Louie Shelton ...Consummate Session Cat

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 29 Aug 2010 8:01 am

... is about as far from a household name as you can get but he's one fine player. He played on a zillion sessions in LA back in the day.

He's a musician who can go from this ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJw0qpqIONQ

(Louie played the Spanish-flavored fills and solo)

to this ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub47cL7p ... re=related

A two-part interview with Louie ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgZv6fSo ... re=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJZjeOp8 ... re=related

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 13 Sep 2010 10:15 am

I love the record "Nashville Guitars" that he produced compiling some of the best Tele players there. Boomer Castleman gave me a copy of it as I was headed out of town to drive back to Denver--somewhere in Kentucky I realized I was driving about 90mph...fast tele picking and driving almost equaled a speeding ticket...

Dennis Olearchik · Post by **Dennis Olearchik** » 13 Sep 2010 4:15 pm

I always think of Louie when I hear "Diamond Girl" by Seals & Crofts.