En saxofon blev tavs – Andrew Love fra The Memphis Horns er død, 70 år
18. april 2012
Den sorte saxofonist Andrew Loves betydning for populærmusikken understreges af den begrundelse, der blev givet, da han og kollegaen, den hvide trompetisk Wayne Jackson, blev indlemmet i “Musicians Hall of Fame”. Der kunne man læse, at The Memphis Horns spillede på stort set alle indspilningerne fra den legendariske plademærke Stax Records. En bedrift, der sikrer en en varig plads i historiebøgerne.
Love, der døde forleden af Alzheimer, startede sin karriere som sessionmusiker i på plademærket Hi Records, På samme tid var Wayne Jackson ansat som studiemusiker på Stax, og de to mødtes efter arbejde for at spille sammen på de lokale natklubber. Og kammeratskabet mellem de to førte til at Love flyttede over til Stax, hvor de to kome til at spille for kunstnere som Sam & dave, Otis Redding og Isaac Hayes.
Efterhånden som samarbejdet udviklede sig, steg efterspørgslen efter dem – også fra andre plademærker – og de begyndte at markedsføre sig som “The Memphis Horns”. Og da Stax insisterede på, at de kun skulle arbejde for dem, tog de springet om blev freelance-studiemusikere. Det viste sig at være en klog beslutning, selv om det var risikabelt dengang. Som “The Memphis Horns” har Love og Jackson haft rigeligt at bestille siden dengang og figurerer på et hav af plader med kendte navne, fx Al Green, Aretha Frankling (fx på “Think”), Dusty Spingfield (“Son of a Preacher Man”), The Doobie Brothers, U2 (Rattle and Hum), Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Stephen Stills, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Jack White, Alicia Keys og så videre. Listen er lang og imponerende (se den efterfølgende kun delvise diskografi).
Et unikt samarbejde, en formidabel evne til at spille næsten, hvad som helst, og en umiskendelig tone gjorde de to herrer i The Memphis Horns til den måske meste efterspurgte blæsersektion overhovedet i populærmusikken.
2010
Buddy Guy/Living Proof
Blues Music Award Winner – Album of the Year (Wayne)
2009
Rod Stewart/Soulbook
#4 Billboard – (Wayne)
Ruthie Foster/The Truth According to Ruthie Foster
Grammy Nominee – Best Contemporary Blues Album (Wayne)
2008
Jack White & Alicia Keys/Another Way to Die (James Bond Theme)
#81 Billboard – (Wayne)
Grammy Nominee – Best Short Form Music Video
The Raconteurs/Consolers of the Lonely
#7 Billboard – (Wayne)
Grammy Nominee – Best Rock Album
2008
Jack White & Alicia Keys/Another Way to Die (James Bond Theme)
#81 Billboard (Wayne)
Grammy Nominee – Best Short Form Music Video
The Raconteurs/Consolers of the Lonely
#7 Billboard – (Wayne)
Grammy Nominee – Best Rock Album
2006
Tony Joe White/Uncovered -(Wayne)
2005
Neil Young/Prairie Wind
#11 Billboard – (Wayne)
Grammy Nominee
Juno Award Winner
Andrew Love Retires
2001
Marcia Ball/Presumed Innocent
#4 Blues – (Wayne)
Handy Award Winner
2000
Mark Knopfler/Sailing to Philadelphia
#60 Billboard (Wayne)
1999
Robert Cray/Take Your Shoes Off
#2 Blues
Grammy Winner
1997
Collective Soul/Disciplined Breakdown
#16 Pop
Platinum Album
Robert Cray/Sweet Potato Pie
#3 Blues
1996
Sting/Mercury Falling
#5 Pop
Platinum Album
1995
Gary Moore/Still Got The Blues
#83 Pop
Gold Album
1994
Bonnie Raitt/Longing In Their Hearts
#1 Pop
Grammy Winner
Multi-Platinum Album
Primal Scream/Give Out But Don’t Give Up
#22 Heatseakers
Al Green & Lyle Lovett/Funny How Time Slips Away
Grammy Winner
Various/Rhythm Country & Blues
#1 Country
1993
B.B. King/Blues Summit
#64 R&B
Grammy Winner
1992
Otis Redding/The Very Best of Otis Redding
Platinum Album
1991
Cinderella/Heartbreak Station
#19 Pop
Platinum Album
Buddy Guy/Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues
#2 Heatseekers
Grammy Winner
Gold Album
1990
Robert Cray/Midnight Stroll
#32 Pop
Gold Album
1989
Billy Joel/StormFront
#1 Pop
Multi-Platinum Album
1988
Steve Winwood/Roll With It
#1 Pop Album
Multi-Platinum Album
Steve Winwood/Roll With It
#1 Pop Single
BMI Million Airs
U2/Angel of Harlem
#1 Rock Single
U2/Rattle & Hum
#1 Pop
Multi-Platinum Album
Robert Cray/Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
#32 Pop
Grammy Winner
Gold Album
1987
Born to Boogie/Hank Williams, Jr.
