We’re talkin‘ Chic classics like Le Freak, Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah), Everybody Dance and of course, Good Times. Įdwards played some of the greatest funk and disco bass lines ever recorded.
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We have to say that Bernard Edwards was a surprising omission from your nominations for the 25 greatest bass players of all time. More info: Listen: The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (live)Ī funk and disco monolith Bernard Edwards Gear: Fender Musicmaster Bass, Fender Precision Bass (various) As for the rest of you: Hey! Ho! Let’s go! Speaking of which, if this clip of The Ramones blasting through Blitzkrieg Bop doesn’t make you want to form a band then go take up playing the spoons or sumthin’. Along with Paul Simonon of The Clash, and Sex Pistol Sid Vicious, Dee Dee helped cement the white Fender Precision as the archetypal punk bass, even though he occasionally used sunburst and black examples.ĭee Dee was a troubled soul who would eventually succumb to his addictions in 2002 but he continues to inspire legions of kids to pick up the bass guitar. (Image credit: Denis O'Regan/CORBIS) Dee Dee Ramoneĭouglas Glenn Colvin, better known as Dee Dee, was the bassist for the original and greatest punk band The Ramones. Gear: 1959 Fender Precision Bass, Ampeg B-15 Tommy died in 1982 but man, what a body of work he left behind. Among the sides he cut there were Dusty Springfield’s Son Of A Preacher Man, Memphis Soul Stew by King Curtis and two Elvis Presley classics: In The Ghetto and Kentucky Rain. Tommy produced even greater work at American Sound Studio in Memphis. Tommy made his bones laying down the bass on records like Aretha Franklin’s 1967 hit cover of Otis Redding’s soul classic Respect, the recording of which took place at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Sessioneer who played on Son Of A Preacher Man and many more hits Tommy Cogbillįor this writer’s money Tommy Cogbill was the greatest bassist ever.
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More info: Listen: The Faces - Maybe I'm Amazed As a diminutive genius called Steve Marriott once said, "and now for your delight, the darling of Wapping Wharf launderette, Ronald 'Leafy' Lane!" Bob also has a Harmony H22 bass, the same model that Ronnie used in the early days of The Small Faces. Check out songs like Tin Soldier by The Small Faces (the bass is almost as big as Plonk in the clip!) and the Faces cover of Macca’s Maybe I’m Amazed (see below).īy the way, the beautiful Tony Zemaitis bass that Ronnie played in the Faces is now owned by Bob Daisley (Ozzy, Rainbow, Uriah Heep etc).
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The much missed Ronnie ‘Plonk’ Lane played some great bass in The Small Faces and the Faces. First up, a man who was a key member of two of England's greatest ever rock 'n' roll bands. So, in no particular order, what follows is a celebration of 30 of the most influential and talented individuals ever to strap on a bass guitar.