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Bobby Emmons
Bobby Gene Emmons (*1943) was an American keyboard player and songwriter. He was an active session musician in Memphis, TN, and was the keyboardist of The Memphis Boys, playing keyboards on tracks by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and many others from the 1950s onward. His compositions included "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)", written with Chips Moman and recorded by Waylon Jennings; and "Love Me Like You Used To", co-written with Paul Davis and recorded by both Johnny Cash and Tanya Tucker.
 
Emmons was born in Corinth, Mississippi, and began performing when at high school. In 1960 he joined Bill Black's band and toured widely with Black, both nationally in the US and internationally. He began playing keyboards in the house band at Hi Records around 1963, before moving to Chips Moman's American Sound Studio as a session musician. Among the many records on which he played keyboards in the 1960s and 1970s were Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" and "In the Ghetto", Dusty Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man", Merrilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning", and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline". He also played on many of Willie Nelson's albums, toured internationally with The Highwaymen.
 
He died in February 2015.
 
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Blues With A Beat With An Organ
Hi Records HL 12024
released 1965
Bobby Emmons, organ
further details unknown
King Size Soul
ATCO Records SD 33-231
released 1967
King Curtis, tenor sax
Charlie Chalmers, tenor sax
Jimmy Mitchell, tenor sax
Floyd Newman, sax
The Memphis Horns, horn
Gene "Bowlegs" Miller, trumpet
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bobby Wood, piano
Tommy Cogbill, bass
Jerry Jemmott, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
Pancho Morales, percussion
Willie Mitchell Live
Hi Records SHL 32042
released 1968
Willie Mitchell, trumpet
Andrew Love, tenor sax
Charles Chalmers, tenor sax
James Mitchell, baritone sax
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Mike Leech, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
Memphis Underground
Atlantic 40038
released 1969
recorded in Memphis, TN/USA
Herbie Mann, flute
Roy Ayers, vibes, conga
Larry Coryell, guitar
Sonny Sharrock, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bobby Wood, piano
Tommy Cogbill, bass
Mike Leech, bass
Gene Christman, drums
Dusty In Memphis
Atlantic SD 8214
released 1969
recorded in Memphis, TN/USA
Dusty Springfield, vocals
Tommy Cogbill, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar, sitar
Bobby Emmons, organ, piano, conga
Bobby Wood, piano
Tommy Cogbill, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
Mike Leach, conga
Crying Song
CTI 1002
released 1969
recorded July 1969 in Memphis/TN, USA
Hubert Laws, flute
Art Clarke, sax
Seldon Powell, sax
Garnett Brown, trombone
Tony Studd, trombone
Ernie Royal, trumpet, flugelhorn
Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn
George Benson, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bob James, organ, piano
Bobby Wood, piano
Lewis Eley, violin
Paul Gershman, violin
George Ockner, violin
Gene Orloff, violin
Raoul Poliakin, violin
Max Pollikoff, violin
Matthew Raimondi, violin
Sylvan Shulman, violin
Avram Weiss, violin
Charles McCracken, cello
George Ricci, cello
Ron Carter, bass
Mike Leech, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
Billy Cobham, drums
Grady Tate, drums
Ed Shaughnessy, tabla
The Dynamics: First Landing
Cotillion SD 9009
released 1969
Fred "Sonny" Baker, vocals
George White, vocals
Isaac "Zeke" Harris, vocals
Samuel Stevenson, vocals
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bobby Wood, piano
Mike Leech, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
The Best Of Herbie Mann
Atlantic SD 1544
released 1970
compilation
Herbie Mann, tenor sax, flute
Jimmy Wisner, conductor
King Curtis, tenor sax
Bobby Jaspar, tenor sax, flute
Pepper Adams, baritone sax
John Hitchcock, trombone
Quentin Jackson, trombone, bass trombone
Mark Weinstein, trombone
Irvin "Marky" Markowitz, trumpet
Larry Coryell, guitar
Al Gorgoni, guitar
Charles Macey, guitar
Joe Puma, guitar
Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass
Ben Tucker, bass
Chick Corea, piano
Bobby Emmons, organ
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Charlie Palmieri, piano