#1 Country
Gold Album
Robert Cray/Strong Persuader
#13 Pop
Grammy Winner
Multi-Platinum Album
Peter Gabriel/Bigtime
#8 Pop Single
(Wayne Only)
1986
Peter Gabriel/So
#2 Pop
(Wayne Only)
Multi-Platinum
#187 Rolling Stone Top 500
Peter Gabriel/Sledgehammer
#1 Pop Single
(Wayne Only)
BMI Million Airs
Hank Williams, Jr./Montana Cafe
#1 Country
1984
Willie Nelson/City of New Orleans
#1 Country Single
Willie Nelson/City of New Orleans
#1 Country
Platinum Album
1977
Doobie Brothers/Best of the Doobie Brothers
#5 Pop
Multi-Platinum Album
Joe Tex/Ain’t Gonna Bump No More
#7 R&B
Gold Single
The Memphis Horns/Just For Your Love
#17 R&B
Firefall/Luna Sea
#27 Pop
Gold Album
1976
Doobie Brothers/Takin’ It To The Streets
#8 Pop
Gold Album
Firefal/Firefall
#28 Pop
Gold Album
Rick Dees/Disco Duck
#1 Pop
Platinum Single
1975
Rod Stewart/Atlantic Crossing
#9 Pop
Gold Album
Al Green/Al Green Explores Your Mind
#1 R&B
Gold Album
Al Green/Al Green Greatest Hits
#3 R&B
Gold Album
#52 Rolling Stone Top 500
1974
Doobie Brothers/Eyes of Silver
#52 Pop
Doobie Brothers/What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
#4 Pop
Platinum Album
Al Green/Livin’ For You
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Al Green/Livin’ For You
#1 R&B Album
Al Green/Let’s Get Married
#3 R&B
Rod Stewart/Smiler
#13 Pop
1973
Willie Nelson/Shotgun Willie
#41 Country
Ann Peebles/I Can’t Stand The Rain
#6 R&B
Al Green/Here I Am
#2 R&B
Gold Single
Al Green/Call Me
#2 R&B
Gold Single
Gold Album
#289 Rolling Stone Top 500
Dobie Gray/Drift Away
#5 Pop
1972
Al Green/Let’s Stay Together
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#145 RIAA Songs of the Century
Joe Tex/Gottcha
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Al Green/You Ought to Be WIth Me
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Al Green/I’m Still In Love With You
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Gold Album
#285 Rolling Stone Top 500
Al Green/Look What You’ve Done For Me
#2 R&B
Gold Single
Aretha Franklin/Young Gifted & Black
#2 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Album
Joan Baez/Blessed Are
#11 Pop
Gold Album
Isaac Hayes/Black Moses
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
1971
Aretha Franklin/Rock Steady
#2 R&B
Gold Single
Stephen Stills/Stephen Stills II
#8 Pop
Gold Album
Al Green/Tired of Being Alone
#7 R&B
Gold Single
James Taylor/Mud Slide Slim
#2 Pop
Platinum Album
Isaac Hayes/Shaft
#1 Pop
#1 R&B
#1 Jazz
Isaac Hayes/Theme from Shaft
#1 Pop Single
Grammy Winne
BMI Million Airs
#75 RIAA Songs of the Century
1970
Aretha Franklin/Don’t Play That Song
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
Neil Diamond/Cracklin’ Rosie
#1 Pop
Gold Single
Elvis Presley/Kentucky Rain
#3 Pop
Platinum Single
B.J. Thomas/I Just Can’t Help Believing
#9 Pop
BMI Million Airs
Joe Cocker/The Letter
#7 Pop
Joe Cocker/Cry Me A River
#11 Pop
Rufus Thomas/Do The Funky Chicken
#5 R&B
1969
Elvis Presley/Suspicious Minds
#1 Pop
Platinum Single
BMI Million Airs
Elvis Presley/In The Ghetto
#3 Pop
Platinum SIngle
BMI Million Airs
Neil Diamond/Sweet Caroline
#4 Pop
Gold Single
Neil Diamond/Holly Holy
#6 Pop
Gold Single
Dusty Springfield/Son Of A Preacher Man
#10 Pop
BMI Million Airs
Dusty Springfield/Dusty In Memphis
