Phil Palmer's book "Session man" is already available:
https://philpalmer.com/session-man/It might be of interest for some of you as in it he talks about his career as a session musicians, and one of those works he did was recording OES and playing with DS during his last tour.
Also if any of you is interested in his period with Clapton, George Michael, Tina Turner etc etc, that would be a great read. I purchased it already, I love to read about music from the musicians point of view.
This is the info he has on his site about the book:
“I found myself in yet another hotel room, exhausted and alone at 3 am…”
During Phil’s career he has experienced the explosive growth and decline of the industry, yet has managed to stay front and centre in a cut throat industry where you’re only as good as your last gig. From humble beginnings as the nephew of Ray & Dave ‘The Kinks’ Davies, this is Phil’s tale of how he grew to be one of the most in demand prolific guitar players in a career spanning 6 decades. This book details his journey throughout the heyday of music’s greatest period of expression and gives an honest behind the scenes reflection of what it was really like to grind a career out in the business.
This was an era where talent was still king, a time when authentic showmen and show women ruled the stage without the need for autotune and theatrical smoke and mirrors to distract audiences from their musical deficiencies. I felt part of the cutting edge and it was exciting, challenging and rewarding. But to be on the front line you needed to stay in the loop which meant working flat out, being visible, being available, being flexible and above all being able. I had just turned thirty six and by most standards of musical accomplishment, I was doing pretty well.
I had already played and recorded with some of the biggest household names of the time, featured on several worldwide chart hits and quite literally seen more than a few TV sets tossed from hotel balconies. With many years already under my belt, I thought I had experienced most of what the industry had to offer. However, I had no idea of the amazing adventures, experiences, and collaborations that were still to come in my life. These adventures would see me travel the globe with some of the biggest bands in the world, including Eric Clapton and Dire Straits.
They would see me playing to TV audiences of billions at high profile events and continue to the present day where I’m fortunate enough to still be collaborating with rock and pop legends.
