Time of the Session

Randy Jackson — Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion

Justin Meldal-Johnsen — Air, Tori Amos, Beck, Macy Gray, Pete Yorn

STRING PLAYERS

Petra Haden (violin) — Victoria Williams, Everclear, Princess Superstar, Green Day, Beck

Lil Haydn (violin) — Christina Aguilera, Peter Case, Porno for Pyros, Josh Groban, Macy Gray

Larry Corbett (cello ) — Beck, Michael Bolton, David Byrne, Mariah Carey, Cracker, Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Aimee Mann

DRUMMERS and PERCUSSIONISTS

Vinnie Colaiuta —Frank Zappa, Christina Aguilera, Leonard Cohen, Billy Joel, John Wesley Harding, Joni Mitchell, Sting

Steve Ferrone — Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Chris Isaak, Chaka Khan, Teena Marie, Bryan Ferry

Danny Frankel —Shivaree, Mike Watt, The Rentals, Eleni Mandell, Peter Himmelman

Josh Freese (of A Perfect Circle) — Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Shawn Mullins, 3 Doors Down, Paul Westerberg, Rob Zombie

Stephen Hodges — Afghan Whigs, Mike Watt, Tom Waits, Sam Phillips, Dave Alvin, Wanda Jackson

Abe Laboriel Jr. (also bass) — Paul McCartney, Shakira, Jewel, Liz Phair, Lisa Marie Presley

Joey Waronker — R.E.M., Badly Drawn Boy, Richard Thompson, Johnny Lang, Beck