# Leland Sklar

Leland Bruce «Nostradamus» Sklar (Milwaukee; 28 de mayo de 1947) es un bajista, cantautor y compositor de música de cine estadounidense. Ha participado en la grabación de más de 860 álbumes como músico de sesión. Ha colaborado con un gran número de artistas reconocidos y grabó bandas sonoras para películas y series de televisión.

## Biografía

Sklar estudió música en la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles. Fue durante ese tiempo donde conoció a James Taylor, quien lo invitó a tocar el bajo en algunos lugares. Ambos consideraban que el trabajo sería a corto plazo, pero la carrera musical de Taylor se fue con sus discos de éxito en primer lugar, y Sklar entró en el centro de atención. Pronto se le comenzó a invitar a grabar con otros artistas, y así comenzó su larga carrera.
En 2010, Sklar se unió a la Troubadour Reunion Tour, apoyando a James Taylor y Carole King.

## Discografía seleccionada
### Álbumes seleccionados

* Cate Brothers Band - Cate Bros (1975)
* Air Supply — The Vanishing Race (1993)
* America — Alibi (1980)
* Peter Allen — I Could Have Been a Sailor (1979)
* Bronson Arroyo — Covering the Bases (2005)
* Hoyt Axton:
** Road Songs (1977)
** Pistol Packin' Mama/Spin of the Wheel (1998)
* Barefoot Servants:
** Barefoot Servants (1994)
** Barefoot Servants 2 (2005)
* Billy Thorpe:
** Children Of The Sun (1979)
** 21st Century Man (1981)
* Carole Bayer Sager:
** Carole Bayer Sager (1977)
** Too (1978)
** Sometimes Late at Night (1981)
* Laura Branigan — Branigan (1982)
* Py Backman — P20Y10 (2010)
* Regina Belle — Passion (1993)
* Barbi Benton — Something New (1975)
* Marc Benno and the Nightcrawlers — Crawlin (2009)
* Stephen Bishop — Bish (1978)
* Clint Black:
** The Hard Way — (1992)
** No Time to Kill — (1993)
** Looking for Christmas — (1995)
** Nothin' but the Taillights — (1997)
** Christmas with You — (2004)
* Ronee Blakley — Ronee Blakley (1972)
* Suzy Bogguss:
** Aces (1991)
** Voices in the Wind (1992)
** Something Up My Sleeve (1993)
** Simpatico (1994)
** Give Me Some Wheels (1996)
** Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt (1998)
* Karla Bonoff — Karla Bonoff (1977)
* Sarah Brightman — As I Came of Age
* León Gieco- Desenchufado
* Jackson Browne:
** Jackson Browne (1972)
** For Everyman (1973)
** The Pretender (1976)
** Running on Empty (1977)
* Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack — Born to Love (1983)
* Jimmy Buffett — Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (1992)
* Steve Camp — Consider the Cost (1991)
* Glen Campbell — Bloodline (1976)
* Eric Carmen — Change of Heart (1978)
* Kim Carnes:
** Kim Carnes (1975)
** St. Vincent's Court (1979)
** Barking at Airplanes (1985)
** View from the House (1988)
* David Cassidy:
** The Higher They Climb (1975)
** Home Is Where the Heart Is (1976)
* Steven Curtis Chapman:
** Heaven in the Real World (1994)
** Signs of Life (1996)
* Ray Charles — My World (1993)
* Billy Cobham — Spectrum (1973)
* Joe Cocker "Heart and Soul" (2004)
* Leonard Cohen — The Future (1992)
* Phil Collins:
** No Jacket Required (1985)
** ...But Seriously (1989)
** Serious Hits... Live! (1990)
** ...Hits (1998)
** Finally, The First Farewell Tour (2004)
* Rita Coolidge:
** Lady's Not for Sale (1972)
** Fall into Spring (1974)
** It's Only Love (1975)
** Anytime, Anywhere (1977)
* Crosby & Nash:
