Neil Young has spoken out about how session musicians are routinely overlooked in favour of the frontmen and record labels who profit from their work, using the Memphis Horns as his prime example. The duo, comprising trumpeter Wayne Jackson and saxophonist Andrew Love, played a defining role in shaping the Stax Records sound, yet their contributions were typically credited to the featured stars, such as Sam and Dave or Isaac Hayes, rather than recognised in their own right.

Young argues that the horn lines devised by Jackson and Love were as essential to hit records as the vocals or lyrics, citing tracks such as "Knock On Wood," "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "In The Midnight Hour." Over their career, the pair reportedly featured on more than 80 hit singles and around 600 albums, including 116 top ten hits, working with artists ranging from Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin to Elvis Presley and Young himself. He believes they should have been the very first inductees into the Musicians' Hall of Fame, calling their contributions "integral" and insisting that "the greatest honour is to be called a musician."