Jerry Scheff

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jerry Scheff

| image = Jerry Scheff Official.JPG

| caption = Jerry Scheff in 2013

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = Jerry Obern Scheff

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|01|31}}

| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, United States

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| instrument = {{flatlist|

Bass guitar
double bass}}

| genre = {{hlist|Rock and roll|rockabilly|R&B|pop|jazz|rock}}

| occupation = Musician

| years_active = 1958-present

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| associated_acts = {{hlist|Elvis Presley|TCB Band|The Doors|Elvis Costello|Neil Diamond|Johnny Mathis|Johnny Rivers|Nancy Sinatra}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.jerryscheff.weebly.com}}

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Jerry Obern Scheff (born January 31, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for his work with Elvis Presley from 1969 to 1977 as a member of his TCB Band and on the Doors' L.A. Woman.

Biography

Scheff grew up in Vallejo, California. After serving in the U.S. Navy he returned to California, ending up in Los Angeles as a session musician. After working at the Sands nightclub in Los Angeles with 16-year-old Billy Preston, Merry Clayton, and Don "Sugarcane" Harris, he played on his first hit record, The Association's "Along Comes Mary" (1966).{{cite book | title=Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More | first=Jerry | last=Scheff | publisher=Backbeat Books | location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin | year=2012 | edition=1st | type=book | isbn=9781617130328 | oclc=752067800}}

{{cite web |author=Rhetta Akamatsu |date=March 29, 2012 |title=Book Review: Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More by Jerry Scheff |website=BlogCritics |url=http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-way-down-playing-bass/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401085013/http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-way-down-playing-bass/ |archive-date=2012-04-01}}

That success led to other sessions with acts such as Bobby Sherman, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Rivers, Neil Diamond, Nancy Sinatra, Pat Boone, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Vinton, The Monkees, The Everly Brothers, Todd Rundgren, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. In 1971, he appeared on L.A. Woman, the final album recorded by the Doors with Jim Morrison,Album Liner notes for L.A. Woman by The Doors [DVD-A booklet]. Elektra (62612-9); in 2000 Liner notes playing bass on virtually every track.{{cite web |url=http://www.goldminemag.com/article/robby-krieger-reopens-the-door-to-the-'l-a-woman'-sessions |title=Robby Krieger reopens the door to the 'L.A. Woman' sessions {{!}} Goldmine Magazine |website=www.goldminemag.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611030955/http://www.goldminemag.com/article/robby-krieger-reopens-the-door-to-the-%E2%80%98l-a-woman%E2%80%99-sessions |archive-date=2012-06-11}}

In July 1969, Scheff became a member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band. Jerry played bass for the singer from July 31, 1969, to February 23, 1973, and again from April 24, 1975, until Presley's final show on June 26, 1977, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.

He is heard on many Presley albums, beginning with From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis (live 1969 Vegas recordings), and including On Stage: February 1970 (live 1969-1970 Vegas recordings), That's The Way It Is (1970 film soundtrack with live Vegas recordings), Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden (complete live 1972 New York concert), Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (complete live 1973 concert broadcast worldwide), From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976 studio work), Moody Blue (1976 studio work and 1977 live recordings). He is also seen performing in Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970 documentary) and Elvis On Tour (1972 documentary).

In later years, Scheff worked with Elvis Costello, Crowded House, John Denver, Willy DeVille, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Demis Roussos, Richard Thompson, Chris Hillman, Bernie Leadon, Al Perkins, David Mansfield and many other artists. Scheff was also the bassist for Southern Pacific on their debut album. In the January 1988 Cinemax television special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night Scheff played acoustic bass in Orbison's backing band. In 1997, Scheff traveled to the Yukon Territory in Canada and played bass on "American Friend" an album featuring songs written by Alaskan recording artist Rev Neil Down.

Starting in 1997, Jerry joined other original TCB Band members in a project called Elvis: The Concert, a show that featured the video and isolated voice of Elvis with his 1970s backup band and vocalists playing live, perfectly synced using computer technology. In 2009, after touring with Elvis: The Concert for a decade, Scheff left the production.

Jerry has three sons: Jason, born in 1962, Darin in 1963, and Lauren in 1973. Jason grew up to be a professional musician, most notably as the bassist and lead vocalist in the band Chicago from 1985 until 2016. During a 1993 session, Jason co-wrote "Bigger Than Elvis" as a tribute to his dad. Featuring Jerry on bass, the track did not see release until a 2003 box set The Box. Darin and Lauren both followed in their brother's footsteps, also becoming multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and vocalists.

In 2012, Jerry published an autobiography, Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More: The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff.

From 2013 to 2017 Scheff performed concerts in England with the singer Jenson Bloomer, playing the greatest hits of Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and the Doors. While in 2019 he made two shows in Denmark. A concert and a talk show. Both entirely dedicated to The Doors. On both the show and the concert he performed with the band Doors Legacy. Both were in co-operation with Mr Jan Puggaard Hansen, and were a huge success.

In April 2022 Jerry was back on stage, playing in a concert in Milan, Italy, with the Italian singer and guitarist, Luca Olivieri and his band, as a tribute to Elvis.