Bobby Wood, piano
Roy Ayers, vibes
Hagood Hardy, vibes
Dave Pike, vibes
Jose Andreu, violin
Daniel Gonzalez, violin
Joe Silva, violin
Juan Garcia, bass
Mike Leech, bass
Joe Macko, bass
Wendell Marshall, bass
Nabil Totah, bass
Reggie Young, bass
Bruno Carr, drums
Gene Christman, drums
Rudy Collins, drums, percussion
Bobby Donaldson, drums
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums
Ray Barretto, percussion
Chief Bey, congas, percussion
Ray Mantilla, percussion
Willie Rodriguez, percussion
Warren Smith, percussion
Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas
Tamiko Jones, vocals
Memphis Two-Step
Embryo Records SD 531
released 1971
recorded September through November 1970
Herbie Mann, flute
George Bohanon, baritone sax, trombone
Melvin Lastie, trumpet, flugelhorn
Ike Williams, trumpet, flugelhorn
Charlie Brown, guitar
Larry Coryell, guitar
Richie Resnicoff, guitar
Sonny Sharrock, guitar
Al Vescovo, guitar
Eric Weissberg, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bobby Wood, piano
Roy Ayers, vibes
Ron Carter, bass
Darrel Clayborn, bass
Mike Leach, bass
Miroslav Vitouš, bass
John Barnes, drums
Bruno Carr, drums
Gene Chrisman, drums
Richard Waters, drums
Eddie Simon, rainmaker
Carlos "Patato" Valdes, conga
Mississippi Gambler
Atlantic SD 1610
released 1972
recorded in Memphis, TN/USA
Herbie Mann, flute
David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax, flute
Johnny Christopher, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bobby Wood, piano
Mike Leech, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas
Understanding
United Artists Records UAS-5577
released 1972
recorded in Memphis, TN/USA
Bobby Womack, guitar, vocals
Harvey Thompson, tenor sax
Ronnie Eades, baritone sax
Dale Quillen, trombone
Harrison Calloway jr., trumpet
Tippy Armstrong, guitar
Jimmy Johnson, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Barry Beckett, clavichord, harpsichord, Moog synthesizer, piano
Bobby Emmons, organ
Clayton Ivey, keyboards
Truman Thomas, keyboards
Bobby Wood, piano
David Hood, bass
Mike Leech, bass
Hayward Bishop, drums, percussion
Roger Hawkins, drums, percussion
Pam Grier, vocals
Patrice Holloway, vocals
Janice Singleton, vocals
Tracy Nelson
Atlantic SD 7310
released 1974
Tracy Nelson, vocals, guitar, piano
Michael Pierce, sax
Earl Lon Price, sax
Sherman Marshall Cyr, trumpet
Steve Howard, trumpet
Clarence Ford, horn
Ron Cornelius, guitar
Mac Gayden, guitar
Jack Lee, guitar, piano, vocals
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ, piano
Leon Pendarvis, piano
Bobby Woods, piano
Tommy Cogbill, bass
Kenny Malone, drums
Jim Gilstrap, vocals
Joe Green, vocals
Clydie King, vocals
Willie Nelson, vocals
Pat Powdrill, vocals
Linda Ronstadt, vocals
Beau Cecchino, vocals
Merry Clayton, vocals
Great Days - The John Prine Anthology
Rhino Records R2 71400
released 1993
compilation
John Prine, guitar, vocals
Jim Rothermel, soprano sax, clarinet, recorder, whistle
Howard Levy, sax, organ, accordion, harmonica
Lewis Collins, horn
Jack Hale, horn
Wayne Jackson, horn
Andrew Love, horn
James Mitchell, horn
David Bromberg, guitar, dobro
Steve Burgh, guitar, bass, drums
John Burns, guitar, vocals
Paul Cannon, guitar
Johnny Christopher, guitar
Steve Cropper, guitar
Philip Donnelly, guitar
Howie Epstein, guitar, percussion
Steve Fishell, guitar
Steve Goodman, guitar, vocals
James Harrah, guitar
John Jorgenson, guitar, mandolin
Leo LeBlanc, guitar
Jay Dee Maness, guitar
Dave Prine, guitar, fiddle, vocals
Bonnie Raitt, guitar, vocals
Jim Rooney, guitar
Rick Vito, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Stuart Duncan, mandolin, fiddle
Grady Martin, dobro
Kenny Ascher, piano
Barry Beckett, piano
David Briggs, organ, piano
James Brown, organ
Bobby Emmons, organ
Donnie Fritts, piano
Alan Hand, piano
Glen D. Hardin, piano
Bob Hoban, organ, piano, fiddle
Larry Muhoberac, piano
Corky Siegel, piano
Benmont Tench, organ, bass
Mike Utley, organ
Bobby Whitlock, organ, piano
Bobby Wood, piano
Phil Parlapiano, accordion
John Sebastian, harmonica
Jerry Shook, harmonica
Tommy Cathey, bass
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Chuck Fiore, bass
Bob Glaub, bass
Mike Leech, bass
Hugh McDonald, bass
Dee Murray, bass
Rachel Peer-Prine, bass
Tom Piekarske, bass
Neal Rosengarden, bass
Johnny Lee Schell, bass, vocals
Sid Sims, bass
Steve Spear, bass
Peter Bunetta, drums
Gene Chrisman, drums
Kenny Malone, drums, tambourine
Steve Mosley, drums
Tony Newman, drums
