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A pivotal player in 1960s Southern Soul who later cultivated a career as a versatile session keyboardist. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2020s. Born. in Florence, AL. Genre. Pop/Rock, R&B, Country. Styles. Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop-Soul, Southern Soul, Soul, Roots Rock, Americana. Also Known As. Dewey Lindon Oldham Jr.
Spooner Oldham. Induction Year: 2020. Birth Name: Dewey Lindon Oldham Jr. Birth Date: 06-14-1943. Place of Birth: Center Star, Alabama. Center Star, Alabama, native Dewey Lindon “Spooner” Oldham started off in Muscle Shoals as a session keyboardist before moving to Memphis in the mid-1960s.
Spooner Oldham - Veteran Songwriter, Keyboardist, Road Warrior. Spooner Oldham, veteran songwriter, is best known from his early work with Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and his decades of contributions to Neil Young. His songwriting with Dan Penn, sparse and soulful keyboard performances, studio musicianship, and status as a tour road warrior ...
by Carl Wiser. In 2009, Spooner Oldham made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when he was inducted in the Sideman category. Born and raised in the small town of Center Star, Alabama, he helped create the Muscle Shoals Sound, playing keyboards on classics like "When A Man Loves A Woman" and "Mustang Sally." Taking his talents to Memphis in the late ...
1. Year: 2009. Inducted by: Paul Shaffer. Category: Musical Excellence. Introduction. Spooner Oldham shaped Southern soul with his formidable talent. A songwriter, producer and session keyboardist, Oldham made his mark on such classics as “When a Man Loves a Woman,” “Mustang Sally” and “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You).”
Keyboardist and songwriter Spooner Oldham (1943- ) plays with the Pegi Young Band at The Triple Door theater in Seattle, Washington, in June 10, 2010. A native of Lauderdale County , Oldham was central to the development of the Muscle Shoals music recording scene, working with Florence Alabama Musical Enterprises (FAME) Studios and ...
Nov 5, 1999 · Often working with his friend Spooner Oldham, Penn was behind many of the defining songs from the most celebrated black singers of the Sixties: James Carr's "The Dark End of the Street"; Aretha...
