Ron Halldorson (born 1943) is a Canadian

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musician, arranger, and producer from

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, best known for his work with guitarist

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. Beginning his career as a country musician in the 1950s, Halldorson switched to jazz in the 1960s and played bass in The Lenny Breau Trio, recording ''

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'' and ''

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and recording with

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in 1976. After playing double-bass with Breau for 10 years, Halldorson worked as a session musician, playing pedal steel guitar and other instruments on recordings by

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and others. During the 1980s and 90s, he composed music for a number of film and television shows. In 2018 Ron released an album called Happy Talk with Julian Bradford on bass. In 2019, he released the album Duologue also with Julian Bradford. In 2001, Halldorson received the

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Jazz Award for lifetime achievement in jazz.

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Musicians from Winnipeg 1943 births Canadian male jazz musicians Canadian country musicians Living people Canadian jazz double-bassists Pedal steel guitarists {{Canada-musician-stub