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American bassist (born )

Musical artist

Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, ) is an American bassist and session musician. He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section, which supported so many of Asylum Records' artists that they became known as Asylum's de factohouse band,^[2] as those artists became iconic singer-songwriters of the s.

Sklar has recorded and toured with artists including James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins, Toto, The Doors and Lyle Lovett. As a group member, session player, or touring musician, Sklar has appeared on over 2, albums, and contributed to many motion picture and television showsoundtracks. Since , he has been the bassist for The Immediate Family, a group reuniting lifelong friends and most of his former bandmates from The Section. ^[3]

Early life

Leland Bruce Sklar was born May 28, , in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His mother's family was from Duluth, Minnesota. His father's family was from Milwaukee.^[4] Originally, the paternal side of the family came from Odesa, Ukraine.^[5] Sklar is a Ukrainian surname meaning glazier, a person whose profession is fitting glass into wind

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Recording Academy Remembers The Music People We've Lost | GRAMMY In Memoriam

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Take a moment to reflect and salute the members of the music community who we lost in

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(The following is a list of artists and industry professionals the music community lost in – The 63rd GRAMMY Awards telecast on CBS will feature an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute, and all of these individuals who died prior to its print date are included in the official 63rd GRAMMY Awards program book. The Recording Academy salutes each individual for their respective talents and contributions to our culture and community.)

 

Paul Harts aka 18veno	Lou "L.A." Kouvaris
Marcello Abbado	Ivan Kral
Alan Abel	Harvey Louis Krantz
Ray Abshire	Herbert Kretzmer
Biff Adam	TN Krishnan
Darrell Andr'e Adams	Bob Kulick
Fiona Adams	Dave Kusworth
India Adams	Lindsey Lagestee
Robert Northern aka Brother Ah	Alexi Laiho
Luigi Albertelli	David Lander
Richie Albright	Holly Lane
Dan Andrei Aldea	Violeta Dávalos Lara
Dick Alen	Neil Lasher
Barney Ales	Marc Lawrence
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