Member Since: 7/12/2006
Band Website: tjklay.com
Band Members:
*NEW CD RELEASE*
(Available July 27)
With a little help from his friends, this promises to be his Best Effort Yet!!!
Co-produced by: Michael Demus & TJ Klay
Electric Guitars: Byrd Burton (Amazing Rhythm Aces) & Michael Demus
Slide Guitar: Jack Pearson (The Allman Brothers Band, The Nationals,
Jimmy Hall & the Prisoners of Love, The Jack Pearson Band & Gregg Allman & Friends)
Lapslide, B-Bender Guitar & Dobro: Al Perkins (Shiloh, Gram Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Chris Hillman Band, Ever Call Ready & Emmy Lou Harris & The Nash Ramblers)
Steel Guitar: "Steel Boy" Smilin' Tony Paoletta (The Lost Trailers)
Bass Guitar: Gary Lunn (Amy Grant) & Dave Martin
Drums: Lynn Williams (Delbert McClinton) & Carl Albrecht
Acoustic Guitar: Michael Demus
B-Bender & Cut Capo Acoustic Guitars: TJ Klay (Western Flyer)
Violin & Chin-Cello: The late & Great Jim "Fred" Unger
Mandolin: TJ Klay
Harmonicas: TJ Klay
B3 Organ: Michael Demus, Lance Abair & Michael Omartian (how cool is that ?!?!?)
Accordian: Michael Omartian
Piano: Reece Wynans (SRV & Double Trouble), Michael Demus & Michael Omartian
Lead Vocals: TJ Klay
Background Vocals: Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco & Souther Hillman Furay Band), Steven Weinmeister (Fire Fall) Chris Marion (Western Flyer & The Little River Band), Danny Myrick (Western Flyer, Jeffrey Steele & Shannon Brown), Miranda Louise (Grinderswitch, A.C. Reed., Warren Haynes & SRV) Jonell Mosser (You name 'em she's sang with 'em) & TJ Klay
Influences: Howard Levy, "Jelly Roll' Johnson, 'Madcat' Ruth, Norton Buffalo, Toots Thielemans, Richie Furay, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Leavell, Jimmy Nalls, Pete Fountain, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Liban, Little Walter, Lee Oscar, Charlie McCoy, Paul DeLay, David Lindley, LeRoy Parnell, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, Eagles, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Al Perkins, Dave Logins, , Little Feat, Les Dudek, Dave Perkins, Poco, Neil Young, Middle Walter (can anybody guess who that is?...he is on this list), Fire Fall, John Fogerty & CCR, The Who, The Guess Who, Fool's Gold, Little River Band
Sounds Like: Singer/songwriters of the 70's, Henley Browne, Fogelberg & Harmonica at it's Finest...
Record Label: Sporting Klay's Music
Type of Label: Indie