A Master Musician

[0:23]" I'm -- actually physically staring interface."

[0:34]" Thank Ellis hall experience your friends and we had you won by phone. And we threaten to have you in studio. And at least I gaffes and for those people what's ketchup it's real quick and tell everybody at the -- tied -- career -- and all the cool things in the great people you are you angry at what what Sharpton now is a -- beautiful dvd that you sent me -- yes and concerts and touring but tell me about the latest CD."

[1:03]" Well we're working on it and as we speak talking with some production people about it I started working -- whom. And just. And definitive things soulful. Well let's just say soulful colors have a little box. To share. You're known as -- this multi instrumentalists. To virtuoso. You know critical Cadillac. Stating I KE FK. What credit tardy -- with the I have. It's a Martan and double 181963. And it just sinks. One million James Taylor -- I want me to check very. -- X or four want to be Curtis mayfield. Yeah. Yet you don't I look at our and I lovely to buy low defect that it is an instrument that can really have personality issue as you just explained well and also to. A lot of folks. -- on keyboards so automatically it's the assumption. -- I just you know keep it. And I tell folks I'm any instrument and it's not adequately. Keyboard. That you know he's basically you know it's a -- you know guitarist. Everything but windows and that's. You know what."

[2:34]" We're gonna play some samples not only from the CD but obviously -- giant that you have a little fun jam of the accident this but I what I want to do this for the benefit of the audience. You have a lot of friends in New England because Ellis moved to Boston at the age of five and prior to that where were you."

[4:17]" When we think about music and career working musicians that's a great thing to be a working musician my friend -- this year has done it all continues to everything from tower powered units with tower are one of the greatest. The groups of all time."

[4:33]" and I tell you they had they idea. A special thing coming up. Where are they doing fortieth anniversary in the past speaking of all slick talking about it there excited at the film of all places where they started."

[4:46]" Cool but also working with -- these other. Other musicians and working in movies -- which will talk about the fact that you're doing what you love and you're getting you're getting paid -- and years and you're able to write -- that. It. Now Ellis each year just visiting and doing some studio work and doing the swing through the area -- people will recognize. -- tones from whole Lotta places including the most famous. Fruit commercial -- And I thought it -- through little. How bad yeah what's that tell everybody what a plug in the not doing."

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[6:23]" I just loved that and you know that's kind of thing it's amazing when you've done so many commercials and jingles and and movie appearances. Stuff like it becomes part of the culture -- dead --"

[6:34]" Ever really -- amazing. And again and how to keep -- a lot of kids know me -- a chicken and having worked in that were okay."

[6:42]" Love that movie and that by Exxon do the title song is that not the song. Sort of a derivative of the the that."

[6:50]" Louie Jordan thing is well it's actually. Will big Joe turner I guess. Economists student of bleach in the lists. -- and you know that big show attorney and -- written."

[7:04]" When I did Liz don't give me. Yeah yeah. Ran back and please don't -- him back to jail."

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[7:19]" They've lived loved and being under Ontario on that -- a little bit about the I don't care and --"

[7:37]" Don't ever say that Ellis all else follow all of the lock. Out all -- romance. How to act I did. As we talk with yeah. Man oh man I'm looking at your list of movie were -- it's incredible now obviously chicken run huge deals and you're you're seen in a film called big -- us as you do organist."

[7:58]" I am and you know coming here on the playing. It was a couple sitting beside me and electing -- Human -- And yet got from big -- got Jarrett. I also agree that I -- and they only sell its you know didn't. One of the actors who said movies are about hurry up and we. I just seen anticipatory. Thinking of doing you're seeing. In -- it's working returns to Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Yeah. I'm sitting here listening to these guys banter back and forth and he shocking to me like one one of them mean. Being violated finally catch me accidentally and I -- and great. And just. Blessed. Truly honest and teams participating. Anti immigrant movies like cartoons that Jim Carrey and Bruce almighty and Stan. Yeah acts -- and he. Added that either I'll see you just sit there and group and they want to do certain things and left taking direction from director. Just said it's in my opinion so what are the other driver car."

[9:19]" I'm talking with -- Ellis -- by the way on the list Ellis called dot com. And nozzle bring it up now you are -- you've been blind since."

[9:27]" Well actually. I had a quite a bit isn't enough to walk around -- McCain and delicate pretty ladies and -- it. Up until I was eighteen. And -- Any freak wrestling accident and it actually sin that. Took a good its -- for instance anyway you know. And must not it."