Discography

class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%" ! colspan=4 \| Complete Discography
Year ! Title ! Group ! Instrument
2012 \|Come to Me/Well Kept Secret/Take Heart \|Juice Newton \|Bass
2012 \|The Complete Columbia Album Collection \|Johnny Cash \|Bass
2012 \|The RCA Albums Collection \|John Denver \|Arranger, Bass, Rhythm Arrangements
2011 \|A Collection \|The Doors \|Bass
2011 \|Antelope Freeway/Equinox Express Elevator \|Howard Roberts \|Bass (Electric)
2011 \|Runt + Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren \|Todd Rundgren \|Bass
2011 \|Setlist: The Very Best of Elvis Presley Live \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2010 \|The Drugstore's Rockin' \|Pat Boone \|Bass
2009 \|Elvis 75 \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2009 \|I Believe: The Gospel Masters \|Elvis Presley \|Saxophone
2009 \|The End: A New Beginning \|Krondes, John \|Bass
2009 \|Walking on a Wire: 1968-2009 \|Richard Thompson \|Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass, String Bass
2009 \|Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 \| Bass, Personnel
2008 \|Paisley Dreams \|Tommy Roe \|Bass, Musician
2008 \|Southbound/Fearless \|Hoyt Axton \|Bass, Bass Instrument, Featured Artist, Tuba
2008 \|Speechless/Gagged But Not Bound \|Albert Lee \|Bass (Acoustic)
2008 \|Stone of Sisyphus: XXXII \|Chicago \|Bass, Guest Artist
2008 \|The Best of the Box \|Roy Orbison \|Bass, Main Personnel
2008 \|The Soul Of Rock 'n' Roll \|Roy Orbison \|Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel
2007 \|Elvis: Viva Las Vegas \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2007 \|Four Decades of Folk Rock \| Bass
2007 \|Pilgrims Progress \|Mark Levine \|Bass
2007 \|The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years \|Elvis Costello \|String Bass
2006 \|Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert \|Elvis Presley \|Musician
2006 \|Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert [DVD] \|Elvis Presley \|Musician
2006 \|Hollywood Maverick: The Gary Paxton Story \| Bass
2006 \|Live in Los Angeles at PJ's Club \|Barney Kessel \|Bass, Group Member
2006 \|Other Voices/Full Circle \|The Doors \|Bass
2006 \|Perception \|The Doors \|Additional Personnel, Bass, Bass Instrument
2006 \|Southern Nights \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2006 \|Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective [Box Set] \| Bass, Bass (Electric)
2006 \|The Essential Roy Orbison \|Roy Orbison \|Bass
2006 \|Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone Burnett \|T-Bone Burnett \|Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel, Percussion, String Bass
2005 \|Crowded House/Temple of Low Men \|Crowded House \|Bass
2005 \|Live from Las Vegas \|Elvis Presley \|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel
2005 \|RetroSpecto \|Eliza Gilkyson \|Bass
2004 \|Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite [DVD Deluxe Edition] \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2004 \| \|Bakersfield Rebels \|Bass
2004 \|Beach Party: Garpax Surf 'N' Drag \| \|Bass
2004 \|Boy Trouble: Garpax Girls \| \|Bass
2004 \|Impossible Dream \|Elvis Presley \|Musician
2004 \|Olympia 2003 \|Frank Michael \|Bass, Group Member
2004 \|Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile? \|Peter Case \|Bass (Electric)
2003 \|Bob Dylan [Limited Edition Hybrid SACD Set] \|Bob Dylan \|Guitar (Bass)
2003 \|Chicago: The Box [Bonus DVD] \|Chicago \|Bass
2003 \|Do Unto Others \|Sandy Salisbury \|Bass
2003 \|Elvis at the International \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2003 \|Elvis: Close Up \|Elvis Presley \|Accompaniment, Bass
2003 \|L.A. Woman/Morrison Hotel/The Doors \|The Doors \|Bass
2003 \|Legacy: The Absolute Best \|The Doors \|Bass
2003 \|Many Are the Times \|Lee Mallory \|Bass
2003 \|Southern Pacific/Zuma \|Southern Pacific \|Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Vocals (Background)
2003 \|The First Sessions \|Warren Zevon \|Bass
2003 \|Tuff and Stringy Sessions 1966-68 \|Clarence White \|Bass
2002 \|Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979–2002) \|Bruce Cockburn \|Bass
2002 \|Chambergrass: A Decade of Tunes From the Edges of Bluegrass \|Berline + Crary + Hickman \|Bass
2002 \|Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology [Rhino] \|The Association \|Bass
2002 \|Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology [WEA] \|The Association \|Bass
2002 \|Louisiana Rain \|Gib Guilbeau \|Bass
2002 \|Sometimes Happy Times \|Dotti Holmberg \|Guitar (Bass)
2002 \|Songs Inspired by Literature: Chapter One \|The Sibl Project \|Primary Artist
2002 \|That's the Way It's Gonna Be \|Lee Mallory \|Bass
2002 \|The Definitive Monkees \|The Monkees \|String Bass
2002 \|Voices of the Millennium \|The Millennium \|Bass
2001 \|Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years \|Richard Thompson \|Bass
2001 \|Blue Suede Shoes Collection \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2001 \|Cadillac Walk: The Mink DeVille Collection \|Mink DeVille \|Bass
2001 \|Live In Las Vegas \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
2000 \|Christmas with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and John Denver \| \|Bass
2000 \|Elvis Rockabilly \|Elvis Presley \|Bass (Electric)
2000 \|Loose Ends \|Larry John McNally \|Bass
2000 \|Misty Mirage \|Curt Boettcher \|Bass
2000 \|Sandy \|Sandy Salisbury \|Bass
2000 \|Sing Australia (In Concert) \|John Denver \|Bass
2000 \|The Best of Rosie & the Originals \|Rosie & the Originals \|Bass
