Blues Brothers Guitarist Donald 'Duck' Dunn 1941-2012 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 05-13-2012, 09:41 AM

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TOKYO —

Bass player and songwriter Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70.

Dunn was in Tokyo for a series of shows. News of his death was posted on the Facebook site of his friend and fellow musician Steve Cropper, who was on the same tour. Cropper said Dunn died in his sleep.

Miho Harasawa, a spokeswoman for Tokyo Blue Note, the last venue Dunn played, confirmed he died alone early Sunday. She had no further details.

Dunn, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1941, performed on recordings with Eric Clapton, Neil Young and many others, and specialized in blues, gospel and soul. He played himself in the 1980 hit movie "The Blues Brothers."

He received a lifetime achievement Grammy award in 2007 for his work with Booker T. and the MGs.

MickeyMac · 05-14-2012, 02:01 PM

Huge loss to the music world.

Marvo301 · 05-14-2012, 02:35 PM

Donald Dunn

MrCleveland · 05-15-2012, 08:30 PM

Sooooo sad...

He was one of the best bass guitarists that the world ever had...

Edison · 05-16-2012, 03:29 AM

..absolutely.

catlover79 · 05-16-2012, 03:50 AM

05-13-2012, 09:41 AM	#1
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MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Huge loss to the music world.

05-16-2012, 03:29 AM	#5
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