you have afforded here is way for guitar players to learn Louie's work by hearing what was played on those records by the guy who played it. The slow down wheel on you tube will help me work this out to the best of my ability. I am working on the Valerie solo. A lot of people think that was Tommy Tedesco and I will dispell that belief to all who say it was. Thanks again Joe
It is so great when the interviewer knows his stuff (like humming a riff from the song in question). Not only will that make the interviewee (is that a word?) trust you - but it also ensures me, the listener, that my time spent will be worth it. Thanks, Joe
Thank you so much for this interview! Louie wasn’t really on my radar until you brought him to my attention, but I loved everything he did when I was a kid: Seals & Crofts, The Jackson 5, Boz, Lionel, etc. He’s such a gentle soul, and his music means a lot to me. Thanks, Joe!
One year ago today I flew from my home in Fort Myers to Nashville to meet Joe Chambers. I told Joe through a video comment that I was coming and he was expecting me. When I arrived at the museum I checked with the staff and he was not there yet so I went in and looked at everything and just had a blast. Then I checked with the staff again and he still wasn't there so I left them my phone number and told them to just let Joe know I was there. When I got to my car my phone rang and they said Joe just walked in and so I ran back in and he was waiting there in a golf cart and spent 20 minutes talking to me. He knew I was very appreciative of his videos because to me the interviews are priceless with so many of those folks gone now. But meeting Joe was a really big honor and one of the greatest highlights of my life.
David, I am happy to see you comment again. I really appreciate your story, got me emotional but it made me happy. Dad always lived on a musicians time schedule, so he often made it to the museum in the afternoon… so glad yall got to hang out, I know you flying in to see the museum, along with your constant support of the channel meant so much to dad. If you plan to visit again there are a lot of new exhibits and renovations that have been done since December. You would enjoy seeing the new inductees to the Nashville wall of fame, May 4th- which includes my parents, Joe & Linda Chambers. Hope you & your family are doing well, Britt
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum thank you so much for the kind words Britt. I will definitely come to meet you and visit the museum again. As most of us fans of the channel. I hope y'all can start doing more interviews. Lots of love to you, your family and staff.
Joe, thanks for this great interview..so great to hear Mr. Shelton talk about his great career! I grew up listening to so much of his great music. A fine visit this one!
Incredible interview with an incredible Story Teller/Musician. Thank you Mr.Sheldon for giving us all the records that you were involved with that have given us all so many sweet musical time of our life memories. Thank you Joe for Preserving and Posting these wonderful Videos.
Hey John, My Dad, Joe, passed on September 28th… I know he would have really appreciated your kind words & support for the channel. Hope you can visit the museum sometime. Best, Britt
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Britt, I was so saddened to hear about your dad’s passing… I loved his channel, as well as his interviews.. and he was always diligent to respond to comments… I look forward to visiting the museum… kind regards..
I really like all the name dropping Louie mentions. People who love music (like me) would scour album covers to see who was playing on the albums. You would only know the names but not the faces or how such a small world the record industry was back then. Even though Louie and the Wrecking Crew members didn't get any album credits, there was a sizable circle of people they worked with. Kind of like the musical version of "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon".
I met Louie at Seals and Crofts home studio in the Valley because my best friend, Peter Lewis, had been hired to help them with their sound. He invited me to hang out when they were rehearsing Closer To You with, I believe, Ralph Humphrey on drums. Louie was simply a real laid back Southern boy with loads of talent and an easy going manner. Seals and Crofts were kind and hospitable as well. Those memories come back to me as though it was just yesterday. Lots of fun in those days.
Legends. None are required in our musically impoverished world now. I'm glad I've lived through this, organic, creative playing. Team players,at their finest! Why doesn't the youth of today grasp this momentous activity? Why do they have,such empty canvasses? A keyboard and screen will never cut it. Never. It's garbage.
“Ho! Ho! Ho! Let ‘ol Santa Joe reach into his bag and see what he’s got for you good little girls & boys today. Well, we’ll, well, look here! It’s an interview with the phenomenal session musician & producer Louie Shelton! (ecstatic boys & girls jump up and down with delight). Merrrrrry Christmas & Happy Holidays!! Joe, thank you for having the foresight to interview the music makers that created the sound tracks of our lives. Every day is a holiday when you pull one out to share with us. Much love to you and everyone at Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum. - Clay -
Interesting how Louie worked with the Seals brothers.......England Dan (Seals) and Jimmy Seals of Seals and croft....brothers in two different monster groups. Dan co-wrote one of the greatest country songs ever...All that glitters is not gold. Michael Sambella...a Dennis Sandole student (taught Coltrane).....another giant. A great jazz player that went pop.
The studio Louie helped build in the San Fernando Valley (with Seals & Crofts) was called Dawnbreaker Studios. I played lead guitar in a rock band with Louie's daughter (Rhonda) and we rehearsed there at Dawnbreaker. I would sometimes just sleep there. I ended up playing a few studio gigs there. The resident producer/engineer was a Latin artist. Louie is such a talented musician and so humble.
Joe, What a Christmas gift! An unbelievable touch and you let the conversation unfold without micromanaging it, or controlling it at all. Your deft touch is notable, and I thank you for letting Louie work his way through the memories. Really a revealing interview! Marvelous!
Thank you Mr. Joe Chambers for your wonderful interviews. Your knowledge is so apparent, and like all great interviewers you let people go, and open up. Miss you Joe
Carter, Dad would have appreciated your kind comments… thank you. Hope you had a merry Christmas… if you haven’t been to the museum you would love it. Best, Britt
Great interview, Joe. Louie might be the most impressive musician you’ve talked with. What a talented man and diverse career. Hit after hit after hit. Mind blowing!
Just discovering this video, Joe, and learning about Louie Shelton. If it wasn't for you, I would have no idea about these essential musicians. Many thanks!
What a great interview - fascinating recollections by such a gifted yet humble musician about such a great era in popular music. I too am surprised by Louis not being mentioned in the Wrecking Crew documentary, but he is mentioned in the book of the same name. I was and am a great Seals & Crofts fan and I remember seeing Louis' name mentioned on my old records as producer but somehow I never made the connection to him doing all of the electric guitar as well on these recordings until fairly recently - now when I hear the old songs again I listen more closely just to hear the great lines that he played. Thanks for these interviews, Joe and keep up the great work.
These interviews are so fantastic! Such great stories and so educational and entertaining. Really mind blowing that Mr. Shelton played on so many songs that he has to go to the internet to see which ones!! Amazing talent!✌🏻🎶🎸
what a humble sweet Human Being, I'm awe struck.. this is one I will need to watch a few times.. thanks Joe again for another great interview I'm sure Dion is on your short list of people to Interview he's wonderful as well Cheers
It is truly a blessing that guitarists like Louis Shelton are still active into their 80's. I hope for all the work he did in sessions and producing, that he is also has enjoyed financial security.
Thanks Joe! What an awesome interview with great questions for Mr. Shelton. Louie Shelton is a very special man! So down to earth and humble. Such a great influence on the music scene doing all the mega hits. WOW I am amazed. Blessings to you and Louie and cheers from Motown.
Great interviewer, so many guys just think it's all about them and the artist is just window-dressing. The respect you show is a breath of fresh air, must be from your upbringing, a thumbs up for your family and friends sir.
Just stumbled in this. What a find! I knew the name but that’s all. What a guy. Thanks so much for all this, Joe, this will be a valuable resource for decades!
"I was fortunate enough to play on T-Bone Walker's last album"... just snuck that one in there. That's awesome. T-Bone is one of my favorite players. And I'm glad Joe asked about how Louie came up with his solos. He's so good at making his solos sound like they were written before hand to be part of the song, whether it's on Hello or Lowdown or many others.
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Thanks Joe. That was an awesome interview. I grew up in LA. Many of the studios that are mentioned In This interview, I passed going to school. Work and later in life I recorded in. What’s funny is that most of these studios like the Record Plant and Gold Cup and Wally Hiter were/are low key and unpretentious from the outside. No fans hanging out to get pictures of the Jackson’s, the Carpenters Or whoever was making all of this incredible music.
Great interview Amazing Guitar legend! -One comment though, Take a little closer look to Seals and Crofts is required to really represent.. I saw this same band live at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA. They were and are fabulous. S&C's secret talent was they could bridge and make everyday accessible their personal philosophy and quest for enlightenment, personal freedom choices and songwriting skills.. With Louie's guidance their album sold over a million units. To get there they totally got American rhythm and blues ( the Champs? of course!). They paid their dues the hard way then earned artistic creative freedom. They clearly had the ability to write great songs, great music, and lyrics. Here's just one example: "Haven't you noticed the days? Somehow keep getting longer And the spirit voices whisper in us all Haven't you noticed the rays? The spirit Sun is stronger And a new day is dawning For us all" -Seals and Crofts Seals and Croft sold million of units writing and playing so many amazing songs with incredible lyrics. Consider: , , , , , , to name a few. -Just Fluff? I respectively disagree.. (Please edit the title of Part Two to include Seals and Crofts.) Thank you Louie for being so great! Kudos Joe for the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, !;-).
