List of double bassists in popular music
This list of double bassists in popular music includes double bass performers from a range of genres, including rockabilly, psychobilly, country, blues, folk, bluegrass, and other styles. In these styles, the instrument is often referred to as an upright bass or a standup bass.
A
- Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mother Love Bone, and others)[1]
B
- Victor Bailey (various bands and artists)
- Barry Bales (Alison Krauss)[2]
- Tom Barney (various artists and bands)
- Max Bennett (The Wrecking Crew, Peggy Lee, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa)[3][4]
- Bill Black (Elvis Presley)[5]
- Joe Buck (Hank Williams III)
C
- Ron Carter (jazz)
- Paul Chambers (jazz)
- Les Claypool (Primus)
- John Clayton (various artists and bands)
- Ernest "Big" Crawford (Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Little Walter, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Rogers, Big Maceo, Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Slim, and others)
- Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)
D
- Kate Davis
- Patricia Day (HorrorPops)
- Willie Dixon (blues)
- Ted Dwane (Mumford & Sons)
G
- Renaud Garcia-Fons (jazz and world)
- Marshall Grant (Johnny Cash)
- Athol Guy (the Seekers)
H
- Jim Hughart (Tom Waits)
- Clayton Jacobson (Appalachian band the Duck Downpickers)
J
K
- Gary Karr (musician and professor)
- Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Dive)
- Dick Kniss (Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver)
- Geoff Kresge (Tiger Army)
L
- Fred LaBour (country)
- Tony Levin (Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Liquid Tension Experiment, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and others)
- Marshall Lytle (Bill Haley & His Comets)
- Les Claypool (Primus)
M
- Joe B. Mauldin (the Crickets)
- Paul McCartney
- Edgar Meyer (various artists)
- Scott Mulvahill (Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby, Lauren Daigle, solo)
N
O
P
- Todd Phillips (numerous bluegrass groups)
Q
R
- Missy Raines (numerous bluegrass groups)
- Lee Rocker (Stray Cats)
S
- Russ Savakus (Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary)
- Esperanza Spalding (jazz)
- Lynn Seaton (jazz)
- Bill Smith (The Quarrymen)
- Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
- Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing)
- Sting (the Police)
- Djordje Stijepovic (Tiger Army, Drake Bell)
T
- Larry Taylor (Tom Waits, JW-Jones)
- Danny Thompson (Pentangle and others)
- Tillman Franks (Johnny Horton and others)
W
- Jimbo Wallace (Reverend Horton Heat)
- Rob Wasserman (various artists and bands)
- Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin and Wood)
See also
References
- ^ Pearl Jam (2013-09-09). Jeff Ament Playing Upright Bass - Lightning Bolt Vignette - Pearl Jam. Retrieved 2025-02-11 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Barry Bales". web.archive.org. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Max Bennett Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Library - A Conversation with Max Bennett: JoniMitchell.com, September 12, 2011". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.