Jerry Scheff

Jerry Obern Scheff () er ein USA-amerikansk bassist, mest kjend for arbeidet sitt med Elvis Presley i 1970-åra som medlem av hans TCB Band og arbeidet hans på dei siste innspelingane til The Doors.

Liv og virke
Scheff voks opp i San Francisco Bay-området. Etter ei tid i den amerikanske marinen kom han attende til California og enda opp i Los Angeles som studiomusikar. Etter å ha arbeidd ved Sands nattklubb i Los Angeles med 16 år gamle Billy Preston, Merry Clayton og Don «Sugarcane» Harris. Han spelte på den første hitplata si, The Association sin «Along Comes Mary» i 1966. Suksessen førte til at han fekk spele med andre artistar som Bobby Sherman, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Rivers, Neil Diamond, Nancy Sinatra, Pat Boone, Sammy Davis jr., Bobby Vinton, The Everly Brothers og Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. I 1971 spelte han på L.A. Woman, det siste studioalbumet til The Doors med Jim Morrison.Album Liner notes for L.A. Woman by The Doors [DVD-A booklet]. Elektra (62612-9); in 2000 Liner notes

I juli 1969 vart Scheff medlem av turnebandet til Elvis Presley, TCB Band. Med dette bandet spelte han konsertar med Presley frå august 1969 til juni 1973 og frå april 1975 til den siste konserten til Presley den 26. juni 1977 i Market Square Arena i Indianapolis. Han er med på Aloha from Hawaii, Back In Memphis» That's The Way It Is, Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden, dokumentarfilmen Elvis On Tour frå 1972 og Moody Blue, i tillegg til fleire.

I seinare år arbeidde Scheff med Willy DeVille, Bob Dylan, John Denver, Elvis Costello, The Doors, Sam Phillips, [[Richard Thompson og mange andre. Scheff var òg bassist for Southern Pacific på debutalbumet deira. Han deltok på den TV-sendte konserten Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night. 

Scheff har to søner: Jason og Darin Scheff. Jason har vore bassist for bandet Chicago sidan 1985.  .

Scheff skreiv sjølvbiografien Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More: The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff i 2013.

