Thank you guys for opneing my eyes to both of these great players. I just watched Soul Sacrifice from woodstock on youtube. Great bass work and great groove. I now need to hear Doug. Also michael the early years drummer is pretty spectacular.
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David Brown from the original santana band
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I just watched the Woodstock "Soul Sacrifice" again, too. Interesting to note that Brown uses his plucking hand much like Jamerson: just the index finger, a little to the neck side of the pickup cover. (No B-15N, though-- that looks like an Acoustic 360!) He seems not to fret with his left hand pinkie at all.
And Shrieve was a 19-year-old monster, no doubt!
And Shrieve was a 19-year-old monster, no doubt!
My head at stage level right in front of Dave Brown with Santana before the first album came out, was a mind blowing experience for my teenybopper brain. Decades later i'm still trying to understand and recycle the power he produced with few notes. Abraxis is one of the best Albums ever, it owes and shows Dave Brown.
man i wish i got that experience! i should of been born a few decades earlier then i did.portabass said:
David Brown did some time in jail for drugs around 1972, this is why Doug Rauch joined the band for a while.
I'm pretty sure he's the same David Brown credited as bass player on Boz Scaggs' first three Columbia LPs since Chepito Areas, Mike Carabello, Pete Escovedo and Coke Escovedo also appear on those LPs.
I'm pretty sure he's the same David Brown credited as bass player on Boz Scaggs' first three Columbia LPs since Chepito Areas, Mike Carabello, Pete Escovedo and Coke Escovedo also appear on those LPs.
I'm pretty sure he's the same David Brown credited as bass player on Boz Scaggs' first three Columbia LPs since Chepito Areas, Mike Carabello, Pete Escovedo and Coke Escovedo also appear on those LPs.[/QUOTE]
The bassplayer from Muscle Shores AL.
Can't remember his name, played on those LPs.
Dave Hood????
The bassplayer from Muscle Shores AL.
Can't remember his name, played on those LPs.
Dave Hood????
brianrost said:
I was wondering about that too Brian! I even tried to Google him to see, and really couldn't find out too much. What got me curious again was, last night I was listening to old Duane and Greg Allman stuff with David Brown on bass, it was recorded in '68 in Florida, and I thought Santana's David Brown was based in San Francisco. One song 'God Rest His Soul' had a nice little bass solo on it.
I'm pretty sure Santana's David Brown died about six years ago.
Dave Brown eventually became hooked on herion horribly. He eventually ended up in prison and by 1993 he was a resident of the Delancey Street Foundation (www.delanceystreetfoundation.org). While there he was visited from time to time by Carlos Santana and also played on several occassions for residents of the program. I distinctly remember him playing with Tommy Castro (http://www.tommycastro.com). He graduated from that four year program but relapsed and was hooked on herion again. He eventually died homeless in San Francisco, California in 2000.
In Doug's picture it looks like there is something like a big Gibson Humbucker up against the neck - silver with 4 screws - is it?
I did this with my Hasgstrom back on the 70's and it still has a monster sound.
I did this with my Hasgstrom back on the 70's and it still has a monster sound.
David Brown just shows what a bassist should do: Less is more and groove. A P-bass with flats also helps to get that fat fat tone 
The David Brown that played on the early Boz Scaggs records is from Florida and I believe he is now in San Francisco. I met him in the 80s when he was touring with Cowboy (Randall Bramlett, Tommy Talton, Scott Boyer).
He got a kick out of me asking if "Slowly in the West", a song he wrote that was on the "Moments" album, was in Cowboy's set.
For you gearheads, David played a 67 (or so) Jazz Bass. Old decal, block inlays.
Joshua
He got a kick out of me asking if "Slowly in the West", a song he wrote that was on the "Moments" album, was in Cowboy's set.
For you gearheads, David played a 67 (or so) Jazz Bass. Old decal, block inlays.
Joshua
Dave brown on the first three Santana albums was a big influence on me back in the day. I'm glad his name came up, he should be heard by more young bass players.
Almost forty years ago Dave Brown was responsible for me picking up bass guitar. Although I quit playing for 25 years, about three years ago I started again and the first thing I tried to play again was.... Black Magic Woman's bassline ! Gosh, it took me back so many years.
I always loved Dave Brown's playing. Every time I put on my old early Santana (or other) records or watch the Woodstock documentary I still can't believe the difference between today's music bass tone and that warm, fat, thick tone from those days.
Maybe it's just all in my mind, but I still find that basses from that era sounded more like ...eh...bass. Dave Brown certainly was a true master of that sound.
Now I sometimes wish that I had not stopped playing for so long, but life doesn't always turn out the way one wishes.
I'm glad I saw Dave Brown's name appear on this forum.
I always loved Dave Brown's playing. Every time I put on my old early Santana (or other) records or watch the Woodstock documentary I still can't believe the difference between today's music bass tone and that warm, fat, thick tone from those days.
Maybe it's just all in my mind, but I still find that basses from that era sounded more like ...eh...bass. Dave Brown certainly was a true master of that sound.
Now I sometimes wish that I had not stopped playing for so long, but life doesn't always turn out the way one wishes.
I'm glad I saw Dave Brown's name appear on this forum.