[9:51]" Like that. But still. The fact that you accomplished what you accomplished. Musically and and from a from a career perspective. And certainly serves as an inspiration to anyone out there and -- you had to. A chance to connect with -- you know with people in the black community. Is students and others coming up and he must."

[10:13]" I have not been on Arafat clinics and again trying to show them Caspian differently able to nothingness obsess. Yes and I used to -- Practice my instruments in the dark to get -- Because it's hold me. Glaucoma. It was society Steelers sites that -- in that. And on this trip I happen to hook up with -- PP. And me and Paul Pina. Where it's really brilliant hero vehicle line and Steve Miller and oh god yes that amongst many other things. And got his family. Very instruments. And help communities who say how cute he might try press from. This side. Hadn't seen in over 35 years went on to -- in south and what time -- And then add to check he pulled out his guitar. On timing my keyboard -- guitar and actually put out my guitar was pulling it. Actually it's 57. Precision bass the one net. Precision basis what changed instantly. When he was playing right -- kept him. It was testament to --"

[12:02]" Something I tell me actually it's a CD. And I don't know if you will make this CD but I am working on. Separate CD -- a guy it's a CD called Alice -- Oh Richmond Berkeley leaked. -- what it but he also totally toolbar black people -- illegally essentially going to jail and."

[12:32]" It's that universal light that we as artists. To our best team. I guarantee continually and listen for instance this morning I woke up and I was thinking of song together and write down. In that happens you cannot set -- keep you awake. -- guests at the same thing and how ironic that I ever pays for three days apart."

[12:58]" Hi -- different partners in -- you know attention about Stevie and and you both you guys. Are so. Excited about all forms of music and Stevie started all right. Yes he -- whether it's a ballad or whether it's -- it's it's really you know country flavored country -- motel owner or just to -- whatever it takes amazing amount of range in this case and music. And has saved. Really pigeon -- sukur Turkey's try to pretend it. You know what about when when you're on the road performing with the other artists for instance -- Michael McDonald or are. Any of these artists -- it cool."

[13:42]" no matter how like oh it's ready because we did -- together. I said -- I didn't like the Mike is gonna be -- so we started doing its arms and singing he kind of relaxing. And EWI. Would stop that we start this congress. And I say okay Mike egos are your seasonal anomalies that you're singing -- and tolerant we guessing begin there are some got a."

[14:06]" Who can just you're the kind of guy get you just couldn't do you pony up to anybody and within a short amount of time you guys are clicking -- what's what's involved there's just lots of experience or is it just knowing the other person at a time and well --"

[14:19]" It's being able to seriously play again. And count which you're a game because that's all I ask on stage I'd never -- anybody any better and worse and but the bottom line here and stay with me. You just during which you bring bring a box -- cramped and prepared."

[14:38]" One of the things -- love about -- it is you you've got such emotional passion for living. Some of the ballots that you do I mean we know that you can just rock with the best of them but I think some of the ballad stuff that -- occurred. Is still express that could you to a little something anything at all that might be -- little. The war."

[14:57]" Yeah -- just ask that this is. This is a team that. Actually writing and Sharon -- organization used to call. And an odd look as I can."

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[16:29]" Has almost. When he and -- Learning and ran out to do with that huge shared the and lose it yeah. Tell me here I am not. No stranger -- It is not swing now. I see us live at yeah. Oh ask. You this much is certain. And Simon saying yeah."

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[18:08]" Man that is. -- glorious I know that -- people listening all over the northeast and Canada gorgeous pro rippling over the side of the road to take that in that is really beautiful and you know sending. That song obviously. Has more meaning because it's going in being used by the organizational. And insurance under some great work writer PSAs here -- on the show how that is really cool."

[18:32]" It's about you know and and it's funny when it's putting it together. My buddy Jimmy Jackson and dad and I -- que -- eroded -- When it first brought the idea to sit on. Relatively decent in my --"

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[18:53]" What but little -- guitar playing by the way is you're not only playing Terry you're throwing in the rhythm section over the -- Europe by car and your. I -- I got rusty yeah yeah I noticed. It's got a I got -- all he led away by the way we mentioned prior to coming on the air that yes community auditions is back yeah on TV thirty and you -- the communications back when your kid."

[19:17]" I did and Lee. Did the first show. And we won the it was in 1966. And honestly did you Clark I've some collier and -- to -- well our boats went in the wrong place. So we ended up doing in February at 67 gas is to come back and what are going to do this. He we -- Walking down the get the funniest. That's gone ever win. And it. So somewhere. And slid around and I don't need to writing this when Evans Drew it's a hard and play the drums hybrid -- And I head back in the rocks."

