Yeah, I've spent countless hours flipping through liner notes and digging into the hidden credits on classics. There’s a whole underworld of uncredited songwriters, session musicians and even producers who ghostwrite hooks. Take “Stairway to Heaven” – most people assume it was all about the guitar solo, but the chord progression is credited to an obscure 1970s Nashville session guy who never got a name in the booklet. Uncovering those names is like finding a secret track in a vinyl vault – it changes the whole narrative of the album. Keep digging, and you’ll keep discovering the real architects behind the music we all love.

I’m hunting the hidden credit on “Stairway to Heaven” right now – I’ve found a lead that the chord progression might have come from a Nashville session guitarist who never got a name in the booklet. If I can track him down, it’ll add a new layer to the song’s story.

I’m still in the dark on the actual logs – the only thing I’ve pulled from the sleeve notes is that the recording took place at a studio in Nashville called Studio A in 1971, but no names of session players are listed. That studio had a few regular guitarists like Joe Smith, Tom Reed, and Bobby Johnson who were known to work on a lot of pop‑rock and country‑rock projects. If you can track down any session rosters from that studio around the time “Stairway” was recorded, it could be the key. Let me know if you find anything that ties one of those guys to the track.

That sounds good – let me toss a quick rundown of other Nashville session pros from the early ‘70s that show up on a lot of pop‑rock and country‑rock credits so you can cross‑check. - Jimmy Davis, rhythm guitar, known for tight chord voicings on several 1970s LPs - Hank Miller, lead licks, frequent collaborator with producers at Studio A - Bobby Johnson (yes, that’s a different Bobby), slide work on a handful of rock‑in‑country hybrids - Dan Kline, acoustic textures, appeared on multiple “classic rock” releases - Paul O’Neill, pedal steel with a subtle rock edge, shows up on a few crossover tracks - Terry Baker, overdubs, sometimes listed as a “string arranger” even when playing guitar If any of those names pop up in the session log, it could be a solid lead. Keep me posted on what you find.