Category Archives: Bassists

Happy birthday, Tina Weymouth!

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Tina Weymouth in two parts: Pt I Talking Heads

Tina Weymouth In Two Parts: Pt II Tom Tom Club

08 Aug 1990, Los Angeles, California, USA — Tina Weymouth of the Tom Tom Club sings and plays bass in a concert performance on the Escape from New York Tour. — Image by © Neal Preston/Corbis
Tina Weymouth with Talking Heads

Happy birthday to Iron Maiden’s, Steve Harris

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The backbone of Iron Maiden and one of the greatest Heavy Metal bassists, Steve Harris bass lines drive the Maiden machine.










Happy Birthday, JJ Burnel

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One of Punk Rock’s greatest bassists (and a classically trained guitarist, to boot!). His bass lines define The Stranglers sound, and what a fine sound that is!
Here’s an excellent interview from last year via The Quietus http://thequietus.com/articles/14627-stranglers-jj-burnel-interview