My Favorite Songs with Notable Bass Guitar Performances
By Galactically Renowned Music Critic Mike Kimbro
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Phoenix by Dan Fogelberg from Phoenix in 1979 (mp3's:
refrain & bridge):
Norbert Putnam
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Taxi by Harry Chapin from Heads & Tales in 1972 (mp3):
John Wallace
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Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar by The Original Broadway Cast in 1970
(mp3):
Alan Spenner (my favorite lead bass performance)
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Super Mario Odyssey Medley by FamilyJules in 2017 (video):
FamilyJules
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Crazy On You by Heart from Dreamboat Annie in 1976 (mp3):
Steve Fossen
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Big Time by Linda Eder from It's Time in 1997 (mp3):
David Finck & Will Lee
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With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker from With A Little Help
From My Friends in 1968 (mp3):
Chris Stainton
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Kings of the Day by Asia from Aura in 2001 (mp3):
John Payne
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Me Gusta by
McLemore Avenue
from 926 East in 2007 (mp3
& live
video):
Mr Chris Johnson of Austin, TX.
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No One In The World by Anita Baker from Rapture in 1986 (mp3):
Neil Stubenhaus or (Neal Steubenhaus, sorry, but I see it spelled both ways)
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Karn Evil 9 First Impression-1st Part by ELP from Brain Salad Surgery in 1973
(mp3's: #1 &
#2): Greg
Lake
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Shine by Salvador from Dismiss The Mystery from 2006 (mp3):
Josh Gonzales
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Constant Change by Paul D'Adamo from his CD Tell Me Something in 2010 (mp3):
Leland Sklar
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Testify to Love by Avalon from A Maze of Grace in 1997 (mp3's:
#1 &
#2):
???
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Dreams by The Rippingtons from Moonlighting in 1986 (mp3):
Jimmy Johnson
(my 2nd favorite bass performance)
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Heartbreaker by Grand Funk Railroad from Grand Funk in 1970 (mp3):
Mel Schacher (for me, Mel is
rock's
most
influential bassist)
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21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson from In The Court of The Crimson
King in 1969 (mp3):
Greg Lake
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Arizona by Mark Lindsay from Arizona in 1970 (mp3):
???
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Paradise By The Dash Board Light by Meat Loaf from Bat Out Of Hell in 1977
(mp3):
Kasim Sultan
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Heaven by Asia from Axioms in 1999 (mp3's:
Intro &
#2): John Payne
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Still Rainin' by Jonny Lang from Wander This World in 1998 (mp3):
David Smith
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Love Rain O'er Me by The Who from Quadraphenia (Original Version) in 197?
(mp3): John
Entwisle (while this song doesn't feature John's best bass guitar efforts, look no
further than "The Real Me" from Quadraphenia for one of the ultimate lead
bass performances!)
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Anthem by Larry Carlton from Renegade Gentlemen in 1993 (mp3):
Michael Rhodes
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Summer Song by Joe Satriani from The Extremist in 1992 (mp3):
Matt Bissonette
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Kei's Song by David Benoit from Freedom at Midnight in 1987 (mp3):
Abraham Laboriel & Bob Feldman
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Dangerous by Natalie Cole from Dangerous in 1985 (mp3):
Nathan East with additional synthesizer bass by Stephen Mitchell
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Funeral For A Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding by Elton John from Good Bye The
Yellow Brick Road 1973 (mp3):
Dee Murray
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Gethsemane by The Original Broadway Cast from Jesus Christ
Superstar in 1970 (mp3):
Alan Spenner
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Smokin' by Boston from Boston in 1976 (mp3):
Fran Sheehan
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That's the Way it Is by Celine Dion from All the Way in 1999 (mp3):
Thomas Lindberg
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Cafe Con Leche by Nestor Torres from Burning Whispers in 1994 (mp3):
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Stranglehold by Ted Nugent from Ted Negent in 1975 (mp3):
Rob Grange
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Worlds Away by Pablo Cruise from Worlds Away in 1978 (mp3):
Bruce Day & Mike Porcaro
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Song for America by Kansas from Song for America in 1975 (mp3's:
#1 &
#2):
David Hope
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Move Over by Janis Joplin from Pearl in 197? (mp3):
Brad Campbell
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The Sweetest Days by Vanessa Williams from The Sweetest Days in 1994 (mp3):
Keith Thomas
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Backstabbers by The Rippingtons from Kilaminjaro in 1988 (mp3):
Jimmy Johnson
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Mama I'm Coming Home by Ozzy Osbourne from No More Tears in 1991 (mp3):
Bob Daisley
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Hey Big Brother by Rare Earth from Greatest Hits and Rare Classics in 1971 (mp3):
John Persh
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War Pigs by Black Sabbath from Paranoid in 1970 (mp3):
Terry Butler
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California by Jim Wilson from A Place in My Heart in 2003 (mp3):
Neil Steubenhaus
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Peace of Mind by Boston from Boston in 1976 (mp3):
Fran Sheehan
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Beach Trails by David Benoit from This Side Up in 1986 (mp3):
Bob Feldman
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If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher from Heart of Stone in 1989 (mp3):
John Pierce
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Kentucky Rain by Elvis Presley Released as a
Single in 1971 (mp3): ???
