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Leland Sklar Photo credit: Robert M. Knight. So, what was he like to, and Ive heard all the stories about him. You dont go into music and the first thing you do is go and get a BMW catalog, and decide which model youre going to get. Rick: What other kind of hobbies do you have? So, Im running a small block with twin turbos and dual-throttle body fuel injectors, andnitrous. Every single thing thats booked is if things arent right, Im not doing it. I was at the Hard Rock Caf with Robert Knight. But if you had upright bass, there was really no great mics or anything for them. No, I knew everybody would do great jobs on what theyre doing. Leland Sklar. His rise to fame came during the 1960s and . To me, thats what I always loved about music, is that intimacy. But, with Jimmie, the saddest thing was, for me, was just when I heard that he had passed awayreally a young man. Yep. Sklar has been using EA amplification roughly since 2003. After a few minutes talking about our dogs, it was time to dig into our interview and Lees personality was perfectly reflected, as we rolled into talk about The Immediate Family with a laugh. [7] He is known to have used a Petersen tuner,[7] as well as a TC Electronics "polytuner" which he has said is incredibly accurate and unobtrusive. I was just used to being in bands and playing clubs, and things like that. Toto was formed in 1977 in Los Angeles. Legendary sidemen Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel unveil their latest collaboration with a Zoom-filmed video By David Browne June 11, 2020 The musicians behind. The group has toured Japan and released a number of recordings. And thats really the criteria for all of this. Do you know Henry Diltz? The bass plays longer low strings and shorter high strings due to its use of fanned-frets. Incidentally, Sklar attended San Fernando Valley State with Tom Scott, the great sax player, and actor/comedian Cheech Marin. Remember him? That he can be in the middle of stuff, and youre completely unaware of him. Rick: Really? Youre not going to get rich, but youre going to have a good time, and youre going to hone your craft, I think, while youre doing it. It was a terrific show. Lee Sklar is an A-List Hollywood studio bass player and has been one since starting his career in the late 1960's by playing on James Taylor's recordings and concerts. [16] On his five string basses, he use GHS Super Steels: .040, .058, .080, .100 and .130 gauge. But I dont know. At least four tracks were cut, "Magic in the Air," "Bad News," "Little Bird," and "Million Dollar Movie". Rick: Yeah. You have to be serious, but you dont have to grow up. I mean, thats what it all stems from. Leland Sklar:Yeah. And I think were going to do it at a club we played a bunch of times, and itll just be us there. He's a legend. StarThrower62 Forum Resident Thread Starter. They have been married for decades and are still going strong. I was like, A hundred Thats amazing. Thats how I found out about your Basset Hounds. It used to be under the Musicians Union when it was just the Stein Music Co. Sklar and his father went there and his father bought him a Melody bass and a St. George amp. [10] Sklar graduated from Birmingham High School in 1965 and stopped shaving, the beginning of his iconic beard. Leland Sklar: Phil called me to work with him in 82. Thats Henry Diltz. But then, two and a half years ago, he decided to work again. I dont really dwell much on the past. And wasnt his sister Penelope Spheeris? Tore the stage up; it was unbelievable. I was telling Danny about, here in Virginia, there are a couple of drive-ins that are hosting outdoor concerts. 5. Leland Bruce "Lee" Sklar is an American musician and film score composer. A staple of L.A. studio scene, Sklar put his stamp on music of all genres for over four decades with artists like James Taylor, Reba McEntire, Billy Cobham, Phil Collins, and more. Its really hard. Leland stands at an average height, he has not shared his height with the public. The Liberace Show completely captivated young Leland, Liberace's style and panache, the candelabra and his older brother George on the violin. It was like a band any artist in the world would have creamed to have. Rick:And what a voice. Im from Detroit, so I like hot rods. On May 6, 2020, Sklar created a Top Ten list of his favorite songs of all time for Spotify. I cant play a note of guitar. Like all other musicians, COVID-19 stalled some of their live performance ambitions and they quickly got up to speed on streaming, now to several generation of listeners. Were like folk singers. Leland Sklar: For a guy thats kind of been counted out. And its never looked so good since this all came down, and Ive been able to devote hours every day to working out there. Before we got to the livestreaming with the virus, I had a driveway concert in my driveway. The Immediate Family (the modern iteration of a legendary studio ensemble known as "The Section") is a rock and roll band composed of four of the most recorded, respected, and sought-after players in modern music: Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums) and the . Over time, the Barefoot Servants became a cult band; the label (Epic) offered little support. And I cant do shit to