Top three blues bassists?

[DWBass]

Roscoe Beck would be on top of my list.

 

[Killing Floor]

When you say “blues” do you mean blues or rock?

Favorite blues bassists are
Willie Dixon
Blueblood McMahon
Maybe Dan Coulson

 

[antfarm]

To me:
Jerry Jemmott
Duck Dunn
Gus Thornton

 

[booch29]

Don’t think you would call these three guys pure blues bassists, but they would definitely be worth listening too:

“Duck” Dunn
Willie Weeks
Nathan East

Willie weeks and duck dunn came to mind first... Willie especially!!

 

[Justinian]

Willie weeks and duck dunn came to mind first... Willie especially!!

I don't know how Weeks isn't mentioned all day!

Clapton/Winwood at MSG is one of the best concerts ever IMO.


Bruce
Willie Weeks
McVie

 

[funkinbottom]

My favorite three in no particular order are....

Harvey Brooks
John McVie
Tone Stevens

 

[BigBadBen67]

Don't forget Benny Turner, Freddie King's bassist and brother. Some serious blues funk in that cat's lines.

 

[jerry]

So many great players, one of my current favorites is Blues road dog Scott Sutherland, he has toured with a ton of top blues bands.

 

[Michedelic]

When you say “blues” do you mean blues or rock?

Favorite blues bassists are
Willie Dixon
Blueblood McMahon
Maybe Dan Coulson

Yeah…aside from a few exceptions, perhaps this thread should be retitled “Bass players that dabble with blues songs that I know about ‘cause all I ever listen to is classic rock”.

 

[Gluvhand]

Yeah…aside from a few exceptions, perhaps this thread should be retitled “Bass players that dabble with blues songs that I know about ‘cause all I ever listen to is classic rock”.

Ouch.

 

[SDC1-ClickClack]

One has got to be Tommy Shannon w/ Stevie Ray Vaughn...

...and even before that with Johnny Winter.

 

[AK Bass Guy]

What are we referring to by blues anyway? Are we thinking purest like Howlin’ Wolf or Taj Mahal blues revival? Blues Rock?
Personally I’m okay with all of them, the blues is the blues, and it’s more of a vibe to me than a specific style and era.

With that in mind the “Duck” gets one more vote from me.

 

[Neon Blues]

Reggie Richards is number one for me, he just epitomises everything I want to be as a Blues guy. Every lick he makes just sounds perfect and just feel he perfectly balances the role of the bass and doesn't over or under play.

Tommy Shannon and Duck Dunn close second.

 

[tb-player]

Roscoe Beck's work with Robben Ford is great.

 

[58kites]

Willie Dixon.
Colin Hodgkinson with Alexis Korner.
Tommy Shannon with Johnny Winter 1968 and 1969.
Tommy Shannon with Stevie Ray 1980 to 1990.
Glenn Cornick with Jethro Tull 1967-1970.
Obviously, Jethro Tull went from a blues band to something uniquely their own but Glenn made some pretty nice blues bass when the band played blues.
Jack Casady - Hot Tuna.

 

[HowieD72]

Willie Weeks
Tommy Shannon
John Harrison (Roy Buchanan)

 

[rtslinger]

Willie Dixon, Donald “Duck” Dunn and kind of a toss up for me Tommy Shannon or Michael Rhodes (Joe Bonamassa).

 

[JonathanPDX]

Of all the guys in this thread Roscoe Beck probably has the most chops and "How did he do that?!" lines. Sure, a lot of blues tunes only need 3 notes, but if you want to look for the overall player who is capable of doing the most, I would take Roscoe Beck over the field.

 

[CallMeAl]

Gotta Be Shannon, Weeks and Dunn for me!

 

[5StringBlues]

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