1999 \|A Hundred Lies \|Malcolm Holcombe \|Bass, Bass (Upright)
1999 \|Artist of the Century \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1999 \|Christmas \|John Denver \|Bass
1999 \|Concert 1999 World Tour \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1999 \|Shake, Rattle & Roll [MCA] [Original TV Soundtrack] \| \|Bass
1999 \|Slim Slo Slider/Home Grown \|Johnny Rivers \|Bass
1999 \|The Collection [RCA] \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1999 \|The Complete Studio Recordings \|The Doors \|Bass
1998 \|A Touch of Platinum, Vol. 2 \|Elvis Presley \|Unknown Contributor Role
1998 \|Anthology \|The Monkees \|String Bass
1998 \|Enchanted: The Works of Stevie Nicks \|Stevie Nicks \|Bass
1998 \|Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman \|Randy Newman \|Bass
1998 \|Like a Hurricane \|Chris Hillman \|Bass
1998 \|North American Long Weekend \|Tom Freund \|Bass
1998 \|Slide \|Lisa Germano \|Bass, Unknown Contributor Role
1998 \|Somewhere in the Middle \|Eric Martin \|Bass
1997 \|24 Karat Hits! \|Elvis Presley \|Unknown Contributor Role
1997 \|A Heavy Dose of Lyte Psych \| \|Unknown Contributor Role
1997 \|An Afternoon in the Garden \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1997 \|Decade, 1988-1998 \|Jackopierce \|Bass
1997 \|Elvis: The Fool Album \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1997 \|Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers Years \|Elvis Costello \|6-String Bass, Bass, Bass (Upright), Double Bass, Fuzz Guitar, Tuba
1997 \|Just a Singer/A Cowboy Afraid of Horses \|Lobo \|Bass, Musician
1997 \|Lay Me Down \|Nancy Bryan \|String Bass
1997 \|Platinum: A Life in Music \|Elvis Presley \|Unknown Contributor Role
1997 \|The Very Best of Todd Rundgren \|Todd Rundgren \|Bass
1997 \|Vanguard Collector's Edition \| \|Bass (Electric)
1996 \|Braver Newer World \|Jimmie Dale Gilmore \|Bass
1996 \|Greatest Hits [#1] \|The Doors \|Bass
1996 \|Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) \|Sam Phillips \|Bass
1996 \|XXI \|Dwight Twilley \|Bass
1996 \|you? me? us? \|Richard Thompson \|Bass (Electric)
1995 \|Earth Songs \|John Denver \|Bass
1995 \|For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson \| \|Bass
1995 \|Greatest Hits [Rhino] \|The Monkees \|Bass, String Bass
1995 \|Kojak Variety \|Elvis Costello \|Ampeg Baby Bass, Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar (Bass), Hammond B3, Main Personnel, Piano
1995 \|Ron Sexsmith \|Ron Sexsmith \|Bass
1995 \|Solo Collection \|Glenn Frey \|Bass
1995 \|Sweetwater \|Elvis Costello \|Unknown Contributor Role
1995 \|Torn Again \|Peter Case \|Bass
1995 \|Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen \| \|Bass
1995 \|Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1994 \|Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson \| \|Bass
1994 \|Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 \|Bob Dylan \|Bass
1994 \|Bringing on the Weather \|Jackopierce \|Bass
1994 \|Dart to the Heart \|Bruce Cockburn \|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals
1994 \|Greatest Hits [Curb] \|Tommy Roe \|Bass
1994 \|Heartaches & Harmonies [Box Set] \|The Everly Brothers \|Bass
1994 \|Martinis & Bikinis \|Sam Phillips \|Musician, Unknown Contributor Role
1994 \|Mirror Blue \|Richard Thompson \|Bass, Double Bass
1994 \|The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions \|Elvis Costello \|Double Bass, Fuzz Bass, String Bass
1994 \|Unplugged Collection, Vol. 1 \| \|Bass
1994 \|Weapons of the Spirit \|Marvin \|Bass, Vox Organ
1993 \|Spinout/Double Trouble \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1993 \|Take a Step over \|Dan Crary \|Bass, Bass Instrument
1993 \|Through the Looking Glass \|Eliza Gilkyson \|Bass
1993 \|Watching the Dark \|Richard Thompson \|Bass, Performer, Primary Artist
1993 \|Way Down Deep in My Soul: The Best of Sugar Hill Gospel, Vol. 2 \| \|Bass
1992 \|{{proper name\|99.9 F°}} \|Suzanne Vega \|Bass
1992 \|Strange Weather \|Glenn Frey \|Bass
1992 \|The Criminal Under My Own Hat \|T-Bone Burnett \|Bass
1992 \|The Radical Light \|Vonda Shepard \|Bass
1991 \|Arkansas Traveler \|Michelle Shocked \|Bass
1991 \|Cruel Inventions \|Sam Phillips \|Bass
1991 \|Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead \| \|Bass, Bass (Electric)
1991 \|Greatest Hits \|Southern Pacific \|Guitar (Bass)
1991 \|Listen to the Band \|The Monkees \|Unknown Contributor Role
1991 \|Mighty Like a Rose \|Elvis Costello \|6-String Bass, Bass, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Fuzz Bass, Guitar (Electric), Tuba
1991 \|Rumor and Sigh \|Richard Thompson \|Bass
1990 \|Christmas Like a Lullaby \|John Denver \|Arranger, Bass, Main Personnel
1990 \|Flower That Shattered the Stone \|John Denver \|Bass
1990 \|The Best of Delaney & Bonnie \|Delaney & Bonnie \|Bass
1990 \|The Best of Tommy Roe \|Tommy Roe \|Bass (Electric)
1989 \|A Black and White Night Live \|Roy Orbison \|Bass
1989 \|Great Balls of Fire \| \|Bass
1989 \|Maria McKee \|Maria McKee \|Bass
1989 \|Mystery Girl \|Roy Orbison \|Bass, String Bass
1989 \|Spike \|Elvis Costello \|Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass, Fuzz Bass
1989 \|The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar \|Peter Case \|Bass, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Guitar (Bass)
1988 \|A Black and White Night Live [Video] \|Roy Orbison \|Bass
1988 \|Amnesia \|Richard Thompson \|Bass
1988 \|Gagged But Not Bound \|Albert Lee \|Bass
1988 \|Pat McLaughlin \|Pat McLaughlin \|Bass
1988 \|Salty Tears \|Semi-Twang \|Bass
1988 \|The Alternate Aloha \|Elvis Presley \|Guest Artist
1988 \|The Indescribable Wow \|Sam Phillips \|Bass
1988 \|Twice the Love \|George Benson \|Composer
1987 \|Columbia Records 1958-1986 \|Johnny Cash \|Bass
1987 \|Delgado Brothers \|The Delgado Brothers \|Bass
1987 \|Out of Our Idiot \|Elvis Costello \|Bass
1987 \|Stand Up \|The Del Fuegos \|Composer
1987 \|The High Lonesome Sound \|Tim Scott \|Bass
1987 \|The Talking Animals \|T-Bone Burnett \|Bass, Guest Artist, Musician
1987 \|The Turning \|Sam Phillips \|Bass
1986 \|Crowded House \|Crowded House \|Bass
1986 \|Daring Adventures \|Richard Thompson \|Bass, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Guest Artist, Main Personnel, String Bass
1986 \|King of America \|Elvis Costello \|Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel, String Bass
1986 \|One World \|John Denver \|Arranger, Bass
1986 \|Peter Case \|Peter Case \|Unknown Contributor Role
1986 \|T Bone Burnett \|T-Bone Burnett \|Bass, String Bass
1986 \|Wild Dogs \|Dwight Twilley \|Bass
1985 \|Dreamland Express \|John Denver \|Arranger, Bass
1985 \|Ever Call Ready \|Ever Call Ready \|Bass, Bass (Vocal), Member of Attributed Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals
1985 \|Southern Pacific \|Southern Pacific \|Bass, Vocals
1984 \|Desert Rose \|Chris Hillman \|Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Main Personnel
1984 \|Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 \|John Denver \|Bass
1984 \|Slamdance \| \|Bass
1983 \|Alive, She Cried \|The Doors \|Bass
1983 \|It's About Time \|John Denver \|Arranger, Bass
1983 \|Johnny 99 \|Johnny Cash \|Drums
1982 \|Morrison Hotel/L.A. Woman \|The Doors \|Bass
1982 \|Seasons of the Heart \|John Denver \|Arranger, Bass
1980 \|Le Chat Bleu \|Mink DeVille \|Bass
1978 \|An American Prayer \|Jim Morrison, The Doors \|Bass
1978 \|Demis Roussos [Mercury] \|Demis Roussos \|Bass
1978 \|Ever Call Ready \|Chris Hillman \|Bass, Primary Artist, Vocals
1978 \|Oh! Brother \|Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band \|Bass
1978 \|Randy Richards \|Randy Richards \|Bass
1978 \|Street Legal \|Bob Dylan \|Bass, Guitar (Bass)
1978 \|T.N.T. \|Tanya Tucker \|Bass
1978 \|Well Kept Secret \|Juice Newton \|Bass
1977 \|Broken Blossom \|Bette Midler \|Bass, Guitar (Bass)
1977 \|Road Songs \|Hoyt Axton \|Bass
1977 \|Spirit of a Woman \|American Flyer \|Bass, Unknown Contributor Role
1977 \|The Other Side \|Tufano & Giammarese Band \|Bass
1976 \|Fearless \|Hoyt Axton \|Bass
1976 \|Photograph \|Melanie \|Bass
1975 \|A Cowboy Afraid of Horses \|Lobo \|Bass
1975 \|Ain't It Good to Have It All \|Jim & Ginger \|Guitar (Bass)
1975 \|Paxton Brothers \|Paxton Brothers \|Bass
1975 \|Valdy \|Valdy \|Bass
1974 \|The Golden Scarab \|Ray Manzarek \|Bass
1973 \|Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite \|Elvis Presley \|Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel
1973 \|Buckingham Nicks \|Buckingham Nicks \|Bass
1973 \|Dylan [1973] \|Bob Dylan \|Bass
1973 \|Great Scott \|Tom Scott \|Bass
1973 \|Letters to My Head \|Mike Deasy \|Bass
1973 \|Lookin' for a Smile \|Gladstone \|Bass
1972 \|As Recorded at Madison Square Garden \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1972 \|Benny \|Benny Hester \|Bass
1972 \|Equinox Express Elevator \|Howard Roberts \|Bass
1972 \|I've Found Someone of My Own \|The Free Movement \|Bass
1972 \|Gladstone \|Gladstone \|Bass
1972 \|Through the Eyes of a Horn \|Jim Horn \|Bass
1972 \|Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine \|The Doors \|Bass
1971 \|America's Sweetheart \|Sandy Szigeti \|Bass
1971 \|Helen Reddy [Capitol] \|Helen Reddy \|Guitar (Bass)
1971 \|Home Grown \|Johnny Rivers \|Bass
1971 \|L.A. Woman \|The Doors \|Additional Personnel, Bass, Bass Instrument
1971 \|Minnows \|Marc Benno \|Bass
1971 \|Other Voices \|The Doors \|Bass
1971 \|Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren \|Todd Rundgren \|Bass
1971 \|Sunstorm \|John Stewart \|Bass
1970 \|Ananda Shankar \|Ananda Shankar \|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel
1970 \|Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1970 \|Marc Benno \|Marc Benno \|Bass
1970 \|On Stage \|Elvis Presley \|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel
1970 \|Slim Slo Slider \|Johnny Rivers \|Bass
1970 \|That's the Way It Is \|Elvis Presley \|Bass
1970 \|To Bonnie from Delaney \|Delaney & Bonnie \|Bass
196? \|Mother Hen \|Mother Hen \|Bass
1969 \|Goodnight Everybody \|Mary McCaslin \|Bass
1969 \|Inner Dialogue \|Inner Dialogue \|Group Member
1969 \|Nancy \|Nancy Sinatra \|Guitar (Bass)
1969 \|Running Down the Road \|Arlo Guthrie \|Bass, Unknown Contributor Role
1969 \|The Moonstone \|Tommy Flanders \|Bass, Musician
1968 \|Head \|The Monkees \|Bass
1968 \|Sounds of Goodbye \|Gosdin Brothers \|Bass
1968 \|The Holy Mackerel \|The Holy Mackerel \|Bass
1967 \|Friar Tuck & His Psychedelic Guitar \|Friar Tuck and His Psychedelic Guitar \|Bass
1967 \|Here's to You \|Hamilton Camp \|Bass, Tuba
1967 \|It's Now Winters Day \|Tommy Roe \|Bass
1967 \|Phantasy \|Tommy Roe \|Musician
1965 \|On Fire \|Barney Kessel \|Bass
1964 \|The Daily Trip \|Your Gang \|Bass
1964 \|The New Mustang & Other Hot Rod Hits \|Road Runners \|Bass
\|Dan Cassidy \|Dan Cassidy \|Bass
\|Delivers One More Hallelujah \|John Hurley \|Bass, Guitar (Bass)
\|Freeway Gypsy \|Lynne Hughes \|Guitar (Bass)
\|Handcuffed to a Heartache \|Mary K. Miller \|Bass
\|Jimmy Miller Productions 1976-1979 \|Joey Stec \|Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel
\|Working! \|Bobby Jameson \|Guitar (Bass)

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! colspan=4 | Complete Discography

Year

! Title

! Group

! Instrument

2012

|Come to Me/Well Kept Secret/Take Heart

|Juice Newton

|Bass

2012

|The Complete Columbia Album Collection

|Johnny Cash

|Bass

2012

|The RCA Albums Collection

|John Denver

|Arranger, Bass, Rhythm Arrangements

2011

|A Collection

|The Doors

|Bass

2011

|Antelope Freeway/Equinox Express Elevator

|Howard Roberts

|Bass (Electric)

2011

|Runt + Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren

|Todd Rundgren

|Bass

2011

|Setlist: The Very Best of Elvis Presley Live

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2010

|The Drugstore's Rockin'

|Pat Boone

|Bass

2009

|Elvis 75

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2009

|I Believe: The Gospel Masters

|Elvis Presley

|Saxophone

2009

|The End: A New Beginning

|Krondes, John

|Bass

2009

|Walking on a Wire: 1968-2009

|Richard Thompson

|Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass, String Bass

2009

|Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968

| Bass, Personnel

2008

|Paisley Dreams

|Tommy Roe

|Bass, Musician

2008

|Southbound/Fearless

|Hoyt Axton

|Bass, Bass Instrument, Featured Artist, Tuba

2008

|Speechless/Gagged But Not Bound

|Albert Lee

|Bass (Acoustic)

2008

|Stone of Sisyphus: XXXII

|Chicago

|Bass, Guest Artist

2008

|The Best of the Box

|Roy Orbison

|Bass, Main Personnel

2008

|The Soul Of Rock 'n' Roll

|Roy Orbison

|Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel

2007

|Elvis: Viva Las Vegas

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2007

|Four Decades of Folk Rock

| Bass

2007

|Pilgrims Progress

|Mark Levine

|Bass

2007

|The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years

|Elvis Costello

|String Bass

2006

|Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert

|Elvis Presley

|Musician

2006

|Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert [DVD]

|Elvis Presley

|Musician

2006

|Hollywood Maverick: The Gary Paxton Story

| Bass

2006

|Live in Los Angeles at PJ's Club

|Barney Kessel

|Bass, Group Member

2006

|Other Voices/Full Circle

|The Doors

|Bass

2006

|Perception

|The Doors

|Additional Personnel, Bass, Bass Instrument

2006

|Southern Nights

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2006

|Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective [Box Set]

| Bass, Bass (Electric)

2006

|The Essential Roy Orbison

|Roy Orbison

|Bass

2006

|Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone Burnett

|T-Bone Burnett

|Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel, Percussion, String Bass

