Chuck Rainey - Studio Musician Extraordinaire. Worked With Aretha, Steely Dan, The Jackson 5, Roberta Flack, Quincy Jones, Lena Horne And Many More!

<p><strong>Chuck Rainey is one of the greatest electric bassists of all time and a studio musician extraordinaire. He’s played on over a thousand recording sessions resulting in dozens of hit records. He’s revered for his legendary work in the ‘60s and ‘70s with artists like Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, The Jackson 5, Roberta Flack and Quincy Jones. He talks about and we play hits from all of these artists and we also discuss Donnie Hathaway, Carly Simon, Motown, Elliott Randall, Gabor Szabo and others.</strong></p><p><strong>My featured song in this episode is “Catch You Later” from the Spring Dance album by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4O1GpVLMzHNFmFVMv80Nff?si=h_nkKyzkQUCwhOVxu6i6eQ"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>--------------------------------------------</strong></p><p><strong>   </strong></p><p><strong>Chuck and I discuss the following:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Starting out on the trumpet</strong></li><li><strong>Working with Aretha and the team from Atlantic Records</strong></li><li><strong>Recording with The Jackson 5</strong></li><li><strong>Recording and touring with Roberta Flack</strong></li><li><strong>Working with Quincy Jones on records, sitcoms and films</strong></li><li><strong>His first jazz session with Lena Horne</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>In the Songfest we play and discuss these songs:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>“Rock Steady”</strong></li><li><strong>“Peg” </strong></li><li><strong>“Dancing Machine”</strong></li><li><strong>“Reverend Lee”  </strong></li><li><strong>“Summer In The City” </strong></li><li><strong>“The Streetbeater” - Sanford & Son Theme </strong></li><li><strong>“Watch What Happens” </strong></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Just Click </strong><a href="https://www.ratethispodcast.com/followyourdream"><strong>Here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>“The Shakespeare Concert” is the new album by Robert’s