This jazz and studio guitar great played on hundreds of recordings — including Phil Spector's "River Deep-Mountain High" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," Julie London's "Cry Me A River," and many of the Coasters' hits — and was known for beig one of the weirdest dudes in the business.
Americans love a winner. As a general rule, however, they are considerably less enamored with a 250-pound mass of lifeless flesh.
(d) September 22nd, 1999