Elliott Randall (born June 15, 1947) is an American

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ist best known for being a

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with popular artists. Randall played the well-known guitar solos from

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's song "

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" and

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's song " Fame". The former solo was ranked as the 40th best guitar solo of all time by the readers of ''

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'' magazine and the eighth best guitar solo by Q4 Music.

Career

Randall began taking piano lessons at age five. At nine, in 1956, he switched to guitar. He attended New York City's

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, where he was classmates with

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and

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. In 1963, at sixteen, Randall met

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and began gigging. Randall did some early work behind

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and

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, and by 1964 was recording "small-time" demos. Between 1966 and 1967, he taught music in Ohio. Returning to New York, he began working as a staff musician for the Musicor record company. During 1968, he recorded with the Druids of Stonehenge with a brief cameo appearance on the Joe Franklin show. He began recording with friends around 1968, including

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, and made demo recordings with Donald Fagen and

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—who at the time were with

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. In 1969 he recorded on the album ''

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'', featuring Eric Mercury, and toured with the ensemble, which included Bill Lordan on drums, later to perform in the Robin Trower Band and with Sly Stone. In 1969, he joined the band Seatrain, opting for that band rather than joining

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. In 1970, Randall signed with the Robert Stigwood Organization, which managed

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, John Mayall and

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. He formed a band called Randall's Island, which recorded a few albums on Polydor. In 1972, The Stigwood Organization bought the rights to ''

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'' and produced the show on Broadway. They hired Randall's band to perform the music. There, Randall met guitarist

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, who was experimenting with various electronic effects. Randall began to dabble in electronics as well, and whenever Bell couldn't make a gig, he recommended Randall. In 1972, Randall left New York for California. He reunited with Becker, Fagen and childhood friend Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, and recorded the first Steely Dan album, ''

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''. Randall's guitar work on "

" became popular as the song became a chart success, and soon, as the solo gained fame and respect, Randall began getting calls from other artists. Randall has had a history of turning down permanent gigs, instead favoring session work. He did become a touring member of

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in 1974, exiting amicably in 1975. Becker and Fagen asked Randall to become a permanent member of Steely Dan, but Randall politely declined, as he felt that the band's dynamics would make the band dissolve after the third album—which happened. Later, Randall played with Steely Dan on their fourth and fifth albums, ''

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'' (1975) and ''

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'' (1976). In 1980,

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asked Randall to be musical director for

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, a position he also turned down.

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and

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offered Randall the chance to be a founding member of Toto, and he rejected that too. As a session player, Randall played with artists such as

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Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...

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, Peter Wolf,

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and The American Symphony Orchestra, among many others. He was also a music consultant for the American late-night

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and

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'' and for American film director, screenwriter and producer

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and did projects with music producers

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and Jerry Wexler. A full list of artists and producers with whom Randall has recorded can be found a
elliott-randall.com
In addition to artistic projects, Elliott has also played, produced, and composed myriad advertisements (jingles) for television, radio and cinema, for clients including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Miller Beer, Budweiser, Cadillac, Ford, McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, CitiBank, General Mills, Nabisco, Procter & Gamble, MTV, ESPN, CBS, ABC, BBC-TV and countless others. Since the advent of

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in the early 1980s, Randall has worked as independent consultant for a wide range of companies - including Akai, Roland, Korg and Yamaha - in musical instrument and amplifier development, recording and sampling technology, software design, and education. Randall's recent projects include recording, production, and consulting on streaming Internet content. He is currently recording a new CD in London, New York and Ireland that blends Celtic, Afro-Cuban and other global musical influences. He recorded and plays with his London-based band ''Posse'' and NYC-based ''Randall's Rangers''. Randall appeared as a guest at London's Hammersmith Apollo on July 1, 2009 with Steely Dan to play lead guitar on "

", and did so again at London's SSE Arena on February 25, 2019.

Gear

Randall plays a 1963

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. The neck pickup is a 1969 Gibson Humbucker. He often plays through a

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. He was listed as an endorser for Dimarzio pickups in the company's product brochure circa 1981. In an article in ''

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'' magazine (July 2007) Randall was asked what rig he used to record the solo on "

". He states, "That was my '63 Fender

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with a PAF humbucker in the neck position, straight into an

Ampeg SVT The Ampeg SVT is a bass guitar amplifier designed by Bill Hughes and Roger Cox for Ampeg and introduced in 1969. The SVT is a stand-alone amplifier or "head" as opposed to a "combo" unit comprising amp and speaker(s) in one cabinet, and was capab ...

bass amp. The SVT wouldn't have been my first choice for an amp--or even my ''fifth'' choice--but it worked a storm on that recording!"

Discography

Eric Mercury "Electric Black Man" 1969 Avco * ''Randall's Island'' (1970) Polydor, catalogue number 2489 004 * ''Rock 'n' Roll City'' (1973) Polydor * ''Randall's New York'' (1977) Kirshner * ''Still Reelin (2007) Private Collection Records * ''HeartStrings'' (2011) Private Collection Records * ''Virtual Memory'' (2012) Private Collection Records

Soundtracks

* '' The Warriors'' (1979) * '' The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack'' (1980) * '' Fame'' (1980) * '' Heart of Dixie'' (1989) * ''

Looking for an Echo ''Looking for an Echo'' is 2000 independent drama film. Plot The lead singer of an oldies group reminisces about the good ol' days and a potential comeback. Cast * Armand Assante as Vinnie Pirelli **Rick Faugno as Young Vinnie Pirelli * Diane ...

'' (2000)

Also appears on (partial list)

* ''

'' (1972) –

* '' Ladies Love Outlaws'' (1974) -

* ''Mixed Bag II'' (1974) -

* ''

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'' (1974) -

* ''

'' (1975) –

* ''Vance 32'' (1975) -

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* ''Destiny'' (1975) -

* ''

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'' (1975) - Frankie Valli * '' Royal Scam'' (1976) –

* '' Never Gonna Let You Go'' (1976) -

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* ''Tom Snow'' (1976) -

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* ''Vicki Sue Robinson'' (1976) -

* ''

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'' (1976) -

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* ''The Music Man'' (1977) -

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* ''White Shadows'' (1977) - Tim Moore * '' Blowin' Away'' (1977) -

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* ''

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'' (1978) –

* '' Shooting Star'' (1978) -

* ''Connections'' (1980) –

* '' Rise Up'' (1980) -

* ''

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'' (1981) -

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* ''Night Fides Away'' (1981) -

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* ''

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'' (1982) –

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* ''

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'' (1983) –

* ''Eye to Eye'' (1983) - Eye to Eye * '' Youngblood'' (1983) -

* '' Milk and Honey'' (1984) –

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* ''

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'' (1986) –

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* ''

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'' (1992) -

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* '' Walk the Dog and Light the Light'' (1993) –

* ''

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'' (1996) –

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* ''

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'' (1997) - Alphaville * '' Aura'' (2001) –

* ''Spirit of Christmas'' (2009) –

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* ''

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'' (2016) -

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Video

* ''On Guitar, Pt. 1'' (1992)

Books

* Foreword of ''The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business, 2nd Edition'' Loren Weisman (2013)

References

External links

Elliott Randall website

Elliott Randall interview with Access Rock
{{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Elliott 1947 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists The High School of Music & Art alumni 20th-century American guitarists Seatrain (band) members 20th-century American male musicians