Well said, Ron. That indeed is a key ingredient of being a great accompanist.

I didn't start out thinking of really famous people - partly because I've seldom seen them in action in unrehearsed settings.   Thus, people who came to my mind right away were people like you and David and Terry, who seem, understandably, to be in great demand as accompanists at Getaway


But if we're including famous people, including those who are no longer with us, I'd never have kicked Chet Atkins or Jerry Garcia off the stage either.