Well, I suppose...but I think the general rule to the voting process was
that there really weren't any? True, a band doesn't fit the desription of
"sidemen", but what the hey? A nod to the godesses...what about sidewomen?
Not sure where you're going with the whole pay issue? But, I guess it'll
be something for the powers that be to decide. <g> Either way, 'tis not a
big deal, just me 2 cents...
morgan
At 01:08 PM 4/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
>FOlks counting the Jayhawks, or even the Hawks as sidemen are kinda
>missing the albeit very fine point. They're backing bands, more than
>they are sidemen, who are folks like Jon W. mentioned, and Glen
>Campbell, Leon Russell, Hal Blaine, etc.. folks hired to fill out the
>sound of a recording session, not friends of the artist who are part of
>a particular scene, like the Jayhawks. They may put their own particular
>styles and sound into the recording, and are usually hailed for that by
>anal musicians on down the line, who can tell every Burton lick and
>Blaine roll <g>. They were hired because they were the whip, the trusted
>for hire musicians who can nail the recording and nail it well in a
>short amount of time. The Jayhawks probably didn't draw pay from the Joe
>Henry session, at least not union scale like a true side musician. Maybe
>they were paid in beer, or good vibes, I don't know, but they didn't
>walk into the session, hear one pass of the tune and then come up with a
>part, I would bet. Not that they could'nt, but I'd wager that a Joe
>Henry session with the Jayhawks was a far different scene than Emmons
>and Ray Price....
>
>Matt "hit me with your best shot" Benz
>
