Session Musicians

Most studios had a group of musicians that they could call on to play regularly on recording sessions. Some were freelance and played in a variety of places....

Willie Mitchell had joined Hi Records in 1960 as a trumpeter. He had quickly built up an orchestra that provided the core of the session band that became...

The roots of the unique body of music that was produced in New Orleans in the twentieth century can be traced back to the ensemble playing of the...

Dave Bartholomew was born on December 24th, 1918, in Edgard, Louisiana. He was the son of Louis Bartholomew, a well-known Dixieland tuba player. Unsurprisingly, Dave followed his father...

American Sound Studios was set up in 1964 at 827 Thomas Street, North Memphis, by producer Chips Moman and Don Crews. Moman had helped owner Jim Stewart develop Satellite Records...

When the Swampers Session Band left FAME in 1969, they moved into a building at 3614 Jackson Highway. It was an old warehouse in Sheffield, where coffins had...