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“Dolly said ‘Can you just make it, like, reds and greens and sparkles?’. I played as many notes as I could while the other hand was working the transposer. She was going, ‘Yeah, yeah, that’s it. Whee!’”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on his life as a session player

American guitarist Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, playing a Fender electric guitar, performs live in concert with his band, American rock band The Doobie Brothers, circa 1975. The band's drummer, Keith Knudsen, is seen in the background. (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images).

Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter, ex-Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers guitarist, has been talking about his career after those bands, the decades when he worked as a session guitarist for hire.

His CV is a veritable Who’s Who of rock and pop royalty. Baxter has played with the Beach Boys, Joni Mitchell, Cher, Elton John, Rod Stewart and many many others. In an interview with Guitar Player, Baxter, now 77, reflected on the strange requests he’s had from artists down the years.

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