T.M. Stevens RIP

[fourstringburn]

Wow only 72 and died from dementia, scary!

Dug his playing on Whitney Houston's "I get so emotional" .

Not music I usually listen to but I saw the video and like what I heard. You can even see Whitney getting into the Bass fills!

 

[climber]

Soooo sad.

 

[rtslinger]

RIP sad day for bass

 

[FretlessOwl]

Years ago I somehow ended up sitting next to Philip Kubicki at NAMM watching TM perform. He turned to me and said something to the admiring effect of "that guy's crazy!". RIP.

 

[Kubicki Fan]

I could have gone on living happier not knowing this. RIP TM.

 

[jerry]

Funk it up, rock it up, T.M. owned it and looked cool doing it!
Fly on T.M.............

 

[pbass62]

RIP Mr. Stevens

 

[Gorn]

I only know him from this grainy short video of him and Jonas Hellborg being silly together. He seemed very talented and goofy. I'm gonna give some of his music a listen.

 

[Jaco Pastashoot]

I have see him live with his métal funk band in 1996, what a crazy night
RIP TM

 

[Hotblack]

One of the sweetest people I’ve ever met/hung out with. A truly gracious and sweet human being.

 

[LowendG]

Dang. RIP. Great player, super versatile.

 

[Jack Butler]

Saw him with Joe Cocker when Joe opened for Stevie Ray Vaughan. RIP.

 

[Eden Ray]

Virtuoso player - kind and warm human. RIP my friend.

I had this feeling the short moment I dealt with him.
RIP

 

[jimmydean]

Ran into him one night at of all places , a rest stop outside of Philadelphia . Said hi......nice guy......RIP .

 

[bass12]

That’s sad. Just a couple of weeks ago I was talking to a friend who knew T.M. about T.M.’s debilitating dementia (I wasn’t aware of his condition at all).

 

[jerry]

That’s sad. Just a couple of weeks ago I was talking to a friend who knew T.M. about T.M.’s debilitating dementia (I wasn’t aware of his condition at all).

I met T.M.'s good friend Stevie Salas at a gig about seven years ago at a gig and he told me then about how much T.M. was going through even back then.

 

[BadJazz]

RIP to a terrific person and player. Also just learned that Jim Beard died on March 2. Damn! Two John McLaughlin cohorts dead within a week or so.

 

[BadJazz]

Brief threadjack but what an interesting simulpost:

 

[Kubicki Fan]

Brief threadjack but what an interesting simulpost:

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Freaky!

 

[mcrawfordmusic]

Ah bummer...TM was so funky and cool. RIP.