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Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. & the MGs

“Paul McCartney was one of my favorite bass players. I didn’t do him justice”: Paying tribute to the Beatles turned out to be a humbling experience for Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn

By Nick Wells published

As a member of Booker T. and the MGs, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn cut an instrumental version of the Beatles’ Abbey Road. But the experience wasn't all that satisfying...

Country-Funk—What Hank Williams and James Brown have in Common

By Keith Wyatt published

A lesson in the two-beat “boom-chick” style of rhythm playing.

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Booker T. & The MG's Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn Dead at 70

By Josh Hart published

Yesterday morning, influential bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn died while on tour in Japan. He was 70.