calsfoundation@cals.org
July 20, 2012
Millions of people have heard Little Rock (Pulaski County) native Louie Shelton’s smooth guitar-playing on hit records and albums without knowing who he was. In the 1960s, he began working as a session guitarist or a producer for Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, John Lennon, Lionel Richie, Boz Scaggs, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson Five, Seals and Crofts, Marvin Gaye, and many other famous pop, rock, and jazz musicians. He is shown here (center) with pop duo Seals and Crofts in 1973.