TOKYO (AP) — 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.
saw him with Booker T & The MG's as backup musicians for Niel Young and then again for CSN&Y what a great body of work. the STAX stuff alone is just killer. RIP "Duck".
This is very sad news indeed. My first exposure to r&b was through The Blues Brothers and as I got older, I became aware of how important he truly was as a co-founder and vital component of the Stax/Volt sound.
RIP - one of the greatest bassists ever. I found him - or at least his name - through the Blues Brothers, and like Chris, only later found how integral he was to so much of the music I love. The grooves that he, Cropper and Al Jackson laid down - good god! And they looked like they were hardly even trying.
The music world is a lot poorer today...
Alan
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