Hey Joe! Still watching the interview, its a great one! Seals & Crofts, twelve albums! Love it, and it's not even a third through the interview. Thanks Joe!
Wonder how many of us attempted to learn the lead to Last Train to Clarksville when we got our first guitar in the 60’s. I know I did! Another great interview Joe. I wish he’d write a book documenting all the great songs he was a part of. Thank you again and again.
Saw Lenny breau dozens of times in Toronto in the 70’s way before he went to nashville and hooked up with chet another interesting thing is i used to speak to Danny Gatton years ago and he told me that he had recorded hundreds if hours of he and Breau after Danny passed I tried inquiring but came up empty I could not bear to speak to his wife over this very tragic
I must admit my ignorance straight away: Although I’ve been involved in playing live music since I was a teenager, I had absolutely no idea who Louie Shelton was until watching this interview. I had heard the name, somewhere...long ago....maybe.....I saw “The Wrecking Crew”, and it caught my attention immediately. What a fantastic revelation I experienced upon hearing his vast credentials. This man is a genius and a giant in the greatest, most fertile and most inventive generation in the history of recorded music! I feel even closer to the music that I love so much now that I’ve learned about him. Thank you to the MHoF&M for posting this incredible interview. 👍
Such a laid back, unassuming guy! If he walked into the room (prior to your excellent interview), I would have had no idea that he played on, or produced, so many hit recordings. (That might prove to be difficult as I just Googled and Louie now lives in Australia.) What a history. Thanks again, Mr. Chambers!
Seals and Crofts is the first show i ever saw at Blossom Music Center, near Akron, Ohio. It almost had to be 1971. So, i may have heard this fine fellow live!
Glen Campbell playing a m7b5.......Damn, that Summer Breeze bit that Louie played gave me chills! That train in the background,is that The Last Train to Clarksville? Great interview Joe!
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It's crazy for me to reminisce about getting to know Louie back in my Nashville days and becoming his friend and really not truly understanding what an iconic guitarist he was! I played on one of his smooth jazz projects back in the early 2000's and did some shows with him in town with Dash Crofts (I actually sang the high harmony with Dash on all the Seals And Crofts stuff we did because I was the only guy in the band who sang at all. I'm not anywhere NEAR a singer so it's still mind boggling to me that I was singing "Summer Breeze" with him!). Louie and I used to play a lot of golf together---just he and I riding around in a golf cart all day and me not really knowing how huge an influence he was on so many guitarists back then! He's a sweetheart of a guy and I'm honored to call him a friend.
When I got into my first bar band, playing six-nighters, we did Summer Breeze and it wasn't an
easy guitar part to figure out, even if I was into r'n'b. I saw Jimi Hendrix and George Benson in
Toronto the same year, where I was coming from as a musician, so I thought I was adding more
effects and tone to the guitar part as acoustic and mandolin. The keyboard player helped me out.
I thought it was strange that nobody asked about being B'hai and if we were into that.
How was his golf game? I bet he was great!
That’s a very special memory you get to have! I’ve noticed over the years that some folks are absolutely amazing in a particular endeavor, yet it doesn’t at all show in their demeanor. Mr. Shelton has that very soothing, relaxed “southern gentleman” quality in his voice and in his mannerisms. I can imagine that, were I to meet him in a context excluding his obviously outstanding musical skills, I would never guess that he was a giant in the music industry. He’s a quiet genius, so it seems.
Wait. Iconic guitarist? Most of those session players weren't icons unless they have a very successful career of fame later on, like maybe Jimmy Page or someone.
@@terrystowers6085 James Burton has a similar way to him. Right? That Mr. Rogers way of speaking.
Mr. Shelton is so modest... This guy is a legend.
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@Trey Zaire Instablaster ;)
The true greats seem to have a common trait: true humbleness. The fact that Mr. Shelton is so humble is a testament to his character. All those great records I listened to growing up, I never knew how many he played on. What a true gentleman.
Killing it! It's a dilemma: he simultaneously makes me want to play all day, or throw my guitars away.
Hi Chris... now you know how I feel everyday:).... Merry Christmas...Joe
Same here!!
Same here
Definitely play all day! For me it is more fun than not playing whatever my limitations are.