the car until I get the radiator back. Sklar has worked with major artists over the span of his career including Phil Collins. I love it. Leland Sklar:We were doing festival in Spain. Leland Sklar: Yeah. We were out, off and on, for two and a half years, doing that. Sklar has used this bass, which he refers to as Frankenstein bass, for 90% of his recordings. Father Time also became Sklars nickname. To receive email updates when Leland Sklar is seen with new gear follow . [4] Originally, the paternal side of the family came from Odessa, Ukraine. Rick: Yeah. Bass is Sklars favorite instrument. And then their shop shut down. But, theres a lot of people, thats the first thought they have about the music business, is theyre going to get rich. Did you play six-string first? Judith is amazing, and we were playing up in the North of England, playing a pub, and thered be 50 people in the place. And theyre helping her down the stairs, and then they get her to the stage and help her up the stairs. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by StarThrower62, Oct 5, 2022. He is the founder (with his wife, Jane) of Stanford University. But, the first time I heard The Beatles, and the different groups that came out of that first wave of English artists, it turned my head around. Hes playing in stadiums, so pretty good venues. And that was fun, because I used to listen to all of his albums, including at least one that you were on, which was Bright White. I was in garage bands back in 1964 and 65, and everybody wanted to play six-string, but there was always this one guy who would grab a bass. Leland Sklar is one of the most prolific Hollywood session bassists from the boom of his career in the '70s until now. Rick: Yeah, thats true. And Im in the Washington, D.C. area. Are you still doing that? And I was fully expecting to be doing something in art or science. Leland Sklar: Well, the thing was, I was not a fan of rock n roll, or whatever was going on during that period. [6][12], In the 1960s, Sklar was in numerous bands, including Mike and the Mad Men, The Percolators, The Comfortable Charos, The Brimstones, and The El Dorados. He is a member of The Section, a Los Angeles-based instrumental group. Recording & touring bassist for over 50 years with artists such as James Taylor, Jacks. All rights reserved. BONUS VIDEO LELAND SKLAR ON BASS WITH TRACY CHAPMAN BANG, BANG, BANG. I had won awards from the Hollywood Bowl. Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician.Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section.This group of musicians so frequently supported many of the artists on Asylum Records, both on stage and in the studio, that they became known as Asylum's de facto house band. Ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top fifty bass guitar players of all time, Sklar can count coup on laying down bass lines on such well known tracks as: Youve Got a Friend (James Taylor), Running on Empty (Jackson Browne), No Other (Gene Clark) and literally thousands more by the pantheon of Rock n Roll Hall of Famers. But, what was he like to actually work with in a studio? He is said to have three children with his wife but their names are not known. Since 2018, Sklar has been the bass player for The Immediate Family, a group that contains many of the same members as The Section. Because, I went from having no studio experience to working on huge records, like overnight. Its almost exponential, how that can work. We had just pulled the radiator out of it to be re-cored, and set it up to near San Francisco, where theres a shop that can do it, because its a specialty thing. Jimmie fit right into that. As a group member, session player, or touring musician, Sklar has lent his talents to well over 2,000 albums. [38][39], At Winter NAMM 2016, Warwick announced their Lee Sklar signature bass, based on the Star Bass but with an offset body shape and a forearm contour. Yeah, its sad, sad. The band at the time consisted of David Finer (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Jeff Finer (vocals), Greg Wood (vocals), Lee Sklar (bass and vocals), and Ira Ingber (lead guitar - brother of Elliot Ingber, a founding member of The Mothers Of Invention and Fraternity of Man). He used it in various recordings and made it his main bass on tour. Famed session bassist on Phil Collins, Judith Owen and the state of the music industry. And he was a member of that and played banjo within it. To me, the music business really can be like being Peter Pan. I plucked one note, and felt that vibration running through me. And he pointed at Henry, and he said, You need to meet that guy. So, its a unique experience that were going through. The new book is there and lots of goodies in the works.Here are the directions to my new club house . But, that should be really great. Be it protesting, be it looting, be it whatever the hells going on at any given moment. Right? Paramount Theatre in Abilene, Texaswith interruptions . And The New Christy Minstrels, a lot of people came out of that group. Leland Sklar: I think its great. As I mentioned, Lee and I talked about his cool Beagles, and you can see them on his channel, along with him showing you how he played various legendary tunes. 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