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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Kenny Buttrey (RIP) was on a few incredible albums, and many other decent ones. Neil Young's "Harvest" and Lightfoot's "Summer Side of Life" come to mind. Buttrey was more than a little peeved with Young for refusing to let him show his stuff on "Harvest". To achieve the sparse back beat found on "Harvest", Neil went so far as to make Buttrey drum using only one stick, holding the free hand behind his back. The versatile Buttrey threatened to quit more than once, and many times demanded sharp pay hikes to compensate for what he felt was a massive blow to his ego. Leave it to the eccentric Young to hire the best in the business, then demand that he perform a task that a lower primate could be trained to do. Conversely, both Young and Dylan have also been known to utilize the services of musicians on instruments with which they have little-to-no experience (Al Kooper on organ on "Like a Rolling Stone" and Nils Lofgren on piano on "Southern Man" being the two most prominent examples).

Sorry for the ridiculous hijack, Ted. It seems as though a few of us get a little carried away when it comes to other mutual interests!