Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as

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and

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

. He has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorded on hundreds of albums in many genres, for television and movies, and on more than 100 gold records. He has been a member of the

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group the Crusaders, the smooth jazz band Fourplay, and has maintained a long solo career.

Music career

Session work

Carlton was born in Torrance, California, United States, and at the age of six began guitar lessons. His interest in jazz came from hearing guitarist Joe Pass on the radio, after which he moved on to jazz guitarists

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and Wes Montgomery, and blues guitarist B.B. King. He went to junior college and Long Beach State College while playing professionally at clubs in Los Angeles. During the 1970s, he found steady work as a studio musician on electric and acoustic guitar in a variety of genres: pop, jazz pop, rock, rhythm and blues, soul and country. Carlton appeared in hundreds of recording sessions with

, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Bobby Bland,

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, Paulinho Da Costa,

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, the Fifth Dimension, Herb Alpert,

Christopher Cross Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's T ...

, Dolly Parton,

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, and the Partridge Family. Carlton performed on Mike Post's 1981 " Theme from ''Hill Street Blues''", which won Grammys for 'Best Instrumental Composition' and for 'Best Pop Instrumental Performance'. In 1982, he appeared on '' The Nightfly'' by

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, lead singer for Steely Dan. His guitar work on Steely Dan's " Kid Charlemagne" from their 1976 LP '' The Royal Scam'' was ranked No. 80 on a list of the best guitar songs by '' Rolling Stone'' magazine.

Solo career

Carlton recorded his debut solo album, ''With a Little Help from My Friends'', in 1968. In the mid-1970s he built a home studio and called it Room 335 after the Gibson ES-335, an electric guitar he often played. He has recorded most of his albums at Room 335. In 1988, with his solo career in ascent, he was shot in the throat by a teenager outside Room 335 and suffered nerve and vocal cord damage, which delayed completion of the album he was working on at the time, ''On Solid Ground''. His left arm was paralyzed and for six months he was unable to play more than a few notes. Carlton produced six albums from 1978 to 1984. His version of "Sleepwalk" by

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climbed the pop and adult contemporary charts. From 1985 to 1990, he did various solo projects, including the live album '' Last Nite''. Carlton was commissioned to compose music for the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, in honor of the king's birthday. He recorded ''The Jazz King'' (

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, 2008) with a jazz orchestra that included Tom Scott,

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, and Earl Klugh.

Awards and honors

* Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, " Theme from Hill Street Blues", 1981 * Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, " Minute by Minute", 1987 * Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album, '' No Substitutions: Live in Osaka'', 2001 * Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album, '' Take Your Pick'', 2010

Notable instruments

Carlton is best known for his 1969 Gibson ES-335. Other guitars he owns and plays include a 1951 Fender Telecaster, a 1964 Fender Stratocaster, and a 1955

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. He has used a 1958 Fender Deluxe amplifier, and his standard setup included a

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. He now plays Bludotone amplifiers. In 2020, Carlton began endorsing Sire Guitars, with whom he has a signature line of electric guitars.

Personal life

Carlton married

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artist Michele Pillar in 1987; they divorced in 2013.

Discography

As leader

* ''With a Little Help from My Friends'' (Decca, 1968) * ''Singing/Playing'' (Blue Thumb, 1973) * ''

Larry Carlton Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. He has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorde ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Mr. 335 Live in Japan'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * '' Strikes Twice'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''Eight Times Up'' ive(Warner Bros., 1982) * ''Sleepwalk'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * ''Friends'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * ''

Alone / But Never Alone ''Alone / But Never Alone'' is an album by Larry Carlton, released in 1986.All Music Guide/ref> Track listing All tracks by Larry Carlton except where noted # "Smiles and Smiles to Go" – 5:47 # "Perfect Peace" – 4:28 # "Carrying You" – ...

