Leland Sklar
Encyclopedia
Leland "Lee" Bruce Sklar is an American musician, singer-songwriter
and film score composer. A prominent bass guitar
ist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of album
s as a session musician
. He has collaborated with a number of well-known performers and recorded sound tracks to films and television shows.
Sklar studied music at California State University, Northridge
. It was during that time he met James Taylor
, who invited him to play bass at some venues. They both thought that the work would be short-term, but soon Taylor's career took off with his first hit records, and Sklar came into the limelight. He was soon asked to record with others, and his long career began.
In 2010 Sklar joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour
supporting James Taylor
and Carole King
.
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Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and film score composer. A prominent bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist, Sklar has contributed to thousands of album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s as a session musician
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...
. He has collaborated with a number of well-known performers and recorded sound tracks to films and television shows.
Biography
Born Leland Bruce Sklar, May 28, 1947, Milwaukee, WI.Sklar studied music at California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
. It was during that time he met James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, who invited him to play bass at some venues. They both thought that the work would be short-term, but soon Taylor's career took off with his first hit records, and Sklar came into the limelight. He was soon asked to record with others, and his long career began.
In 2010 Sklar joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour
Troubadour Reunion Tour
The Troubadour Reunion Tour was a 2010 international concert tour by Carole King and James Taylor. It celebrated the 40th anniversary of their first performance together at The Troubadour in November 1970, and was a continuation of their reunion at the Troubadour in November 2007.-History:The tour...
supporting James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
and Carole King
Carole King
Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
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Selected film appearances
- Rhinestone (film)Rhinestone (film)Rhinestone is a 1984 comedy film directed by Bob Clark with a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and Phil Alden Robinson; the film stars Stallone and Dolly Parton.-Plot:...
(Actor: Rhinestone House Band, as Lee Sklar) — (1984) - Ticker (2001 film)Ticker (2001 film)Ticker is a 2001 action film directed by Albert Pyun, starring Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Steven Seagal, Jaime Pressley, Nas and Ice-T.-Plot:...
(Actor: Blues Band Bass) — (2001)
Compositions
- "Woh, Don't You Know" (with D. Kortchmar and J. Taylor) — One Man Dog (J. Taylor)
External links
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