ONE LP PORTRAITS: MUSICIANS: M - R: PAT KELLEY: Pat Kelley: Musician

“My dad used to play guitar, not for a living, but he had jam sessions.Another guitar player he used to play with used to come over, he brought a couple of Howard Roberts records over, I was about 13 – and I had been playing quite a while because I had been playing since I was about 5, playing all kinds of different music.But boy when I heard this – he was my idol for a long time man .I’ve got a great story for (John Pisano’s) Guitar Night – I’m bringing this out there too the album cover is hilarious to begin with – all these funny things that are thereOne of the (liner)notes it says – as for the other members of the quartet, we have the wonderful Earl Palmer on drums and the great young bassist Chuck Berghofer - this record was made in 1963 – it will be 50 years next month 1963 in June (Chuck Berghofer is in the room) when they made this.So I grew up idolising Chuck Berghofer too ‘cos he was on all these records(In the room - Chuck must have been 20 years old when he did that – Bob Barry) The other tie in on this record is when I was 18 years old just out of high school I still lived in Tulsa Oklahoma and I drove out to go to Howard Robert’s seminar , 5 day long seminar and the tie in with Pisanos is that Monty my friend came out with me we went to Donte’s, this famous jazz club and John Pisano was playing - first guitar player I ever heard play in California! I didn’t know who he was at the time but he happened to be playing there so I’ve told that story – it’s a pretty big deal to playing with John now – and he was probably in his 30’s then – late 30’sI just wanted to move out to California from then.”Pat Kelley: Hollywood CA, 5th May, 2013Howard Roberts: H.R. Is a Dirty Guitar Player released 1963Pat Kelley
Pat Kelley: Musician, Howard Roberts: H.R. Is a Dirty Guitar Player

 

“My dad used to play guitar, not for a living, but he had jam sessions. 

Another guitar player he used to play with used to come over, he brought a couple of Howard Roberts records over, I was about 13 – and I had been playing quite a while because I had been playing since I was about 5, playing all kinds of different music. 

But boy when I heard this – he was my idol for a long time man . 

I’ve got a great story for (John Pisano’s) Guitar Night – I’m bringing this out there too the album cover is hilarious to begin with – all these funny things that are there 

One of the (liner)notes it says – as for the other members of the quartet, we have the wonderful Earl Palmer on drums and the great young bassist Chuck Berghofer - this record was made in 1963 – it will be 50 years next month 1963 in June (Chuck Berghofer is in the room) when they made this. 

So I grew up idolising Chuck Berghofer too ‘cos he was on all these records 

(In the room - Chuck must have been 20 years old when he did that – Bob Barry)  

The other tie in on this record is when I was 18 years old just out of high school I still lived in Tulsa Oklahoma and I drove out to go to Howard Robert’s seminar , 5 day long seminar and the tie in with Pisanos is that Monty my friend came out with me we went to Donte’s, this famous jazz club and John Pisano was playing - first guitar player I ever heard play in California! I didn’t know who he was at the time but he happened to be playing there so I’ve told that story – it’s a pretty big deal to playing with John now – and he was probably in his 30’s then – late 30’s 

I just wanted to move out to California from then.” 

 

Pat Kelley: Hollywood CA, 5th May, 2013 

Howard Roberts: H.R. Is a Dirty Guitar Player released 1963 

Pat Kelley