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Chet Atkins
Business Leader, Bassist, Guitarist, Music Producer / 1924 - 2001
Chet Atkins was an influential American country-and-western guitarist and record company executive who is often credited with developing the Nashville Sound.
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(1924-2001)
Business Leader, Bassist, Guitarist, Music Producer
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Ray Brown
Educator, Bassist / 1926 - 2002
Ray Brown was a Grammy Award-winning double-bassist who played a leading role in defining the modern jazz rhythm.
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(1926-2002)
Educator, Bassist
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Jack Bruce
Bassist, Singer / 1943 -
Jack Bruce is considered one of greatest bassists of all time. As the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Cream, he wrote and sang "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room," among several other hits.
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(1943-)
Bassist, Singer
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Anita Carter
Bassist, Singer / 1933 - 1999
Anita Carter is best known for singing with Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters, a family band of early country music.
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(1933-1999)
Bassist, Singer
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Adam Clayton
Bassist / 1960 -
Adam Clayton is a Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist for the politically active rock and roll band U2.
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(1960-)
Bassist
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Kim Deal
Bassist, Songwriter, Singer / 1961 -
Kim Deal is a musician who played bass and sang for the Pixies before forming the Breeders and later the Amps.
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(1961-)
Bassist, Songwriter, Singer
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Willie Dixon
Bassist, Songwriter, Music Producer / 1915 - 1992
Willie Dixon was a blues musician who exerted a major influence on the post-WWII Chicago style.
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(1915-1992)
Bassist, Songwriter, Music Producer
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John Entwistle
Bassist / 1944 - 2002
Nicknamed "The Ox," bass guitarist John Entwistle was a founding member of the legendary rock band the Who.
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(1944-2002)
Bassist
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Flea
Bassist / 1962 -
With the Red Hot Chili Peppers, bassist Flea has scored numerous hit albums, including 1991's BloodSugarSexMagik and 2006's Stadium Arcadium.
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(1962-)
Bassist
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Kim Gordon
Bassist, Songwriter, Singer / 1953 -
Kim Gordon is the bass player for the band Sonic Youth as well as an artist and clothing designer.
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(1953-)
Bassist, Songwriter, Singer
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Randy Jackson
Bassist, Music Producer, Singer, Television Personality / 1956 -
Record producer and musician Randy Jackson is notable mostly as a judge on the talent-search TV show American Idol
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(1956-)
Bassist, Music Producer, Singer, Television Personality
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Sean Lennon
Actor, Bassist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1975 -
Sean Lennon is an American musician and songwriter. He is the only son of John Lennon and Yoko.
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(1975-)
Actor, Bassist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
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Phil Lesh
Bassist, Songwriter / 1940 -
Phil Lesh is best known as being a founding member and bass player for the 1960s rock group Grateful Dead.
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(1940-)
Bassist, Songwriter
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Krist Novoselic
Bassist, Songwriter / 1965 -
As the bassist of the grunge band Nirvana, Krist Novoselic was a part of the music revolution that brought alternative rock to the mainstream.
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(1965-)
Bassist, Songwriter
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Walter Page
Bassist / 1900 - 1957
Walter Page was a pioneer of the Southwestern jazz style and a star of the Count Basie band during its greatest period.
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(1900-1957)
Bassist
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Gene Simmons
Bassist, Singer, Reality Television Star / 1949 -
Gene Simmons is best known as the frontman for KISS, the rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s, as well as for his TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
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(1949-)
Bassist, Singer, Reality Television Star
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Paul Simonon
Painter, Bassist / 1955 -
English musician Paul Simonon was bass player for the punk rock band The Clash.
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(1955-)
Painter, Bassist
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Nikki Sixx
Bassist / 1958 -
Nikki Sixx founded and played bass in the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He has written two autobiographies, and hosts the radio show Sixx Sense.
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(1958-)
Bassist
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John Taylor
Bassist / 1960 -
Bassist John Taylor first rose to fame in the 1980s as a member of the internationally successful band Duran Duran.
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(1960-)
Bassist
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Sid Vicious
Bassist, Singer / 1957 - 1979
Punk rocker Sid Vicious became famous as bassist for the Sex Pistols before his entanglement with drugs and Nancy Spungen ended his career and life.
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(1957-1979)
Bassist, Singer
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Roger Waters
Bassist, Songwriter, Singer / 1943 -
Roger Waters was the singer, songwriter and bassist for the British rock band Pink Floyd. He also has had an extensive solo career.
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(1943-)
Bassist, Songwriter, Singer
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Tina Weymouth
Bassist / 1950 -
Tina Weymouth is best known as the bassist in the band The Talking Heads.
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(1950-)
Bassist
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Ron Wood
Bassist, Songwriter, Guitarist / 1947 -
English rocker Ron Wood became the Rolling Stones' guitarist in the mid-1970s, and is now a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
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(1947-)
Bassist, Songwriter, Guitarist
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Bill Wyman
Bassist / 1936 -
Bill Wyman is best known for being the bass player for The Rolling Stones with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
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(1936-)
Bassist