Requiescat in pace, Donald “Duck” Dunn.
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RIP indeed. Because of my age my first introduction to him was, bizarrely enough, The Blues Brothers.Report
Mine as well.Report
Dude could play.Report
There aren’t that many bass players I think of as irreplaceable, but Dunn heads the list.
* Duck
* McCartney
* Entwhistle
* James JamersonReport
Someone should do a Duck Dunn tribute for the Friday Jukebox. I’m just sayin’. Sure, the Soul Man cover by the Blues Brothers has a thundering base line, but a little Booker T and the MG’s set up first would be all right with me.Report
Silly auto-correct. That should have been “bass line,” of course.Report
Well, sometimes he did play thirds…Report
Chuck Brown passed away today, also.Report
And now Donna Summer as well. This is an awful week.Report