Eddie Mottau
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Eddie Mottau is a Boston-born American
guitarist
. His career has included membership in the bands Bo Grumpus and Mottau, Drew & Clark (with Jimmy Clark), and session work
for musicians Noel Paul Stookey, John Lennon
, Yoko Ono
, and David Peel.
Mottau played guitar
on Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges
, and also Rock 'n' Roll
, released in 1975.
Mottau's first solo album, No Turning Around, was released in 1973 on MCA Records
. Guest artists included Felix Pappalardi
and Gerry Mulligan
. Motteau's next album, No Moulding, was released in 1977. Each was later reissued on CD.
Mottau lives with his wife in rural New Hampshire, where he continues to write and perform folk-oriented music.
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. His career has included membership in the bands Bo Grumpus and Mottau, Drew & Clark (with Jimmy Clark), and session work
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
for musicians Noel Paul Stookey, John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
, and David Peel.
Mottau played guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
on Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges
Walls and Bridges
Walls and Bridges is the fifth album by John Lennon; it was issued on 26 September 1974 in the United States and on 4 October in the United Kingdom. Written, recorded and released during his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono , the album captures Lennon in the midst of The Lost Weekend...
, and also Rock 'n' Roll
Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)
Rock 'n' Roll is a 1975 album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs covered by John Lennon. Recording the album was problematic and spanned a year. Though critically derided, it reached #6 in both the United Kingdom and the United States.-History:...
, released in 1975.
Mottau's first solo album, No Turning Around, was released in 1973 on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. Guest artists included Felix Pappalardi
Felix Pappalardi
Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass guitarist.- Early life :Pappalardi was born in the Bronx, New York...
and Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he was also...
. Motteau's next album, No Moulding, was released in 1977. Each was later reissued on CD.
Mottau lives with his wife in rural New Hampshire, where he continues to write and perform folk-oriented music.