Session players are the musicians I look up to the most!!! Unsung heroes🙏🙏🙏

I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again. Joe Chambers is doing the lord’s work with the Musician’s Hall of Fame, and by preserving history with the hall and these videos. For a music fanatic like myself that can never have enough details or stories of those very special times, it’s a goldmine. Lastly Joe, if you all start a Patreon I know lots of us would gladly give you $5-$10 a month to do what you do. Either way, thank you Joe and the rest of the people at the hall. I’m looking forward to the trip that brings me back the area so we can tour it. Take care

I will type this again; Joe's interviews are the best in the business. (and Joe, I am not just stating this to be nice!)

Pig is not only a great musician, he is a curator of music history. He knows everything!

His brother Forrest Robbins taught me whatever I know about playing drums

I moved to Nashville in 77 to play with Del Reeves on the Opry. It went on from there but Pig was "the man" and I have *never* heard him interviewed. So cool, Joe... and I can't thank you enough 😎👍-Will

I'm just now listening to the interview. I'm already blown away by this guy. The intro to Behind closed doors is a riff a lot of people recognize. I'm a big Charlie Ritch fan, and I always thought he played the riff.

This is quickly becoming my favorite channel on KZfaq.

Pig is great. With this series, I feel like the musicians of my youth stopped by the house for a drink and a chat.

I was intrigued watching 'Pig' play on LB sessions for Kenny Rogers!

I own two CDs Joan Baez recorded in Nashville in 1968/69 with Pig Robbins on piano and the rest of the Nashville A team. One with Joan singing songs by Bob Dylan. Great recordings.

Ah Pig. What a sweet, lovely, talented guy. My Grannie, Helen Burns, played for the Opry when they'd go through Montana. She was a pianist also. Billy Walker remembered her. What a joy it was to talk to him about that. Thanks Joe. Love from our house Darlin' One.

What a humble soul. Thank you, Joe.

Simultaneously the most low profile yet awesome guys I have ever seen.

You hear Pig's name come up when there's studio musicians talkin' about the Cream of the Crop players. Broke my heart when he did the Charlie Rich intro. Hey he can't do that! That's Charlie!! Incredible .How great. Thank you Joe.

Take it easy Pig. Thank you for leaving behind all the great music and this tremendous interview. Gonna miss you.

Wow, that was fantastic. I've known the name but that resume was ridiculous. Thanks again for all these great interviews Joe.

Fantastic interview, Joe, as always. And, Pig seems like such a nice, modest guy, in addition to being a fantastic musician. Many thanks to you both for this.

Best of the BEST, then there's Mr.Pig Robbins !!!!! Thanks for all these videos & your time Joe !!!!!!!!

Always saw this guys name on a lot of records he is awesome the true real deal love your work mr pig I play guitar love playing with u

I admire the Nashville session musicians, including Mr. Robbins. Very talented people. My favorite singer is Jim Reeves. Pig did some wonderful stuff on some of Jim's records.

I believe they called them custom sessions. Charlie McCoy was the band leader and he had Sonny Garrish on steel!!! He used a ray -gun type hairdryer to warm up his pedal steel. We cut at Wayne Moss's studio and I remember a gold record for "Greatest Hits of the Steve Miller Band" on the wall. As to your question it was a song writer whose was friends with Terry Dearmoor, the writers name I do not remember,but we did a whole album. It was great getting some master scale checks !!!! Pigs playing was really Outstanding for his Style. I played for Charlie Rich Live for several shows. My first Nashville session was when I was 16 at Shelby Singleton Studio, for a Arkansas songwriter named Billy Cole. I remember the parking lot had signs that read "Studio Musicians Only" I also remember wanting to change a mistake I made and the producer refused saying " The Farmers wont know and the Teenagers wont care"

Hi Joe what a lovely surprise to find this interview. Pig is one of my heroes, and as a pianist myself I know how incredibly difficult it is to have a unique signature style so when someone does, the greatest respect

I'm speechless again; can't wait for part 2. Thanks, Joe.

Great interview Joe! Gordon Mote carries the piano torch in Nashville these days. Pig is certainly a treasure!

Mr. Robbins still plays. I have hired him through my producer Chris Henry to work on a couple of demos. Each take is better than the next. I am forever grateful. If you need a great session player, call him!

Pig is and always will be the GOAT on piano.

What a legend. The body of work that Pig played on is incredible. Joe, you're a lucky guy to be able to interview these fascinating people. It's sad though, that most of the original Nashville A-team are no longer with us.

Awesome interview and amazing musician. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Excellent! What's funny is that Pig played both of these intros in C on this video. "Brown Eyes" was recorded in Gb and "Doors" was in Db! 🎹

Pig has so much talent. What a great historical part of the Nashville music scene he was a part of. Joe your channel is the most informative and enjoyable music channel on KZfaq. Thank you for sharing to us all!

