Matt Rollings and Paul Franklin...

[Jackal]

But I seem to remember Guy or Richard writing that Matt was introduced to Mark via Jim Cox when Jim started having ear problems.

Matt played on Golden Heart, so that was before the ear problems.

My memory skipped the first part:

Matt is playing piano and B-3, he's a friend and a brilliant studio musician from Nashville. In fact, it was Matt who played piano on 'Vic and Ray' and 'Rudiger' on the Golden Heart album. Matt and Jim are old friends so it's a natural fit for him to come on board for the tour. (from Richard's Notes from the road - ShangriLa tour)

So, curious about when Mark first met Matt. The Golden Heart sessions might have been first time.

[Pottel]

Thanks Jackal. I doubt Matt was with LL band on that tour, he never told about it.

He wasn't at Wobburn Abbey  show in 92, that's sure, so my guess is that he wasn't part of the band then.

By the way I love Lyle!

Was Not Was or something wasn't it was support I read somewhere.

yep, Walk the dinosaur, i still vividly remember that from the Werchter 1992 show

[ds1984]

Thanks Jackal. I doubt Matt was with LL band on that tour, he never told about it.

He wasn't at Wobburn Abbey  show in 92, that's sure, so my guess is that he wasn't part of the band then.

By the way I love Lyle!

Was Not Was or something wasn't it was support I read somewhere.

yep, Walk the dinosaur, i still vividly remember that from the Werchter 1992 show

Was Not Was was the support act for the spring/summer tour. Later it was "The Blues Band"

I did attend Werchter so I got Was Not Was but David and Don were not on stage if my memory is correct (I noticed it as I saw them in Paris one month earlier)

[Jules]

[dreamsound]

Two beautiful pieces from Mary Chapin Carpenter with Matt on piano.
What a magic...

 

 

[dreamsound]

 

Another one... So nice.

[superval99]

Thank you, dreamsound for those clips of Mary Chapin Carpenter.  She is one of my favourite songwriters and I love her warm-sounding voice.   Matt's piano is so beautiful too and complements her voice so well.   I met Matt in 2008 and told him how much I enjoyed his work with MCC and he seemed genuinely touched.  He's a really lovely person. 

[dreamsound]

You are welcome, superval99. I do love Matt and try to find any videos and albums he played on, and everything I found so far is awesome. I hope to meet him sometime... I wrote him a message on FB though.
Listen to his solo record Balconies if you have not done it before, it's amazing!