Shelton played the flamenco-style guitar solo on "Valleri", which Michael Nesmith had to mimic for the cameras on their TV series.
[4] Other recording credits include: Marvin Gaye, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Boz Scaggs, Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Jackson 5, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, Barbra Streisand, the Carpenters, the Mamas & the Papas, Glen Campbell, Ella Fitzgerald, the Partridge Family, James Brown, Diana Ross, Otis Spann, Whitney Houston, Joe Cocker, Kenny Rogers, Henry Mancini, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin and Victor Wooten.
[5] He played the guitar solo on Lionel Richie's hit "Hello", Boz Scaggs's "Lowdown" and David Gates' "Do You Believe He's Coming".
Shelton became a producer in the 1970s, working with recording artists including Seals and Crofts, Art Garfunkel, Amy Wooley, England Dan & John Ford Coley, as well as Australian acts Tracey Arbon, Noiseworks and Southern Sons.
[7] With David Ackles With Alessi Brothers With James Brown With Solomon Burke With Glen Campbell With Vikki Carr With David Cassidy With Sonny & Cher With Merry Clayton With England Dan & John Ford Coley With Neil Diamond With The 5th Dimension With Cass Elliot With José Feliciano With Michael Franks With The Friends of Distinction With Marvin Gaye With Art Garfunkel With David Gates With Marjoe Gortner With Lani Hall With Dan Hill With Whitney Houston With The Hues Corporation With Al Kooper With Peggy Lee With John Lennon With Lulu With The Mamas & the Papas With Melanie With The Monkees With Wayne Newton With Brenda Patterson With Teddy Pendergrass With Lionel Richie With Austin Roberts With Kenny Rogers With Boz Scaggs With Dan Seals With Judee Sill With Otis Spann With Barbra Streisand With Sarah Vaughan