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Kulshan Chorus is thrilled to appear with talented musician, Larry Knechtel, for the Winter 2003 concert.[concert details]

Highlights of Larry's musical career to date:

• Toured with Duane Eddy in the late Fifties.
• Part of the famous “Wrecking Crew” of Los Angeles - the studio musicians for the Major Southern California groups throughout the Sixties. (Well known for repairing and dismantling tracks that the band’s musicians could not play)
Larry Knechtel

[from the "musician associated with the Byrd's webpage"] Larry Knechtel is a noted session man. As a member of "the Wrecking Crew," he played many sessions with Phil Spector, mostly as a keyboardist. In 1965, he played bass on the "Mr. Tambourine Man" single, and its flipside, "I Knew I'd Want You." Five years later, he played organ on "Tunnel of Love" from the LP Byrdmaniax.

• Recorded with Mama’s & Papas, Fifth Dimension, Doors, Jose Feliciano, Association, Johnny Rivers, Byrds, Monkees, Partridge Family, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Hank Williams Jr., Billy Joel, Seals & Croft, Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra.

The website of Mike Deasy,"The Guitarist",
has a great bio of Larry - [full article]
This photo of Larry is from Deasy's "Guitar Gold" site

• Played the organ on Beach Boys “Good Vibrations”
• Played bass on Jim Morrison’s (Doors) “Light my Fire”
• Played bass on Jose’ Feleciano’s “Light my Fire”
• Played piano on Association’s “Never my Love”
• Played piano on Johnny River’s “Rockin’ Pneumonia” as well as all of Johnny River’s albums.
• Played piano on Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge over Troubled Waters” (won a grammy for this one)
• Played keyboards on Dolly Parton’s “Nine to Five”
• Was the keyboard player for the group BREAD. Many hit singles.
• Was the producer for the hit single “Chevy Van”
• World Tour/USA tour as Elvis Costello’s keyboard player.

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