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David Hood Interview
- Thread starter kobass
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Fantastic!
I lived in the Shoals for a time and was in the only music store down there...Counts Music. I was looking at their bass selection when an older gentleman walked up and asked me if I played bass. I told him I did and he asked what I played. At the time my #1 was a Lakland and I mentioned it. He said, "I play those too. Great basses". We chatted a bit about bass, amps, gear, etc. then he had to go. After he left, the music store employee came up to me and said, "Do you know who that was?". I admitted I didn't. It was David Hood. UGH! I can't believe I didn't recognize him.
I used to drive by that old studio nearly every day.
I lived in the Shoals for a time and was in the only music store down there...Counts Music. I was looking at their bass selection when an older gentleman walked up and asked me if I played bass. I told him I did and he asked what I played. At the time my #1 was a Lakland and I mentioned it. He said, "I play those too. Great basses". We chatted a bit about bass, amps, gear, etc. then he had to go. After he left, the music store employee came up to me and said, "Do you know who that was?". I admitted I didn't. It was David Hood. UGH! I can't believe I didn't recognize him.
I used to drive by that old studio nearly every day.
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I was captivated by the bass, and the way it was mixed prominently, on the Traffic album "Shootout at the Fantasy Factory".
I could hear which note was being played, and had time to savor it. It was luxurious.
I could hear which note was being played, and had time to savor it. It was luxurious.
Right. According to David he's just a guy who was in the right place at the right time. Of course, we can listen to his work any time, so we know better.
I met David Hood a few years ago in Muscle Shoals at a birthday party for his wife. He is a very nice guy and if you didn't know he is "famous" you would think he is just the average guy. I also got to see him play in Nashville a few years later and he was the same 'ole guy. He owns an early 70s Porsche 911 that he is very proud of. He use to get it worked on in my home town.
Cave Puppy
"Humph Bo, he's wond!" - John Lennon
I need to watch this so not reading any comments. A bit of trivia - The Swampers (including Mr. Hood) played on my Aunt's 1973 Capitol Records album "Free."
