He's responsible for the instantly recognizable guitar riff on the Monkees' Last Train to Clarksville" and the virtuoso runs on Valleri." He played on Boz Scaggs' career-defining album Silk Degrees (Columbia, 1976) with the Grammy-winning song Lowdown." He knew Elvis Presley and was in the studio with Phil Spector and John Lennon. He also produced a string of gold and platinum albums for Seals & Crofts, including Summer Breeze (Warner Bros., 1972), an exquisitely produced classic that remained on the charts for 100 weeks.
AAJ Contributor Alan Bryson spoke with Shelton at length, about his illustrious career, how he found his way to it, and his small but strong discography as a solo artist.
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