Elliott Randall - Legendary Guitarist; Soloist On Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ In The Years”; Talks About Steely Dan, The Blues Brothers, Doobie Brothers, Toto And More!
Episode Notes
Elliott Randall is one of the greatest guitarists of the Rock era. His solos on Steely Dan’s hit “Reelin’ In The Years” and Irene Cara’s “Fame” are iconic. Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, The Blues Brothers and Toto all asked him to join their bands. He’s been a first-call session musician including jingles. We discuss all of this plus a Special Segment on great guitar solos, and a Songfest!
My featured song in this episode is “Right Now” from my solo album “Miller Rocks”. Spotify link:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7vgCt9rvpW620QYv7N1NGo?si=dUWiAn41QYaGRX61DfsBxw
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In this episode Elliott and I discuss:
Our recording session together years ago
His session work
House band for Jesus Christ Superstar
Steely Dan
Playing at high altitude
His “Fame” solo
Great guitar solos segment
John Belushi
Elliott and I do a Songfest featuring the following songs:
“Reelin’ In The Years”
“Honey Do”
“Take Out The Dog”
“Later Last Night”
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