** Graham Nash David Crosby (1972)
** Crosby & Nash (2004)
* Crosby, Stills & Nash:
** Daylight Again (1982)
** Live It Up (1990)
** Carry On (1998)
* Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young:
** Replay (1980)
* David Crosby:
** Thousand Roads (1993)
* Catie Curtis — Catie Curtis (1997)
* Paul D'Adamo — Tell Me Something (2010)
* Jackie DeShannon — New Arrangement (1975)
* Neil Diamond:
** Lovescape (1991)
** Christmas Album (1992)
* Dion — Streetheart (1976)
* Thomas Dolby — Astronauts and Heretics (1992)
* Donovan:
** 7-Tease (1973)
** Cosmic Wheels (1973)
** Slow Down World (1976)
* The Doors — Full Circle (1972)
* Chris Eaton — Wonderful World (1995)
* Randy Edelman:
** If Love Is Real (1977)
** You're the One (1979)
* England Dan & John Ford Coley — Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive (1978)
* Yvonne Elliman:
** Night Flight (1978)
** Yvonne (1979)
* Lara Fabian — Wonderful Life (2004)
* Mimi Fariña — Mimi Fariña & Tom Jans (1971)
* Kinky Friedman — Kinky Friedman (1974)
* Richie Furay — I Still Have Dreams (1979)
* Ana Gabriel — Vivencias (1996)
* Art Garfunkel:
** Breakaway (1975)
** Songs from a Parent to a Child (1997)
* Garou — Seul (2000)
* Vince Gill:
** Way Back Home (1987)
** Let There Be Peace on Earth (1993)
** High Lonesome Sound (1996)
* Chuck Girard — Glow in the Dark (1976)
* Andrew Gold:
** What's Wrong With This Picture? (1976)
** All This And Heaven Too (1978)
* Amy Grant:
** Legacy...Hymns and Faith (2002)
** Simple Things (2003)
* Tami Gunden — Celebration (1987)
* Arlo Guthrie — Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (1973)
* Alejandra Guzmán — Algo Natural (1999)
* Sammy Hagar — The Best Of Sammy Hagar (1992)
* Merle Haggard — Chicago Wind (2005)
* Hall & Oates:
** Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
** Bigger Than the Both of Us (1976)
** Beauty on a Back Street (1977)
* Don Henley — I Can't Stand Still (1982)
* Faith Hill — Cry (2002)
* Roger Hodgson — Hai Hai (1987)
* Engelbert Humperdinck — After Dark (1996)
* Brian Hyland — Brian Hyland (1970)
* Enrique Iglesias — Vivir (1997)
* Julio Iglesias — Crazy (1994)
* Freddie Jackson — Time for Love (1992)
* Flaco Jiménez — Partners (1992)
* John Kay — My Sportin' Life (1973)
* Casey Kelly — Casey Kelly (1972)
* Carole King — Thoroughbred (1976)
* Danny Kortchmar — Innuendo (1980)
* Kris Kristofferson:
** Spooky Lady's Sideshow (1974)
** Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame (1975)
** Surreal Thing (1976)
* Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge — Full Moon (1973)
* Leah Kunkel — Leah Kunkel (1979)
* Wynonna Judd — Wynonna (1992)
* Daniel Lavoie — Woman to Man (1994)
* Lisa Loeb:
** Firecracker (1997)
** Cake and Pie (2002)
** Hello Lisa (2002)
* Lyle Lovett:
** Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (1989)
** Joshua Judges Ruth (1992)
** The Road to Ensenada (1996)
** Step Inside This House (1998)
* Steve Lukather
** Lukather (1998)
** Ever changing times (2008)
* The Manhattan Transfer — Offbeat of Avenues (1991)
* Amanda Marshall — Amanda Marshall (1996)
* Yumi Matsutoya:
** The 14th Moon (1976)
** The Gates of Heaven (1990)
** Dawn Purple (1991)
** Tears and Reasons (1992)
** acacia (2001)
* Ricky Martin — Medio Vivir (1995)
* Richard Marx:
** Rush Street (1991)
** Paid Vacation (1993)
* Maureen McCormick — When You Get a Little Lonely (1995)
* Reba McEntire:
