Gordon Staples was an
American violin
The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...
ist and past
concertmaster
The concertmaster (from the German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (or clarinet in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the second-most signifi ...
for the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He was known for his work as a leader and
conductor of the
string section on
recording session The term studio recording means any recording made in a studio, as opposed to a live recording, which is usually made in a concert venue or a theatre, with an audience attending the performance.
Studio cast recordings
In the case of Broadway m ...
s for
Motown Records during their heyday in the 1960s. Although not having attained the same level of fame as the
label's better-known singers, his work on hundreds of Motown
hit records
Hit Records was a record company based in Nashville, Tennessee, which specialized in sound-alike cover versions of hit records. These types of releases are often categorized as exploito.
Background
It was run by entrepreneurs Bill Beasley an ...
has therefore been heard by millions of people all around the world. He released a Motown album of his own in 1970 with members of
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972.
Its members are considered among the most successful groups of stud ...
, ''
Strung Out'', credited to Gordon Staples and the String Thing.
External links
Review of ''Strung Out'' on PopMatters website
Concertmasters
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from Detroit
American male violinists
21st-century classical violinists
21st-century American male musicians
Male classical violinists
21st-century American violinists
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