Bob Wilson (keyboardist)

Bob Wilson is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter and record producer. As a session player, Wilson recorded with many recording artists including Bob Dylan, J.J. Cale, Charlie Daniels, Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs and The Earl Scruggs Revue,[1][2] Slim Harpo, Graham Bell, Carol Grimes, Fenton Robinson and Esther Phillips.[3][4] He is best known for his contributions as a keyboardist on Dylan's Nashville Skyline and Self Portrait albums[5] and as a Nashville-based "session man."[6] As a primary artist he has released "All Turned On," "In The Midnight Hour", "Suzy's Serenade" and "After Hours."[5][3] Wilson's single "All Turned On" is the title track for the 2022 Ace Records/Motown Records compilation album, All Turned On! (Motown Instrumentals 1960–1972).[7]

Career

Bob Wilson grew up in Adrian, Michigan, and got his start in the music business in Detroit. He released his first single , "All Turned On" as Bob Wilson and the San Remo Quartet on Ric-Tic Records[5] in 1965 as B-side of "Hungry for Love" by the San Remo Golden Strings. He later moved to Nashville and met with John R. of the blues & soul AM radio station, WLAC who gave him a job playing in a Joe Simon session and convinced him to work with Sound Stage 7 Records in the in-house band the "Music City Four".[5] After working as a session musician in Nashville he got a gig working with Dylan on his Nashville Skyline album.[8] Wilson played alongside Charlie Daniels on Nashville Skyline and they became frequent collaborators including on Dylan's Self Portrait album and Daniels' debut album, Charlie Daniels.[9]

References

  1. ^ Hiltner, Justin (2024-11-19). "Bluegrass Memoirs: The Earl Scruggs Revue Early Recordings". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  2. ^ "A New Music City". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  3. ^ a b "Bob Wilson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  4. ^ "Bob Wilson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  5. ^ a b c d "MUSIC CITY SOUL THE SOUND STAGE 7 STORY - Record Collector Magazine". Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  6. ^ "Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, the Nashville Works • Panel Discussion, 2015 - Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City". The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  7. ^ "VARIOUS: All Turned On (Ace/Motown) – Soul and Jazz and Funk". Soulandjazzandfunk.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  8. ^ "Dylan's 'Skyline' Pianist At Home In Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor District Library". Aadl.org. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  9. ^ "Country Pie (1969) part 9 (final): When Charlie was around, something good would usually come out | Untold Dylan". Bob-dylan.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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