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Day of the Eagle by Robin Trower from Bridge of Sighs in 1974 (mp3):
James Dewar
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Angela by The Rippingtons from Moonlighting in 1986 (mp3):
Bill Lanphier
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Tourist in Paradise by The Rippingtons from Tourist in Paradise in 1988 (mp3):
Steve Bailey
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Voyager/What Goes Up... by The Alan Parsons Project From Pyramid in 1978 (mp3):
David Paton
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Do You Feel Like We Do by Peter Frampton from Frampton Comes Alive in 1976 (mp3):
Stanley Sheldon
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Man Alive by Johnny Diesel from Hepfidelity in 1993 (mp3):
Tommy Simms
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The Last Time by Asia from Aura in 2001 (mp3):
John Payne (Status Bass and Line 6 Bass Pod)
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Badman's Song by Tears for Fears from The Seeds Of Love in 1989 (mp3):
Pino Palladino
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More Than A Feeling by Boston from Boston in 1976 (mp3):
Fran Sheehan
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Halo of Flies by Alice Cooper from Killer in 1971 (mp3):
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Chill Factor by Richard Elliot from Chill Factor in 199? (mp3):
Alex Al
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Make Me Smile by Chicago from Chicago II in 1970 (mp3):
Pete Cetera
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New Day by Avalon from Testify to Love in 2003 (mp3):
Brent Milligan & Ted T.
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Big Time by Peter Gabriel from So in 1986 (mp3):
Tony Levin & Simon Clark & Jerry Marotta
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What Kind of Man Would I Be by Chicago form Chicago 19 in 1988 (mp3):
Jason Scheff
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Key West by The Village People from ???? in 197? (mp3):
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Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull from Aqualung in 1971 (mp3):
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond
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Let Your Love Flow by The Bellamy Brothers from ??? in 197? (mp3):
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Power of Love/Love Power by Luther Vandross from Power of Love in 1991 (mp3)
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Sweet Love by Anita Baker from Rapture in 1986 (mp3):
Freddy Washington 'Ready Freddie'
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Rosanna by Toto from Toto 4 in 198? (mp3):
Michael Porcaro
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Party at Ground Zero by Fishbone from Fishbone on 1985 (mp3):
Norwood Fisher
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So Close to Love by Wendy Moten from Wendy Moten in 1992 (mp3):
Dave Smith
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A Long And lasting Love by Crystal Gayle from Nobody Wants to Be Alone in 1985 (mp3):
Neil Steubenhaus
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Hair by The Cowsills from ????? in 196? (mp3):
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Something About You by Level 42 from World Machine in 1985 (mp3):
Mark King slappin' that thang
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Catching The Sun by Spyo Gyra from Catching The Sun in 1980 (mp3):
Jim Kurzdorfer
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Sausalito, California Summernights by Diesel (The Netherlands) from Watts in a Tank in 1981 (mp3):
Frank Papendrecht
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Dancing Queen by ABBA from Arrival in 1976 (mp3):
better bass found on the cover from Broadway's Mama Mia! (mp3):
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I Still Believe by Russ Taff from The Way Home in 1987 (mp3):
Neil Stubenhaus
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I Wish I Knew by The Kentucky Headhunters from Songs from the Grass String
Ranch in 2001 (mp3):
Anthony Kenney
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Rock You Gently by Jennifer Warnes from The Hunter in 1992 (mp3):
C. Roscoe Beck on what sounds like keyboard bass, due to the total lack of
'slide'
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Saving Grace by Point of Grace from Steady On in 1998 (mp3):
Leland Sklar
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Those Were The Days by Mary Hopkin from Post Card in 1968 (mp3):
Who needs bass when you've got...a TUBA. Producer: Paul McCartney
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Duane's Song by The Dickey Betts Band from Pattern Disruptive in 1988 (mp3):
??? on base guitar
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Wonder Why by Avalon from Oxygen in 2001 (mp3):
???
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Let There Be Praise by Sandi Patti from Morning Like This in 1986 (mp3):
Nathan East
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Hollywood by Maynard Ferguson from Hollywood in 1982 (mp3):
Stanley Clarke=bassist, writer, and producer
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The School of Instant Pain by Triumvirat from Spartacus in 1975 (mp3's:
#1 &
#2):
Helmut Kollen
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White Water by Lee Ritenour from Portrait in 1987 (mp3):
Jimmy Haslip
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Lens by Alanis Morissette from Havoc and Bright Lights in 2012 (mp3):
Paul Bushnell and Sean Hurley
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Tell Me To My Face by Dan Fogelberg from Twin Sons of Different Mother in
1978 (mp3):
Willie Weeks
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Right Here, Right Now by Jesus Jones from Doubt in 1989 (mp3):
???
