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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: ggould on May 12, 2012, 09:59:36 PM

Title: RIP Duck Dunn, Stax/Volt bassist
Post by: ggould on May 12, 2012, 09:59:36 PM

on Steve Cropper's fb page:

https://www.facebook.com/stevecropper/posts/10150953976045586

Quote from: Steve Cropper

Today I lost my best friend, the World has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live. Duck Dunn died in his sleep Sunday morning May 13 in Tokyo Japan after finishing 2 shows at the Blue Note Night Club.

I was fortunate enough to be real close to the stage for the Blues Brothers show at the closing of Winterland.  Duck was great.

Title: Re: RIP Duck Dunn, Stax/Volt bassist
Post by: ggould on May 13, 2012, 07:59:36 AM

And oh, by the way, Mike is the first person I heard this from.  He had shared the Steve Cropper link on facebook, at a time when there was no news at all (at least none I could find) on the internet.

Title: Re: RIP Duck Dunn, Stax/Volt bassist
Post by: RGMike on May 13, 2012, 11:46:30 AM

Quote from: ggould on May 13, 2012, 07:59:36 AM

And oh, by the way, Mike is the first person I heard this from.  He had shared the Steve Cropper link on facebook, at a time when there was no news at all (at least none I could find) on the internet.

The Rolling Stone obit:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/donald-duck-dunn-bass-player-for-booker-t-and-the-mgs-dead-at-70-20120513

I got the news on FB from a g-snipe. But yeah, it took a whiile for mainstream news sites to pick up on it,

Title: Re: RIP Duck Dunn, Stax/Volt bassist
Post by: RGMike on May 16, 2012, 09:13:22 AM

Nice posting by Larry Grogan on his "Funky 16 Corners" blog:

http://funky16corners.com/?p=2777