Title: Way down : playing bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors & more : the autobiography of /
Authors: Scheff, Jerry.
Publisher: Backbeat Books,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Scheff, Jerry.; Presley, Elvis,; Dylan, Bob,; Doors (Musical group); Bass guitarists Biography.; Musicians Biography; Popular music History and criticism
Abstract: Jerry Scheff played session bass with some of the great names in popular music, including Neil Diamond, Nancy Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, John Denver, and others. In this book, he gives his view of some of music's biggest names as their audiences never saw them: tired at the end of a session, burned out after a show, inspired by a new song. He blends memories of childhood and adolescence with anecdotes about studio sessions and encounters with a host of stars.
Contents: The last tour -- Viva Las Vegas -- Into the fire -- Longhorns -- Mia, Paula, and The Karate Chops -- The Jungle Room -- Boogie-woogie and the tuba -- Sacramento dreamin' -- Mistaken identity -- Les Buie and the bugle -- The sergeant's lady -- Back to California -- Paying my dues -- The LA plunge -- And then ... -- Another dimension -- Green in the Big Apple -- The Sunn amp -- Changing of the guard -- Cleaning up -- Country roads -- Convicts and confederates -- The trap.