session player
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He bought a Moog machine for himself and soon was applying his earlier music training to this new instrument, becoming an electronic-music producer and session player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Born in San Antonio, the son and grandson of accordionists became famous as the face of Tex-Mex music and as a favorite session player whenever rock and country gods needed some borderlands flair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
He was also a prolific session player, working with artists like Seal, Maxwell and Raphael Saadiq.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
And he ended up working with Paul McCartney — not only on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album in 1982, but later as a session player in McCartney's 1984 film, "Give My Regards to Broad Street."
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2020
He wound up as a session player, backing up other stars in the music studio.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2017