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Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records.
As a member of Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers Booker T. & The MGs, Donald “Duck” Dunn was house bass player at the legendary Soul/R’n’B label, Stax, where his meaty playing helped define one of the most distinctive and enduring sounds in popular music.
May 13, 2012 · Donald 'Duck' Dunn, the legendary bassist of Booker T and the MGs and The Blues Brothers, died in Tokyo at 70. Read his obituary and tributes.
May 13, 2012 · Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bass player who laid the musical floor beneath soul legends like Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave and Otis Redding, has died at age 70, his family announced Sunday.
May 13, 2012 · Donald "Duck" Dunn, who played on hundreds of rock and soul classics as the bassist for Booker T. and the MGs, and later as a session player, passed away Sunday morning at the age of 70.
May 14, 2012 · Duck Dunn, whose simple but inventive bass playing anchored numerous hit records and helped define the sound of Memphis soul music, died early Sunday in Tokyo, where he had been on tour. He was...
Dec 2, 2014 · Donald "Duck" Dunn, bassist for the GRAMMY-winning Booker T. & The MG's, died May 13 while on tour in Tokyo. A cause of death was not disclosed. He was 70. A Memphis native, Dunn began his music career performing with local R&B group the Mar-Keys. He subsequently became a member of the Stax Records house band, Booker T.
May 15, 2012 · As the bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music, Donald “Duck” Dunn often found himself out on the road playing to fans who had assumed he was black like the...
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May 13, 2012 · Donald “Duck” Dunn, bass player for the influential studio band Booker T. and the MGs, died this morning at the age of 70.
Duck’s family in conjunction with Author Nick Rosaci and Hal Leonard Publishing are happy to announce the official release of the new book, “Soul Fingers: The Music & Life of Legendary Bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn.
