Career
He plays piano, organ, and keyboards. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett"s Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country. They include Billy Joel, Clint Black, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Larry Carlton, Kathy Mattea, Mark Knopfler, Reba McEntire, Suzy Bogguss, Mark Schultz, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Martin Taylor, Richie Sambora and Johnny Hallyday.
Rollings released the jazz album Balconies in 1990 on Master of Computer Applications Masters, featuring John Pattituci and Carlos Vega.
Matt Rollings was featured on Mark Knopfler"s 2004-2005 Shangri-Louisiana world tour as a keyboardist, and toured with him again starting in 2008. Also in 2008, Rollings participated in the production of the album Psalngs, the debut release of Canadian musician John Lefebvre.