Holy shit. He say's "something like that" yet he nailed a solo he did 20 or more years ago. Truely amazing guitar player.
That's the mark of a great musician.
More than 35 years ago! "Hello" by Lionel Richie was released in the mid-'80s. Amazing.
If you don't think he rehearsed, or warmed up, before he got going you don't know being professional.
It's an utter privilege to hear this man play... and speak about his work. Thank you.
v1e1r1g1e1- my dad, Joe, passed September 28th- but I know he would have appreciated your kind comment and support for the channel. I agree with you…On top of being a amazing musician , Louie is such a kind soul.
Hope you can visit the museum.
Best,
Britt
Very sorry.@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
What a humble amazing man. This guy is like a real life musician super hero. Thank you Louie!!
Some of those chords he's playing I didn't even knew existed. Louie is incredible!
Big fan.
02:00 Glen Campbell
02:32 Ricky Nelson
03:00 Joe & Eddie
03:36 Seals & Crofts
04;05 Boyce & Hart
05:05 England Dan & John Ford Coley
05:50 Seals & Crofts
06:20 Summer Breeze solo
10:55 Seals & Crofts Production
12:05 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
12:20 Marty Paitch / Ray Charles Country Album
12:37 Joe Porcaro
12:47 Bill Cosby shows w/Quincy Jones
12:56 The Partridge Family
13:08 The Monkees
17:30 Session / Production work
22:04 Boz Scaggs
23:05 Whitney Houston
23:44 The Monkees
24:08 Neil Diamond
24:13 The Carpenters
24:35 Marvin Gaye
24:56 Boz Scaggs
26:10 Lionel Ritchie
27:23 Boz Scaggs solo
29:15 Reggie Young / Dobie Gray
30:36 Hello by ear
32:26 Glen Campbell
35:17 Jackson Five
36:00 Recording studios
39:38 John Lennon / Phil Spector
40:28 Jim Keltner
41:44 Hal Blaine
41:49 Dr John
41:53 Jim Horn
41:56 The Pussycat Sessions
43:53 Michael McDonald
44;06 Larry Carlton
RESPECT!
@@jcsk8 ... If, and only for Last Train. But no, the list just goes on and on and on, by jeepers, by jingoze, gee wizz and gee willykers, ON. YES, MUCH RESPECT and king kudos must go to this man, whose musicality has been inadvertantly, inundatedly influencing me all of my life. That's True Scorcery, and I, unknowingly, merely a distant, humble apprentice ...
Thank you🫵😝
Watching this reminds me of how the great guitarist Barney Kessel responded when asked "What was the most difficult part of being a studio musician?" and he replied "Finding a good parking space."
(BK was the guitarist on Julie London's Cry Me a River!)
These guys are not like you and me! They play like we breathe.
Love ya Mr Sheldon ! I met Boz and Leon in Nashville, Glen was a remarkable friend !
These stories are so amazingly interesting. Finding out these faceless musicians are responsible for just about all the music I grew up listening to is simply enthralling.
What a Genius, Pop Music wouldn't be the same without, Louie!
I’m big Boz Scaggs and I’m happy to meet mister Louie Shelton
What a great interview with such a first class musician!
Thanks for watching Patti....Joe
Louie Shelton....what a body of work! I am amazed that I heard his tasty work on so many great songs and never knew he existed until today. I am enjoying these interviews immensely. His contribution to Boz Scaggs made those songs he played on fantastic. The man has unbelievable talent.
Thanks for watching 68….Joe
Louie Shelton is a great player..I click whenever I see him, and as always on this channel...great stuff..keep it up!
Thank you David... Merry Christmas...joe
A great 2-part interview by Joe. Louie is not only a special talent but a real gentleman and such a likable human being.
Thanks AH... joe
Louie just a bloody legend and the nicest bloke you'd ever meet!
I can never get enough of this legend one of the greatest guitarist musicians ever
Louie Shelton is such a treasure. Amazingly versatile and skillful musician that has done so much great work and yet is so soft spoken and unassuming. Someone to look up to,
Great interview. Louie Shelton is a guitarist's guitarist and a musician's musician, the kind the rest of us all look up to. I've been checking out his TH-cam channel and his website for a while now and listening to his latest musical efforts, as well as his past work. I first heard him when I was a teenager and "Last Train To Clarksville" came out. Like most people I never knew who he was till all these years later. It's great to learn about him personally and find out more about his amazing musical career.