Diskografi
 Komplett diskografi År Tittel Artist Instrument2012Come to Me/Well Kept Secret/Take HeartJuice NewtonBass2012The Complete Columbia Album CollectionJohnny CashBass2012The RCA Album CollectionJohn DenverArrangør, bass, rytmearrangement2011A CollectionThe DoorsBass2011Antelope Freeway/Equinox Express ElevatorHoward RobertsBass2011Runt + Runt: The Ballad of Todd RundgrenTodd RundgrenBass2011Setlist: The Very Best of Elvis Presley LiveElvis PresleyBass2010The Drugstore's Rockin'Pat BooneBass2009Elvis 75Elvis PresleyBass2009I Believe: The Gospel MastersElvis PresleySaksofon2009The End: A New BeginningKrondes, JohnBass2009Walking on a Wire: 1968-2009Richard ThompsonBass2009Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 	Bass2008Paisley DreamsTommy RoeBass2008Southbound/FearlessHoyt AxtonBass, tuba2008Speechless/Gagged But Not BoundAlbert LeeBass 2008Stone of Sisyphus: XXXIIChicagoBass2008The Best of the BoxRoy OrbisonBass2008The Soul Of Rock 'n' RollRoy OrbisonBass2007Elvis: Viva Las VegasElvis PresleyBass2007Four Decades of Folk Rock	Bass2007Pilgrims ProgressMark LevineBass2007The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 YearsElvis CostelloKontrabass2006Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary ConcertElvis PresleyMusikar2006Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert [DVD]Elvis PresleyMusikar2006Hollywood Maverick: The Gary Paxton Story 	Bass2006Live in Los Angeles at PJ's ClubBarney KesselBass2006Other Voices/Full CircleThe DoorsBass2006PerceptionThe DoorsBass2006Southern NightsElvis PresleyBass2006Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective [Box Set]Bass2006The Essential Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonBass2006Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone BurnettT-Bone BurnettBass2005Crowded House/Temple of Low MenCrowded HouseBass2005Live from Las VegasElvis PresleyBass2005RetroSpectoEliza GilkysonBass2004Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite [DVD Deluxe Edition]Elvis PresleyBass2004Bakersfield RebelsBass2004Beach Party: Garpax Surf 'N' DragBass2004Boy Trouble: Garpax GirlsBass2004Impossible DreamElvis PresleyMusikar2004Olympia 2003Frank MichaelBass2004Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile?Peter CaseBass2003Bob Dylan [Limited Edition Hybrid SACD Set]Bob DylanBass2003Chicago: The Box [Bonus DVD]ChicagoBass2003Do Unto OthersSandy SalisburyBass2003Elvis at the InternationalElvis PresleyBass2003Elvis: Close UpElvis PresleyBass2003L.A. Woman/Morrison Hotel/The DoorsThe DoorsBass2003Legacy: The Absolute BestThe DoorsBass2003Many Are the TimesLee MalloryBass2003Southern Pacific/ZumaSouthern PacificBass2003The First SessionsWarren ZevonBass2003Tuff and Stringy Sessions 1966-68Clarence WhiteBass2002Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979-2002)Bruce CockburnBass2002Chambergrass: A Decade of Tunes From the Edges of BluegrassBerline + Crary + HickmanBass2002Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology [Rhino]The AssociationBass2002Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology [WEA]The AssociationBass2002Louisiana RainGib GuilbeauBass2002Sometimes Happy TimesDotti HolmbergBass2002Songs Inspired by Literature: Chapter OneThe Sibl Project2002That's the Way It's Gonna BeLee MalloryBass2002The Definitive MonkeesThe MonkeesKontrabass2002Voices of the MillenniumThe MillenniumBass2001Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol YearsRichard ThompsonBass2001Blue Suede Shoes CollectionElvis PresleyBass2001Cadillac Walk: The Mink DeVille CollectionMink DeVilleBass2001Live In Las VegasElvis PresleyBass2000Christmas with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and John DenverBass2000Elvis RockabillyElvis PresleyBass2000Loose EndsLarry John McNallyBass2000Misty MirageCurt BoettcherBass2000SandySandy SalisburyBass2000Sing Australia (In Concert)John DenverBass2000The Best of Rosie & the OriginalsRosie & the OriginalsBass1999A Hundred LiesMalcolm HolcombeBass1999Artist of the CenturyElvis PresleyBass1999ChristmasJohn DenverBass1999Concert 1999 World TourElvis PresleyBass1999Shake, Rattle & Roll [MCA] [Original TV Soundspor]Bass1999Slim Slo Slider/Home GrownJohnny RiversBass1999The Collection [RCA]Elvis PresleyBass1999The Complete Studio RecordingsThe DoorsBass1998A Touch of Platina, Vol. 2Elvis Presley1998AnthologyThe MonkeesKontrabass1998Enchanted: The Works of Stevie NicksStevie NicksBass1998Guilty: 30 Years of Randy NewmanRandy NewmanBass1998Like a HurricaneChris HillmanBass1998North American Long WeekendTom FreundBass1998SlideLisa GermanoBass1998Somewhere in the MiddleEric MartinBass199724 Karat Hits!Elvis Presley1997A Heavy Dose of Lyte Psych1997An Afternoon in the GardenElvis PresleyBass1997Decade, 1988-1998JackopierceBass1997Elvis: The Fool AlbumElvis PresleyBass1997Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers YearsElvis CostelloBass1997Just a Singer/A Cowboy Afraid of HorsesLoboBass, Musikar1997Lay Me DownNancy BryanKontrabass1997Platina: A Life in MusicElvis Presley1997The Very Best of Todd RundgrenTodd RundgrenBass1997Vanguard Collector's EditionBass1996Braver Newer WorldJimmie Dale GilmoreBass1996Greatest Hits [#1]The DoorsBass1996Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)Sam PhillipsBass1996XXIDwight TwilleyBass1996you? me? us?Richard ThompsonBass1995Earth SongsJohn DenverBass1995For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings NilssonBass1995Greatest Hits [Rhino]The MonkeesBass, Kontrabass1995Kojak VarietyElvis CostelloBass, Hammond B3, piano1995Ron SexsmithRon SexsmithBass1995Solo CollectionGlenn FreyBass1995SweetwaterElvis Costello1995Torn AgainPeter CaseBass1995Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard CohenBass1995Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70's MastersElvis PresleyBass1994Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard ThompsonBass1994Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3Bob DylanBass1994Bringing on the WeatherJackopierceBass1994Dart to the HeartBruce CockburnBass, Bass, vokal1994Greatest Hits [Curb]Tommy RoeBass1994Heartaches & Harmonies [Box Set]The Everly BrothersBass1994Martinis & BikinisSam PhillipsMusikar, 1994Mirror BlueRichard ThompsonBass, Double Bass1994The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the AttractionsElvis CostelloDouble Bass, Fuzz Bass, Kontrabass1994Unplugged Collection, Vol. 1Bass1994Weapons of the SpiritMarvinBass, Vox Organ1993Spinout/Double TroubleElvis PresleyBass1993Take a Step overDan CraryBass, Bass Instrument1993Through the Looking GlassEliza GilkysonBass1993Watching the DarkRichard ThompsonBass, Performer, Primary Artist1993Way Down Deep in My Soul: The Best of Sugar Hill Gospel, Vol. 2Bass199299.9 F°Suzanne VegaBass1992Strange WeatherGlenn FreyBass1992The Criminal Under My Own HatT-Bone BurnettBass1992The Radical LightVonda ShepardBass1991Arkansas TravelerMichelle ShockedBass1991Cruel InventionsSam PhillipsBass1991Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful DeadBass1991Greatest HitsSouthern PacificBass1991Listen to the BandThe Monkees1991Mighty Like a RoseElvis CostelloBass1991Rumor and SighRichard ThompsonBass1990Christmas Like a LullabyJohn DenverArrangør, Bass, Main Personnel1990Flower That Shattered the StoneJohn DenverBass1990The Best of Delaney & BonnieDelaney & BonnieBass1990The Best of Tommy RoeTommy RoeBass1989A Black and White Night LiveRoy OrbisonBass1989Great Balls of FireBass1989Maria McKeeMaria McKeeBass1989Mystery GirlRoy OrbisonBass, Kontrabass1989SpikeElvis CostelloBass, Double Bass, Fuzz Bass1989The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist GuitarPeter CaseBass, Bass1988A Black and White Night Live [Video]Roy OrbisonBass1988AmnesiaRichard ThompsonBass1988Gagged But Not BoundAlbert LeeBass1988Pat McLaughlinPat McLaughlinBass1988Salty TearsSemi-TwangBass1988The Alternate