This is my first post after lurking for a few months so please be gentle!!
Great post!!. I don't know a lot about the many talented string players who added so much to the records that we all love, but I did find two pictures that catch a few of them red handed. The first picture is LaVern Baker and orchestra, presumably taken in the Brunswick Studio(Scanned fron the 'Chicago Cool Breezin' CD booklet. The second picture is taken from the back of Jerry Butler's "Sweet Sixteen" LP (1974) and gives quite a bit of info regarding players who featured on the session.
Best, Dave