'' (MCA 5689, 1986) * '' Last Nite'' (MCA 5866, 1986) * '' Discovery'' (MCA 42003, 1987) * '' On Solid Ground'' (MCA 6237, 1989) * ''Christmas at My House'' (MCA 6322, 1989) * ''Collection'' (GRP, 1990) * ''Kid Gloves'' (GRP, 1992) * ''

Renegade Gentleman ''Renegade Gentleman'' is an album by Larry Carlton that was released by GRP in 1993. Track listing Personnel * Larry Carlton – guitar * Chuck Leavell – keyboards * Matt Rollings – keyboards * Michael Rhodes – bass guitar * John Fer ...

'' with Terry McMillan (GRP, 1993) * ''Live at the Greek'' with Stanley Clarke (Epic, 1994) * ''Larry & Lee'' with

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(GRP, 1995) * ''The Gift'' (GRP, 1996) * ''Fingerprints'' (Warner Bros., 2000) * ''Deep Into It'' (Warner Bros., 2001) * '' No Substitutions: Live in Osaka'' with

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(Favored Nations, 2001) * ''Sapphire Blue'' (Bluebird, 2003) * '' Fire Wire'' (Bluebird, 2006) * ''Live in Tokyo'' with Robben Ford (335 Records, 2007) * ''Greatest Hits Rerecorded, Volume One'' (335, 2007) * '' Take Your Pick'' with Tak Matsumoto (335, 2010) * ''Plays the Sound of Philadelphia'' (335, 2010) * ''New Morning: The Paris Concert'' (335, 2011) * ''Four Hands & a Heart, Volume One'' (335, 2012) * ''Unplugged'' with Robben Ford (335, 2013) * ''Four Hands & a Heart: Christmas'' (335, 2014) * ''At Billboard Live Tokyo'' with

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(335, 2015) * ''At Blue Note Tokyo'' with Steve Lukather (335, 2016) * ''Lights On'' ivewith the SWR Big Band (335, 2017) * ''Soul Searchin with Paul Brown (Shanachie, 2021) With The Crusaders * ''Crusaders 1'' (Blue Thumb, 1972) * ''The 2nd Crusade'' (Blue Thumb, 1973) * ''Unsung Heroes'' (Blue Thumb, 1973) * ''Scratch'' (Blue Thumb, 1974) * ''Southern Comfort'' (Blue Thumb, 1974) * ''Chain Reaction'' (Blue Thumb, 1975) * ''Those Southern Knights'' (Blue Thumb, 1976) * ''Free as the Wind'' (Blue Thumb, 1977) * ''The Good and Bad Times'' (MCA, 1986) * ''Happy Again'' (Sin-Drome, 1995) * ''Louisiana Hot Sauce'' (Sin-Drome, 1996) With Fourplay * ''4'' (Warner Bros., 1998) * ''Snowbound'' (Warner Bros., 1999) * ''Yes, Please!'' (Warner Bros., 2000) * ''Heartfelt'' (Bluebird, 2002) * ''Journey'' (Bluebird, 2004) * ''X'' (Bluebird, 2006) * ''Energy'' (Heads Up, 2008) * ''Silver'' (Heads Up, 2015)

As sideman

With Paul Anka * ''The Painter'' (United Artists, 1976) * ''The Music Man'' (United Artists, 1977) * ''Headlines'' (RCA Victor, 1979) With Joan Baez * '' Diamonds & Rust'' (A&M, 1975) * ''

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'' (Guardian, 1989) With Bobby Bland * ''His California Album'' (Dunhill, 1973) * ''Dreamer'' (Dunhill, 1974) With David Cassidy * ''Cherish'' (Bell, 1972) * ''Rock Me Baby'' (Arista, 1972) With Paulinho da Costa * ''Happy People'' (Pablo, 1979) * ''Sunrise'' (Pablo, 1982 984 * ''Paulinho Da Costa'' (Columbia, 1984) With Randy Crawford * '' Everything Must Change'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1983) With Andrae Crouch * ''Take Me Back'' (Light, 1975) * ''I'll Be Thinking of You'' (Elektra, 1979) With

