Biography: Al Kooper, Al Mortimer, Al Nevins, Al Perry, A.A. Bottom, Al Pitrelli, Al Rose, Al Schmitt, Al Stewart, A.B. Skhy,

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Al Kooper, by rights, should be regarded as one of the giants of ’60s rock, not far behind the likes of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon in importance In addition to co-writing one classic mid-’60s pop-rock song, “This Diamond Ring” (though it was written as an R&B number), he was a very audible sessionman on some of the most important records of mid-decade, including Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone

Rockabilly maniacs who put down their greasy combs long enough to read songwriting credits may wonder just who in the foggy blue-eyed morning Al Mortimer is The name shows up connected to early Coral sides cut by Johnny Burnette and his famous group the Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio

To most unschooled onlookers, Al Nevins wasn’t much more than the guitarist, producer/arranger, and co-founder of a pop trio called the Three Suns In point of fact, he was a serious behind-the-scenes figure in the evolution of 1950s pop vocal music into early-’60s pop/rock, as co-founder of a major publishing company, Aldon Music, and one of the very few figures from ’40s pop music to make the jump successfully across the chasm of the mid-’60s into rock & roll

You may upset Al Perry by referring to him, as so many do, as “legendary,” since this implies a less-than-contemporary stance among pioneer hardcore rock innovators

Formed in 1988, A A Bottom is a hard rocking band that plays the Texas bluesy Southern rock style with class The lineup has remained constant for the entire duration of the group, a rarity

Al Pitrelli is one of those musicians who just seems to be way too busy He has played guitar for a myriad of artists through the years In fact, he has been so active that one really wonders how he finds time to even breath between projects

The release of Al Rose’s third album, Pigeon’s Throat, came in December 1999 This followed his critically acclaimed second album, Naked in a Trailer, and his debut release, Information Overload

Seven-time Grammy-winning engineer Al Schmitt has a career that spans four decades He received seven Grammys for Best Engineering (for work with Henry Mancini [two releases], Steely Dan, George Benson, Toto, Natalie Cole, and Quincy Jones) and two Grammy nominations (for Toto’s Tambu and Dr

Glasgow native Al Stewart began his career playing guitar in Tony Blackburn’s band the Sabres, and moved from there to the London folk club scene After an unsuccessful single on Decca, “The Elf” (which featured Jimmy Page on guitar), Stewart signed with CBS and, beginning in 1967, released a series of albums largely consisting of introspective, confessional love songs

AB Skhy was a blues-rock quartet from San Francisco consisting of guitarist Dennis Geyer, keyboard player Howard Wales, bass player Jim Marcotte, and drummer Terry Andersen This lineup made the group’s debut album, A

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