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Biography. Oldham is a native of Center Star, Alabama, United States. He was blinded in his right eye as a child; when reaching for a frying pan, he was hit in the eye by a spoon he knocked from a shelf. Schoolmates gave him the name "Spooner" as a result.
Dewey Lindon „Spooner“ Oldham (* 14. Juni 1943 in Center Star, Alabama) ist ein US-amerikanischer Songwriter und Studiomusiker ( Klavier, Orgel, Keyboards ). Er schrieb einige erfolgreiche Hits und begleitete zahlreiche namhafte Rockmusiker im Studio und auf Tour.
27. März 2023 · Dewey Lindon “Spooner” Oldham was born June 14, 1943, in Center Star near Florence. His was a musical family: his father, Dewey Lindon Oldham Sr., formed a string band with his brothers and created an original southern gospel style.
Spooner Oldham shaped Southern soul with his formidable talent. A songwriter, producer and session keyboardist, Oldham made his mark on such classics as “When a Man Loves a Woman,” “Mustang Sally” and “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You).”
More than just a celebrated session player, he is the co-composer of some of the best-loved and most-covered songs in the pop-music canon of the American South: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” “Fm Your Puppet,” “Cry Like a Baby,” “A Woman Left Lonely,” “It Tears Me Up.”.
Spooner Oldham. A pivotal player in 1960s Southern Soul who later cultivated a career as a versatile session keyboardist. Read Full Biography.
Spooner Oldham, veteran songwriter, is best known from his early work with Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and his decades of contributions to Neil Young.
