It has been posted on Facebook [[& elsewhere now) that Duck Dunn passed away after a gig in Japan.
Anyone have more info & know if this is indeed correct ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AafriqbxMcw
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It has been posted on Facebook [[& elsewhere now) that Duck Dunn passed away after a gig in Japan.
Anyone have more info & know if this is indeed correct ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AafriqbxMcw
Hate it to be true but Steve Cropper posted on fb
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LEGENDARY BASSIST DONALD ‘DUCK’ DUNN PASSES AWAY AT AGE 70
by: Dave Lifton 2 hours ago
http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/8045...ck-Diamond.jpgRick Diamond, Getty Images
Donald “Duck” Dunn, who played on hundreds of rock and soul classics as the bassist for Booker T. and the MGs, and later as a session player, passed away Sunday morning at the age of 70. Steve Cropper, the MGs guitarist, broke the news on his Facebook page at approximately 12:30AM Eastern time.
“Today I lost my best friend, the World has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live,” Cropper, his lifelong friend, wrote. “Duck Dunn died in his sleep Sunday morning May 13 in Tokyo Japan after finishing 2 shows at the Blue Note Night Club.”
Born in Memphis in November 24, 1941, Dunn started playing bass at the age of 16. “I tried the guitar but it had two strings too many,” he wrote on his website. “It was just too complicated, man! Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players another one wasn’t needed. What was needed was a bass.”
Cropper and Dunn soon formed a band, The Royal Spades, which grew into the Mar-Keys. The mother of the band’s saxophone player, Charles “Packy” Axton, was Estelle Axton, who owned the fledgling Satellite Record label. Shortly after their song ‘Last Night’ became a national hit, the label changed its name to Stax.
In 1964, Cropper convinced Dunn to join Booker T. and the MGs after original bassist Lewie Steinberg departed. As the house band for Stax, they provided the music for some of the greatest southern soul music ever recorded. Virtually every song recorded by Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Albert King, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Rufus Thomas and many others for Stax bears their distinct groove, with Dunn holding down the low end.
After Booker T. and the MGs disbanded in 1971, Dunn became a highly sought-after session bassist for those looking for a bit of that Memphis magic. He appeared on records by Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bill Withers, Muddy Waters, Neil Young and many others. A discography, which probably isn’t complete, is on hiswebsite. Movie lovers were able to put the face to the sound when he appeared as himself in the 1980 movie ‘The Blues Brothers.’
As a member of Booker T. and the MGs, Dunn was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy award in 2007.
Dunn is the second Memphis soul great to pass away in Andrew Love, who played tenor saxophone with Dunn on those Stax classics, died on April 12. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and the countless musicians who knew and worked with him over the years.
sadly true......
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18049583
That's too bad...RIP, Duck...
Duck...You Caught The Katy...RIP
Really Sad....RIP Duck,You will Always be Remembered!
One of the best...RIP, Duck, and thank you... :[[
Best,
Mark
What sad news. Duck Dunn was such a great, unique and influential bass player. A legend indeed. It was a joy to see him live in London last summer with Steve Cropper and marvel to just stand there knowing that I was hearing and watching one of the greats. My condolences to his family and friends. Steve must be heartbroken. Thanks Duck, RIP.
Sad to hear this.
Another great gone.
But he'll always be remembered for his contribution in creating some of the greatest music of the 20th century.
Cheers
Paul
Damn. Bad ass bassist to the maxx. R.I.P. sir.
Another one of my favorite bassist gone! RIP Duck
OK, correct me if I'm wrong, but Dunn is the third R&B/Soul instrumentalist to die in Japan, along with Bernard Edwards [[Chic) and Johnny Guitar Watson. Strange.
A legend..........RIP
Truly a sad development. There's a thread on the SoulfulDetroit Clubhouse forum right now asking about people's favorite Stax songs and Duck was truly one of the reasons many of those songs are considered to be classics. Seeing "the band" in the film "The Blues Brothers" was truly the high point of that film because it was nice to see the guys get some respect and recognition. My prayers go out to his family; RIP Duck.
rip , soul man.
This is sad news indeed. The fact that Duck Dunn was so well known is a testament to his greatness. Playing bass is not the easiest way to make a name for yourself in the music business. His playing was an integral part of so many classic recordings. In addition to all of the soul classics he's known for, he also played bass on the Muddy Waters Fathers & Sons album. Even though Duck wasn't used to playing Chicago style blues or blues shuffles [[or possibly because of this fact), he helped in a big way to make Fathers & Sons the most consistently enjoyable of the many collaboration albums between legendary blues men and their young admirers that came out in the late 60s and early 70s.
"Time Is Tight" and we are going to miss you Duck. I loved your work
Marv
I'm very sorry to hear this sad news.
As just about everyone knows, Duck Dunn played a large role in some of the biggest classics known not merely to Soul Music, but to music in general.
If you've never read the book "Sweet Soul Music" by Peter Guaralnick, I'd suggest that you do so, where you can read some of Duck's thoughts & memories of those good old days of creating Soul classics.
Duck Dunn - R.I.P. & thank you for the great music that is part of the fabric of my childhood.
This article about Donald 'Duck' Dunn from The Atlantic is the best I've seen since his untimely passing.
It even includes a brief comparison of his style with that of James Jamerson's.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...luence/257177/