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* ''Keeper of the Castle'' (Dunhill, 1972) * ''Main Street People'' (Dunhill, 1973) * ''Meeting of the Minds'' (Dunhill, 1974) With Michael Franks * ''

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'' (Reprise, 1976) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * '' Objects of Desire'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * '' Blue Pacific'' (Reprise, 1990) With

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* ''Love Me By Name'' (A&M Records, 1976) With Lani Hall * ''

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'' (A&M, 1972) * '' Hello It's Me'' (A&M, 1974) * ''

Sweet Bird '' Sweet Bird ''is an album by the American singer Lani Hall. Like many of Hall's albums, ''Sweet Bird'' is made up of cover versions of songs. Track listing #" Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) 2:21 #"That’s When Miracles Occur" ( Andy ...

'' (A&M, 1976) With Albert Hammond * '' It Never Rains in Souther California'' (Epic, 1972) * '' The Free Electric Band'' (Mums, 1973) * '' Albert Hammond'' (Mums, 1974) With

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* ''Freedom for the Stallion'' (RCA Victor, 1973) * ''Love Corporation'' (RCA Victor, 1975) With John Klemmer * ''Touch'' (ABC, 1975) * ''Barefoot Ballet'' (ABC, 1976) * ''Hush'' (Elektra, 1981) * ''Music'' (MCA, 1989) With

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* ''The Right Direction'' (Noteworthy Records, 1991) * ''Back To Your Star'' (Chill Phill Records, 2009) With Henry Mancini * ''Music from the TV Series the Mancini Generation'' (RCA Victor, 1972) * ''Country Gentleman'' (RCA Victor, 1974) With

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* ''Suite Lady'' (A&M, 1978) * ''Dancin' Is Makin' Love'' (A&M, 1979) With

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* ''In the Megan Manner'' (RCA, 1972) * ''Megan Music'' (RCA, 1972) * ''Keepsake'' (RCA, 1973) * ''Sketches'' (RCA, 1974) With

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* ''Lonette'' (Sussex, 1974) With

* '' Court and Spark'' (Asylum, 1974) * '' The Hissing of Summer Lawns'' (Asylum, 1975) * ''

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'' (Asylum, 1976) * '' Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' (Asylum, 1977) * '' Wild Things Run Fast'' (Geffen, 1982) With Wayne Newton * ''Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast'' (Chelsea, 1972) * ''While We're Still Young'' (Chelsea, 1973) With Maxine Nightingale * ''Night Life'' (United Artists, 1977) * ''Love Lines'' (United Artists, 1978) * ''Lead Me On'' (Windsong, 1978) With

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* ''White Horse'' (Dunhill, 1974) * ''Adam Again'' (Myrrh, 1977) * ''Mainstream'' (Sparrow, 1982) With The Partridge Family * ''The Partridge Family Notebook'' (Bell, 1972) * ''Shopping Bag'' (Bell, 1972) * ''Bulletin Board'' (Bell, 1973) * ''Crossword Puzzle'' (Bell, 1973) With Michele Pillar * ''Look Who Loves You Now'' (Sparrow, 1984) * ''Love Makes All the Difference'' (Urgent, 1991) * ''I Hear Angels Calling'' (335 Records, 2006) With Johnny Rivers * ''L.A. Reggae'' (United Artists, 1972) * ''Blue Suede Shoes'' (United Artists, 1973) * ''New Lovers and Old Friends'' (Epic, 1975) * ''Wild Night'' (United Artists, 1976) With Leo Sayer * ''

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'' (Chrysalis, 1976) * '' Thunder in My Heart'' (Chrysalis, 1977) With Tom Scott * ''Great Scott!'' (A&M, 1972) * ''Tom Scott and the L.A. Express'' (A&M, 1974) With James Lee Stanley * ''James Lee Stanley'' (RCA, 1973) * ''Three's the Charm'' (RCA, 1974) With

* '' Katy Lied'' (ABC, 1975) * '' The Royal Scam'' (ABC, 1976) * ''

