Title: Jimmy Smith with Phil Upchurch- Back at the Chicken Shack
Description: 1990 Levekussen JazzFest. with Herman Riley on tenor, and Jimmy Jackson drums. They don't make them like this any more!

Title: PHIL UPCHURCH COMBO - 'You Can't Sit Down' Pts 1&2 - 1966 7"
Description: Frantic organ groover, lamenting the lack of chairs

Title: Jason Long - Breezin - Phil Upchurch
Description: Transcribed bass line of Phil Upchurch on the George Benson tune "Breezin" off the album of the same name. I've been waiting to transcribe this bass line and learn it correctly for years now. Needless to say that this bass line has been butchered by many a wedding band bass player (myself, most certainly included) for over 30 years now! Not only has the bass line been massacred, but the form as well. Believe it or not, this tune actually has a very specific form, and is very rarely followed. I used to play "Breezin" in old wedding bands as part of the set right before the bridal party would enter the room. The song would be frequently cut short so that we could start the "Bridal Party Entering the Ballroom" music, that included great hits such as "Call Me Al", "The Horse", "Theme to Rocky", "Almost Like Being In Love", "Come Fly With Me", etc etc. It is for this reason that we never learned the form correctly because the song was rarely played all the way through. Incidentally, this, and many other "wedding band" anomalies will be featured in my yet to be published book "Walkin Through The Kitchen". Anywhoo, here is the correct bass line played by the great Phil Upchurch.

Title: BARACK OBAMA AND THE WONDEVISION OF OUR 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Description: Please take a moment to watch, enjoy and be touched by a tribute in music and images to Barack Obama and the American Democratic Process as created by husband and wife Phil & Sonya Upchurch. MUSIC BY: PHIL UPCHURCH & SONYA MADDOX-UPCHURCH PRODUCED BY: WONDERVISION ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC FOWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Title: Quincy Troupe and John Upchurch
Description: Poet Quincy Troupe and jazz guitarist Phil Upchurch combine spoken word and music in a fluid, dynamic performance centering on the African-American experience. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [12/1996] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 2787]

Title: In a World Full of Gray: The Music of Dale Williams
Description: Guitarist Dale Williams studied blues guitar with Willie Dixon and Phil Upchurch, but doesn't limit himself to the blues. He has performed and recorded with such artists as Sun Ra, George Lewis and LL Cool J. He teaches and lectures, in addition to performing. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [4/2001] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5618]

