Donald "Duck" Dunn from the Blues Brothers and other bands died today.
From the Reno Gazette Journal: Bass player and songwriter Donald “Duck” Dunn, a member of the Rock
‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers
band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70. Dunn
was in Tokyo for a series of shows. News of his death was posted on the
Facebook site of his friend and fellow musician Steve Cropper, who was
on the same tour. Cropper said Dunn died in his sleep. Miho
Harasawa, a spokeswoman for Tokyo Blue Note, the last venue Dunn
played, confirmed he died alone early Sunday. She had no further
details. Dunn,
who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1941, performed on recordings
with Eric Clapton, Neil Young and many others, and specialized in
blues, gospel and soul. He played himself in the 1980 hit movie “The
Blues Brothers.” He received a lifetime achievement Grammy award in 2007 for his work with Booker T. and the MGs. http://www.rgj.com/viewart/20120513/ENT/305130062/Bass-player-Donald-Duck-Dunn-dies-Tokyo
He was a great bass player even though he never got the huge recognition that the headliners got.
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