session musicians

Below is a partial roster of the session musicians we use at Cliff Goldmacher Music Production including some of the artists they’ve performed and/or recorded with.

• bass

  • Dave Francis – Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Roy Parnell
  • Charlie Chadwick – Shelby Lynne, David Lee Roth
  • Byron House – Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush
  • Dave Pomeroy – Vince Gill, Steve Winwood, Larry Carlton
  • Steve Mackey – Dolly Parton

• drums/percussion

  • Glen Caruba – Jimmy Buffett, Raul Malo
  • John Gardner – The Dixie Chicks
  • Vinnie Santoro – Johnny Cash, Shania Twain
  • Fred Eltringham – The Wallflowers, Jakob Dylan
  • Paul Griffith – John Prine, Todd Snider
  • Bob Mater – Brenda Lee, The Everly Brothers

• guitar

  • Pat Buchanan - (ACM Guitarist of the year) Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Ray Davies
  • Mark Gilespie – Trace Adkins
  • George Marinelli – Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby, James Taylor
  • Mike Severs – Alabama, Don McLean
  • Kenny Vaughn – Lucinda Williams

• mandolin

  • Mark Gillespie - Trace Adkins
  • Andy Leftwich - Ricky Skaggs

• piano/hammond organ

  • Catherine Marx – Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson
  • Steve Conn – Bonnie Raitt, Sonny Landreth

• strings

  • Andrea Zonn – Lyle Lovett, James Taylor
  • Andy Leftwich – Ricky Skaggs
  • Jonathan Yudkin – (ACM String Player of the year), Taylor Swift

• pedal steel

  • Bruce Bouton – Garth Brooks
  • Russ Pahl – Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill

• horns/woodwinds

  • Jim Hoke - Mark Knopfler, Alan Jackson
  • Neil Rosengarden – Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway