Jerry Scheff - Way Down: Playing Bass With Elvis, Dylan, The Doors & More - 2012-2012

Jerry Scheff played bass on Elvis Presley’s final studio recording, "Way Down," which was recorded on October 29, 1976 at Graceland, Elvis’ home in Memphis. This track was part of the album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, released in 1976.

In his autobiography, Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More, Scheff describes the recording session for "Way Down." He humorously recounts a moment during the session when he struggled to play due to the effects of medication, resulting in a less than ideal bass part. After a break and a bit of help, he was able to replace the original bass line, which sounded like "snakes crawling over the strings."

Scheff’s memoirs offer an insider’s look at his long career, including his time with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Doors and many others. It provides anecdotes and reflections on his experiences in the music industry.

I have met Jerry Scheff several times myself and have had both books signed and many photos of Jerry Scheff, including the entire TCB Band, other musicians, bodyguards, friends and girlfriends, and background singers and Lisa Marie Presley, Priscilla Presley as his last girlfriend Ginger Alden. On June 12 and 13, 2020 he performed with Bouke.

Would you like to own a piece of history, including the autograph of one of Elvis’s musicians belonging to the TCB Band? Do not hesitate to make it yours.