What's your favourite baseball walkup music?

That’s pretty cool Lurk—I assume you’re talking about the JUCO there.
Back then it was simply Albany Jr College—now it’s name is Darton. Or if you were referring to the four year school that would be Albany State, home of the Golden Rams.

 

Albany State

 

The intro to that song is my ringtone!

Carol Kaye of The Wrecking Crew (a great group of LA session musicians) came up with that great bass line.

 

I saw Chuck Leavell play at a small bar in Champaign, Illinois when he was in Sea Level and before he was touring/musical director with The Stones and after being in the Allman Brothers Band. Maybe 20 people in attendance. Great set.

 

Have any of y’all had the chance/opportunity to visit FAME Studios at Muscle Shoals, Al., where Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes and their bunch used to record music?

Quite the trip…

 

And Wilson Pickett among many other greats. The Stompers started there and then started their own studio with the aid of Jerry Wexler. Long story there about why Aretha Franklin only recorded one song at Fame and yet most of her albums used the Stompers but recorded in NYC.

There is a very good documentary called Muscle Shoals on Amazon Prime IIRC. Worth seeing.

Never got to FAME, but I did tour the RCA studio in Nashville. The tour guide asked the tour group about what performers they wanted to learn most about with regard to the studio. Almost everyone said Elvis or Dolly Parton. I said Chet Atkins. RCA built that studio for Chet. I got a knowing nod from the tour group leader. Heck, I am a guitar player and Chet is one of my heroes.

 

You didn't get to Sun in Memphis?

One of these days I am taking the Chess studio tour in Chicago. I go there very often to visit family. Maybe after this pandemic is finally over.

 

Glen was often a session player in LA. Tommy Tedesco was the real Wrecking Crew session player.