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Spooner Oldham
Dewey Lindon "Spooner" (* 1943 in Center Star, AL) is a songwriter, organist, and session musician. He started his career in music by playing piano in bands during high school. He then attended classes at the University of North Alabama but turned instead to playing at FAME Studios. He moved to Memphis, TN in 1967 and teamed with Penn at Chips Moman's American Studios.
 
Spooner later moved to Los Angeles and has continued to be a sought-after backing musician, recording and performing with such artists as Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Delaney Bramlett, Willy DeVille, Joe Cocker, the Hacienda Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, the Everly Brothers, Bob Seger, Dickey Betts, Cat Power, J.J. Cale, Frank Black, and The Mountain Goats.
 
Frequently a backing musician for Neil Young, he played on Young's critically acclaimed 1992 album Harvest Moon. Oldham also appeared in the concert film Neil Young: Heart of Gold and backed Crosby Stills Nash & Young on their 2006 Freedom of Speech tour.
 
In 1993, he joined a host of Memphis soul music veterans to record Arthur Alexander's comeback and un-intended final studio recording, the album Lonely Just Like Me.
 
In 2007, Spooner toured with the Drive-By Truckers on their The Dirt Underneath tour. In 2008, he played on Last Days at the Lodge, the third album released by folk/soul singer Amos Lee. In May 2011, Spooner backed Pegi Young on a six-show tour of California.
 
