Stanley Sheldon
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Stanley Sheldon is a bass guitar player best known for his work with Peter Frampton
. He is notable as an early adopter of the fretless bass for rock music.
His first recorded work with Frampton was the wildly successful live album Frampton Comes Alive!
in 1976. He played on subsequent Frampton albums, I'm in You
, and Where I Should Be
. In 2007 he contributed as co-writer and bass player on Frampton's 2007 Grammy winning instrumental album Fingerprints
, and was part of Frampton's touring band on the 2011 UK leg of Frampton's Thank You Mr Churchill tour.
Sheldon spent most of the decade of the 1990s devoted to Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas. During this period Sheldon traveled widely throughout Latin America with his studies focused on slave society of the nineteenth century in the various Latin countries, and how its influence on past music continues to affect the transformation and hybridization of world music today. During this time, he played with various versions of a band that played son and salsa, often to sizeable dance crowds.
Sheldon has also recorded with his late friend Tommy Bolin
, on Teaser
for the Nemperor label, and also performs on various Bolin archival releases. Other recorded works include Lou Gramm
Ready or Not, and Ronin
, a co-assembled group of session musicians, Sheldon, Waddy Wachtel
, Rick Marotta
, and Dan Dugmore. Sheldon has also toured with Warren Zevon
on Zevon's 1978 Excitable Boy tour. Additional recording work for the Christian music songwriter David Ruis and more recently Sheldon co-produced and played on the Mayhew Family album Songs from the Third Floor (2004) and EP Watch Out (2009). In 2008 he began touring as the bassist for the Delbert McClinton
band.
Sheldon has performed on Hollywood movie soundtrack
s, most notably the Cheech and Chong
comedy Up in Smoke
.
Sheldon was born in 1950 in Ottawa, Kansas
where he joined his first band, The Lost Souls.
Sheldon is also passionate about teaching. He is currently giving bass lessons at Blues to Bach music store in Shawnee, KS.
Sheldon is currently playing bass guitar on tour with Peter Frampton, the first concert being in Leamington Spa in England on March 1, 2011.
Peter Frampton
Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold over 6 million copies...
. He is notable as an early adopter of the fretless bass for rock music.
His first recorded work with Frampton was the wildly successful live album Frampton Comes Alive!
Frampton Comes Alive!
Frampton Comes Alive! is a double live album by English rock musician Peter Frampton released in 1976, and one of the best-selling live albums in the United States. Following four solo albums with little commercial success, Frampton Comes Alive! was a breakthrough for the artist.Released on January...
in 1976. He played on subsequent Frampton albums, I'm in You
I'm in You
I'm in You is the fifth studio album by Peter Frampton, released in 1977. Frampton returned from touring in 1976 to record this album. Stevie Wonder is also featured.-Background:...
, and Where I Should Be
Where I Should Be
- Personnel :The line-up on this album was varied and did not consist solely of the previous Frampton band.*Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass*Tower of Power - horn section*Gary Mallaber - drums*Steve Forman - percussion*Jamie Oldaker - drums*Bob Mayo - keyboards...
. In 2007 he contributed as co-writer and bass player on Frampton's 2007 Grammy winning instrumental album Fingerprints
Fingerprints (album)
Fingerprints, released in 2006, is Peter Frampton's first instrumental album, and features guest appearances from friends and musical acquaintances, as well as Frampton's signature effect, the talkbox...
, and was part of Frampton's touring band on the 2011 UK leg of Frampton's Thank You Mr Churchill tour.
Sheldon spent most of the decade of the 1990s devoted to Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas. During this period Sheldon traveled widely throughout Latin America with his studies focused on slave society of the nineteenth century in the various Latin countries, and how its influence on past music continues to affect the transformation and hybridization of world music today. During this time, he played with various versions of a band that played son and salsa, often to sizeable dance crowds.
Sheldon has also recorded with his late friend Tommy Bolin
Tommy Bolin
Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...
, on Teaser
Teaser
A teaser is a type of gambling bet that allows the bettor to combine his bets on two different games. The bettor can adjust the point spreads for the two games, but realizes a lower return on the bets in the event of a win....
for the Nemperor label, and also performs on various Bolin archival releases. Other recorded works include Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm is an American rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist and co-writer of many of the songs for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career...
Ready or Not, and Ronin
Ronin
A or rounin was a Bushi with no lord or master during the feudal period of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege....
, a co-assembled group of session musicians, Sheldon, Waddy Wachtel
Waddy Wachtel
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work...
, Rick Marotta
Rick Marotta
Rick Marotta is a US-based drummer and percussionist who appears on many recordings by leading artists such as Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Wynonna, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren, Roberta Flack, Peter Frampton, Quincy...
, and Dan Dugmore. Sheldon has also toured with Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
on Zevon's 1978 Excitable Boy tour. Additional recording work for the Christian music songwriter David Ruis and more recently Sheldon co-produced and played on the Mayhew Family album Songs from the Third Floor (2004) and EP Watch Out (2009). In 2008 he began touring as the bassist for the Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist....
band.
Sheldon has performed on Hollywood movie soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s, most notably the Cheech and Chong
Cheech and Chong
Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their films and stand-up routines, which were based on the hippie and free love era, and especially drug culture movements, most notably their love for...
comedy Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech and Chong's first feature-length film, released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures. It stars Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, and Stacy Keach....
.
Sheldon was born in 1950 in Ottawa, Kansas
Ottawa, Kansas
Ottawa is a city situated along the Marais des Cygnes River in the central part of Franklin County, located in east-central Kansas, 50 miles southwest of Kansas City, Mo., in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,649. It is the county seat and most populous...
where he joined his first band, The Lost Souls.
Sheldon is also passionate about teaching. He is currently giving bass lessons at Blues to Bach music store in Shawnee, KS.
Sheldon is currently playing bass guitar on tour with Peter Frampton, the first concert being in Leamington Spa in England on March 1, 2011.
External links
- 2005 Stanley Sheldon interview with Jon Niccum