AlohaElvis PresleyGuest Artist1988The Indescribable WowSam PhillipsBass1988Twice the LoveGeorge BensonLåtskrivar1987Columbia Records 1958-1986Johnny CashBass1987Delgado BrothersThe Delgado BrothersBass1987Out of Our IdiotElvis CostelloBass1987Stand UpThe Del FuegosLåtskrivar1987The High Lonesome SoundTim ScottBass1987The Talking AnimalsT-Bone BurnettBass1987The TurningSam PhillipsBass1986Crowded HouseCrowded HouseBass1986Daring AdventuresRichard ThompsonBass1986King of AmericaElvis CostelloBass1986One WorldJohn DenverArrangør, Bass1986Peter CasePeter Case1986T Bone BurnettT-Bone BurnettBass, Kontrabass1986Wild DogsDwight TwilleyBass1985Dreamland ExpressJohn DenverArrangør, Bass1985Ever Call ReadyEver Call ReadyBass1985Southern PacificSouthern PacificBass, vokal1984Desert RoseChris HillmanBass1984Greatest Hits, Vol. 3John DenverBass1984SlamdanceBass1983Alive, She CriedThe DoorsBass1983It's About TimeJohn DenverArrangør, Bass1983Johnny 99Johnny Cashtrommer1982Morrison Hotel/L.A. WomanThe DoorsBass1982Seasons of the HeartJohn DenverArrangør, Bass1980Le Chat BleuMink DeVilleBass1978An American PrayerJim MorrisonBass1978Demis Roussos [Mercury]Demis RoussosBass1978Ever Call ReadyChris HillmanBass1978Oh! BrotherLarry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers BandBass1978Randy RichardsRandy RichardsBass1978Street LegalBob DylanBass1978T.N.T.Tanya TuckerBass1978Well Kept SecretJuice NewtonBass1977Broken BlossomBette MidlerBass, Bass1977Road SongsHoyt AxtonBass1977Spirit of a WomanAmerican FlyerBass, 1977The Other SideTufano & Giammarese BandBass1976FearlessHoyt AxtonBass1976PhotographMelanieBass1975A Cowboy Afraid of HorsesLoboBass1975Ain't It Good to Have It AllJim & GingerBass1975Paxton BrothersPaxton BrothersBass1975ValdyValdyBass1974The Golden ScarabRay ManzarekBass1973Aloha from Hawaii Via SatelliteElvis PresleyBass1973Buckingham NicksBuckingham NicksBass1973Dylan [1973]Bob DylanBass1973Great ScottTom ScottBass1973Letters to My HeadMike DeasyBass1973Lookin' for a SmileGladstoneBass1972As Recorded at Madison Square GardenElvis PresleyBass1972BennyBenny HesterBass1972Equinox Express ElevatorHoward RobertsBass1972GladstoneGladstoneBass1972Through the Eyes of a HornJim HornBass1972Weird Scenes Inside the Gold MineThe DoorsBass1971America's SweetheartSandy SzigetiBass1971Helen Reddy [Capitol]Helen ReddyBass1971Home GrownJohnny RiversBass1971L.A. WomanThe DoorsAdditional Personnel,
Bass, Bass Instrument1971MinnowsMarc BennoBass1971Other VoicesThe DoorsBass1971Runt: The Ballad of Todd RundgrenTodd RundgrenBass1971SunstormJohn StewartBass1970Ananda ShankarAnanda ShankarBass1970Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NevadaElvis PresleyBass1970Marc BennoMarc BennoBass1970On StageElvis PresleyBass, Bass, Main Personnel1970Slim Slo SliderJohnny RiversBass1970That's the Way It IsElvis PresleyBass1970To Bonnie from DelaneyDelaney & BonnieBass196?Mother HenMother HenBass1969Goodnight EverybodyMary McCaslinBass1969Inner DialogueInner DialogueGruppemedlem1969NancyNancy SinatraBass1969Running Down the RoadArlo GuthrieBass, 1969The MoonstoneTommy FlandersBass, Musikar1968HeadThe MonkeesBass1968Sounds of GoodbyeGosdin BrothersBass1968The Holy MackerelThe Holy MackerelBass1967Friar Tuck & His Psychedelic gitarFriar Tuck and His Psychedelic gitarBass1967Here's to YouHamilton CampBass, Tuba1967It's Now Winters DayTommy RoeBass1967PhantasyTommy RoeMusikar1965On FireBarney KesselBass1964The Daily TripYour GangBass1964The New Mustang & Other Hot Rod HitsRoad RunnersBassDan CassidyDan CassidyBassDelivers One More HallelujahJohn HurleyBass, BassFreeway GypsyLynne HughesBassHandcuffed to a HeartacheMary K. MillerBassJimmy Miller Productions 1976-1979Joey StecBass, Main PersonnelWorking!Bobby JamesonBass

Bibliografi
Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More: The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff

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