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     Best known for playing bass with and founding the Grateful Dead,Lesh maintained his tenure with the Dead for the duration of their 30-year career,and afterward kept the spirit of their music alive with Phil Lesh&Friends.His talent was influenced by a variety of factors-Lesh started out in music playing violin,then switching to trumpet,and his knowledge and understanding of jazz made its way into the bass playing. PHIL LESH & FRIENDS There And Back Again Columbia,2002 CD 1    https://www.sendspace.com/file/ef4skz CD 2    https://www.sendspace.com/file/umvsmy

    Hawkins' drumming is featured on projects by Paul Simon, the Staple Singers, Leon Russell, Sam & Dave, Cher, Bob Seger, Eddie Rabbitt, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Linda Ronstadt, and Percy Sledge. That, of course, is just a short list.     The drummer started out gigging at dances and clubs in Alabama and Tennessee, eventually leading to a house band gig at an Alabama studio optimistically called FAME. In this capacity, he backed up some of the finer recordings of soul giants such as Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett, establishing a snare drum snap so dynamic that at times it seemed as if the stick had been fired from a tightly-wound crossbow. The aforementioned guitarist Johnson was one of his associates from this studio, and by the end of the '60s they had stepped out to start their own Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. The rock giants were soon flocking, with some, such as Winwood and later, Eric Clapton, also nabbing Hawkins for touring assignments.    

      Besides keyboards, Winter also plays Saxophone, guitar, and percussion.       Early in his career, Edgar invented the keyboard body strap which allowed keyboardists to move freely about the stage, and be out front with the guitarists.       In late 1972, THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP released the album, “They Only Come Out At Night”, which produced 2 huge hits “Frankensein”, a heavy metal instrumental featuring Winter’s synthesizer, and “Free Ride”, another single release which was sung by band member Dan Hartman. The album stayed on the charts for 80 weeks.       The album “Shock Treatment” began his long association with guitarist Rick Derringer who had replaced Ronnie Montrose.       Winter toured in 2006, 2008 and 2010-11 as a member of Ringo Starr’s All-Starr band.       Winter’s music has been featured in numerous film and television projects. EDGAR WINTER GROUP They Only Come Out At Night Epic,1972 https://www.sendspace.com/file/31sqzg

     Selected by the members of Queen for his reserved mannerisms and quiet approach,John Deacon was the perfect fit between the charismatic flamboyance of Brian May and Freddie Mercury.He never possessed the flashy confidence of his bandmates,but his sheer musical talent spoke for itself.Deacon's honed playing ability drove Queen's stadium rock anthems to the top of the charts when his collaborative songwriting with Mercury began to receive universal radio plays. QUEEN A Night At The Opera EMI,1975 https://www.sendspace.com/file/v3jb7h

      Jim Keltner is one of the most revered session drummers ever, grounding thousands of records including John Lennon's  Imagine , Ringo Starr's "Photograph," much of George Harrison's solo output, both Traveling Wilburys LPs, Tom Petty's  Full Moon Fever , Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and Steely Dan's "Josie"; not to mention work with Harry Nilsson, the Bee Gees, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, the Pretenders, Fiona Apple, Oasis... Born in Oklahoma, he grew up in Pasadena, California and started doing session work in the sixties, launching a career that's touched pretty much every pop and rock idiom. Keltner is known for his solid backing, easygoing feel, jazz-schooled subtlety and versatility. "He reacts to everything that's going on in the music," said Leon Russell, who has worked with Keltner frequently over the decades. A hallmark of Keltner's style is unshow