On November 23th, 2007, I was Inducted into the Musician's Hall of Fame as a member of the "Wrecking Crew". It was like a wonderful dream. There I was in Nashville, Tennessee, on the stage of one the most beautiful concert halls in the world. The Schermerhorn Hall is like a European Opera House. The sides of the wall have at least four stories of seats in balconies. The house was packed up to the rafters with enthusiastic music lovers from around the world.
Since the opening of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, the Hall of Fame has sent ballots to professional musicians, producers, engineers, and music historians across the country requesting their nominations for inductees into the Musicians Hall of Fame. From this pool of Nominees, the Musicians Hall of Fame Advisory Board chose the inagural class for the 2007 inductees.
On the stage were seated the Blue Moon Boys, The Funk Brothers, The Memphis Boys, The Nashville A-Team, The Tennessee Two, and the Wrecking Crew. Seated next to me were all my old friends and Studio Musicians, Hal Blaine, Jim Horn, Don Randi, Larry Knechtel, Mike Deasy, James Burton, Billy Strange, Al Delory, and Lyle Ritz. Each group took turns performing some of the songs that we originally recorded.
We played on so many recording sessions together, many times we played on 2 sessions per day. The Righeous Brothers, "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" Sonny and Cher "I Got You Babe", and so many more.
I am deeply honored to be included with these legendary musicians in the Musicians Hall of Fame.
Happy Holidays to All,
Don Peake
2007