Henry Strzelecki
Musician · 1939–2014 · Birmingham, Alabama
Best known for
Bass
Henry Strzelecki was one of Nashville's most-recorded session bassists, a primary member of the famed Nashville A-Team whose double-bass and electric-bass work anchored hundreds of country and pop records from the 1960s onward.
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- Born August 8, 1939, in Birmingham, Alabama; died December 30, 2014, in Nashville.
- Played bass on Bob Dylan's Nashville sessions, including Blonde on Blonde (1966).
- Contributed bass to Roy Orbison's “Oh, Pretty Woman” and George Jones's “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”
- Recorded with a vast roster including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings.
- Wrote the novelty hit "Long Tall Texan," later cut by the Beach Boys and Lyle Lovett.
- Inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Lester FlattPlayed on recordings with Lester Flatt
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Hazel DickensPlayed on recording with Hazel Dickens