Tom Radtke, drums, percussion
Joe Romersa, drums, percussion
Angie Varias, drums
Kevin Wells, drums
Al Bunetta, percussion
Mailto Correa, congas
Bishop Heywood, percussion
Liz Byrnes, vocals
Bonnie Koloc, vocals
Raun MacKinnon, vocals
Rachel Peer, vocals
The Evolution Of Mann - The Herbie Mann Anthology
Rhino Records 8122-71634-2
released 1994
compilation, recorded August 1960 through April 1992
Herbie Mann, soprano flute, alto flute
Paulo Moura, alto sax
King Curtis, tenor sax, baritone sax
Ed Logan, tenor sax
Andrew Love, tenor sax
David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax, flute
Pepper Adams, baritone sax
James Mitchell, baritone sax
Sam Burtis, trombone
John Hitchcock, trombone
Quentin Jackson, trombone, bass trombone
Barry Rogers, trombone
Mark Weinstein, trombone
Leo Ball, trumpet
Doc Cheatham, trumpet
Wayne Jackson, trumpet
Jerry Kail, trumpet
Irvin "Marky" Markowitz, trumpet
Joe Newman, trumpet
Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn
Pedro Paulo, trumpet
Ziggy Schatz, trumpet
Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn
Duane Allman, guitar
Hux Brown, guitar
Rod Bryan, guitar
Larry Coryell, guitar
Cornell Dupree, guitar
Durval Ferreira, guitar
Jerry Friedman, guitar
Al Gorgoni, guitar
Eddie Hinton, guitar
Albert Lee, guitar
Mundell Lowe, guitar
Charlie Macy, guitar
Bob Mann, guitar
Hugh McCracken, guitar
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Baden Powell, guitar
Sonny Sharrock, guitar
Ricardo Silveira, guitar
Amauri Tristao, guitar, percussion
Nick Woodland, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Gladstone Anderson, piano
Barry Beckett, piano
Chick Corea, piano
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bill Evans, piano
Antônio Carlos Jobim, piano, vocals
Silvester Levay, keyboards
Les McCann, piano, vocals
Sergio Mendes, piano
Charlie Palmieri, piano
Pat Rebillot, piano
Mark Soskin, keyboards
Richard Tee, piano
Jimmy Wisner, piano
Bobby Wood, piano
Winston Wright, organ
Roy Ayers, vibes
Hagood Hardy, vibes
Dave Pike, vibes
Johnny Rae,vibes, percussion
Jose Andreu, violin
Daniel Gonzalez, violin
Stéphane Grappelli, violin
Joe Silva, violin
String Ensemble of the Munich Phi Strings
Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass
Octavio Bailly jr., bass
Richard Davis, bass
Al Gorry, bass
David Hood, bass
Chuck Israels, bass
Jackie Jackson, bass
Juan Garcia, bass
Mike Leech, bass
Tony Levin, bass
Joe Macko, bass
Earl May, bass
Andy Muson, bass
Chuck Rainey, bass, drums
Paul Socolow, bass
Nabil Totah, bass
Ben Tucker, bass
Gary Unwin, bass
Willie Weeks, bass
Chief Bey, drums, percussion
Bruno Carr, drums
Gene Christman, drums
Rudy Collins, drums
Aynsley Dunbar, drums
Reggie Ferguson, drums, percussion
Steve Gadd, drums
Martin Harrison, drums
Roger Hawkins, drums
Mel Lewis, drums
Rick Marotta, drums
Donald McDonald, drums
Paul Motian, drums
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums
Michael Richard, drums
Dom Um Romão, drums
Rick Sebastian, drums
Buddy Williams, drums
Cyro Baptista, percussion
Ray Barretto, percussion
Rubens Bassini, percussion
Tesse Coen, congas
Armen Halburian, percussion
Phil Kraus, percussion
Elmer Louis, percussion
Ralph MacDonald, percussion
Ray Mantilla, percussion
Michael Olatunji, percussion, vocals
Willie Rodriguez, percussion
Warren Smith, percussion
Joe Spector, percussion
Carlos "Patato" Valdes, percussion
Maya Angelou, vocals
Munich Studio Choir
Dolores Parker, vocals
Skinny Legs And All
Kent Soul CDKEND 114
released 1994
compilation, recorded between 1962 and 1968 in Nashville, TN; Memphis, TN; Muscle Shoals, AL and Beaumont, TX/USA
Joe Tex, vocals
Excell Dorsett, tenor sax
Charles Farley, tenor sax
Clarence Ford, tenor sax
Sam Miller, tenor sax
Eddie Williams, tenor sax
Glenn Barbeaux, baritone sax
Mack Williams, baritone sax
Norman "Sly" Sellers, trombone
Sammie Coleman, trumpet
Emile Hall, trumpet
Warren Johns, trumpet
Johnny Whitrack, trumpet
Johnny Christopher, guitar
Leroy Hadley, guitar
Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bobby Woods, piano
Tommy Cogbill, bass
J. Alfred Cook, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums
Clyde Williams, drums
The Memphis Boys (ext. version)
Markal Music CDMM20472
recorded 1990 in Memphis, TN/USA
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Reggie Young, guitar
Bobby Emmons, organ
Bobby Wood, piano
Mike Leech, bass
Gene Chrisman, drums

 
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