How a young Bootsy Collins took the James Brown bass chair to its busiest level on this Bootsy-fied recut from 1970’s Sex Machine
Although they played together for less than a year, James Brown became somewhat of a father figure to bassist Bootsy Collins, ...
“He was one of the weirdest bass players in the history of rock”: 5 basslines that capture the genius of The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh
Bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, passed away recently at the age of 84. Phil was one of the ...
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November 1971: Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg Make Improvised Music Together
In 1971, beat poet Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan collaborated on a "wacky" and improvised recording session in New York.
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Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
Drummer Mickey Hart called him the group's intellectual who brought a classical composer's mind-set and skills to a five-chord rock ‘n ... him to play the bass in the unorthodox lead-guitar ...
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Grateful Dead founding member dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar ... and skills to a five-chord rock ‘n ...