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Jerry Scheff

Jerry Scheff

Actor Jan 31 (age 85) 1970–2026 (56 year career)
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Biography

Bass player Jerry Scheff grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, started playing tuba in grammar school and, by seventh grade, got into playing string bass. His musical bent was toward jazz and R&B. By age fifteen he was playing in clubs in his new hometown of Sacramento and back in San Francisco. As a high school senior Scheff joined the U.S. Navy and wound up in the Navy's school of music in Washington, D.C. taking a nine-month course studying theory and harmony and getting to play with some gr…

Known For

Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Film

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Self - Musician
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Film

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Self (archive footage)
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
Film

Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii

Self - Bass Guitar
Elvis on Tour
Film

Elvis on Tour

Self - Bass
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Film

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Self - Upright Bass
Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert
Film

Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert

Self
Elvis in Concert
Film

Elvis in Concert

Self - bass guitar (uncredited)
Elvis: The Lost Performances
Film

Elvis: The Lost Performances

Self (archive footage)

Filmography