Really super-duper job of interviewing Louie Shelton. I learned a life time of Musical Experience by listening to Louie Shelton's responses to Joe Chamber's carefully selected interview questions.
Love his work with Boz, Lowdown never gets old.
Louie has such a sincere, serious approach to the conversation- it's really endearing.
What a treat to get a second helping of this conversation! Thanks, Joe.
Thanks again tusked...Joe
Such a humble guy!Thank you Sir,you've been a part of my life
Wow! What a humble gentleman with such a gift. Truly a historic figure.
I'm always amazed that these guys never make a mistake or hit a crummy note.
They do. He said "mistakes and all" when talking about playing live tv shows
@@songsforsale427 They sure know how to cover it up.
@@davidwesson9277 Their "mistakes" still work and sound great. "our" mistakes would be clunkers and we'd have to start over. There are different levels. This guy was at the top.
He worked with like the dream team of session players and just all-around musicians that’s amazing And he still remembers all the solos
wow I grew up listening to all his hits! What a great player. So melodic. And such a mellow nice guy. Thank you Louie!
A great interview by a great interviewer. Really good job, Joe. You ask the right question, then let the interview flow naturally without interruption. Nice work!
Rick... again I am very happy you are enjoying the interviews and I personally appreciate you and the others for taking the time to send such kind comments.... all the best and a very Merry Christmas to you and family..Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum . You have a Merry Christmas as well, Joe. God bless you and your family.
Mr. Shelton.....I personally like to thank you and all studio musicians. You musicians are the unsung heroes of the music industry.
Without you folks we wouldn't have the artists. A great voice is only as good as a warm blanket of music around it.
To me only a voice with backing harmony can stand alone.
Joe thanks so much for this interview. I discovered Louie years ago when I did some research for a guitar class revolving around who played the Last Train to Clarksville riff. The instructor said it was probably Glen Campbell. When I learned it was Louie I fell down a rabbit hole chasing his work. What you have afforded here is way for guitar players to learn Louie's work by hearing what was played on those records by the guy who played it. The slow down wheel on you tube will help me work this out to the best of my ability. I am working on the Valerie solo. A lot of people think that was Tommy Tedesco and I will dispell that belief to all who say it was. Thanks again Joe
Frank... thanks for watching. I’m very happy you’re enjoying the interviews.
Best...Joe
Louie Shelton has recently become one of my heroes, thanks to the internet, and this interview was just great to watch. Thanks to you all!
Thanks for watching N.... best...Joe
Louie is so TASTEFUL! What a mega talent.
This is why I love TH-cam - great interview.
Hi eb3..... Thanks for watching ... Joe
It is so great when the interviewer knows his stuff (like humming a riff from the song in question). Not only will that make the interviewee (is that a word?) trust you - but it also ensures me, the listener, that my time spent will be worth it. Thanks, Joe
Such a great interview ....and such a humble man.
Thank you so much for this interview! Louie wasn’t really on my radar until you brought him to my attention, but I loved everything he did when I was a kid: Seals & Crofts, The Jackson 5, Boz, Lionel, etc. He’s such a gentle soul, and his music means a lot to me. Thanks, Joe!
Thank you Steve...Merry Christmas to you and family..Joe
One year ago today I flew from my home in Fort Myers to Nashville to meet Joe Chambers. I told Joe through a video comment that I was coming and he was expecting me. When I arrived at the museum I checked with the staff and he was not there yet so I went in and looked at everything and just had a blast. Then I checked with the staff again and he still wasn't there so I left them my phone number and told them to just let Joe know I was there. When I got to my car my phone rang and they said Joe just walked in and so I ran back in and he was waiting there in a golf cart and spent 20 minutes talking to me. He knew I was very appreciative of his videos because to me the interviews are priceless with so many of those folks gone now. But meeting Joe was a really big honor and one of the greatest highlights of my life.
David, I am happy to see you comment again.
I really appreciate your story, got me emotional but it made me happy.
Dad always lived on a musicians time schedule, so he often made it to the museum in the afternoon… so glad yall got to hang out, I know you flying in to see the museum, along with your constant support of the channel meant so much to dad.
If you plan to visit again there are a lot of new exhibits and renovations that have been done since December. You would enjoy seeing the new inductees to the Nashville wall of fame, May 4th- which includes my parents,
Joe & Linda Chambers.
Hope you & your family are doing well,
Britt
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum thank you so much for the kind words Britt. I will definitely come to meet you and visit the museum again. As most of us fans of the channel. I hope y'all can start doing more interviews. Lots of love to you, your family and staff.
