About Me
Slyde Hyde, Dick Hyde, Richard Hyde, and Dick "Slyde" Hyde. These are all of the names you know this man as. Slyde Hyde has appeared on a wide variety of pop, rock, jazz, country, and orchestral recordings with a diverse range of major artists, including: The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, The Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond, Madonna, Prince, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Herbie Hancock, Count Basie, Freddie Hubbard, Al Jarreau, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Liza Minnelli, David Lee Roth, George Harrison, Quincy Jones, Tom Jones, The Carpenters, Nelson Riddle, Rickie Lee Jones, Bee Gees, Toto, Carole King, Cheech and Chong, Chevy Chase, The Jacksons, The Temptations, Commodores, Four Tops, Lee Ritenour, Danny Elfman, John Williams, Ringo Starr, The Doobie Brothers, The Pointer Sisters,
Dionne Warwick, Christopher Cross, Tom Scott, Michael Mcdonald, Captain and Tennile, Boz Scaggs, Supertramp, The Doors, Sam and Dave, The Drifters, The Coasters, and many more.Slyde Hyde has presented numerous music clinics during the past 20 years in a wide variety of venues, including USC, UCLA, Grove School of Music, and the Montery Jazz Festival. Coordinated all aspects of presentations, including program develpment, logistical planning, educational material preperation, artist talent hiring, lecturing, and one-on-one/group critique.Slyde Hyde has appeared on HUNDREDS of Motion Picture soundtracks, including: The Karate Kid, Days Of Thunder, Beetlejuice, Christmas Vacation, The Abyss, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, The Rose, Beverly Hills Cop, Grease, A Star Is Born, Splash, Goodbye Girl, Muppet Movie, Mame, Popeye, Caveman, What's Up Doc, Goonies, Gardens of Stone, Batman, Vision Quest, Indiana Jones, Caddyshack, and many more...Slyde has also appeared regularly on hundreds of television specials, series, and film soundtracks: The Grammys, The Tonight Show, Comic Relief, Sonny and Cher, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Merv Griffin, Cheers, Family Ties, Jake and the Fatman, Dallas, Dynasty, Knots Landing, St. Elsewhere, Simon and Simon, Matt Houston, Remington Steele, Fame, Hawaii Five-O, Mission Impossible, A-Team, Starsky and Hutch, Hollywould Palace, Shindig, Sledge Hammer, Chips, Coach, Love Boat, Star Trek, and many more...Slyde Hyde was awarded the MVP Emertus award in 1974 for Best Trombone Player, again in 1984 for Best Tuba Player, in 1986 for Best Bass Trombone Player, and again in 1988 for Best Double Brassist Player.
