B.B. Dickerson of WAr

bassist15 · #1 02-05-2007, 01:12 PM

I found a few videos of Eric Burdon and WAr. I always heard BB used a jazz bass but in the videos (1970) he was using a Gibson EB-3. Anyone have any information on the basses he used.

Dr. Cheese · #2 02-05-2007, 01:15 PM

I'm pretty sure he used Fenders most of the time. When I saw him live back in the seventies, he had a Fender (I can't remember which one.) BB Dickerson is special to me because the very first bassline i ever learned was one of his, "Heartbeat," from Why Can't We Be Friends?

markjazzbassist · #3 02-05-2007, 01:49 PM

i like War. Great grooves, good basslines. BB is a good player.

Dr. Cheese · #4 02-05-2007, 11:08 PM

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i like War. Great grooves, good basslines. BB is a good player.

BB was a good player. He was murdered about 25 years ago.

markjazzbassist · #5 02-06-2007, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

BB was a good player. He was murdered about 25 years ago.

dang really? what happened?

Brad Johnson · #6 02-06-2007, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bassist15

I found a few videos of Eric Burdon and WAr. I always heard BB used a jazz bass but in the videos (1970) he was using a Gibson EB-3. Anyone have any information on the basses he used.

Funny thing about those Gibsons back then... I recently saw a video with Larry Graham playing one and Rock from the Ohio Players too. I didn't remember that at all.

Almost as interesting as seeing Stanley Clarke playing a Ric right before he got his Alembic

Laguna J. · #7 02-06-2007, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

BB was a good player. He was murdered about 25 years ago.

umm, i'm pretty sure he's in the current version of the band called 'low rider' or something, so i guess that means he's still alive

Dr. Cheese · #8 02-06-2007, 09:45 AM

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umm, i'm pretty sure he's in the current version of the band called 'low rider' or something, so i guess that means he's still alive

Years ago, I read he had been shot. I would be very happy to be wrong in this case.

Dr. Cheese · #9 02-06-2007, 09:47 AM

I know it's not always accurate, but a quick look on Wikipedia does not mention his death.

JAUQO III-X · #10 02-06-2007, 09:57 AM

It was War member saxaphonist Charles Miller that was murdered in 1980(during a robbery attempt).

Dr. Cheese · #11 02-06-2007, 02:49 PM

Thanks Jauqo. Now I know I'm not completely crazy.

JAUQO III-X · #12 02-06-2007, 08:35 PM

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Thanks Jauqo. Now I know I'm not completely crazy.

No not completely

hands5 · #13 02-11-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Laguna J.

umm, i'm pretty sure he's in the current version of the band called 'low rider' or something, so i guess that means he's still alive

I was going to mention the same thing.