RIP Tim Drummond

[abaguer]

I loved his playing, especially on all the Ry Cooder albums. He handled a lot of different grooves effortlessly. I remember learning some of lines and being really impressed with the articulation. Great player, sorely missed.

 

[S Drummond]

I loved his playing, especially on all the Ry Cooder albums. He handled a lot of different grooves effortlessly. I remember learning some of lines and being really impressed with the articulation. Great player, sorely missed.

Thank you for saying so, believe me I miss him too. But it's nice to see people admired him and his work.

 

[ajkula66]

A great player in my book.

RIP, sir.

 

[S Drummond]

I'm glad I found this site, only sorry I didn't sooner. I had no idea how many commented after he passed. It was very heartwarming. I thank everyone! S. Drummond-

 

[S Drummond]

Sorry to hear this.
Being a Neil Young fan since 1969, and gigging in a band that did a lot of Linda Ronstadt material in the late '70s I had a lot of appreciation for Drummond. Who else played with James Brown, Conway Twitty, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt...

Had forgotten he was from Canton, I've lived all my 60 some years 50 miles east in Bloomington.

jte

Just reminiscing, but he spent his youth in Canton but was born in Illinois. S. Drummond0

 

[S Drummond]

Didn’t I see an interview with Tim in Bass Player Magazine some years back? Seems it would’ve been 1995/96 but I can’t remember exactly.

I have it somewhere, I was just reflecting. S. Drummond-

 

[bassfiddlesteve]

Tim Drummond is mentioned quite a bit in this great new book on the history of the electric bass:

The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass

- Steve

 

[jerry]

Tim Drummond is mentioned quite a bit in this great new book on the history of the electric bass:

The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass

- Steve

Thanks for the heads up, I missed that release. Ordered.

 

[JTE]

Just reminiscing, but he spent his youth in Canton but was born in Illinois. S. Drummond0

Yes, Canton, Illinois. Bloomington is where I-55 and I-74 intersect, about halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. Canton is west of there, close to Peoria.

 

[S Drummond]

Yes, Canton, Illinois. Bloomington is where I-55 and I-74 intersect, about halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. Canton is west of there, close to Peoria.

I know I was born in Canton.

 

[S Drummond]

Tim Drummond is mentioned quite a bit in this great new book on the history of the electric bass:

The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass

- Steve

Thank you for calling it to attention.

 

[S Drummond]

Thanks for the heads up, I missed that release. Ordered.

I'll have to have a copy, where did you order from?

 

[jerry]

I'll have to have a copy, where did you order from?

Amazon has it, I downloaded the kindle version and started it yesterday, and it is excellent.

 

[S Drummond]

Amazon has it, I downloaded the kindle version and started it yesterday, and it is excellent.

Thank you. S,D,

 

[S Drummond]

Anyone see Stuford lately? I asked if he was a Spotify rep. after his rally for the Mega Drummond playlist, but no reply.-

 

[bassfiddlesteve]

I'll have to have a copy, where did you order from?

Your father is mentioned in "Interlude VI" which cover James Brown's bassists and the development of funk. He's also mentioned on the notes for that chapter.

- Steve

 

[bassfiddlesteve]

Tim Drummond also appears at the 12:25 mark in this 1991 promotion video for SWR amplifiers. He demonstrates a few of his signature bass lines on his Fender Precision before talking about his experience with SWR bass amps.



- Steve

 

[SFOB]

Anyone see Stuford lately? I asked if he was a Spotify rep. after his rally for the Mega Drummond playlist, but no reply.-

Sterlene, I replied to you in the other thread. I work at a small community college in Michigan, and I have no affiliation with Spotify. I grew up listening to records your father had played on and I thought it would be a fun thing to make a playlist of recordings he had played on. My only intention was to honor your father and celebrate his work.

Again, my sincerest apologies if this has bothered you in any way.

 

[S Drummond]

Your father is mentioned in "Interlude VI" which cover James Brown's bassists and the development of funk. He's also mentioned on the notes for that chapter.

- Steve

I'd like to get a copy, his sister's still around I could make a gift of it. Thanks-

 

[S Drummond]

Tim Drummond also appears at the 12:25 mark in this 1991 promotion video for SWR amplifiers. He demonstrates a few of his signature bass lines on his Fender Precision before talking about his experience with SWR bass amps.



- Steve

Thank you for sharing, it's difficult to describe how much little things matter when you can't pick up the phone and hear that voice, as I did every Sunday.