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James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) [1] [a] was an American bassist.He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and is now regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bass players in modern music history.
Since the 1950s, the electric bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. Bass guitarists provide the low-pitched basslines and bass runs in many different styles of music ranging from rock and metal to blues and jazz. Bassists also use the bass guitar as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock ...
Entwistle continues to top 'best ever bass player' polls in musicians magazines. In 2000, Guitar magazine named him "Bassist of the Millennium" in a readers' poll. [59] J. D. Considine ranked Entwistle No. 9 on his list of "Top 50 Bass Players". [60] He was named the second best rock bassist on Creem Magazine's 1974 Reader Poll Results. [61]
Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, [2] Pastorius recorded albums as a solo artist, band leader, and as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He also collaborated with numerous artists, including Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell. [3] [4]
Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist.He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres.He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career.
Rocco Scott LaFaro (April 3, 1936 – July 6, 1961) [1] was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. LaFaro broke new ground on the instrument, developing a countermelodic style of accompaniment rather than playing traditional walking basslines, as well as virtuosity that was practically unmatched by any of his contemporaries.
Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) was an American bass guitarist. Johnson was best known for his work with the group the Brothers Johnson and his session playing on several hit albums of the 1970s and 1980s, including the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Carl Dean Radle (June 18, 1942 [1] – May 30, 1980) [2] was an American bassist who toured and recorded with many of the most influential recording artists of the late 1960s and 1970s. He was posthumously inducted to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2006.