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Discography
King Curtis Plays The Great Memphis Hits
ATCO Records SD 33-211
released 1967
recorded February 1967 in New York City/USA
King Curtis, tenor sax
Charlie Chalmers, tenor saxophone
Floyd Newman, baritone saxophone
Melvin Lastie, trumpet
Jimmy Johnson, guitar
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham, organ, piano
Tommy Cogbill, bass
Roger Hawkins, drums
The Sweet Inspirations, vocals
Queen Of Soul (The Atlantic Recordings)
Rhino Records R2 71063
released 1992
compilation
Aretha Franklin, piano, vocals
George Dorsey, alto sax
Phil Woods, alto sax
Joe Arnold, tenor sax
Charles Chalmers, tenor sax
Lou Collins, tenor sax
Wayne Jackson, tenor sax, trumpet
King Curtis, tenor sax
Ed Logan, tenor sax
Andrew Love, tenor sax
David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax
Seldon Powell, tenor sax
Frank Wess, tenor sax
Pepper Adams, baritone sax
Willie Bridges, baritone sax
Haywood Henry, baritone sax
Floyd Newman, baritone sax
Joe Farrell, sax
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone
Urbie Green, trombone
Jack Hale, trombone
David Hood, trombone, bass
Thomas Mitchell, trombone
Benny Powell, trombone
Tony Studd, trombone
Bernie Glow, trumpet
Roger Hopps, trumpet
Melvin Lastie, trumpet, cornet
Ken Laxton, trumpet
Joe Newman, trumpet
Ernie Royal, trumpet
Richard Gene Williams, trumpet
Snooky Young, trumpet
Ralph Burns, French Horn, strings, drums
Herbert Laws, alto flute
Duane Allman, guitar
Don Arnone, guitar
Eric Clapton, guitar
Cornell Dupree, guitar
Charlie Freeman, guitar
Jay Graydon, guitar
Eddie Hinton, guitar
Jimmy Johnson, guitar
Junior Mance, guitar
Hugh McCracken, guitar
Chips Moman, guitar
Jimmy O'Rourke, guitar
Ray Parker jr., guitar
Lee Ritenour, guitar
Joe South, guitar
David Spinozza, guitar
Gary Ray Thompson, guitar
Phil Upchurch, guitar
David T. Walker, guitar
Jerry Weaver, guitar
Bobby Womack, guitar
Barry Beckett, piano
Kenneth Bichel, synthesizer, percussion
Dave Crawford, organ
Jim Dickinson, keyboards
Donny Hathaway, organ
Bob James, piano
Kenneth Lupper, organ
Clarence McDonald, keyboards
Spooner Oldham, organ, piano, vibes
Billy Preston, organ
Sylvester Rivers, keyboards
Richard Tee, organ
Truman Thomas, organ
Mike Utley, keyboards
Jack Jennings, vibes
Neal Rosengarden, vibes
Warren Smith, vibes
Ted Somers, vibes
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, strings, drums
Ron Carter, bass
Stanley Clarke, bass
Tommy Cogbill, bass
Gordon Edwards, bass
Eric Gale, bass
Jerry Jemmott, bass
Tommy McClure, bass
Tony Newton, bass
Chuck Rainey, bass
Joseph Scott, bass
Bruno Carr, drums
Gene Chrisman, drums
Sammy Creason, drums
Ed Greene, drums
Roger Hawkins, drums
Al Jackson jr., drums
Quinton Joseph, drums
Ray Lucas, drums
Rick Marotta, drums
Harold Mason, drums
Grady Tate, drums
Tubby Zeigler, drums
Ronald "Tubby" Ziegler, drums
Joe Clayton, congas
Gary Coleman, percussion
Louie Goicdecha, percussion
Manuel Gonzales, Latin percussion
Ralph MacDonald, percussion
Pancho Morales, congas
Robert "Pops" Popwell, percussion
Ray Charles, vocals
James Cleveland, vocals
Cissy Houston, vocals
The Sweet Inspirations, vocals
Blues For Thought
Pointblank 7243 8 39064 2 0
released 1993
Terry Evans, vocals
Gil Bernal, tenor sax
Robert Ward, guitar
Ry Cooder, guitar
Spooner Oldham, piano, organ
Art Hillary, piano
Frankie Ford, piano
Hutch Hutchinson, bass
Larry Taylor, bass
Jim Keltner, drums
Joachim Cooder, percussion
Arnold McCuller, vocals
Love Songs
Rhino 8122725762
compilation
Aretha Franklin, piano, vocals
Ralph Burns, conductor
Quincy Jones, conductor
George Dorsey, alto sax
Frank Wess, alto sax
Charlie Chalmers, tenor sax
King Curtis, tenor sax
Seldon Powell, tenor sax
Pepper Adams, bass sax
Willie Bridges, sax
Andrew Love, sax
Floyd Newman, sax
Joe Farrell, horn
Ernie Royal, horn, trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone
Urbie Greene, trombone
Thomas Mitchell, trombone
Benny Powell, trombone
Tony Studd, trombone
Bernie Glow, trumpet
Wayne Jackson, trumpet
Melvin Lastie, trumpet
Joe Newman, trumpet
Richard Williams, trumpet
Hubert Laws, flute
Duane Allman, guitar
Don Arnone, guitar
Tommy Cogbill, guitar
Cornell Dupree, guitar
Charlie Freeman, guitar
Eddie Hinton, guitar
Jimmy Johnson, guitar
Curtis Mayfield, guitar, keyboards
Joe South, guitar
David Spinozza, guitar
Gary Thompson, guitar
Kenneth Bichel, synthesizer
Eumir Decodato, piano
Jim Dickinson, keyboards
Donny Hathaway, organ, piano
Bob James, organ
Spooner Oldham, organ
Richard Tee, piano
Mike Utley, keyboards
Stan Clarke, bass
Eric Gale, bass
David Hood, bass
Jerry Jemmott, bass
Tommy McClure, bass
Hugh McCracken, bass
Joseph Scott, bass
Phil Upchurch, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
Sammy Creason, drums
Roger Hawkins, drums
Al Jackson jr., drums
Quinton Joseph, drums
Rick Marotta, drums
Bernard Purdie, drums
Ralph McDonald, percussion
Pancho Morales, percussion
Memphis
429 Records FTN 17934
recorded in Memphis, TN and Napa Valley, CA/USA
Boz Scaggs, guitar, vocals
Lannie McMillan, tenor sax
Jim Horn, baritone sax
Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, horn, strings, percussion
Royal Horns
Jack Hale, trombone
Ben Cauley, trumpet
Ray Parker jr., guitar
Rick Vito, guitar
Eddie Willis, guitar
Keb' Mo', slide dobro
Jim Cox, Fender Rhodes, organ, Wurlitzer piano
Charles Hodges, organ, Wurlitzer piano
Spooner Oldham, organ, Wurlitzer piano
Lester Snell, Wurlitzer piano
Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica
Jack Ashford, vibes
Royal Strings, string section
David Hungate, bass
Willie Weeks, bass
Shannon Forrest, drums
Steve Jordan, drums, percussion

 
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