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In-demand session player Doug Rappoport’s career has been marked by happenstance. “I got into sessions kind of by accident,” he divulges in a soon-to-published interview with Guitar World.
“For me, music was such a solo journey; I didn’t have any mentors or anyone to measure myself against. I didn’t know if I was any good, so by the time I was 18 or 19, I was just trying to find out if I had what it took.”
“I was pretty green when Edgar hired me,” says Rappoport. “I was younger than the rest of the guys in the band by quite a bit.
“Edgar saw potential. I’d pester him, saying, ‘How am I doing? What can I improve on?’ I watched those guys closely and learned a lot about rhythm guitar, chord voicings, and tone. And I heard a lot of stories of rock ‘n’ roll debauchery.”
“I had that same beat-up old Strat, and a digital Yamaha amp,” the session player admits. “We did a short tour, and I shipped that amp, and Edgar was horrified, saying, ‘Doug, your tone is atrocious!’ I think I just called someone, and said, ‘Hey, I’m in Edgar Winter’s band, can you give me a nice deal on an amp?’” he adds with a laugh.