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'' (ABC, 1977) * '' Gaucho'' (MCA, 1980) With Barbra Streisand * '' Stoney End'' (Columbia, 1971) * '' ButterFly'' (Columbia, 1974) * '' Lazy Afternoon'' (Columbia, 1975) * '' Songbird'' (Columbia, 1978) * '' Wet'' (Columbia, 1979) With Tavares * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1974) With Livingston Taylor * '' Man's Best Friend'' (Epic, 1980) * '' Last Alaska Moon'' (Coconut Bay, 2009) With others * The 5th Dimension, ''Living Together Growing Together'' (Bell, 1973) * Herb Alpert, '' Midnight Sun'' (A&M, 1992) *

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, '' Harbor'' (Warner Bros., 1977) *

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, ''Fearless'' (A&M, 1976) * Chet Atkins, ''Stay Tuned'' (Columbia, 1985) * Anita Baker, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 2005) *

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, ''Letter to Evan'' (GRP, 1992) * Stephen Bishop, '' Careless'' (ABC, 1976) * Clint Black, ''

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'' (RCA, 1997) * David Blue, ''Com'n Back for More'' (Asylum, 1975) * Terence Boylan, ''Suzy'' (Asylum, 1980) * The Brothers Johnson, '' Blam!'' (A&M, 1978) * Glen Campbell, '' Bloodline'' (Capitol, 1976) * Kim Carnes, '' Rest on Me'' (Amos, 1971) * Vikki Carr, ''Ms. America'' (Columbia, 1973) * Keith Carradine, '' I'm Easy'' (Asylum, 1976) * David Crosby, ''

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'' (A&M, 1989) *

, ''

'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * Lisa Dal Bello, '' Lisa Dal Bello'' (MCA, 1977) * Eumir Deodato, ''Love Island'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

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, ''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' (Columbia, 1973) *

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, ''

'' (RCA Victor, 1972) * Don Ellis, ''Haiku'' (MPS/BASF 1973) * Tommy Emmanuel, ''Can't Get Enough'' (Columbia, 1996) *

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, ''Shakespeare Stole My Baby'' (Warner Bros., 1983) *

, '' The Nightfly'' (Warner Bros., 1982) *

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, ''All Blues'' (Universal, 2019) *

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, ''Walk Through the Fire'' (Virgin, 1984) *

, '' Clics modernos'' (Interdisc, 1983) *

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, ''Compliments of Garcia'' (Warner Bros., 1974) * Art Garfunkel, ''

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'' (Columbia, 1973) * David Gates, ''First'' (Elektra, 1973) *

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, ''Carolyn Hester'' (RCA Victor, 1973) * Thelma Houston, '' I've Got the Music in Me'' (Sheffield, 1975) * James Ingram, ''It's Your Night'' (Qwest, 1983) * Chuck Jackson, ''Through All Times'' (ABC, 1973) * Michael Jackson, ''

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'' (Epic, 1979) *

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, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

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, '' Glow'' (Reprise, 1976) *

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, ''

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'' (Columbia, 1973) * Booker T. Jones, ''The Runaway'' (MCA, 1989) * Marc Jordan, ''Mannequin Vivid Sound,'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * Abraham Laboriel, ''Dear Friends'' (Bluemoon/Mesa, 1993) * James Last, ''Well Kept Secret'' (Polydor, 1975) *

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, '' Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota'' (Capitol, 1972) * Lori Lieberman, ''A Piece of Time'' (Capitol, 1974) * Jeff Lorber, ''Private Passion'' (Warner Bros., 1986) * Elliot Lurie, ''Elliot Lurie'' (Epic, 1975) * Chuck Mangione, ''70 Miles Young'' (A&M, 1982) *

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, ''The Golden Scarab'' (Mercury, 1974) *

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, ''A Special Part of Me'' (Columbia, 1984) * Michael McDonald, ''

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'' (Motown, 2003) * Carmen McRae, ''Can't Hide Love'' (Blue Note, 1976) * Anne Murray, '' Together'' (Capitol Records, 1975) * Teruo Nakamura, ''Super Friends'' (Eastworld, 1985) * Aaron Neville, ''

