Another great UNT Music Alum

[meangreenfaninno]

Weldon Dean Parks born in Fort Worth, attended UNT and was part of the one o'clock lab band.  He would go on to play with Sonny and Cher, Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, Gordon Lightfoot and Bread.

Link to bio:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Parks

[GBarksdale]

Wow.  Had no idea Dean Parks is an alum. 👍

[Coffee and TV]

This guy's resume is incredible. 

Edited August 25, 2023 by Coffee and TV

[GBarksdale]

19 hours ago, Coffee and TV said:

This guy's resume was incredible. RIP, King. 

I know a lot of obits are posted here, but he's still alive

[Dannymacfan]

What a talent!  RIP

[GBarksdale]

2 hours ago, Dannymacfan said:

What a talent!  RIP

Again, not dead

[LongJim]

 

[meangreenfaninno]

What this means, Tim explains, is not shying away from making one's parts simpler if it's going to serve the song better, or if that's what the star in the room (or their producer) thinks is needed for the occasion. To illustrate his point, Tim shared the experience of fellow session legend Dean Parks:

"Dean Parks told me the other day that, after he graduated from [University of] North Texas, the jazz school, he realized, 'I know exactly how to be a jazz virtuoso, but I want to be a rhythm player, go to LA and do studio work. And he said, 'That meant I became a drummer on the guitar.' You're a drummer, when you play rhythm guitar."

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tim_pierce_names_one_thing_session_guitarists_have_to_keep_in_mind_explains_why_a_5_piece_of_gear_could_be_as_good_as_a_5000_thing.html