more Reggae bass player names needed:

[DrumsAndBass]

Greetings, I've got a list of Reggae bass players here but there are so many more I'm missing in this list. Please add some more.

Robbie Shakespeare
Aston Barrett
Jackie Jackson
Errol Holt
Fully Fullwood

[gconnelly]

Came in to say Robbie

[dcarwin]

Lloyd Parks

[Calexia13]

Ronnie "stepper" McQueen - Steel Pulse

[Dr_Sleepy]

Bertram "Ranchie" McLean

[topo morto]

Jah Wobble. Kind of.

[Dr_Sleepy]

Junior Dan
Jah Mickey

Earl "Bagga" Walker

[DrumsAndBass]

Do all of you play strictly Reggae ? I only play Reggae. But I listen to a lot of different music. Also, it's because I'm finally with bandmates that really want to work hard at playing it with an authentic sound from the 60's-90's and present it live.
I just wanted to know because it seems like a lot, lot, lot of people on TB play rock.
Thanks for the names above.

[JimmyM]

Nobody mentioned Lloyd Brevitt yet? FOR SHAME!!!!

[bass12]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

Nobody mentioned Lloyd Brevitt yet? FOR SHAME!!!!

For ska, yes, but for reggae less so unless you are talking "reggae" in a more general sense to include ska and rocksteady. I'm going to add "Jackie Mittoo's left hand"

[d00dr]

Originally Posted by DrumsAndBass

Do all of you play strictly Reggae ? I only play Reggae. But I listen to a lot of different music. Also, it's because I'm finally with bandmates that really want to work hard at playing it with an authentic sound from the 60's-90's and present it live.
I just wanted to know because it seems like a lot, lot, lot of people on TB play rock.
Thanks for the names above.

I play in a soul/funk band and also with a garage/indie band. And I pretty much only listen to reggae...

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by bass12

For ska, yes, but for reggae less so unless you are talking "reggae" in a more general sense to include ska and rocksteady. I'm going to add "Jackie Mittoo's left hand"

I don't see how you can have a discussion about reggae without acknowledging ska masters like the Skatellites and Desmond Dekker.

[ugly_bassplayer]

Darryl Jennifer......

[DrumsAndBass]

Now I need to look up all these names. That's good. Steel Pulse has a bass player now, I think it's Amlak T. I don't know how to spell his name but the boys' got groove.

[bass12]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

I don't see how you can have a discussion about reggae without acknowledging ska masters like the Skatellites and Desmond Dekker.

I've had plenty of them. The OP didn't ask for a historical account of the evolution of bass in Jamaican music (or for a list of influential bassists in Jamaican music in general). Having said that, it's good of you to bring attention to one of the primary figures in the development of ska bass.

[blue magoo]

Ryan Newman from Groundation will have you nodding in agreement.

[phangtonpower]

Originally Posted by bass12

I've had plenty of them. The OP didn't ask for a historical account of the evolution of bass in Jamaican music (or for a list of influential bassists in Jamaican music in general). Having said that, it's good of you to bring attention to one of the primary figures in the development of ska bass.

I see your point, but without Ska there would be no reggae. Anyway, I'm not sure on this one, but didn't he also play with Tommy McCook later in the Supersonics, which was much more reggae than ska or rocksteady?

[J-O]

Originally Posted by ugly_bassplayer

Darryl Jennifer......

You beat me to it One of my all times faves.

[nytex]

All are good picks ! Can I add Leroy Sibbles, Boris Gardiner, Chris Meredith, Dennis Bovell and Vivian Weathers ?

[RandyMolson]

Earl Falconer - UB40,
Tony Kanal - No Doubt,
and of course, Gary Putman (Put-Mon) - Dread Zeppelin.