Noted instrumentalists from the Pittsburgh area who are soloists, sidemen, session players, or members of well known bands.
Guitarists
Bret Michaels -Poison
Phil Keaggy – Glass Harp
Reb Beach - Winger, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, Dokken,
Bryan Basset -Foghat, Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet,
Sid McGinnis –Dave Letterman Show Orchestra, Carly Simon
Paul Gilbert -Mr. Big and Racer X
Fred Nelson -Paul Gilbert USA Project
Keith Nelson -Buck Cherry.
Danny (Stag) Steigerwald -Kingdom Come,
Steve Dudas -Ringo Starr's Band
Rick Witkiowski –Crack the Sky, B.E. Taylor Band
Warren King -Diamond Reo, The Silencers, Kingsnake Studios
Bassists
Bob Babbitt –Motown Funk Brothers
Billy Cox - Jimi Hendrix
Hank Van Sickle -John Mayhall,
Gary Van Scyoc –John Lennon, Elephant’s Memory
Skinny Bishop - Bobby Vinton, Gino Vinelli
Drummers
Chris Frantz founding member of the Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club,
George Suranovich -Love, Eric Burden, Jimmy Witherspoon,
Art Tripp of the Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart,
Vinnie Colaiuta –Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell,
Bernie Dressel -Brian Setzer Orchestra, David Bryne
Poggie Bell -Stanley Clark, ForceMD, David Sanborn
Brian Young -Fountains of Wayne
Paul Douchette -Matchbox20 durmmer, guitarist, song writer
Ron "Byrd" Foster -Roy Buchanan, the Silencers
Music Director and Keyboards
Stanley Change Howard – keyboard for Prince and the Time
Allen "Grip" Smith -musical director, keyboard Keith Sweat, LSGg, TLC, Silk, The SOS Band, s. Percy Smith -Keyboard player for Keith Sweat, Excape, LSG, Kutt Klose, Silk, and others. Reginald "Wiz" Jones - musical director keyboard Toni Braxton, New Edition, Con Funk Shun,
Hermie Granati – Keyboard & vocals Jaggerz, Joe Grushecky, B.E. Taylor, Granati Bros
Sax
Eric Leeds -Prince's Band,
Violinist
Papa John Creach -Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Hot Tuna,