** Last One to Know (1987)
** Sweet Sixteen (1989)
** For My Broken Heart (1991)
** Read My Mind (1994)
** Starting Over (1995)
** Greatest Collection (2004)
* Roger McGuinn:
** Roger McGuinn (1973)
** Peace on You (1974)
** Born to Rock & Roll (1992)
* Bette Midler — Broken Blossom (1977)
* Giorgio Moroder — Cat People (1982)
* Miyuki Nakajima:
** Hi: Wings (1999)
** Tsuki: Wings (1999)
** Short Stories (2000)
** Lullaby for the Soul (2001)
** Otogibanashi: Fairy Ring (2002)
* Graham Nash — Innocent Eyes (1986)
* Aaron Neville:
** Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas (1993)
** To Make Me Who I Am (1997)
* Randy Newman:
** Land of Dreams (1988)
** Randy Newman's Faust (1995)
* Joanna Newsom — Ys (2006)
* Olivia Newton-John — Making a Good Thing Better (1977)
* The Oak Ridge Boys:
** Heart Beat (1987)
** Monongahela (1987)
* Nigel Olsson — Nigel Olsson (1978)
* Twila Paris — Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life (1998)
* Van Dyke Parks — Moonlighting: Live at the Ash Grove (1998)
* Dolly Parton:
** 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (1980)
** Dolly, Dolly, Dolly (1980)
** Heartbreak Express (1982)
** Rainbow (1988)
* Laura Pausini Entre Tu y Mil Mares / Tra Te e il Mare (2000)
* Herb Pedersen:
** Southwest (1976)
** Sandman (1977)
** Lonesome Feeling (1984)
* Bernadette Peters:
** Bernadette Peters (1980)
** Bernadette (1992)
* Shawn Phillips:
** Faces (1972)
** Bright White (1973)
** Spaced (1977)
** Transcendence (1978)
** No Category (2002)
* Point of Grace:
** Steady On (1998)
** Christmas Story (1999)
* Steve Poltz — One Left Shoe (1998)
* Bonnie Raitt — Nine Lives (1986)
* Willis Alan Ramsey — Willis Alan Ramsey (1972)
* Helen Reddy — Helen Reddy (1971)
* Turley Richards — (1971)Expressions
* LeAnn Rimes:
** Twisted Angel (2002)
** What a Wonderful World (2004)
* Lee Ritenour — Banded Together (1984)
* Johnny Rivers — Last Train to Memphis (1998)
* Linda Ronstadt:
** Don't Cry Now (1973)
** Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989)
** Winter Light (1994)
** Feels Like Home (1995)
** We Ran (1998)
** Mi Jardín Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas (2004)
* Diana Ross:
** To Love Again (1981)
** Force Behind the Power (1991)
* Vasco Rossi — Buoni o Cattivi (2004)
* Jennifer Rush — Heart Over Mind (1987)
* Marta Sánchez:
** Desconocida (1998)
** Soy Yo (2002)
* David Sanborn — Love Songs (1976)
* Véronique Sanson:
** Comme ils l'imaginent (1996)
** Indestructible (1998)
** D'un papillon à une étoile (1999)
* Leo Sayer — Leo Sayer (1978)
* Joey Scarbury — America's Greatest Hero (1981)
* Darrell Scott — Family Tree (1999)
* 2nd Chapter of Acts:
** Singer Sower (1984)
** Roar of Love (1978)
* The Section:
** Section (1972)
** Forward Motion (1973)
** Fork It Over (1977)
* Neil Sedaka:
** Hungry Years (1975)
** Sedaka's Back (1975)
** Steppin' Out (1976)
** In the Pocket (1980)
* Vonda Shepard — Heart and Soul: New Songs From Ally McBeal (1999)
* Carly Simon — Playing Possum (1975)
* Ricky Skaggs:
** Love's Gonna Get Ya (1986)
** My Father's Son (1991)
* Michael W. Smith:
** I'll Lead You Home (1995)
** Christmastime (1998)
** Christmas Collection (2004)
* The Spencer Davis Group — Mousetrap (1972)
* Jimmie Spheeris — The Original Tap Dancing Kid (1973)
* Rick Springfield — Mission Magic (1974)
* John Stewart — The Lonesome Picker Rides Again (1971)
* Rod Stewart:
