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Aug 31, 2023 · James Jamerson was a bassist who appeared on numerous records for Motown Records between the 1960s and 1970s and is today considered among the most influential bassists in musical history. By 2000, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and made 56 on Billboard’s R&B Hot 100 list.
Feb 27, 2024 · Born in Tulsa, Okla., double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer grew up in Tennessee, the son of a public school orchestra teacher.. As a bass player, he has amassed awards, including the MacArthur Award (the so-called “genius grant”) in 2002 and multiple Grammy Awards.
Mar 29, 2019 · One of the most famous April Fools' Day pranks of all time is the BBC’s famous “spaghetti harvest” segment. On April 1, 1957, a news broadcaster told his British audience that Ticino, a ...
Mar 1, 2024 · 24: Kendra Smith (The Dream Syndicate, Opal) One of the most striking musicians to emerge from LA’s Paisley Underground, Kendra Smith got nearly as much attention as the group’s frontman ...
May 1, 2023 · McCartney’s most famous bass guitar, the Hofner 500/1, was bought by him because of its symmetrical shape, as left-handed bass guitars were not yet made, and this one was easy to invert. And also, as I remember, England was under some kind of sanctions from the USA in those years and American instruments were simply not to be found there.
Jun 16, 2023 · Incorrigible, inimitable, and insolent to the very essence of his being, Flea is a renegade without fail, a fireball with a DIY punk ethos. Cheeky, flippant, and delightfully offbeat, Flea has had one of the most wide-ranging impacts in modern music history, and in addition to helping found Red Hot Chili Peppers, he has played with alt-legends like Jane’s Addiction and Nirvana.
Apr 13, 2020 · Over the last 3 decades, Grammy-winning bassist Christian McBride has become one of the most requested, most recorded and most respected figures in the music world. Born in Philadelphia and educated at Juilliard , he left music school at the age of 17 to tour with Bobby Watson ; he quickly became one of the most in-demand players on the US jazz ...
