Jerry Scheff
Musician · b. 1941 · Denver, Colorado
Jerry Scheff is an American bassist best known as a longtime member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band and for playing on the Doors' final Jim Morrison album, L.A. Woman. Over a five-decade career he became one of the most-recorded bassists in rock, pop, and country sessions.
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- Born January 31, 1941, in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Vallejo, California.
- Joined Elvis Presley's TCB Band in 1969 and played with him through Presley's final shows in 1977.
- Played bass on the Doors' L.A. Woman (1971), the last album with Jim Morrison.
- Logged session and touring work with Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and John Denver.
- Father of Jason Scheff, bassist and singer for Chicago.
- Wrote the 2012 memoir Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More.
