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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[6:09]" Me hair. Yeah but Al. Qaeda target of chief crazy mad. How nice everybody miles we had a great time celebrating on their records. And just just special."

[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."