Who played bass with Fontella Bass?

[Alan Vorse]

I've always loved "Rescue Me" and just heard the song "Hold On This Time." Great bass playing all around. (What an appropriate name for an artist with so many great basslines).

[unbasslichkeit]

From a bio of Fontella Bass at
http://www.msu.edu/~andrycoc/fontella.html:

"The song featured a crack horn section led by soul tenor Gene Barge. It boasted heated call-and-response vocals, with Minnie Riperton among background singers. And it was driven by a crack rhythm section including drummer Maurice White (pre-Earth, Wind and Fire) and bassist Louis Satterfield, whose monster riffs are frequently credited with the song's success."

That's cred.

[flatwoundfender]

Rescue Me may have been played by James Jamerson.
http://www.bassland.net/jamersonhits.htm

[ctxbass]

Originally Posted by unbasslichkeit

From a bio of Fontella Bass at
http://www.msu.edu/~andrycoc/fontella.html:

"The song featured a crack horn section led by soul tenor Gene Barge. It boasted heated call-and-response vocals, with Minnie Riperton among background singers. And it was driven by a crack rhythm section including drummer Maurice White (pre-Earth, Wind and Fire) and bassist Louis Satterfield, whose monster riffs are frequently credited with the song's success."

That's cred.

Louis Satterfield is one unknown/underrated bassist. I first heard him on a Willie Dixon album. If he's good enough for Willie.......

[Dr. Cheese]

I'm pretty sure that Satterfield is (was?) a trombonist also. He did horn work with EWF in the 1970s. I've heard him play bass alse also, but I cannot think of any names.