Kelso herston biography meaning

Kelso Herston, a Florence native with over forty successful years in the music industry, is the known as the "Music Man"; playing on sessions for over two hundred different artists, producing over fifty top recording artists, publishing over one hundred songs and being responsible for over five thousand nationally acclaimed jingles.

In 1956, Herston joined with James Joiner and Walter Stovall to establish Tune Records & Publishing in Florence, Alabama.

Numerous musicians, writers and singers who went on to national fame got their start at Tune, among them, Rick Hall, Billy Sherrill, Norbert Putnam, David Briggs, and Jerry Carrigan.

Kelso moved to Nashville and with a reputation as an outstanding guitar player, quickly became one of the top session players.

His publishing and production talents were also in demand. He represented Sam Phillips' and Shelby Singleton's publishing, before being tapped by United Artis