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Forever Man by Eric Clapton from Behind the Sun in 1985 (mp3):
Nathan East
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Take You At Your Word by Avalon from In A Different Light in 1999 (mp3)
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Mother Russia by Renaissance from Turn of the Cards in 1974 (mp3):
Jon Camp
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The Pretender by Jackson Browne from The Pretender in 1976 (mp3):
Bob Glaub
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Hold On by Wilson Phillips from Wilson Phillips in 1990: Jimmy Johnson
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The First Noel by BeBe and CeCe Winans from David Foster's Christmas Album
in 1993 (mp3): No
bass credit listed so it must be keyboard bass.
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A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice?) from The Wiz-Original
Soundtrack in 1978 (mp3):
Ron Carter
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Humility by Twila Paris from Keepin' My Eyes on You from 1982 (mp3):
???
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Hold Me Now by The Thompson Twins from Into the Gap in 1984 (mp3):
Tom Bailey
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Welcome to the St. James' Club by The Rippingtons from Welcome to the St.
James' Club in 1990 (mp3):
Russ Freeman
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Twist in My Sobriety by Tanita Tikaram from Ancient Heart in 1988 (mp3):
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Longfellow Serenade by Neil Diamond from his album Seranade in 197? (mp3):
???
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Take My Time by Steve Gaines from One in the
Sun in 197? (mp3):
John Seaberg
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Awake by Asia from Aura in 2001 (mp3):
John Payne
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The Kingdom of God is at Hand by
Danielle Rose from Mysteries in 2003 (mp3):
Tom Booth
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Promises Made by Dan Fogelberg from Netherlands in 1977 (mp3):
Norbert Putnam
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Grey Seal by Elton John from
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in 1973 (mp3):
Dee Murray
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Hollyann by Boston from Third Stage in 1986 (mp3): Tom Scholz
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False Faces by Dan Fogelberg from
Netherlands in 1977 (mp3):
Norb Putnam
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Closer to Home by Grand Funk Railroad from Closer to Home in 1970 (mp3):
Bassist Mel Schacher
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The One by Elton John from The One in 1992 (mp3):
Pino Palladino
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Don't Know Much by Linda Ronstadt from Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The
Wind in 1989
(mp3): Leland Sklar
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My God by Point of Grace from Steady On in 1998 (mp3):
Leland Sklar
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Breathe Again by Toni Braxton from Toni Braxton in 1993 (mp3):
Kayo
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Guardian Angel by The Brothers Dimm from their To Oblivion CD in 2006:
Drayfus Grayson
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Miracle by Richard Marx from Flesh and Bone in 1997 (mp3):
Randy Jackson
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Karn Evil 9 Second Impression by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) from Brain Salad Surgery in 1973
(mp3):
Greg Lake
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Along the Way by Richard Elliot from On the Town in 1991 (mp3):
Naoki Yanai
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Circle in the Sand by Belinda Carlisle from
Heaven on Earth in 1987 (mp3):
John Pierce
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Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension from The Age of Aquarius
in 1969 (mp3):
Joe Osborne ... now this is definitely LEAD bass.
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Carpet of the Sun by Renaissance from Ashes are Burning in 1973 (mp3):
John Camp
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If She Only Knew by 98 Degrees from 98 Degrees and Rising in 1998 (mp3):
Brian Newcombe
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I Believe in Love by Paula Cole from Amen in 1999 (mp3):
Tony Levin (Music Man Bass and Chapman Stick)
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Vox Humana by Kenny Loggins from Vox Humana in 1985 (mp3):
Nathan East, bass player
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Always Be Together by Pablo Cruise from Worlds Away in 1978 (mp3):
Bruce Day & Mike Porcaro
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Birds Still Dance by Sandi Patty from Artist of my Soul in 1997 (mp3):
Neil Stubenhaus
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Deeper by Nancy Wilson from Forbidden Lover in 1987 (mp3):
Abraham Laboriel
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Where Have All The Cowboys Gone by Paula Cole from This Fire in 1996 (mp3):
Tony Levin on bass
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Fill The World With Love by Richard Harris from The Richard Harris Love
Album in 1968 (mp3):
???
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Ashes Are Burning by Renaissance from Ashes are Burning in 1973 (mp3):
John Camp
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Astral Vampires by Phil Gould from Phil Gould in 2006 (mp3):
Yolanda Charles & Al Slavik
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Long Ride Home by Peter White from Caravan of Dreams in 1996 (mp3):
Jerry Watts
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Someone Special by Richard Marx from Days In Avalon in 2000 (mp3):
Michael Rhodes
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Grease Don't Freeze by Gnappy from Unloaded in 2006 (mp3):
Brad Bradburn
Songs are listed pretty much by how they appear on the "My Favorite Songs"
page, and do not reflect any bass performance preference.
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