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• THE BEATLES • Rubber Soul
• featuring JOHN JORGENSON • Wait
• Top 15 Most Viewed Videos
• ROD STEWART "Every Picture Tells A Story" rockets to #5
• About THE LONG PLAYERS • NPR's All Things Considered
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THE BEATLES • Rubber Soul
FEATURED GUESTS • Jamie Hoover (The Spongetones) • Hans Rotenberry (The Shazam) • John Jorgenson (Desert Rose Band / Elton John) • Saul Zonana (Adrian Belew) • Don Henry (Grammy Winner wrote Kathy Mattea's "Where've You Been") • Gordon Kennedy (Grammy Winner wrote Eric Clapton's "Change The World") • Steve Stoeckel (The Spongetones)
THE LONG PLAYERS • Bill Lloyd (Foster & Lloyd) - Guitar • Steve Allen (20/20) - Guitar • Steve Ebe (Human Radio) - Drums • John Deaderick (Patty Griffin) - Keyboards • Brad Jones - Bass • with Paul Snyder - Percussion
AUDIO • Christopher Wilhelm • William Benninger
HD VIDEOGRAPHY • Steve Boyle (SkidMedia)
FEATURED CHARITY • Operation Smile
THE LONG PLAYERS featuring
JOHN JORGENSON • Wait
FEATURED GUESTS •John Jorgenson (Desert Rose Band / Elton John)
THE LONG PLAYERS • Bill Lloyd (Foster & Lloyd) - Guitar • Steve Allen (20/20) - Guitar • Steve Ebe (Human Radio) - Drums • John Deaderick (Patty Griffin) - Keyboards • Brad Jones - Bass • with Paul Snyder - Percussion
AUDIO • Christopher Wilhelm • William Benninger
HD VIDEOGRAPHY • Steve Boyle (SkidMedia)
FEATURED CHARITY • Operation Smile
About THE LONG PLAYERS
In 2004, The Long Players began packing Nashville clubs and theaters with faithful front-to-back renditions of classic albums. The combination of The Long Players as "house band" with the amazing variety of guest artists they have enlisted over the last six years to bring these classic LP's to life has become a staple of Nashville's local music scene and has garnered national attention with feature news stories from NPR's All Things Considered, the AP Wire Service and Reuters / Billboard Magazine.
At each of the band’s public shows, The Long Players have chosen to take a portion of the proceeds and donate it to charity. On more than a few occasions, the money has gone directly to musicians to supplement health care expenses when insurance wasn’t enough. At other times the money has been donated to organizations like Music Cares, The Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Alive Hospice and others.
Despite ever-changing musical styles, The Long Players have proven adept at recreating the sound and feel of these classic records while their guest singers add their own spin to the songs. Every show becomes a new experience with the performance of a different record and with different guest vocalists. You won’t see the same show twice! Please join us for the next album we celebrate!!
For more information on the The Long Players check out the Bios and History pages.
All Things Considered
NPR National Public Radio ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
Reporter: Craig Havighurst Listen Here
One of the most consistently popular bands in Nashville does not play country music, has no lead singer and doesn't plan to release an album. Instead, The Long Players perform classic albums, from beginning to end, before a live audience with all-star guest vocalists. Their shows have become a sensation in Music City.
The core of the band is Bill Lloyd (of the Nashville Country duo Foster & Lloyd), Steve Allen (of the LA Power Pop band 20/20), and Steve Ebe (of the Memphis Rock band Human Radio).
And for singers, the band has used many, from Allison Moorer when they did Neil Young's After the Gold Rush to Kim Richey and others for Sergeant Pepper's. Adrian Belew was part of the Blonde on Blonde show - with special guests Al Kooper and Charlie McCoy, who backed Bob Dylan on the original. The Long Players also have performed The Pretenders' self-titled album; The Band's second album; and Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True.
Many in Nashville say this is a different generation of players, who get together to blow off steam after 10 hours in the studios - a far cry from the days when Chet Atkins and Homer and Jethro used to lead jazz jams. Craig Havighurst reports.
THE LONG PLAYERS Top 15 Most Viewed Videos
Based on YouTube viewers as of September 1, 2010
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| Show Name | Album or Song | Show Date | Guests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | THE BEATLES | Abbey Road | Oct. 25, 2008 | Marshall Crenshaw, Joey Molland, Tom Petersson |
| 2. | ARETHA FRANKLIN | I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You | Feb. 7, 2009 | Marion James, Clifford Curry, Dan Penn, Wayne Jackson |
| 3. | JIMI HENDRIX | Are You Experienced? ENCORE! | Nov. 14, 2008 | Dez Dickerson, Reeves Gabrels, Audley Freed, Mike Farris |
| 4. | THE ROLLING STONES | Some Girls | Apr. 10, 2009 | Marshall Chapman, Jimmy Hall, Dan Baird |
| 5. | ROD STEWART | Every Picture Tells A Story | Mar. 21, 2010 | Dan Baird, Warner Hodges, Radney Foster |
| 6. | feat. MIKE FARRIS | "I Want To Take You Higher" | Dec. 26, 2009 | The McCrary Sisters, Bobby Keys |
| 7. | ARETHA FRANKLIN | I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You ENCORE! | Feb. 7, 2009 | Pam Tillis, Ashley Cleveland, Shonka Dukureh, Etta Britt |
| 8. | JIMI HENDRIX | Are You Experienced? | Nov. 14, 2008 | Mitch Malloy, Mac Gayden, Ashley Cleveland |
| 9. | THE ROLLING STONES | Some Girls ENCORE! | Apr. 10, 2009 | Dez Dickerson, Rick Schell, Chuck Mead |
| 10. | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Born To Run | May 23, 2009 | Joel Dahl, Tommy Heath, Will Hoge |
| 11. | feat. ADRIAN BELEW | "Starman" | Jun. 15, 2007 | Adrian Belew |
| 12. | NICK LOWE | Pure Pop For Now People | Feb. 23, 2008 | Robert Ellis Orrall, Chuck Mead |
| 13. | feat. REEVES GABRELS | "Stone Free" | Nov. 14, 2008 | Reeves Gabrels |
| 14. | SLY & THE FAMILY STONE | Stand! | Dec. 26, 2009 | Joseph Wooten, Mike Farris, Toddzilla |
| 15. | THE BEATLES | Abbey Road ENCORE! | Oct. 25, 2008 | Henry Gross, Buzz Cason, Joey Molland |