[20:07]" Gary how do you seemed to be you are the kind of guy who lives in the moment I can tell your -- you said you woke up in union have Sonja -- inspired I think that's. Is that the greatest way to -- all."

[20:19]" I'll take as -- said off the air it. Guitar. Or some sort of instrument is great therapy for instance tart statement -- it took -- and let -- if you plane like the time. Yeah."

[20:40]" it's going to bring us into a slightly yeah. You got it should've taken. And as. Its heels -- an opposite me sometimes and traveling in airport that guitar just not. Trying to -- for just -- just one pass to assign an army. And."

[21:07]" Slow the airline's other two are you just to do that distressed levels would go out -- let's just listen Ellison know more about being an -- credit or. Well going forward okay we've got the Spirit lingers on and on that CDs coming out right. It's okay that we can order on CD baby your accent or are you what's the Ellis World -- and you must now and you can you can project swimming around your head and probably projects ongoing -- the table by."

[21:38]" Yes slowly -- saudis. It's outrageous. -- because they just. Come to life and like yeah. -- to root for it costs us -- Rosen somebody's working on that to be perennials on her every year. --"

[21:57]" Our US spiritual apps yeah. It's it's by the way that's evident in your music."

[22:03]" Well that's. That's where I come from and celebrate -- go to eat Dem nomination generic and celebrate in song. --"

[22:33]" yeah absolutely yeah yes and end to. Have someone squash the music. Society will be squashed is where I."

[22:43]" I want to play a little sample from this the CD sampler we brought in this. And what are we played little this and welcome back in -- about it here's Ellis well."

[23:16]" It's. Okay. Okay yeah. Me anyway yeah."

[24:12]" Yeah and it sounds great that is a sudden everybody in the planet knows what -- you and you had little Euro touched -- a yes. Studio quality outstanding stuff there was ever according."

[24:25]" ever had and I studio. This call time on Brewster. Doctors and pogroms nations. And the lakers' and I got him for instance --"

[24:37]" That's cool. Very cool."

[24:40]" And you know it's many -- at my right at Karen attached -- it you know it. We got a name we've got to have our doctor immortalized. It turns out immortalized tactics now -- she's a -- lasted well past."

[24:55]" I was gonna I was going to ask you about that when I first spoke with -- I'm not sure wish pushy. Ill at that time yeah."

[25:03]" no she didn't become illegal in tool. The latter are well actually in September step. -- diagnosed with. Cancer situation. And she defeated it. Accounts -- actress in inaccurate."

[25:22]" I'm not I I don't doubt that at all how how much. And how much loved her and how close you guys work but you know it's it's amazing how well your music has probably been used. By many people as a as an agent to suit their."

[25:39]" That's what it's your fingers on -- on that you this call me or email me tell me it's healing and that's exactly where it's supposed to be. You. Just make you feel this -- and thinking about it in the two game becomes people's things. So mom can't keep an extra you know just keep walking. -- heart and kindly your own life enter my ex."

[26:07]" Well you certainly. Get me all charged up because the only guy that's loved the fact that you called -- you sit and going to be in town it's a symbol for crying out -- we gonna sit down and and do this the right way not enough thought that but you let -- and that guitar is just just. It's like on fire and here is at. A little more just ripping anyone he had already appeared. I can't stand and he can not standards. Could -- year old I would. -- it's not tell you Annan for folks listening in who want to reconnect they can go to your website it's."

[27:13]" The -- type com and we will be starting to post. Similar contests were working on. She acts I'm doing coming up in November it's a special crews we gave cons infringes going to have. Public tower power changing --"

[27:30]" The moment and their news yesterday that a Ellis is a guy who you you can you never know we're going to show up would address. My hand James Taylor might he's going to get edited my daily James and -- and -- well you are just I'm so glad we met and they're glad you're originally Jordan and quite history to Boston yeah. And a lot of folks Al west of the accent become historical like me. -- one is a nut. Oh in a fossils Al Qaeda that -- six. So what we're gonna do we're gonna remind people that Ellis all is available by yet it he needed gig you call Ellis colony he does everything -- no that's seriously. Yeah."

[28:18]" Ali just call -- and we'll talk about coming into our Boston or actually to New York are rare very you're listening."

[28:26]" I know a lot of folks listening all -- the world and in an Internet again Ellis although I can't. I can say is man keep it up you're doing you're doing everything that you should be on this planet and we thank you for. We'll be right back with -- more WB's."