Overlooked or nearly forgotten Bass Players
- Thread starter Vibroluxer
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Forgotten?
How about Ed Cynar who played behind Link Wray?
How about Ed Cynar who played behind Link Wray?
Bob M
Friend of Leo's
Rick Danko? The opening to “Don’t Do It” is a riff to behold!
slauson slim
Poster Extraordinaire
Jim Fielder
Bob Mosley
Jerry Jemmott
Jimmy Rowser
Cecil McBee
Gordon Edwards
Wilton Felder
Albert Stinson
Bob Mosley
Jerry Jemmott
Jimmy Rowser
Cecil McBee
Gordon Edwards
Wilton Felder
Albert Stinson
ficelles
Tele-Afflicted
Percy Jones (Brand X, Soft Machine) who being a prog player gets ignored by many but is a true virtuoso.
As was the late great Mick Karn (Japan).
And Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company).
As was the late great Mick Karn (Japan).
And Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company).
Kevin Wolfe
Tele-Afflicted
Seeing Tommy Shannon mentioned, I gotta add that he backed Johny Winter early on too.
Gotta give a shout out to the ever solid Willie Weeks.
Gotta give a shout out to the ever solid Willie Weeks.
Charlie Bernstein
Doctor of Teleocity
Half-fretted? I never realized. Cooladelic!
Danny Ferrington made a guitar for Ry Cooder that had standard frets and nut for the four high strings and baritone frets and nut For the A and low E.
John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin
Paul Samwell-Smith Yardbirds
Bill Wyman Rolling Stones
Jones melodic bass line on the quieter parts of Ramble On is just gorgeous.
Samwell Smith plays a great bass line that just propels Over Under Sideways Down.
Pick any early Stones tune such as Satisfaction, Last Time. Bill Wyman and the late Charlie Watts.
Paul Samwell-Smith Yardbirds
Bill Wyman Rolling Stones
Jones melodic bass line on the quieter parts of Ramble On is just gorgeous.
Samwell Smith plays a great bass line that just propels Over Under Sideways Down.
Pick any early Stones tune such as Satisfaction, Last Time. Bill Wyman and the late Charlie Watts.
Charlie Bernstein
Doctor of Teleocity
Tasty! Tina's playing often reminded me of the Blues Project's Joe Bouchard: simple, steady, original grooves to anchor the other players' madness:
That solo by Willie on the live Donny Hathaway album was a work of art.
Kevin Wolfe
Tele-Afflicted
JPJ is maybe my favorite bassist of all time. Overlooked, hardly. “The Lemon Song”.
In his own words, he got much of his feel and groove from Jamerson. Imagine that.
Paul Samwell, yep.
Bill Wyman, meh…
Aren't they all?!?
Tina Weymouth. David writes the songs and she lays it down every time. Case in pont:
That's what I was thinking.... "I didn't notice, did they have a bass player?"
I'll nominate Tim Schmidt... formerly Poco etc, but been with the Eagles for a long time now. Amazing high voice.
Certainly not overlooked or forgotten.
Charlie Bernstein
Doctor of Teleocity
Not overlooked or forgotten around here! Even though he was Canadian, the name is synonymous with American rock.
Charlie Bernstein
Doctor of Teleocity
Ow. You're making me wonder how old I am. Jones and Wyman overlooked or forgotten? Bassists of two of the most important rock bands of time? Can't imagine it!
Next you'll be have us forgetting Phil Lesh, Jack Cassidy, Noel Redding, and Jack Bruce. Heeeeeelp!
Chuckster
Tele-Afflicted
Les Patterson - Echo and the Bunnymen
Andy Rourke - The Smiths
Check out one of Andy's lines that someone created as a 10-minute loop:
Andy Rourke - The Smiths
Check out one of Andy's lines that someone created as a 10-minute loop:
How is it that nobody has mentioned Donald " Duck " Dunn....Stax, Booker T and the MG's, Blues Brothers, Bob Dylan etc etc etc....
RJ
RJ
HaWE
Tele-Holic
A great bass player ( and artist ) from Germany : Klaus Voormann.
bigbreak
Tele-Holic
Ray Shulman - Gentle Giant
I almost put those four out there too! Not because we here would overlook them but how many average listeners know beyond the front man or the principal guitarist in most bands? And while I am at it, how about Chas Chandler? By the way, I am 69.
I am still waiting to get old.