** Atlantic Crossing (1975)
** A Night on the Town (1976)
* Stephen Stills:
** Stills (1975)
** Turnin' Back the Pages (2003)
* George Strait:
** Ocean Front Property (1987)
** Strait Out of the Box (1995)
* Barbra Streisand — Love Like Ours (1999)
* Daryl Stuermer — Live & Learn (1998)
* Donna Summer — The Wanderer (1980)
* Talbot Bros. — Talbot Bros. (1974)
* James Taylor:
** Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971)
** One Man Dog— (1972)
** Gorilla— (1975)
** Greatest Hits— (1976)
** In the Pocket— (1976)
** JT— (1977)
** Flag— (1979)
** Dad Loves His Work— (1981)
** That's Why I'm Here— (1985)
** Never Die Young— (1988)
** Live in Rio— (1991)
** The Best of James Taylor— (2003)
* Kate Taylor — Sister Kate (1971)
* Livingston Taylor — There You Are Again (2005)
* Terence Trent d'Arby — Terence Trent d'Arby's Symphony or Damn (1993)
* Tanya Tucker — Should I Do It (1981)
* Michelle Tumes — Dream (2001)
* Anna Vissi — Everything I Am (2001)
* Clay Walker:
** Clay Walker (1993)
** Live, Laugh, Love — (1999)
** Few Questions — (2003)
* Jennifer Warnes — Well (2001)
* The Weather Girls — Success (1983)
* Jimmy Webb:
** Angel Heart (1982)
** Suspending Disbelief (1993)
* Bernie Williams — The Journey Within (2003)
* Paul Williams — Back to Love Again (1999)
* Robbie Williams — Escapology (2002)
* Wilson Phillips — Shadows and Light (1992)
* Lee Ann Womack — Something Worth Leaving Behind (2002)
* Trisha Yearwood — Everybody Knows (1996)
* Takuro Yoshida — Long Time No See (1996)
* Jesse Colin Young — Walk the Talk (2003)
* Warren Zevon:
** Excitable Boy — (1978)
** Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School — (1980)
** The Envoy — (1982)
** Sentimental Hygiene — (1987)
** I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) — (1996)
* Cat Beach— Love Me Out Loud — (2009)
* Toto — Falling in between live (2007)
* Giorgio— Party Of The Century — (2010)
* Cliff Richard — Heathcliff — (1996)
* Mike Oldfield - Man on the Rocks (2014)

### Selección de bandas sonoras de películas y series de televisión

* Annabelle's Wish (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1997)
* Black Dog (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1998)
* Catwalk (Television soundtrack) — (1994)
* Conspiracy Theory (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1997)
* Coyote Ugly (Motion picture soundtrack) — (2000)
* Doctor Detroit (Motion picture soundtrack)
* Dr. T & the Women (Motion picture soundtrack) — (2000)
* For Love of the Game (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1999)
* Legally Blonde (Motion picture soundtrack) — (2001)
* Message in a Bottle (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1999)
* Metropolis (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1984)
* Phantom of the Paradise (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1974)
* The Postman (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1997)
* El príncipe de Egipto (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1998)
* Sleepwalkers (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1992)
* Love Maximum (Motion picture soundtrack) — (1994)

### Apariciones en otras películas

* Rhinestone (Actor: Rhinestone House Band, como Lee Sklar) — (1984)
* Ticker (Actor: Blues Band Bass) — (2001)

### Composiciones

* "Woh, Don't You Know" (con D. Kortchmar and J. Taylor) — One Man Dog (J. Taylor)