Today in History

HeraldNet | Mon, 13 May 2013 00:10:24 -0700

A gunman assassinated Arsala Rahmani, a former high-ranking Taliban official working to end the decade-long war in Afghanistan. Donald "Duck" Dunn, 70, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of ...

Today in Music History - May 13

mysask.com (press release) | Sun, 12 May 2013 23:39:57 -0700

In 2012, Donald "Duck" Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group "Booker T. and the MGs" and contributed to such classics as "In the Midnight Hour," ...

Sounds of Buffalo: Flatbed

Buffalo Rising | Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:12:26 -0700

Michael Tinsmon: "Soul Man" -- Blues Brothers version featuring Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass. Who was your first teacher? Most instrumental teacher? Derek Bassett: I took two guitar lessons from Willie Haddath in the late '80s. Thom Davis: The band ...

Rock And Rules - Steve Cropper

Clash Magazine | Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:54:36 -0700

GET LUCKY First song I had recorded was inspired by [The MGs' bass player Donald] 'Duck' Dunn. I wrote a song, a little instrumental called 'Duckie'. I was writing a lead sheet with a friend so I could get it copyrighted, his dad heard it and wanted to ...

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