Ray Pohlman
Ray Pohlman (July 22, 1930 - November 1990) American session musician and arranger, born in Baker Township, Iowa, who not only played both upright bass and bass guitar, but also did sessions as a guitarist. He is credited with being the first electric bass player in Los Angeles studios in the 1950.
He was a member of the The Wrecking Crew with whom he recorded with Phil Spector and The Beach Boys.
Pohlman was the band leader and arranger of the house band, "The Shindogs" in the 1960s T.V. show Shindig.
Fellow session bassist Carol Kaye wrote of him, “Ray Pohlman in the early 80s became the rhythm guitarist for Frankie Capp’s great jazz band, Juggernaut.”[1]
Artists Pohlman recorded with
- Richie Allen
- Ann-Margret
- The Association
- Chet Baker
- The Beach Boys
- Pat Boone
- Tim Buckley
- Glen Campbell
- Leonard Cohen
- Sam Cooke
- Doris Day
- Dion
- Duane Eddy
- The Everly Brothers
- The 5th Dimension
- The Four Preps
- Merle Haggard
- Emmylou Harris
- Lee Hazlewood
- The Hondells
- Jan & Dean
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
- Donna Loren
- The Marketts
- Bette Midler
- The Monkees
- Mystic Moods Orchestra
- Ricky Nelson
- Willie Nelson
- Laura Nyro
- Fess Parker
- Paul Revere & the Raiders
- The Rip Chords
- Del Shannon
- T.G. Sheppard
- Mel Tormé
- The Turtles
- Ian Whitcomb
Selected discography
- Beach Boys
- Fun Fun Fun
- Help Me, Ronda
- Dance Dance Dance On a Danelectro 6-string bass
- I Know There's An Answer [3]
- I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
- Here Today
- Please Let Me Wonder
- Sam Cooke[4]
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