Thirty Years behind the Glass : From Otis Redding and Stax Records to Santana's Supernatural - Lee Zimmerman

Thirty Years behind the Glass

From Otis Redding and Stax Records to Santana's Supernatural

By: Lee Zimmerman, Jim Gaines (As told by)

Hardcover | 2 November 2022

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In a recording career spanning some fifty years, bridging a range in time and style that reaches from the early days at Memphis's Stax Records to Carlos Santana's eight-Grammy year in 2000 and beyond, producer Jim Gaines has operated the mixing board for some of the greatest artists in American music. Journey, Huey Lewis and the News, Steve Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Dionne Warwick are just a few of the influential musicians who have entrusted their creativity and talent to his proven abilities.

Gaines still remembers the day-April 4, 1968-when Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. Hearing the sirens and seeing the smoke rising from the downtown Memphis skyline, Gaines remembers loading tapes from Stax studio that night into various employees' vehicles to be taken away for safekeeping until the unrest in the city subsided.

Near the other end of his career, Gaines recalls receiving a phone call during a break in the session at Willie Nelson's studio near Austin, where he was recording demo tracks for the rising Texas group, Los Lonely Boys. The date was September 11, 2001. Once again, there would be no more recording completed that day.

In this wide-ranging collection of personal interviews and reminiscences, Gaines, with the help of author Lee Zimmerman, offers readers the priceless opportunity to sit down with a true music industry veteran and hear a lifetime's worth of stories from inside the studio.
Industry Reviews
"Jim Gaines is a masterful craftsman. He understands capturing the sounds of eternity and infinity. You know by now who he has worked with (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Miller, Santana, etc.) to enhance their music. I am forever grateful for Jim Gaines for sharing his knowledge, wisdom and heart with me."--Carlos Santana--Carlos Santana
"Mr. Gaines expertise as a top of the line producer is surpassed by his classy personality. We love him!"--George Thorogood--George Thorogood
"One of my greatest accomplishments in the music industry was to get Jim Gaines back in it."--Huey Lewis--Huey Lewis

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