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1931-2000 James passed away Monday Dec 18th His memorial.

Meet Brother James Mitchell, (Producer Willie Mitchell's brother) One of my dearest freinds and one of the main reasons I can write scores. Not only did James Arrange all the strings and horns on hits like Al Green's Let's Stay Together, Love and Happiness, Take Me To The River and Ann Peebles' I Can't Stand The Rain among hundreds of others. He was also one of the horn players in the Doobie Brothers. (check out the album cover with the group in front of thier plane) Aretha Franklin including Live at the Filmore West.James and I have had some awesome tours together and there were many a night he stayed up until 3 or 4 in the morning taking me through Scoring boot camp I’ll sure miss you my Brother

Meet Jim Spake "left" Tenor, and Scott Thompson "right", Trumpet. Two awesomely soulfull Memphis horn players. Not only did they work with me on Ann's last release but we've had some really great shows together.

Meet Wayne Jackson. (phot courtesey of Theo Peltler) Trumpet player for The Legendary Memphis Horns and the reason I understand The Twelve Bar Blues. This Pic was taken during the Filming of the Documentary "River Of Song". I met Wayne in 96' during the Ann Peeble's Fill This World With Love record, and although it was awesome to work together in the studio and Live, I think my favorite memories are of sitting in the back of Waynes house just talking for hours. He is a true brother.

Meet Andrew Love. Sax player for The Legendary Memphis Horns. I met Andrew the same day I met Wayne Jackson but then, that's almost a cardinal sin if you don't considering all the years they've been an inseparable team. To stand beside Andrew live or witness he and Wayne in the studio as they've breathed life into an arrangement of mine is a true confirmation that I am in the right business.

 

Meet The Legendary Ace Cannon When I ran across this Picture I spent a good week racking my brain as to where it was that we played together, I just knew we did and I remembered the vibes we shared during the performance. Then during the opening of the Smithsonian Rock N Soul Museum inside the new Gibson Factory here in Memphis, Ace was introduced on stage with Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love of The Memphis Horns. Well, Ace humbly walks up to the mic and plays his parts gelling as if he'd been apart of Wayne and Andrew's inseparable team from the beginning, stepping back out of the light after each line but people, when he stepped up for his Solo, all jaws including mine hit the floor. He was playing those kind of cutting edge lines that made songs like Pink Floyd's Money so great, and not only did the event click in my head of when we played together but the every detail right down to the date which was Saturday, October 15, 1996. Thank you Ace for that date and the Honor. Your buddy Paul

 

Meet Kirk Smothers Met him during the time I owed Keven Paige a bunch of money. LOL I'd been seeing he and Trumpet player Scott Thompson around for ever but never got a chance to work with him until Don Bryant's record. All I got to say is this brotha is one wealth of incredible Solo. It will be one fine day when he puts out his own record.

 

Meet my Sista Brenda Rutlage My T-Bone Hero! We met during Ann Peeble's '92 Tour with Otis Clay. Since we've done some awesome shows together, the ones that didn't fall through that is. LOL Love ya Brenda!