Nashville is full of brilliant and in some cases, historic performance that happen for the moment and then evaporate into memories of those who witnessed the event. I thought that seemed wasteful, so I began to document the unique and historic Nashville musical moments created by The Long Players.
The Long Players videos are in two phases. Phase One runs from 2007 to 2014. All performances are shot with one camera and so, a composite of each evening's performance was produced. [Please see 2007-2014 The Long Players for those videos.]
Phase Two began in 2017 when I figured a way to shoot a multi-camera production all by myself (up to 15 cameras at one time). Those performances are offered on this page. From those shows, the best performances were edited together in a theme of musical eras. As opposed to Phase One, this phase offers artists giving full performances. Also look for some fun and at times strange, bits and pieces of vintage television from each music era, intercut between songs.
As much as the guest star singers are an important and impressive roster, don’t forget to check out the backing musicians and singer for some of Nashville's very best. Plus some surprise guest stars hiding among the rest of the players.
Each one of these 11 videos showcase truly historic moments in the Nashville music scene.
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE BRITISH INVASION
performed Live at 3rd & Lindsley • February 18, 2017
special guests • Mike Vargo, Britt Savage, Jamie Rubin, Tommy Womack, Tommy Lee James, Robin Taylor Zander, Lannie Flowers, Britt Savage, Rick Brantley, Chris Church
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Randy Leago, sax, flute, harmonica • Ross Rice, keyboard • Paul Snyder, percussion
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE SIXTIES Part 1
performed Live at 3rd & Lindsley • 2018-2018
special guests • Britt Savage, Sonny Curtis, Hans Rotenberry, Denny Sarokin, Webb Wilder, Greg Mangus, Chuck Mead, Barry Tashian, Robert Kearns, Shonka Dukureh, Pat Sansone, Jonell Mosser
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Garry Tallent, bass • Doug Kahan, bass • Ross Rice, keyboards • John Deaderick, keyboards • Seth Timbs, piano • Steve Herrman, trumpet • Scott Kinney, trumpet • Evan Cobb, sax • Jim Hoke, Clarinet, sax • Paul Snyder, percussion • Holly Tashian, backing vocals • Beth Nielsen Chapman, backing vocals • Siobahn Kennedy, backing vocals • Fiona Prine, backing vocals • Georgia Middleman, backing vocals • Maura O’Connell, backing vocals • Trisha Brantley, backing vocals • Joanna Janet, backing vocals • Carmella Ramsey, backing vocals • Lisa Oliver Gray, backing vocals • Jaime Kyle, backing vocals
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE SIXTIES Part 2
performed LIVE at 3rd & Lindsley • 2017-2018
special guests • Rick Schell, Pat Sansone, Greg Mangus, Barry Tashian, Don Henry, Garry Tallent, Chris Church, Denny Sarokin, Britt Savage, Robin Taylor Zander, Jamie Rubin
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Garry Tallent, bass • Paul Snyder, percussion • Ross Rice, keyboard • Doug Kahan, bass • Jim Hoke, steel, organ, flute, sax • John Deaderick, keyboards • Seth Timbs, keyboards • Steve Herrman, trumpet • Evan Cobb, sax • Jonathan Hamby, keyboard • Holly Tashian, backing vocals
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate ARETHA FRANKLIN
performed LIVE at 3rd & Lindsley • November 3, 2018
special guests • Etta Britt, Cissy Crutcher, Jonell Mosser, Shonka Dukureh, Ashley Cleveland, Cissy Crutcher, Vickie Carrico, Tiffany Turner, Trisha Brantley
