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maxiefields
12-12-2006, 11:27 AM
Thought maybe just for fun ,the person with the correct answer could place a question.....Here goes. On what session did jerry Scheff first play with Elvis and what instrument did he play?
U.S. Male
12-13-2006, 04:02 PM
Bass Guitar (I assume)...I've never known of him playing anything else:hmm:
hounddog
12-13-2006, 07:54 PM
Easy Come Easy Go soundtrack Sept 28-29 1966. He played bass.
maxiefields
12-14-2006, 12:51 AM
nope nearly their
hounddog
12-14-2006, 04:14 PM
Bass Spinout/Double trouble 1966,

His site says he played on Spinout, but i only found a listing for him on the Double Trouble sessions as a bass player.
maxiefields
12-14-2006, 04:26 PM
this what I read and believe it was easy come easy go;Red West called me up, and he said: "Are you Jerry Scheff the trumpet player?". And I said: "YES!!!" (laughs). I played tuba my whole childhood and through my navy years, and the fingerwork is the same. So I borrowed an old silver, just horrible beat-up looking trumpet from this guy, no case, and I just walked in with that trumpet. We played for two days and I made $900 for these two days. Back then, that was a LOT of money. I never played anything that they could hear. I never played any high notes, I played everything so that it blended with the other horns. Nobody said anything! They didn't call back, but? (laughs). I used to tease Red West about that. I said: "See, Red, you didn't do very good research on me?".
hounddog
12-14-2006, 11:00 PM
at http://www.elvisrecordings.com/.

Jerry's listed as playing bass on the session: Soundtrack Sessions for M.G.M.: Double Trouble, July 14, 1966.

He's also listed as playing trumpet: Soundtrack Sessions for Paramount: Easy Come, Easy Go, September 28-29, 1966.
maxiefields
12-15-2006, 12:32 AM
Sorry everyone but the interview I read (Bassguitar) he said it was his first.Now I believe your right Hound dog.oops
hounddog
12-15-2006, 04:38 PM
Cool, Jerry's site also listed him as playing on Elvis (1956) release, guess he did some over dubs for the rerelease of it.

Now i have to think of a question.

Name a 1950's track that Elvis played bass on?
maxiefields
12-16-2006, 01:05 PM
Is the answer Baby I don"t care or One night
hounddog
12-16-2006, 04:34 PM
Baby I Don't Care is the one i have info on. It is said Bill Black chucked a tantrum and stalked off cause he couldn't get it right, so Elvis picked up the electric bass and did it.
maxiefields
12-18-2006, 01:37 PM
When was the last time Elvis performed Bridge over troubled water
ruggishboo
12-18-2006, 04:38 PM
The last concert June 26, 1977.
maxiefields
12-19-2006, 09:44 AM
yeah bit of a poor question .Could do better must try harder