David, I look forward to seeing you at the museum!
That's amazing he can still remember those guitar parts. Uncanny memory.
Louie is one of the giants of music. Great interview.
Joe, thanks for this great interview..so great to hear Mr. Shelton talk about his great career! I grew up listening to so much of his great music. A fine visit this one!
Thank you Robert for watching...Joe
we guitarists want more Louie Shelton, period!!
Unbelievable. What a incredible talent. His contribution to music is at a historic level that few people get to experience.
Genius guitarist...his talent possibly overshadowed by what a great human being he seems to be
Incredible interview with an incredible Story Teller/Musician. Thank you Mr.Sheldon for giving us all the records that you were involved with that have given us all so many sweet musical time of our life memories.
Thank you Joe for Preserving and Posting these wonderful Videos.
Hey John,
My Dad, Joe, passed on September 28th… I know he would have really appreciated your kind words & support for the channel. Hope you can visit the museum sometime.
Best,
Britt
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Britt, I was so saddened to hear about your dad’s passing… I loved his channel, as well as his interviews.. and he was always diligent to respond to comments… I look forward to visiting the museum… kind regards..
I really like all the name dropping Louie mentions. People who love music (like me) would scour album covers to see who was playing on the albums. You would only know the names but not the faces or how such a small world the record industry was back then. Even though Louie and the Wrecking Crew members didn't get any album credits, there was a sizable circle of people they worked with. Kind of like the musical version of "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon".
There's not a lot of musicians out there that reach the level of these musicians.
I met Louie at Seals and Crofts home studio in the Valley because my best friend, Peter Lewis, had been hired to help them with their sound. He invited me to hang out when they were rehearsing Closer To You with, I believe, Ralph Humphrey on drums. Louie was simply a real laid back Southern boy with loads of talent and an easy going manner. Seals and Crofts were kind and hospitable as well. Those memories come back to me as though it was just yesterday. Lots of fun in those days.
Legends. None are required in our musically impoverished world now. I'm glad I've lived through this, organic, creative playing. Team players,at their finest!
Why doesn't the youth of today grasp this momentous activity? Why do they have,such empty canvasses?
A keyboard and screen will never cut it. Never. It's garbage.
Such a seasoned pro. Very few have a talent such as Louie Shelton.
“Ho! Ho! Ho! Let ‘ol Santa Joe reach into his bag and see what he’s got for you good little girls & boys today. Well, we’ll, well, look here! It’s an interview with the phenomenal session musician & producer Louie Shelton! (ecstatic boys & girls jump up and down with delight). Merrrrrry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!
Joe, thank you for having the foresight to interview the music makers that created the sound tracks of our lives. Every day is a holiday when you pull one out to share with us. Much love to you and everyone at Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum. - Clay -
Hi Clay... thanks for supporting us... Merry Christmas...Joe
Interesting how Louie worked with the Seals brothers.......England Dan (Seals) and Jimmy Seals of Seals and croft....brothers in two different monster groups. Dan co-wrote one of the greatest country songs ever...All that glitters is not gold. Michael Sambella...a Dennis Sandole student (taught Coltrane).....another giant. A great jazz player that went pop.
The studio Louie helped build in the San Fernando Valley (with Seals & Crofts) was called Dawnbreaker Studios. I played lead guitar in a rock band with Louie's daughter (Rhonda) and we rehearsed there at Dawnbreaker. I would sometimes just sleep there. I ended up playing a few studio gigs there. The resident producer/engineer was a Latin artist. Louie is such a talented musician and so humble.
Thanks for sharing your memories David…..Joe
Wow he has contributed and played on so many songs , just genius and humble.
Joe, What a Christmas gift! An unbelievable touch and you let the conversation unfold without micromanaging it, or controlling it at all. Your deft touch is notable, and I thank you for letting Louie work his way through the memories. Really a revealing interview! Marvelous!
Thank you Michael....Best, Joe
Thank you Mr. Joe Chambers for your wonderful interviews. Your knowledge is so apparent, and like all great interviewers you let people go, and open up. Miss you Joe
Carter, Dad would have appreciated your kind comments… thank you. Hope you had a merry Christmas… if you haven’t been to the museum you would love it.
Best,
Britt
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum I'm in California. Hope to get to Nashville soon. Be well Happy New Year
Let us know if you make it by!
Great interview, Joe. Louie might be the most impressive musician you’ve talked with. What a talented man and diverse career. Hit after hit after hit. Mind blowing!
