In Part 1 of Behind the Scenes with Jay Graydon - the legendary guitarist, recording artist, songwriter, producer and engineer - Ken and Jay discuss how he got started as a musician, his mentors, preferred styles, and the details of how he wound up playing a classic guitar solo on Peg by Steely Dan. Jay deconstructs the solo and takes you through how he approached playing over the changes that others in the band weren't comfortable with. Jay also talks about the studio work and guitar solo's that he's proud of that can be heard on other big records.  

 

About: Jay Graydon is the winner of two Grammy awards (in the R&B category) with twelve Grammy nominations, among them the title "Producer of the Year" and "Best Engineered Recording". He is an extremely versatile artist who masters many different styles and genres. In his prolific career his recordings have been featured on record, film, television and on stage. From the late 60s and the late 70s he was an "A list" session musician in Los Angeles, acquiring a reputation as an ace studio guitarist/ solo specialist working with such artists as Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, The Jackson Five, Cheap Trick, Christopher Cross, Ray Charles, Cher, Joe Cocker, Marvin Gaye, Hall & Oates, Olivia Newton-John and Albert King. Among rock music fans, he is perhaps best known for his now-legendary guitar solo for Steely Dan's "Peg". The band had turned down 7-8 other guitarists, among them Walter Becker himself - Wikipedia