Title: Gladys Knight & the Pips - Fire and Rain
Description: Gladys Knight and the Pips sing "Fire and Rain" "Fire and Rain" is a song written and performed by James Taylor. This song has been covered by * Singer / Songwriter and producer of RnB and Soul world Kenny 'Babyface' Edmunds covers this song on his upcoming album Playlist due out in the US September 18th 2007 and is the first track to be released from it. * Country icon Willie Nelson's 1975 cover reached the top thirty on the U.S. country singles charts. * Trumpeter Herb Alpert on his album Lost Treasures. * Hard rock band Badlands on their album Voodoo Highway. * Blood, Sweat & Tears on their album Blood, Sweat & Tears 3. * Metal band Burning Starr on the album No Turning Back from 1986. * Actress and singer Betty Buckley on her album Heart to Heart. * Cher on her album Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves. * Instrumental jazz group Common Ground on their Taylor tribute album Fire & Rain. * Bobby Darin on his album Live! At the Desert Inn. * Country music singer Skeeter Davis on her album Love Takes A Lot Of My Time. * John Denver on his album Poems, Prayers, and Promises. * Sheena Easton on her album The Lover in Me. * Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on his eponymous album Maynard Ferguson. * Reggae artists The Gaylads on their album Fire and Rain. * Folk singer Richie Havens on his album The Great Blind Degree. * Marcia Hines on her 2001 alburm Diva. * The Isley Brothers on their album Givin' It Back. * Jazz singer Al Jarreau on his album Glow. * Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett on his album Restoration Ruin. * Ex-Monkee Davy Jones on his album Just for the Record, Vol. 2. * Country and western singer Sammy Kershaw on his album Coverin' the Hits. * Progressive folk rockers McKendree Spring on their second album Second Thought. * Jazz flautist Hubert Laws on his album Afro-Classic. * Punk music band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Have a Ball. * Nana Mouskouri on her album Nana's Book of Songs. * Anne Murray on her album Snowbird. * Country and western singer Willie Nelson on his album Willie Nelson & Family. * Tony Orlando on his album The Casablanca Years. * Saxophonist Boots Randolph on his album Boots with Brass. * Soul, jazz and blues singer Lou Rawls on his album A Man of Value. * Cliff Richard on his album Help It Along. * Johnny Rivers on his album Home Grown. * Country and western singer Sammi Smith on her album Lonesome. * Country and western singer Billie Jo Spears on the compilation album Country Ladies and Gentlemen. * R. Dean Taylor on his album I Think, Therefore I Am. * Folk singer Linda Thompson on her album Give Me a Sad Song. * Jazz guitarist Phil Upchurch on his album Darkness, Darkness. * Jazz trumpeter Frankie V on his album Ocean of Dreams. * Progressive rock keyboard player Rick Wakeman on his album Piano Vibrations. * Roger Whittaker on his album Fire and Rain. * Pop singer Andy Williams on his album Love Story. * Rhythm and blues and soul singer Bobby Womack on his album Communication. * Jazz singer Rigmor Gustafsson on her album I Will Wait for You. * Pop singer Dido on the album "Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project". * Pop singer Jonatha Brooke on the album Back in the circus. * YouTube artist Larry Curtis (SilverHamer) in one of his videos. * Reggae Artist Andrew Diamond on his album, "Diamond in the Rough" Empress of Soul Geico commercial

Title: Jan Bradley - Mama Didn't Lie
Description: Jan Bradley (born Addie Bradley, July 6, 1943, Byhalia, Mississippi) was an American soul singer. Bradley grew up in Robbins, Illinois. She was noticed by manager Don Talty (who also managed Phil Upchurch) at a high school talent show. After graduating, she auditioned for Curtis Mayfield, and soon recorded the Mayfield-penned "We Girls", which became a hit regionally in the Midwest. Several singles followed, and another Mayfield song, "Mama Didn't Lie" (b/w "Lovers Like Me"), was released nationally in the U.S. by Chess Records in 1963 and hit #8 R&B and #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Following the single's success, Mayfield and Chess got into a legal battle over the publishing rights to Mayfield's songs, and as a result Bradley was no longer able to work with him. She started writing her own songs and released several further singles on Chess. "I'm Over You" hit #24 R&B in 1965; other Chess releases included "Just a Summer Memory" b/w "He'll Wait on Me", "It's Just Your Way", and "These Tears" b/w "Baby What Can I Do". Bradley continued working with Talty after her arrangement with Chess ended, releasing singles for Adanti, Doylen, Spectra Sound, and Night Owl. Bradley stopped singing professionally in the early 1970s; she raised a family and became a social worker. Her records remained popular among devotees of Northern soul.

Title: Messing with some Rock, Country and Jazz licks
Description: The guitar is one I slapped together. I'm kinda proud of it, it's a nice piece. I'm playing some of the chord melody of "Misty" that Phil Upchurch gave me, a few other licks and runs, and some os "Steppin' Out". Just messin' around out a little convention here in LA with some musicians. Sadly, the original file is more hifi at 392MB, but this is the 11MB YouTube version. Enjoy the goods FWIW =)

Title: Roykey Creo Band Reggae Worldmusic Live Brückerl Guitar Solo Time
Description: Roykey Creo Guitar solo Steff Drums Nii George Bass and others caribbean rockin roots reggae worldmusic