I played in a band about 35 years ago where the singer went down to Nashville to record a single; he spoke about this amazing 'Pig'-guy who played piano. Pig re-arranged the song he'd brought as a demo. Apparently Pig rearranged it in 5 minutes, and it was NOTHING like the demo. They then recorded it in 5 minutes; it was around THAT time I decided to pursue another line of work:)

Great questions Joe, I always think if an interviewer can make someone smile, laugh and take a moment to reminisce, before answering the question, it's a great question. I grew up listening to the 'A' team and Pig Robbins was a big favourite of mine along with Pete Drake. That group of musicians had such a recognisable sound.

Strange how you’ve never heard of him but you’ve heard him.

I love Joe Chambers' interviews, he doesn't ask stupid questions. He asks about the things us musicians and music lovers want to know about. He can bring up questions that might be a little touchy in a gentle and respectful way and he can tell when an artist isn't comfortable talking about something and quickly move on. He gives credit and respect to the many great artists like Pig Robbins that most people have never heard of. Thanks for your work Joe.

I really love this channel. Such great guests that otherwise are not really accessible to us "regular people." Thank you for the content and education of the people behind the sounds.

I have to admit I have never heard of Pig Robbins, but those riffs are timeless. Yet again Joe, another excellent interview with a true gent. Thank you.

Great interview. a history lesson in country music

I’ve watched this 100 times. Whenever I get the blues this cures it.

I'd always assumed that it was Charlie Rich playing piano on Behind Closed Doors. He is indeed an excellent piano player.

LEGEND player you actually got him to play closed doors and brown eyes blue ..i need this Respect to this channel ..side note. Crystal Gayle is fine af though

I got to work with him and he was great!!!

Thanks Joe for another great interview. Looking forward to the next one!

Great interview! Mr. Robins just an incredible talent!!

Yet another great interview Joe! I was not familiar with Mr. Robbins before watching this. Obviously an amazing piano player & studio musician. It always amazes me how someone with significant sight problems can learn to play an instrument. Looking forward to part 2 of your interview. Be well & stay safe....👍😉

Absolutely love this channel

Great interviews. Iconic musicians and riffs/hooks.

Thank you for the interview of a man whose talent has been a continual inspiration for many years. Search YT for "Mel Robbins Save It Argo 5340" to hear the white-hot rockabilly thumper Pig cut for the Chess family of labels in 1959.

Well jeez! You learn something new everyday. I definitely had no idea that it was anyone other than Charlie Rich playing the intro to Behind Closed Doors. The second Mr Robbins finished, I launched into "My baby makes me proud..." I'm sure I saw a dozen or so TV shows with Charlie performing the song as well. That was back when AM radio played everything, Top 40 had country, pop, standards, novelty tunes, rock, it was more of a wide open format, it wasn't so "niche" in the early 70's. Those unheralded session guys have really been getting their due lately with The Wrecking Crew documentary on Netflix,definitely this channel, and it really helps to tell the whole story of how popular music is made. I like how these songs and sounds we hold near and dear are things that some of these guys think of "Oh yeah, that was a good session....". :)

Hey, Joe! I just discovered your channel and I am so happy that I did. You have such a nice interviewing style: personable and respectful with insightful questions.

I really enjoy your interviews Joe. You are a great person to do this as you seem to know everybody already.

These interviews are awesome!! I love em all !!

What a beautiful, modest and humble Gentle Man. Pig's fingers tickle the ivory's in such a meaningful and effortless way. His support to so many musicians, literally made the magical hook that made them. God bless - great interview just like sitting in the front room with a Cup of Tea and biscuit (sorry for my American Brothers and Sisters - Cookie!).

Absolutely great interviews!

Thanks for the memories!

Not about Pig, but about Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline: When Loretta had been in Nashville just a short time, Patsy Cline came up to her and said, "Well, ain't you the stuck up one!" Loretta shot back, "Me? Where I come from the people who've been there welcome the newcomers, and you ain't said a word to me since I got here!" Patsy started laughing and said, "You're alright, kid. You gotta have some gumption to stand up to The Cline like that." I don't think either one of them was a pushover.

Pig played the organ on "Hey Paula" by Paul and Paula

Great interview. You ask all of the right questions.

Hargus nailed it on George Jones', "Warm Red Wine." One among many other memorable contributions to others' recordings.

Thank you Joe for this awesome video interview. I'm learning a lot from originals.

Keep em coming Joe :)

Joe is such a great interviewer, letting the musicians' stories and personalities shine through, without interjecting. Quite enjoyable, yes.

Love this an interview from your home & wonderful history of great musician Thanks so much God Bless

Really good Joe. THANK YOU!

