Donald "Duck" Dunn dead at age 70.

[Clak]

Don't know how many people here know who he was. Most probably know him from The Blues Brothers, he was the bassist with the pipe.

Anyway, he died over the weekend in Japan. The guy played with a myriad of musicians over the years. If you've ever heard Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding, that's him doing the intro.

He will be missed.

http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/05/13/...music-donald+'duck'+dunn,+stax+musician,+dies

 

[nasum]

Clak knows semi-obscure bass players?! Bonus points man.

Yeah, he wasn't a pioneer or anything, but damn he could play in the pocket like nobody's business.

 

[Clak]

I actually bought an old Blues Brothers vinyl (Briefcase Full of Blues) a few months back at a flea market, thing is practically flawless, even the cover is in good shape.

But yeah, he wasn't famous per se, but he's played on some really well known pieces of music, most people have heard him play and just didn't know who it was.