Just discovering this video, Joe, and learning about Louie Shelton. If it wasn't for you, I would have no idea about these essential musicians. Many thanks!
What a great interview - fascinating recollections by such a gifted yet humble musician about such a great era in popular music. I too am surprised by Louis not being mentioned in the Wrecking Crew documentary, but he is mentioned in the book of the same name. I was and am a great Seals & Crofts fan and I remember seeing Louis' name mentioned on my old records as producer but somehow I never made the connection to him doing all of the electric guitar as well on these recordings until fairly recently - now when I hear the old songs again I listen more closely just to hear the great lines that he played. Thanks for these interviews, Joe and keep up the great work.
Thanks 5....Merry Christmas...Joe
he plays guitar with the ease of Stephane Grappeli. the instrument is just another appendage. so fluid.
Thanks for watching dm... Joe
Love how this guy can't stop playing the whole time
These interviews are so fantastic! Such great stories and so educational and entertaining. Really mind blowing that Mr. Shelton played on so many songs that he has to go to the internet to see which ones!! Amazing talent!✌🏻🎶🎸
Thanks for watching Craig...Joe
Great interview. What a career. Funny how he only performed the Last Train to Clarksville riff one time on the studio, and that's it!
Louie is a great guy ! Such an accomplished musician. Louie is 80 now.
Thanks for watching Mr.C.... Best, Joe
Thank you for this interview, omg one of my favorite solos ever is hello. To hear him play it so effortlessly, inspires me.
what a humble sweet Human Being, I'm awe struck.. this is one I will need to watch a few times.. thanks Joe again for another great interview I'm sure Dion is on your short list of people to Interview he's wonderful as well Cheers
Thanks Surf... Merry Christmas...Joe
It is truly a blessing that guitarists like Louis Shelton are still active into their 80's. I hope for all the work he did in sessions and producing, that he is also has enjoyed financial security.
Thanks Joe! What an awesome interview with great questions for Mr. Shelton. Louie Shelton is a very special man! So down to earth and humble. Such a great influence on the music scene doing all the mega hits. WOW I am amazed. Blessings to you and Louie and cheers from Motown.
As a guitarist this was quite special. Those guitar lines he did were genius! Another homerun Mr. Chambers!!!
Again thank you 707.....Joe
Enjoyed 1st & many thanks foe 2nd Great interview of great musician Appreciate you Joe
Thanks Nelly...Joe
Great interviewer, so many guys just think it's all about them and the artist is just window-dressing.
The respect you show is a breath of fresh air, must be from your upbringing, a thumbs up for your family and friends sir.
Thanks for watching Javier… Joe
These interviews brought a huge smile to my face. Great stories from a great player & interviewer!
Thanks Eric... Merry Christmas...Joe
Louie, Larry (Carl-Tone), Lee (Ritenour, three of the absolute best studio session players~!~
Just stumbled in this. What a find! I knew the name but that’s all. What a guy. Thanks so much for all this, Joe, this will be a valuable resource for decades!
Thanks for this ! Shelton is a treasure !
Another great interview! What a soft-spoken gentleman Mr. Shelton is!
Thanks for watching Eddie..Merry Christmas ....Joe
Seriously amazing player/producer. A charming guy who has lived a charmed life.
Another great interview. He sure brings back my memories of those days of my teen years in the late 60s and early 70s. Thanks Joe.
Thank you too Mike...Joe
This interview, along with a few others that I recently listened to, are GREAT!! Thank You!
Louie is an incredible guitar player and producer! What a career of great music.
"I was fortunate enough to play on T-Bone Walker's last album"... just snuck that one in there. That's awesome. T-Bone is one of my favorite players. And I'm glad Joe asked about how Louie came up with his solos. He's so good at making his solos sound like they were written before hand to be part of the song, whether it's on Hello or Lowdown or many others.
Thanks for watching 029.... Joe
"Summer's Breeze" is so good.. great guitar part.
Very interesting and entertaining interview, Of a humble and talented guy.
Thanks for watching Skip.... Merry Christmas to you and family...Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Thanks Joe. That was an awesome interview. I grew up in LA. Many of the studios that are mentioned In This interview, I passed going to school. Work and later in life I recorded in. What’s funny is that most of these studios like the Record Plant and Gold Cup and Wally Hiter were/are low key and unpretentious from the outside. No fans hanging out to get pictures of the Jackson’s, the Carpenters Or whoever was making all of this incredible music.
wow.
old adage "do what you love and you won't work a day in your life".
