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Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American bass player, singer and composer.

Sklar is sometimes credited as "Lee Sklar".

Overview

A noted session musician, Sklar has contributions to hundreds of albums to his credit. He has collaborated with a number of well-known performers, such as Suzy Bogguss, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Rita Coolidge, Hall & Oates, Reba McEntire, Randy Newman, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Véronique Sanson, George Strait, James Taylor and Warren Zevon to name but a few. He has also participated in the recording of sound tracks to films and television shows.

Sklar is noted for his distinctive musical style, and his distinctive look: long hair and a long flowing beard.

Biography

Born in Wisconsin, Sklar's family moved from to Southern California when he was very young. Sklar started playing piano at age four. By the time he started secondary school his intention was to continue to study the piano. There were, however, a surfeit of pianists and no string bass players. When given the possibility to study the bass, Sklar made the change.

Sklar studied music at California State University, Northridge. It was there that he met James Taylor, who invited him to play bass at some venues. They both thought that the work would be short-term, but soon Taylor's career took off with his first hit records, and Sklar came into the limelight. He was soon asked to record with others, and his long career began

In the 1970s Sklar worked so frequently with drummer Russ Kunkel, guitarist Danny Kortchmar, and keyboardist Craig Doerge that they eventually became known as "The Section" and recorded three albums under that name between 1972 and 1977.

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