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'' (A&M, 1991) * Olivia Newton-John, '' Soul Kiss'' (MCA Records, 1985) * Dolly Parton, '' 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs'' (RCA Victor, 1980) * Mike Post, ''Television Theme Songs'' (Elektra, 1982) * Boots Randolph, ''Boots with Brass'' (Monument, 1970) *

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, ''She's Gone'' (Bell, 1974) *

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, ''Blood Brother Haven'' (Capitol, 1974) *

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'' (Capitol Records, 1971) * The Righteous Brothers, ''Give It to the People'' (Capitol, 1974) * Minnie Riperton, '' Adventures in Paradise'' (Epic, 1975) *

Austin Roberts Austin Roberts may refer to: * Austin Roberts (American football) (born 1995), American football tight end *Austin Roberts (singer) (born 1945), American singer and songwriter *Austin Roberts (zoologist) Austin Roberts (3 January 1883 – 5 May ...

, ''The Last Thing On My Mind'' (Chelsea, 1973) * Linda Ronstadt, '' Don't Cry Now'' (Asylum, 1973) *

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

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'' (RCA Victor, 1983) * Buffy Sainte-Marie, ''Sweet America'' (ABC, 1976) * Joey Scarbury, ''America's Greatest Hero'' (Elektra, 1981) * Diane Schuur, ''The Gathering'' (Vanguard, 2011) * Seals & Crofts, ''Get Closer'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * Marlena Shaw, ''

Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? ''Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?'' is an album by American vocalist Marlena Shaw recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (Blue Note, 1975) * Ben Sidran, ''The Doctor Is in'' (Arista, 1977) * Dan Siegel, ''Dan Siegel'' (Elektra, 1982) * Sonny & Cher, ''

Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs ''Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs'' is the fifth and final studio album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1973 by MCA Records. In 2018 it was released on CD. Album information The album was releas ...

'' (MCA, 1973) * Dusty Springfield, '' Cameo'' (Dunhill, 1973) * Jim Stafford, ''Not Just Another Pretty Foot'' (MGM, 1975) *

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, ''Sunstorm'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * Cal Tjader, ''Last Bolero in Berkeley'' (Fantasy, 1973) *

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, ''Motion'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

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'' (Private Stock, 1975) * Townes Van Zandt, '' High, Low and in Between'' (Poppy, 1972) * T-Bone Walker, ''Very Rare'' (Reprise, 1973) *

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles cha ...

, '' Friends in Love'' (Arista Records, 1982) * Tim Weisberg, ''Hurtwood Edge'' (A&M, 1972) * Kirk Whalum, ''The Promise'' (Columbia, 1989) * Vanessa Williams, ''The Sweetest Days'' (Mercury, 1994) *

, ''Andy'' (Columbia, 1976) * Lorna Wright, ''Circle of Love'' (Rocket Records, 1978)

Video

* 1987 ''Larry Carlton Live'' * 1988 '' Scrooged'' * 1989 ''Star Licks Larry Carlton'' * 1992 ''Star Licks Larry Carlton Vol. 2'' * 1997 ''Larry Carlton Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival'' * 2002 ''Ohne Filter'' (inakustik) * 2002 ''Live at Montreal Jazz Festival'' (Eagle) * 2004 ''Larry Carlton Recorded Live in Paris'' * 2005 Carlton/Lukather Band – ''The Paris Concert'' (inakustik) * 2007 ''Larry Carlton with Robben Ford Live in Osaka'' (335) - bonus DVD with CD ''Larry Carlton with Robben Ford Live in Tokyo'' * 2008 Carlton, Ford + Autour Du Blues – ''The Paris Concert'' (inakustik) * 2008 Carlton and the Sapphire Blues Band – ''The Paris Concert'' (inakustik) * 2009 Carlton Trio – ''The Paris Concert'' (inakustik) * 2004 Eric Clapton's ''Crossroads Guitar Festival''

References

External links

Official site
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