Granted, Louie worked hard to get there, but he was a natural.
Was it not possible for such a momentus interview to supply an amp? It would have been so wonderful to hear him play.
Great interview Amazing Guitar legend! -One comment though, Take a little closer look to Seals and Crofts is required to really represent.. I saw this same band live at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA. They were and are fabulous. S&C's secret talent was they could bridge and make everyday accessible their personal philosophy and quest for enlightenment, personal freedom choices and songwriting skills.. With Louie's guidance their album sold over a million units. To get there they totally got American rhythm and blues ( the Champs? of course!). They paid their dues the hard way then earned artistic creative freedom. They clearly had the ability to write great songs, great music, and lyrics. Here's just one example:
"Haven't you noticed the days?
Somehow keep getting longer
And the spirit voices whisper in us all
Haven't you noticed the rays?
The spirit Sun is stronger
And a new day is dawning
For us all" -Seals and Crofts
Seals and Croft sold million of units writing and playing so many amazing songs with incredible lyrics. Consider: , , , , , , to name a few. -Just Fluff? I respectively disagree.. (Please edit the title of Part Two to include Seals and Crofts.)
Thank you Louie for being so great! Kudos Joe for the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, !;-).
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Doug. I appreciate your supporting our videos too……. Best, Joe
Hey Joe!
Still watching the interview, its a great one!
Seals & Crofts, twelve albums!
Love it, and it's not even a third through
the interview.
Thanks Joe!
Thanks 3001... glad you like it... Joe
A fabulous guitarist, and such a humble and contrite human being as well. Thanks for the great interview !
Thanks for watching Gerald.... Best...Joe
Super-friendly question (truly) but how do you regard him as "contrite?" That's remorseful, filled with guilt.
Joe, thanks for doing another great job interviewing Louie Shelton. All the best!
Thank you Ed... again merry Christmas to all... Joe
Mesmerizing talent. So much to soak in from Louie Shelton. Wonderful improviser
Wonder how many of us attempted to learn the lead to Last Train to Clarksville when we got our first guitar in the 60’s. I know I did! Another great interview Joe.
I wish he’d write a book documenting all the great songs he was a part of. Thank you again and again.
Thanks Jimmy… Joe
Got a lesson after meeting the Hellecasters by Jerry Donahue trying to finger puck it Jerry made it look easy I failed
@@martydibergi5228 Hey Marty I remember watching Chet Atkins when I was a boy and thinking that looks easy!
Then I got my first guitar…
Saw Lenny breau dozens of times in Toronto in the 70’s way before he went to nashville and hooked up with chet another interesting thing is i used to speak to Danny Gatton years ago and he told me that he had recorded hundreds if hours of he and Breau after Danny passed I tried inquiring but came up empty I could not bear to speak to his wife over this very tragic
Hi Jimmy what city are you in?
Wow! What a legacy. Fascinating.
I must admit my ignorance straight away: Although I’ve been involved in playing live music since I was a teenager, I had absolutely no idea who Louie Shelton was until watching this interview. I had heard the name, somewhere...long ago....maybe.....I saw “The Wrecking Crew”, and it caught my attention immediately. What a fantastic revelation I experienced upon hearing his vast credentials. This man is a genius and a giant in the greatest, most fertile and most inventive generation in the history of recorded music! I feel even closer to the music that I love so much now that I’ve learned about him. Thank you to the MHoF&M for posting this incredible interview. 👍
Thank you Terry for watching it... best, Joe
Such a laid back, unassuming guy! If he walked into the room (prior to your excellent interview), I would have had no idea that he played on, or produced, so many hit recordings.
(That might prove to be difficult as I just Googled and Louie now lives in Australia.)
What a history.
Thanks again, Mr. Chambers!
Thanks Buzz.... best, Joe
Seals and Crofts is the first show i ever saw at Blossom Music Center, near Akron, Ohio. It almost had to be 1971. So, i may have heard this fine fellow live!
Possibly my favorite interview yet! Amazing. Thank you Joe!!
Thank you for such us too Jason... Merry Christmas...Joe
WOW A GENIUS...Thankyou Louie
Glen Campbell playing a m7b5.......Damn, that Summer Breeze bit that Louie played gave me chills! That train in the background,is that The Last Train to Clarksville? Great interview Joe!
Thanks for watching Tom... Merry Christmas.Joe
So many unsung heroes from the music that people of a certain age grew up with. Thanks for all of them Louie.
Thanks for watching Louise...Joe