What a great pleasure, to discover that some of the music I make does “what it’s supposed to do”. As many of you will be aware, I had a totally successful series of cancer treatments at the end of last year. I was ever so grateful to the team that attended to me, and gave them gifts […]
I was invited to spend an hour with ace BBC DJ John Foster to play some music and chat on his Friday afternoon show. It turned out to be a most delightful time. Check it out… You can immediately stream or download the mp3 of the show for transfer to your fave portable player so […]
Marking the 50th anniversary of my “life in the music business”, it gives me great pleasure to announce that my latest CD album is now available! And did I mention it’s downright eclectic? Yes, it is. As you know, I’m enamoured of so many different musical styles and moods, and I feel that the time is right […]
It’s always a thrill to hear a piece of my musical history …that I’ve not heard in decades. Ron Dante, one of the seminal record producers of our generation has just sent me the very original recording we made for Pat Benetar – “Heartbreaker” (version one) at Media Sound Studios NYC. Long story short: After […]
I was interviewed for The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Solos & Improv by Michael Miller. I gotta tell you – it’s a first-rate educational read. And huge kudos for de-mystifying improvisation! Check out my ‘bit’ below. MM: Many of this book’s readers are no doubt moving from rhythm guitar to playing lead. How is playing […]
Excerpt from the book by Pete Prown and HP Newquist: Chapter 20 / Session Players Up in New York, studio man Elliott Randall played on thousands of sessions and is still probably best known for his spectacular solos on Steely Dan’s first hit, “Reelin’ In The Years.” (1972). Combining sumptuous melodic phrases with rock attitude […]