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CJ Ramone landed the gig of a lifetime with the Ramones, but his audition got him sent to naval prison
Replacing Dee Dee was no easy task, but CJ helped energize the band’s last stand by relearning how to play and using his predecessor’s rig – and he has no regrets about how it ended
From gigging in strip clubs to recording with John Martyn and Kate Bush, Danny Thompson walked a singular path in bass playing
Beginning with his early days amid London’s jazz and blues boom in the ’50s, to his famed partnership with singer-songwriter John Martyn, the late Danny Thompson excelled at everything he touched
Danny Thompson, innovative bassist who played with Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Pentangle, and countless others, dies at 86
Though he grew up with a love of jazz, it wasn't long before Thompson branched out stylistically, and embarked on a career of extraordinary musical breadth
Matt Bissonette’s “dumb-guy” approach to bass has taken him round the world with pop and rock royalty
Still buzzed about his excessive ’80s rigs and five-string instruments, the session bass hero explains how to work with David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani, Jason Becker and others, his big-fun, big-paying Friends TV gig, and the discovery that’s making him a better player
As Musical Director for Kendrick Lamar, Tony Russell could be the greatest bass player you've never heard of
He’s played with Usher, Jamie Foxx, P. Diddy, and Jay-Z – is Tony ‘Chicago’ Russell the best-kept secret in bass?
The life (and tragically early death) of Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy’s legendary bass-playing frontman
Phil Lynott was a troubled genius who rose from a tough background to take his place in the pantheon of rock gods
The Raincoats’ Gina Birch on star fans Kurt Cobain and Kim Gordon, and why John Cale led her band into pop when they didn’t want to go there
With nearly five decades of experience, the post-punk icon explains her resistance to being a pocket player, the merits of classic chords, and the drive behind her second solo album
How bassist Tony Butler helped relaunch The Pretenders with this 1982 rock classic
Having fired bassist Pete Farndon for his erratic drug-fuelled behaviour, The Pretenders tapped Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner and bassist Tony Butler
Bill Laswell survived Buckethead, John Lydon, Ginger Baker and Eddie Hazel – and made it sound easy
The bass journeyman, soundscape creator and producer recalls having his P-Bass stolen the night before his first Brian Eno session, making PiL classic Rise, and hoping illness hasn’t ended his surprisingly fight-free career
