Singing bass players

[petebassist]

Not many around, and I didn't know that Bill Wyman could sing too back in his hey-day - came across this picture disk album in London at the weekend. Interesting track list too ;-).

I'm not a huge fan of his singing but my all time favourite rock bass line is Bill's tour-de-force on Miss You, and it's gotta be the extended version.

 

[Barking Spiders]

Thought there've been a fair few over the years although we could argue the toss about the singing bit. Anyway, what about these, starting for ten: Paul McCartney, Sting, Mark King, Phil Lynott, Geddy Lee,  Les Claypool,  Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins,  Troy Sanders,  Lemmy, Jack Bruce, Greg Lake, Roger Waters, Tom Araya, 

[casapete]

OK, and I'll raise you -

Brian Wilson, Suzi Quatro, Alan Gorrie, Nick Lowe, Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, Justin Curry, Peter Cetera, Glen Hughes, Randy Meisner and

Timothy B Schmit, Rick Danko, John Wetton and the guy from OMD whose name I can't remember.

 

[Cuzzie]

Sting has to be in there, Glenn Hughes is immense, Chris Kosnik from The Atomic Bitchwax is a monster player and singer, Meshell N’Degecello

And my personal favourite dUg Pinnick, he can do little wrong in my eyes

[Cat Burrito]

Gene Simmons too. Sid Vicious released "Sid Sings" but I think that was debateable on many levels!

[Hobbayne]

Tom Robinson, Bruce Foxton and JJ Burnel

[Oopsdabassist]

Err Chris Squire!!  Harmonies against Jon Anderson is hard enough, but playing Yes bass lines at the same time...frickin awesome!

[Cuzzie]

Esperenza Spalding

Pretty sure Trent Reznor Nine Inch Nails used to tickle bass a bit.

Can we have a notable addition with Barry White? His voice was a bass all of its own!

[christhammer666]

"DIXIE" dave Collins - weedeater

ross dolan-immolation

steve tucker- morbid angel

glen Benton -deicide

[fleabag]

OK, i'll mention him.

The late great James Dewar of Robin Trower fame. What a voice

[mikel]

1 hour ago, Oopsdabassist said:

Err Chris Squire!!  Harmonies against Jon Anderson is hard enough, but playing Yes bass lines at the same time...frickin awesome!

Agreed, and Run with the Fox is one on my Xmas song list.

[Dom in Dorset]

Me (you know that guy in that band you've never heard of)

[Bolo]

18 minutes ago, Dom in Somerset said:

Me (you know that guy in that band you've never heard of)

This

[lowdown]

If you want an over the top, fabulous tune, with a snazzy arrangement, performed in a glitzy showbiz fashion, just call.........

Will Lee...

 

 

[Dom in Dorset]

Mike Kerr and Rick Danko ooh Gail Ann Dorsey

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[DJpullchord]

Brrrrrrrrr

 

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[Bastav]

Paul Jackson did some singing with the headhunters when they records without herbie.

[pqs]

Macca used to say that Elvis could play bass. Not sure about the voice though !

 

[EssentialTension]

3 minutes ago, pqs said:

Macca used to say that Elvis could play bass. Not sure about the voice though !

 

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[ezbass]

Felix Pappalardi, Geddy Lee, Burke Shelley, Martin Turner,.

[EssentialTension]

And ...

[el borracho]

Alan Lancaster

[Dom in Dorset]

Andy mcCluskey.

[EssentialTension]

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[bonzodog]

Blackie Lawless in the early days of WASP.  Great vocals but think his bass playing was pretty much just root notes.