In Conversation with Louie Shelton

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Louie Shelton is one of modern music’s true journeymen, his career tracing the evolution of popular music itself. A key member of the legendary Wrecking Crew, the American guitarist became one of the most in-demand session musicians of the 1960s and beyond. His playing helped shape countless classics, recording with an extraordinary list of icons including Marvin Gaye, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny Rogers, Whitney Houston, The Carpenters, and The Mamas & the Papas. From crafting signature riffs for The Monkees to adding soulful texture to Boz Scaggs’ Lowdown and Lionel Richie’s Hello , Shelton’s touch is woven into pop, soul and rock history.