Ray Pohlman
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Ray Pohlman | |
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| Born | Merlyn Ray Pohlman Script error: No such module "person date". Baker Township, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". California, U.S. |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Musician |
| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Formerly of | The Wrecking Crew |
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Merlyn Ray Pohlman (July 22, 1930 – November 1, 1990) was an American session musician and arranger who played both upright bass and bass guitar, and also did sessions as a guitarist. He is credited with being the first electric bass player in Los Angeles studios in the 1950s.
Biography
Pohlman was a first-call member of The Wrecking Crew, who recorded with Phil Spector and The Beach Boys. He was the musical director of the house band, "The Shindogs", on the 1960s television show Shindig!
His bass guitar playing is credited on hundreds of tracks including The Beach Boys' Good Vibrations. Pohlman died of heart failure at the age of 60.
Artists with whom Pohlman recorded
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- Richie Allen
- Ann-Margret
- The Association
- Chet Baker
- The Beach Boys
- Pat Boone
- Tim Buckley
- Glen Campbell
- Leonard Cohen
- Sam Cooke
- Doris Day
- Dion
- Duane Eddy
- The Everly Brothers
- The 5th Dimension
- The Four Preps
- Merle Haggard
- Emmylou Harris
- Lee Hazlewood
- The Hondells
- Jan & Dean
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
- Donna Loren
- The Marketts
- Bette Midler
- The Monkees
- Mystic Moods Orchestra
- Ricky Nelson
- Willie Nelson
- Laura Nyro
- Fess Parker
- Paul Revere & the Raiders
- The Rip Chords
- The Ronettes
- Del Shannon
- T.G. Sheppard
- Mel Tormé
- The Turtles
- Ian Whitcomb
Discography
As sideman
With The Beach Boys
- Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)[2]
- “Fun, Fun, Fun” (1964)[2]
- All Summer Long (1964)[2]
- “I Get Around”[2]
- “Little Honda”[2]
- “Don’t Back Down” [2]
- Help Me, Ronda
- Dance Dance Dance
- I Know There's an Answer[3]
- I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
- Here Today
- Please Let Me Wonder
- God Only Knows
- Good Vibrations
With Sam Cooke
With The Ronettes
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ray Pohlman Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Boyd, Alan, Linett, Mark, Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Slowinski, Craig (2014). Keep an Eye On Summer 1964 (Digital Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. Mirror
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Russo, Gus. "Carol Kaye Interview". Archived from the original on September 9, 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Portrait of a Legend". Album Liner Notes. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links
- Ray Pohlman discography at Discogs
- Ray Pohlman at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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