Tim Pierce interview with Ray Parker Jr (1-3) - All 3 are now up!

Kebabkid

I really enjoyed this interview and it's the first of 3.

Most of you might just know RP Jr just for Ghostbusters but he was a top, first call session guy back in the day, up there with the ranks of Carlton, Dean Parks, Lukather, Landau, Paul Jackson Jr etc

EricTheWeary

I had it on whilst I was making tea. Nice interviewee although slight shame we haven’t already got access to the rest of it. 
Tim Pierce does some nice stuff on his channel. 

Kebabkid

Episodes 2&3 are coming

Lodious

That's a brilliant interview.

monquixote

Great video.

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tone1

Really enjoyed that

Bellycaster

Great interview, Cos! It's hard to believe someone living the dream at such a young age. He's a great talent and I look forward to the next instalments.

octatonic

That was terrific.

KKJale

Excellent stuff.

Anybody know the lick at 9.30 (sounds a bit like Where Did Our Love Go) or the title of the last tune, the one on acoustic? 

EricTheWeary

https://youtu.be/QeDUfLpxdp8

Just noticed part 2 is up. 

Kebabkid

Nice one and was just about to post this - now off to watch it!

EricTheWeary

Kebabkid said:

Nice one and was just about to post this - now off to watch this!

There is a bit that totally surprised me ( nothing too shocking), the spoiler is in the YouTube comments but I won't say it here. I'll just say L S...   

I did give passing thought to re posting this in the how tough it is to make a living at guitar thread as even for Ray who has had a dream of a career on guitar by most standards found some aspects of it unfair or just hard going. 

Kebabkid

EricTheWeary said:

There is a bit that totally surprised me ( nothing too shocking), the spoiler is in the YouTube comments but I won't say it here. I'll just say L S...   

Yes, I'd heard this part before and no spoilers here (just watch it). What I will say on this point is that this was the personnel on the song in question. Was it a Steely Dan record? NO!

• John Barnes - clavinet
• Larry Carlton, Ray Parker, Jr. - guitar
• Steve Gadd - drums
• Clydie King, Becky Louis, Sherlie Matthews - background vocals
• Chuck Rainey - bass

Again, no spoilers but the bit right at the very end both impressed and surprised me. I've got to learn to play that arrangement!

EricTheWeary

https://youtu.be/RmaznW4Hr9o

Kebabkid

Cheers @EricTheWeary ;