#89 Rolling Stones Top 500
Aretha Franklin/Share Your Love WIth Me
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
BMI Million Airs
Aretha Franklin/The Weight
#3 R&B
Isaac Hayes/Hot Buttered Soul
#1 R&B
Neil Diamond/Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show
#22 Pop
Dionne Wawick/Soulful
#2 R&B
The Boxtops/Soul Deep
#18 Pop
1968
Otis Redding/The Dock Of The Bay
#1 R&B
#1 Pop
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#22 RIAA Songs of the Century
Otis Redding/The Dock Of The Bay
#1R&B Album
#161 Rolling Stone Top 500
Otis Redding/The History of Otis Redding
#1 R&B
The Boxtops/Cry Like A Baby
#2 Pop
BMI Million Airs
B.J. Thomas/Hooked On A Feeling
#5 Pop
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
Aretha Franklin/Since You’ve Been Gone
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Sam & Dave/I Thank You
#4 R&B
Aretha Franklin/The House That Jack Built
#2 R&B
Aretha Franklin/Think
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Joe Tex/Men Are Gettin’ Scarce
#7 R&B
Otis Redding/Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
#11 R&B
Aretha Franklin/See Saw
#9 R&B
Gold Single
Aretha Franklin/Ain’t No Way
#9 R&B
1967
Aretha Franklin/Respect
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#4 RIAA Songs of the Century
Sam & Dave/Soul Man
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
#168 RIAA Songs of the Century
Otis Redding/Try A Little Tenderness
#4 R&B
Aretha Franklin/Baby I Love You
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Wilson Pickett/Funky Broadway
#1 R&B
Aretha Franklin/Natural Woman
#2 R&B
BMI Million Airs
Aretha Franklin/I Never Loved A Man
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Gold Album
James Carr/Dark End Of The Street
#10 R&B
Joe Tex/Skinny Legs & All
#2 R&B
Gold Single
James & Bobby Purify/Shake Your Tail Feather
#15 R&B
Otis Redding/Tramp
#2 R&B
Sam & Dave/When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
#2 R&B
1966
Percy Sledge/When A Man Loves A Woman
#1 Pop
#1 R&B
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#51 RIAA Songs of the Century
Wilson Pickett/Land Of 1000 Dances
#1 R&B
BMI Million Airs
James & Bobby/I’m Your Puppet
#5 R&B
BMI Million Airs
Wilson Pickett/Mustang Sally
#6 R&B
BMI Million Airs
Eddie Floyd/Knock On Wood
#1 R&B
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
Otis Redding/Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
#12 R&B
Sam & Dave/Hold On I’m Coming
#1 R&B
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
Carla Thomas/B-A-B-Y
#3 R&B
Gold Single
Wilson Pickett/634-5789
#1 R&B
Otis Redding/Satisfaction
#4 R&B
The Mar-Keys/Philly Dog
#19 R&B
King Curtis/Memphis Soul Stew
#6 R&B
Otis Redding/My Lover’s Prayer
#10 R&B
Solomn Burke/Take Me (Just As I Am)
#11 R&B
Otis Redding/The Soul Album
#3 R&B
1965
Otis Redding/I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
#2 R&B
Wilson Pickett/In The Midnight Hour
#1 R&B
BMI Million Airs
#181 RIAA Songs of the Century
Otis Redding/Respect
#4 R&B
Otis Redding/Mr. Pitiful
#10 R&B
Otis Redding/Otis Blue
#1 R&B Album
#74 Rolling Stone Top 500
1963
Rufus Thomas/Walking The Dog
#5 R&B
Gold Single
1961
Carla Thomas/Carla Thomas
#5 R&B
The Mar-Keys/LAST NIGHT
#2 R&B
(Wayne’s 1st Day in the Recording Studio!)
