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Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records.
Learn about the life and career of Donald "Duck" Dunn, a legendary bass player who helped define the Stax sound and played with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and The Blues Brothers. Read his stories of recording sessions, tours, influences and challenges in the music industry.
May 13, 2012 · Donald "Duck" Dunn, who played on hundreds of rock and soul classics as the bassist for Booker T. and the MGs, and later as a session player, passed away Sunday morning at the age of 70.
May 14, 2012 · Duck Dunn, whose simple but inventive bass playing anchored numerous hit records and helped define the sound of Memphis soul music, died early Sunday in Tokyo, where he had been on tour. He was...
May 13, 2012 · Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bass player who laid the musical floor beneath soul legends like Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave and Otis Redding, has died at age 70, his family announced Sunday.
May 13, 2012 · Donald “Duck” Dunn, bass player for the influential studio band Booker T. and the MGs, died this morning at the age of 70.
Soul Fingers: The Music & Life of Legendary Bassist Donald – Duck – Dunn. He was the backbone–the nerve center of entertainers including Otis Redding, Booker T, Sam and Dave, Eric Clapton, the Blues Brothers, and countless others. His bass playing has influenced thousands of bassists.
