Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Longtime Muddy Waters Bassist, Passes Away At 84

Easy8 · #1 08-10-2010, 05:14 PM

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Longtime Muddy Waters Bassist, Passes Away At 84

http://blogcritics.org/music/article...#ixzz0wFQ6eh3m

Sad to hear this. I saw Calvin many times with Muddy and the Legendary Blues Band. He was a huge influence on me. Calvin was a very solid bass player and a kind gentle man. He will be greatly missed.

5StringBlues · #2 08-10-2010, 05:18 PM

Dammit....................At least I got to meet him a couple of times and take some pics with him.Was really hoping to meet up with him again.

Thanks for the info Easy.

RIP Calvin

hangman · #3 08-11-2010, 05:54 AM

Yeah, a really great player. Very influential on me too.
RIP.

daofktr · #4 08-11-2010, 03:20 PM

His work on "Hard Again" made me rethink what a bassline was about.
RIP, Mr. Jones.

blues.bass · #5 08-11-2010, 03:33 PM

I'm really sad and sorry to hear this.
I obviously never got to meet the man, but through his records he, along with Willie Kent and Kieth Ferguson, has been the biggest influence on me.

There is one heck of a band up there....

kojack · #6 08-12-2010, 07:45 PM

A loss to the bass community.