From bardian@usadatanet.net Wed Feb 08 07:31:33 2006
Subject:Re: Chuck Leavell and the Stones

I thought 'The Exorcist' soundtrack was by that 'Tubular Bells' guy and came
from that record.

----- Original Message -----
> Another prominent keyboard player and arranger for The Stones from
> the mid 60's to early 70's was Jack Nitzsche. Some of his notable
> performances are on "Satisfaction", Get Off My Cloud", "Paint it
> Black", "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby", "Let's Spend the Night
> Together", "Sister Morphine", and the choral arrangement on "You Can't
> Always Get What You Want". He composed the soundtrack for
> "Performance" starring Mick Jagger as well as close to 40 other major
> motion pictures including The Exorcist, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
> Nest, An Officer and a Gentleman, Without a Trace, and The Crossing
> Guard. He was responsible for the orchestral arrangements on many Phil
> Spector records and was associated with Neil Young as arranger and
> pianist for many years. He also co-wrote "Needles and Pins" with Sonny
> Bono. Although not well-known, Jack Nitzsche was a major
> behind-the-scenes talent.
> Ryan
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Norman Peterson"
> wrote:
>>
>> Great thread! The Stone have always been a keyboard heavy band.
> Going back to Ian Stewart the original piano player who turned
> roadie/stage manager when they achieved early fame. "he didn't have
> the right look". Later with the late ,great Nicky Hopkins as Phil
> mentioned below. Nichy Hopkins was my piano hero back then. He was all
> over the place on everyones records. He did a lot of great playing on
> early Steve Miller Band albums like "Your Saving Grace". Thanks for
> reminding me of him. Billy Preston filled the prestigious Stones
> keyboard chair in the "Black & Blue" era. I have a 'Bridges To
> Babylon" DVD and C. Leavell is all over the place in the mix filling
> in those important parts. For those of you unfamiliar with Chuck
> Leavell he played with the Allman Bros. (think Jessica piano solo) and
> had his own band called Sea Level. (C. Leavell,get it?) Also the
> poster boy at the GOFF Professional website seated behind the MIDI B-3.
>> Norm
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