2005

|Crowded House/Temple of Low Men

|Crowded House

|Bass

2005

|Live from Las Vegas

|Elvis Presley

|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel

2005

|RetroSpecto

|Eliza Gilkyson

|Bass

2004

|Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite [DVD Deluxe Edition]

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2004

|Bakersfield Rebels

|Bass

2004

|Beach Party: Garpax Surf 'N' Drag

|Bass

2004

|Boy Trouble: Garpax Girls

|Bass

2004

|Impossible Dream

|Elvis Presley

|Musician

2004

|Olympia 2003

|Frank Michael

|Bass, Group Member

2004

|Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile?

|Peter Case

|Bass (Electric)

2003

|Bob Dylan [Limited Edition Hybrid SACD Set]

|Bob Dylan

|Guitar (Bass)

2003

|Chicago: The Box [Bonus DVD]

|Chicago

|Bass

2003

|Do Unto Others

|Sandy Salisbury

|Bass

2003

|Elvis at the International

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2003

|Elvis: Close Up

|Elvis Presley

|Accompaniment, Bass

2003

|L.A. Woman/Morrison Hotel/The Doors

|The Doors

|Bass

2003

|Legacy: The Absolute Best

|The Doors

|Bass

2003

|Many Are the Times

|Lee Mallory

|Bass

2003

|Southern Pacific/Zuma

|Southern Pacific

|Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Vocals (Background)

2003

|The First Sessions

|Warren Zevon

|Bass

2003

|Tuff and Stringy Sessions 1966-68

|Clarence White

|Bass

2002

|Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979–2002)

|Bruce Cockburn

|Bass

2002

|Chambergrass: A Decade of Tunes From the Edges of Bluegrass

|Berline + Crary + Hickman

|Bass

2002

|Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology [Rhino]

|The Association

|Bass

2002

|Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology [WEA]

|The Association

|Bass

2002

|Louisiana Rain

|Gib Guilbeau

|Bass

2002

|Sometimes Happy Times

|Dotti Holmberg

|Guitar (Bass)

2002

|Songs Inspired by Literature: Chapter One

|The Sibl Project

|Primary Artist

2002

|That's the Way It's Gonna Be

|Lee Mallory

|Bass

2002

|The Definitive Monkees

|The Monkees

|String Bass

2002

|Voices of the Millennium

|The Millennium

|Bass

2001

|Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years

|Richard Thompson

|Bass

2001

|Blue Suede Shoes Collection

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2001

|Cadillac Walk: The Mink DeVille Collection

|Mink DeVille

|Bass

2001

|Live In Las Vegas

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

2000

|Christmas with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and John Denver

|Bass

2000

|Elvis Rockabilly

|Elvis Presley

|Bass (Electric)

2000

|Loose Ends

|Larry John McNally

|Bass

2000

|Misty Mirage

|Curt Boettcher

|Bass

2000

|Sandy

|Sandy Salisbury

|Bass

2000

|Sing Australia (In Concert)

|John Denver

|Bass

2000

|The Best of Rosie & the Originals

|Rosie & the Originals

|Bass

1999

|A Hundred Lies

|Malcolm Holcombe

|Bass, Bass (Upright)

1999

|Artist of the Century

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1999

|Christmas

|John Denver

|Bass

1999

|Concert 1999 World Tour

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1999

|Shake, Rattle & Roll [MCA] [Original TV Soundtrack]

|Bass

1999

|Slim Slo Slider/Home Grown

|Johnny Rivers

|Bass

1999

|The Collection [RCA]

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1999

|The Complete Studio Recordings

|The Doors

|Bass

1998

|A Touch of Platinum, Vol. 2

|Elvis Presley

|Unknown Contributor Role

1998

|Anthology

|The Monkees

|String Bass

1998

|Enchanted: The Works of Stevie Nicks

|Stevie Nicks

|Bass

1998

|Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman

|Randy Newman

|Bass

1998

|Like a Hurricane

|Chris Hillman

|Bass

1998

|North American Long Weekend

|Tom Freund

|Bass

1998

|Slide

|Lisa Germano

|Bass, Unknown Contributor Role

1998

|Somewhere in the Middle

|Eric Martin

|Bass

1997

|24 Karat Hits!

|Elvis Presley

|Unknown Contributor Role

1997

|A Heavy Dose of Lyte Psych

|Unknown Contributor Role

1997

|An Afternoon in the Garden

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1997

|Decade, 1988-1998

|Jackopierce

|Bass

1997

|Elvis: The Fool Album

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1997

|Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers Years

|Elvis Costello

|6-String Bass, Bass, Bass (Upright), Double Bass, Fuzz Guitar, Tuba

1997

|Just a Singer/A Cowboy Afraid of Horses

|Lobo

|Bass, Musician

1997

|Lay Me Down

|Nancy Bryan

|String Bass

1997

|Platinum: A Life in Music

|Elvis Presley

|Unknown Contributor Role

1997

|The Very Best of Todd Rundgren

|Todd Rundgren

|Bass

1997

|Vanguard Collector's Edition

|Bass (Electric)

1996

|Braver Newer World

|Jimmie Dale Gilmore

|Bass

1996

|Greatest Hits [#1]

|The Doors

|Bass

1996

|Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)

|Sam Phillips

|Bass

1996

|XXI

|Dwight Twilley

|Bass

1996

|you? me? us?

|Richard Thompson

|Bass (Electric)

