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Prescott Niles (born May 2, 1954) is an American rock bassist. He is best known as bassist with the Knack, who had a No. 1 US / No. 6 UK hit with "My Sharona". Since 2013 he has played bass with Mike Pinera's Classic Rock All-Stars and Missing Persons.
Prescott Niles. Prescott Niles had the privilege to have been born in New York City. His childhood dreams revolved around the world of baseball. His goal was to play shortstop for The New York Yankees. Prescott had a natural gift for the game.
The Knack was founded in 1978 with the original and classic lineup of Doug Fieger (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Berton Averre (lead guitar, backing vocals), Prescott Niles (bass) and Bruce Gary (drums).
- Velvert Turner Group – Velvert Turner Group
- The Knack – Get The Knack
- The Knack – Round Trip
- Josie Cotton – from The Hip
- The Knack – Zoom
“I’m from Brooklyn; Velvert auditioned as a singer for a blues group I was playing in there, which was the first time I met him. I told him that he kind of looked a little similar to Jimi Hendrix, maybe a taller version. Velvert said, ‘Oh, I know him.’ Sure you do! A year later I was with him at Jimi Hendrix’s 25th birthday party! “I got into a lot...
“By this point, I’d added a Gibson Thunderbird with a single pickup and a Rickenbacker to my collection, then I subbed for a bassist to a gig in LA. The club owner said, ‘Hey, you’re a good bass player, I got this bass here – and if you want it, it’s $100.’ It was a Guild M-85, and that’s what I used on My Sharona. There’s a Hofner on That’s What T...
“This album was produced by Jack Douglas of Cheap Trick. Mike Chapman had produced our first two albums, but he wasn’t on his game: I think he was going through some personal issues. Capitol also didn’t want us to release a new album, for some reason. “The band actually split up after the second album [...But The Little Girls Understand]. Then John...
“I heard Josie playing in LA. She was cool, I liked her music, and I was lucky enough to get involved. We did a lot of TV, which we hadn’t done with The Knack – one of our cardinal sins. I was playing with a great drummer, Dony Wynn, who had worked with Robert Palmer. I realized how great he was – playing mainly eighth notes between the kick and sn...
“I’m used a few different basses on this album. I had a Warwick, which I used on Mister Magazine, a song that had another McCartney kind of line. The opening’s got this high hook, a suspended fourth or sixth, going back to the low E. I was given some basses by VJ, who were just coming into prominence. “Terry Bozzio was our drummer by then, and I ca...
Mar 25, 2022 · RC: Prescott Niles’ adult kids, Gabe, Noah and Olivia, have founded an LA-based band called Gateway Drugs. The band has released a pair of LPs and proudly carry the Niles musical legacy forward for a new generation of listeners to enjoy and share.
Interview with Prescott Niles: Behind My Sharona and The KnackRock Daydream Nation welcomes Prescott Niles (The Knack) back to the channel in another in-dept...
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Jun 21, 2022 · Prescott Niles has lived a charmed life, at least as far as his music is concerned. As the bass player for the Knack, he was part of something that began with the band’s 1979 smash hit, “My Sharona,” and eventually made them a major phenomenon, earning comparisons to the Beatles.