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Garry Tallent, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Jim Hoke, sax, flute • Steve Herrman, trumpet • Ross Rice, keyboard • Paul Snyder, percussion • Kentucky Thunder, backing vocals
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE SEVENTIES Part 1
performed LIVE at 3rd & Lindsley • 2017-2020
special guests • Phil Solem, Walter Egan, Bebe Buel, Supe Granda, Dave Perkins, Jim Photoglo, Jamie Rubin, Gary Nicholson, Dez Dickerson, Philip Creamer, Pat Sansone
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Paul Snyder, percussion • Ross Rice, keyboards • John Deaderick, keyboards • Jonathan Hamby, keyboard • Derry Deborja, keyboards • Jen Gunderman, keyboards • Doug Kahan, bass • Jim Hoke, sax • Steve Hartman, trumpet • Marshall Richardson, drums • Gretchen Peters, backing vocals • Ashley Cleveland, backing vocals • Doug Powell, backing vocals
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE SEVENTIES Part 2
performed LIVE at 3rd & Lindsley • 2017-2020
special guests • Heath Haynes, Tara Austin, Rick Schell, Andrea Zonn, Chris Church, Supe Granda, Pat Buchanan, Don Henry, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Philip Creamer
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Paul Snyder, percussion • Ross Rice, keyboard • Jen Gunderman, keyboards • Jonathan Hamby, keyboard • Derry deBorja, keyboards • Marshall Richardson, drums • Jim Hoke, sax, steel guitar • Dan Dugmore, dobro • Jamie Rubin, backing vocals • Doug Powell, backing vocals • Kathy Mattea, backing vocals
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE SEVENTIES Part 3
performed LIVE at 3rd & Lindsley • 2017-2020
special guests • Ben Cyllus, Tim Carrol, Suzi Ragsdale, Walter Egan, Siobahn Maher Kennedy, Michael Kelsh, Roger Prescott, Wendy Newcomer, Tara Austin, Etta Britt, Robert Kearns, Jonathan Bright
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Paul Snyder, percussion • Ross Rice, keyboard • Jonathan Hamby, keyboard • Jody Nardone, keyboard • Seth Timbs, keyboard • John Deaderick, keyboard • Scott Kinney, trumpet • Jim Hoke, keyboard, steel guitar, sax • Lauren Mascitti, backing vocals • Beth Nielsen Chapman, backing vocals • Carmella Ramsey, backing vocals • Trisha Brantley, backing vocals • Lisa Oliver Gray, backing vocals • Matraca Berg, backing vocals • Tracy Nelson, backing vocals
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE EIGHTIES Part 1
performed LIVE at 3rd & Lindsley • February 22, 2019
special guests • Rick Schell, Carmella Ramsey, Siobhan Maher Kennedy, Steve Allen, Les Shields, Philip Creamer, Lannie Flowers, Danny Wilkerson, Tommy Lee James, Sheila Lawrence
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Paul Snyder, percussion • Ross Rice, keyboards • Jonell Mosser, backing vocals
THE LONG PLAYERS celebrate THE EIGHTIES Part 2
performed LIVE at 3rd & Lindsley • 2017-2019
special guests • Tommy Lee James, Scot Sax & Nicki Bluhm, Warner Hodges, Doug Powell, Rick Brantley, Danny Wilkerson, Rick Schell, Pat Mclaughlin, David Newbould, Jamie Rubin
Bill Lloyd, guitar • Steve Allen, guitar • Brad Jones, bass • Steve Ebe, drums • with Paul Snyder, percussion • Ross Rice, keyboard • Marshall Richardson, drums • Jonathan Hamby, keyboard • Dan Baird, guitar, backing vocals
A SEQUESTERED SINGER/SONGWRITER CELEBRATION
JOHN PRINE Bruised Orange (2020)
performed LIVE at Home • April 2020