1995

|Earth Songs

|John Denver

|Bass

1995

|For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson

|Bass

1995

|Greatest Hits [Rhino]

|The Monkees

|Bass, String Bass

1995

|Kojak Variety

|Elvis Costello

|Ampeg Baby Bass, Bass, Bass (Electric),
Guitar (Bass), Hammond B3,
Main Personnel, Piano

1995

|Ron Sexsmith

|Bass

1995

|Solo Collection

|Glenn Frey

|Bass

1995

|Sweetwater

|Elvis Costello

|Unknown Contributor Role

1995

|Torn Again

|Peter Case

|Bass

1995

|Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

|Bass

1995

|Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1994

|Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson

|Bass

1994

|Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3

|Bob Dylan

|Bass

1994

|Bringing on the Weather

|Jackopierce

|Bass

1994

|Dart to the Heart

|Bruce Cockburn

|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals

1994

|Greatest Hits [Curb]

|Tommy Roe

|Bass

1994

|Heartaches & Harmonies [Box Set]

|The Everly Brothers

|Bass

1994

|Martinis & Bikinis

|Sam Phillips

|Musician, Unknown Contributor Role

1994

|Mirror Blue

|Richard Thompson

|Bass, Double Bass

1994

|The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions

|Elvis Costello

|Double Bass, Fuzz Bass, String Bass

1994

|Unplugged Collection, Vol. 1

|Bass

1994

|Weapons of the Spirit

|Marvin

|Bass, Vox Organ

1993

|Spinout/Double Trouble

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1993

|Take a Step over

|Dan Crary

|Bass, Bass Instrument

1993

|Through the Looking Glass

|Eliza Gilkyson

|Bass

1993

|Watching the Dark

|Richard Thompson

|Bass, Performer, Primary Artist

1993

|Way Down Deep in My Soul: The Best of Sugar Hill Gospel, Vol. 2

|Bass

1992

|{{proper name|99.9 F°}}

|Suzanne Vega

|Bass

1992

|Strange Weather

|Glenn Frey

|Bass

1992

|The Criminal Under My Own Hat

|T-Bone Burnett

|Bass

1992

|The Radical Light

|Vonda Shepard

|Bass

1991

|Arkansas Traveler

|Michelle Shocked

|Bass

1991

|Cruel Inventions

|Sam Phillips

|Bass

1991

|Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead

|Bass, Bass (Electric)

1991

|Greatest Hits

|Southern Pacific

|Guitar (Bass)

1991

|Listen to the Band

|The Monkees

|Unknown Contributor Role

1991

|Mighty Like a Rose

|Elvis Costello

|6-String Bass, Bass, Bass (Electric),
Bass (Upright), Fuzz Bass,
Guitar (Electric), Tuba

1991

|Rumor and Sigh

|Richard Thompson

|Bass

1990

|Christmas Like a Lullaby

|John Denver

|Arranger, Bass, Main Personnel

1990

|Flower That Shattered the Stone

|John Denver

|Bass

1990

|The Best of Delaney & Bonnie

|Delaney & Bonnie

|Bass

1990

|The Best of Tommy Roe

|Tommy Roe

|Bass (Electric)

1989

|A Black and White Night Live

|Roy Orbison

|Bass

1989

|Great Balls of Fire

|Bass

1989

|Maria McKee

|Bass

1989

|Mystery Girl

|Roy Orbison

|Bass, String Bass

1989

|Spike

|Elvis Costello

|Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass, Fuzz Bass

1989

|The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar

|Peter Case

|Bass, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Guitar (Bass)

1988

|A Black and White Night Live [Video]

|Roy Orbison

|Bass

1988

|Amnesia

|Richard Thompson

|Bass

1988

|Gagged But Not Bound

|Albert Lee

|Bass

1988

|Pat McLaughlin

|Bass

1988

|Salty Tears

|Semi-Twang

|Bass

1988

|The Alternate Aloha

|Elvis Presley

|Guest Artist

1988

|The Indescribable Wow

|Sam Phillips

|Bass

1988

|Twice the Love

|George Benson

|Composer

1987

|Columbia Records 1958-1986

|Johnny Cash

|Bass

1987

|Delgado Brothers

|The Delgado Brothers

|Bass

1987

|Out of Our Idiot

|Elvis Costello

|Bass

1987

|Stand Up

|The Del Fuegos

|Composer

1987

|The High Lonesome Sound

|Tim Scott

|Bass

1987

|The Talking Animals

|T-Bone Burnett

|Bass, Guest Artist, Musician

1987

|The Turning

|Sam Phillips

|Bass

1986

|Crowded House

|Bass

1986

|Daring Adventures

|Richard Thompson

|Bass, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright),
Guest Artist, Main Personnel,
String Bass

1986

|King of America

|Elvis Costello

|Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass,
Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel,
String Bass

1986

|One World

|John Denver

|Arranger, Bass

1986

|Peter Case

|Unknown Contributor Role

1986

|T Bone Burnett

|T-Bone Burnett

|Bass, String Bass

1986

|Wild Dogs

|Dwight Twilley

|Bass

1985

|Dreamland Express

|John Denver

|Arranger, Bass

1985

|Ever Call Ready

|Bass, Bass (Vocal), Member of Attributed Artist,
Primary Artist, Vocals

1985

|Southern Pacific

|Bass, Vocals

1984

|Desert Rose

|Chris Hillman

|Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic),
Guitar (Electric), Main Personnel