Dang Joe....another home run...wow. Did you happen to ask Pig how he got into session playing (and stayed there like no pianist before or since) without being able to read? Of course we know another studio icon - Glen Campbell - couldn't read music, but Pig very literally coudn't even see. So he would not have been able to take visual cues from colleagues. This just blows my mind!

Your channel is educational. I never fail to learn things I would have never known if I hadn't watched Joe's interviews! Pig is an amazing talent. Thanks again Joe!

I really enjoyed this, thank you very much

Joe... you should start a Hall of Fame just for studio people.

Joe Chamber’s love and respect for Pig Robbins comes thru in every minute of this interview. Joe’s knowledge of the people, the places, and the music give him a huge advantage when speaking to someone as experienced and revered as Robbins. Anyone else conducting this interview would not have done as well as Joe. I found it twice as interesting because I’m a big fan of both Joe and Hargus.

What an incredibly modest man!

I'm in awe of all these session players Joe interviews. But to be blind and understanding the arrangement - by ear- and making gold is amazing!

Love your interviews. 💚🎸

Hargus's piano takes center stage on Tom T Hall's song called Little Brown Suitcase, one of my favorite TTH songs. Sets the mood for the song.

This legend has more of a mark left on history than all that's in the bible, great work recording this,huge country fan from Ireland!

So many of these greats Ive not heard of, only because of "Brown Eyes Blue" do I know this guys name. As usual, great stuff Joe.

Joe, awesome interview! Pig got to work with some great talent, being part of the Nashville A Team! He mentioned Larry Butler, who was from Pensacola Florida! Larry got his start on a local TV show, the Lynn Tony Show! It was a daily after school children’s show featuring cartoons, during breaks Larry would play piano with Lynn on a standup bass! We never imagined he would become a big time Nashville producer! Looking forward to seeing part 2!💫

❤we sure miss you Joe Chambers. I saw Mister Robbin’s sit in at the Nashville Palace in the very late 80s. What a privilege. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Britt❤️

Billy Sherrill's father was an evangelical preacher and Billy would play piano for some of the services. Apparently, his father whacked him once as Billy played a thinly-churchified version of " Bye Bye Blues" at a funeral service!

Thanks To Gordon Mote I Heard About Pig Robbins ❤ This Guy Is AMAZING!!

Thinking about ya Joe on Memorial day 🤟❤️🤟

Wonderful interview. Discovered Pig thru Vince Gill interview. Amazing career. His blindness didnt stop him being a great.

Awesome :) Thank you

First saw Pig Robbins on the Marty Stuart Show on RFD-TV. Saw Marty's respect. Now I see why.

Amazing

Thank you so much for getting them to talk about all the hits and the parts he played it's so fascinating to hear his little peace his little piece of the hit jigsaw puzzle , Except the incredibly iconic ,Behind Closed Doors and Brown Eyes Blue..always Yeah assumed closed doors was Floyd Kramer I thought that was his kind of signature lick ,style?that Lilting ,half step thing...wonder who played on that Dougie Kershaw Louisana Man? Thats some rockin' 88's chere! Was hoping Pig would mention my bud, from Houma kung fu karl Himmel who played drums on Neil's Comes A Time,came up with that half time groove...he's got a CV of gold records,long as a politician's verbage! Thnx for great content sir!!

Legends! Both of them.

Since the 70's, every country music album/cd I pick up, I automatically tell myself "Pig" is gonna be credited for keys/piano.

It would have been easier to just list the ones he didn’t play with. I sincerely hope he, and others like him were compensated well enough. THEY are the ones who made the public love the people they elevated to stardom. It’s quite a revelation when you fully appreciate this and what they really did. Yes there were others who made it happen, but people fall in love with those tunes for the music. Once again, pure Gold Joe.

Thanks Joe

Great interview.

Thank you! Would really love to hear something about the great background singers that worked in those days, like The Anita Kerr singers and The Jordanaires.

Joe, when you started asking Pig about all the hits he had played on for the many varied artists… my head was spinning so fast I thought it might explode… !!!

The work he did with Bonnie “Prince” Billy on “Sings Greatest Palace Music” is amazing.

After listening to the whole interview I went back to 0:45 and listened for a minute and eight seconds three times. Off to see part two now.

Wow. Cool stuff.

Would have been a shorter one if youd asked him what hits he didnt play on. Lol. J/k, but...damn.

Ole Hargus.....played with everybody important and their brothers and sisters.😀😁

What a legend Hargus"Pig" Robbins is and this interview is wonderful. Joe I can't help but wonder if theres a story behind the stand up bass in the corner.

Great sense of humor

Wonderful interview. I wasn't familiar with Pig's work. Is he still doing session work? Thank you again for these great interviews.