Donald 'Duck' Dunn Remembered During Memphis' Beale Street Funeral March
- 9:18 AM — May 24 —
- Source: Billboard Bulletin
MEMPHIS, Tenn. The late bass player Donald "Duck" Dunn was honored Wednesday in the city where he performed on some of R&B's best-known hits, with musicians leading a lively funeral march down Memphis' Beale Street. Read More
In Defense Of ... Train Not Being Nearly as Bad as You Might Think (Column)
- 3:10 AM — May 17 —
- Source: PopMatters
Over the past few years, jazz has worked its way into a strong No. 2, though my heart and ears have always preferred the sound of a great horn section, a funky bass line, an organ and powerful backing vocal harmonies, over every other musical combination. Read More
Donald 'Duck' Dunn's Quiet, Sweeping Influence
- 8:17 AM — May 15 —
- Source: TheAtlantic.com
The late bassist, famous for his work at Stax Records, left a mark on nearly every genre of pop music. Read More
Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; bassist for Booker T. & the MG's
- 8:26 PM — May 14 —
- Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA
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 stars he supported, notably Otis Redding , Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave. When audiences encountered a white bassist in the lineup, "A lot of people thought I was a pick-up bass player — they thought Duck Dunn was a black guy who couldn't make the tour for some reason," Dunn told an interviewer in 2005 about his best-known role as bassist for Booker T. & the MG's, which had a string of instrumental hits apart from its status as the house band at Stax Records in Memphis. Read More
This Weekend's Kindiefest Plus Conversations With Curtis Stigers and Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Paul O'Neill
- 10:44 AM — Apr 25 —
- Source: The Huffington Post
This weekend brings the 4th annual Kindiefest conference. Read More
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