1984

|Greatest Hits, Vol. 3

|John Denver

|Bass

1984

|Slamdance

|Bass

1983

|Alive, She Cried

|The Doors

|Bass

1983

|It's About Time

|John Denver

|Arranger, Bass

1983

|Johnny 99

|Johnny Cash

|Drums

1982

|Morrison Hotel/L.A. Woman

|The Doors

|Bass

1982

|Seasons of the Heart

|John Denver

|Arranger, Bass

1980

|Le Chat Bleu

|Mink DeVille

|Bass

1978

|An American Prayer

|Jim Morrison, The Doors

|Bass

1978

|Demis Roussos [Mercury]

|Demis Roussos

|Bass

1978

|Ever Call Ready

|Chris Hillman

|Bass, Primary Artist, Vocals

1978

|Oh! Brother

|Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band

|Bass

1978

|Randy Richards

|Bass

1978

|Street Legal

|Bob Dylan

|Bass, Guitar (Bass)

1978

|T.N.T.

|Tanya Tucker

|Bass

1978

|Well Kept Secret

|Juice Newton

|Bass

1977

|Broken Blossom

|Bette Midler

|Bass, Guitar (Bass)

1977

|Road Songs

|Hoyt Axton

|Bass

1977

|Spirit of a Woman

|American Flyer

|Bass, Unknown Contributor Role

1977

|The Other Side

|Tufano & Giammarese Band

|Bass

1976

|Fearless

|Hoyt Axton

|Bass

1976

|Photograph

|Melanie

|Bass

1975

|A Cowboy Afraid of Horses

|Lobo

|Bass

1975

|Ain't It Good to Have It All

|Jim & Ginger

|Guitar (Bass)

1975

|Paxton Brothers

|Bass

1975

|Valdy

|Bass

1974

|The Golden Scarab

|Ray Manzarek

|Bass

1973

|Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite

|Elvis Presley

|Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel

1973

|Buckingham Nicks

|Bass

1973

|Dylan [1973]

|Bob Dylan

|Bass

1973

|Great Scott

|Tom Scott

|Bass

1973

|Letters to My Head

|Mike Deasy

|Bass

1973

|Lookin' for a Smile

|Gladstone

|Bass

1972

|As Recorded at Madison Square Garden

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1972

|Benny

|Benny Hester

|Bass

1972

|Equinox Express Elevator

|Howard Roberts

|Bass

1972

|I've Found Someone of My Own

|The Free Movement

|Bass

1972

|Gladstone

|Bass

1972

|Through the Eyes of a Horn

|Jim Horn

|Bass

1972

|Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine

|The Doors

|Bass

1971

|America's Sweetheart

|Sandy Szigeti

|Bass

1971

|Helen Reddy [Capitol]

|Helen Reddy

|Guitar (Bass)

1971

|Home Grown

|Johnny Rivers

|Bass

1971

|L.A. Woman

|The Doors

|Additional Personnel,
Bass, Bass Instrument

1971

|Minnows

|Marc Benno

|Bass

1971

|Other Voices

|The Doors

|Bass

1971

|Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren

|Todd Rundgren

|Bass

1971

|Sunstorm

|John Stewart

|Bass

1970

|Ananda Shankar

|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel

1970

|Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1970

|Marc Benno

|Bass

1970

|On Stage

|Elvis Presley

|Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel

1970

|Slim Slo Slider

|Johnny Rivers

|Bass

1970

|That's the Way It Is

|Elvis Presley

|Bass

1970

|To Bonnie from Delaney

|Delaney & Bonnie

|Bass

196?

|Mother Hen

|Bass

1969

|Goodnight Everybody

|Mary McCaslin

|Bass

1969

|Inner Dialogue

|Group Member

1969

|Nancy

|Nancy Sinatra

|Guitar (Bass)

1969

|Running Down the Road

|Arlo Guthrie

|Bass, Unknown Contributor Role

1969

|The Moonstone

|Tommy Flanders

|Bass, Musician

1968

|Head

|The Monkees

|Bass

1968

|Sounds of Goodbye

|Gosdin Brothers

|Bass

1968

|The Holy Mackerel

|Bass

1967

|Friar Tuck & His Psychedelic Guitar

|Friar Tuck and His Psychedelic Guitar

|Bass

1967

|Here's to You

|Hamilton Camp

|Bass, Tuba

1967

|It's Now Winters Day

|Tommy Roe

|Bass

1967

|Phantasy

|Tommy Roe

|Musician

1965

|On Fire

|Barney Kessel

|Bass

1964

|The Daily Trip

|Your Gang

|Bass

1964

|The New Mustang & Other Hot Rod Hits

|Road Runners

|Bass

|Dan Cassidy

|Bass

|Delivers One More Hallelujah

|John Hurley

|Bass, Guitar (Bass)

|Freeway Gypsy

|Lynne Hughes

|Guitar (Bass)

|Handcuffed to a Heartache

|Mary K. Miller

|Bass

|Jimmy Miller Productions 1976-1979

|Joey Stec

|Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel

|Working!

|Bobby Jameson

|Guitar (Bass)

Bibliography

Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More: The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.jerryscheff.weebly.com}}
{{IMDb name|id=0770483|name=Jerry Scheff}}
{{AllMusic|artist/jerry-scheff-mn0000846867}}
{{Discogs artist}}
[https://www.facebook.com/jerryscheffonline Official Jerry Scheff Facebook Page]
[https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_jerryscheff.shtml Elvis Australia interview with Jerry Scheff]
{{YouTube|rsAkhKTSwE4|Jerry Scheff solo}}

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