special guests • Bill Lloyd, Garry Tallent, Kim Richey, Stacey & Don Schlitz, Radney Foser, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Dan Baird, Will Kimbrough, Chuck Mead, Shawn Camp
THE LONG PLAYERS • 11+ Hours Special! (2007-2020)
performed LIVE at Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom, The Basement, and 3rd & Lindsley
featuring • Steve Allen, Kristien Arnold, Todd Austin, Tara Austin, Jaime Babbitt, Dan Baird, Bobby Bare Jr., Andrea Barrett, Beatle Bob, Adrian Belew, Brendan Benson, Bonnie Bishop, Joe Blanton, Nicki Bluhm, Bruce Bouton, Eric Brace, Rick Brantley, Trisha Brantley, Jonathan Bright, Etta Britt, Pat Bucanan, Bebe Buell, Tim Buppert, Gary Burr, Steve Byrom, Vinny C, Vickie Carrico, Buzz Cason, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Marshall Chapman, Chris Church, Cowboy Jack Clement, Ashley Cleveland, Evan Cobb, Thad Cockrell, Kim Collins, Peter Cooper, Anthony Corder, John Cowan, Philip Creamer, Marshall Crenshaw, A.J. Croce, Cissy Crutcher, Clifford Curry, Sonny Curtis, Ben Cyllus, Dave Daeger, George Daeger, Joel Dahl, John Deaderick, Bob Delevante, Mike Delevante, Bill DeMain, Dez Dickerson, Jordon Dickerson, Don Dixon, Dan Dugmore, Shonka Dukureh, Steve Ebe, Walter Egan, Deidre Emerson, Shelly Fairchild, Mike Farris, Molly Felder, Pete Finney, Danny Flowers, Audley Freed, Matt Friction, Reeves Gabrels, Mac Gayden, Oceana Gayden, Kenny Greenberg, Mike Grimes, Henry Gross, Jen Gunderman, Jimmy Hall, Jonathan Hamby, Steve Harman, Dave Harrison, Heath Haynes, Tommy Heath, Don Henry, Steve Herrman, Young Hines, Warner Hodges, Will Hoge, Austin Hoke, Jim Hoke, Jamie Hoover, Mark Horn, Mark Huff, Jedd Hughes, Wayne Jackson, Chris P. James, Marion James, Tommy Lee James, Joanna Janet, Helena Johansson, Brad Jones, Olivia Jones, John Jorgenson, Doug Kahan, Fats Kaplin, Robert Kearns, Michael Kelsh, Gordon Kennedy, Siobahn Kennedy, Tony Kerr, Bobby Keys, Will Kimbrough, Tom Kimel, Tammy Rogers King, Scott Kinney, Char Kinsolving, Kels Koch, Jaime Kyle, Jim Lauderdale, Scott Laurent, Sheila Lawrence, Randy Leago, Eric Lehning, Jeremy Lister, Tom Littlefield, Bill Lloyd, Luella, Mitch Malloy, Greg Mangus, George Marinelli, Tim Marks, Kathy Mattea, Alfreda McCrary, Ann McCrary, Deborah McCrary, Regina McCrary, Jay McDowell, Pat McLaughlin, Chuck Mead, David Mead, Mark Mendoza, Georgia Middleman, Chris Mitchell, Hugh Mitchell, Joey Molland, Allison Moorer, Jonell Mosser, Pete Mroz, Jody Nardone, David Newbould, Wendy Newcomer, Gary Nicholson, Peter Noone, Brian Nutter, Maura O'Connell, Janis Oliver, Lisa Oliver-Gray, Robert Ellis Orrall, Warren Pash, Steve Patrick, Dan Penn, Dave Perkins, Gretchen Peters, Tom Petersson, Jim Photoglo, Joe Pisapia, Marc Pisapia, Doug Powell, Roger Prescott, Fiona Prine, Suzi Ragsdale, Marcia Ramiriz, Carmella Ramsey, Sonny Reece, Ross Rice, Marshall Richardson, Kim Richey, Chris Rodriguez, Tammy Rogers, Hans Rotenberry, Jamie Ruben, Matthew Ryan, Shari Saba, Lydia Salnikova, Pat Sansone, Britt Savage, Scott Sax, Rick Schell, Todd Sharp, Steve Shearsby, John Sieger, Paul Snyder, Phil Solem, Jeffrey Steele, Steve Stoeckel, Alan Stoker, Brent Stoker, Billy Swan, Garry Tallent, Barry Tashian, Daniel Tashian, Holly Tashian, Dennis Taylor, Pam Tillis, Seth Timbs, Tiffany Turner, Rafe Van Hoy, Mike Vargo, Jon Vezner, Brian Waldschlager, Barry Walsh, Mike Webb, Joe "Guido" Welsh, Chris West, Jason White, Joy Lynn White, Lari White, Webb Wilder, Danny Wilkerson, Aaron Winters, Tommy Womack, Joseph Wooten, Mike Younger, Robin Taylor Zander, and Saul Zonana