Recently, I had the chance to interview unsung guitarist Craig McMullen, who played guitar alongside Curtis Mayfield on the classic disc Superfly.

"Curtis was a great guitar player, so us playing together I always had to figure out ways of doing something different. When you're a session musician, it's expected that of you to play in more than one position so you don't bump heads with the other guitar players." In addition to the three year stint McMullen spent with Mayfield, where he perfected using wah-wah and fuzz in his work, he also played with Chairman of the Board, Aretha Franklin, The Sylvers, Bill Withers and Donna Summer.

"Being a studio musician, you got to think fast, because time is money. You have formulate your ideas quickly, because those who operate the quickest under pressure are considered the highlight studio players. If you want to be one, you got to act like one. Still, I played with Curtis the longest. His big saying was, 'I want you to do your thing.' And, I always tried to do my thing."

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Thanks.

"Black Rock Betty"

I had been thinking about your blog a while back; cool to see you're still @ it.

...blog is now book marked.
[Edited 11/9/09 11:57am]

StarMon said:

glad you enjoy the blog; thank you...