Donald "Duck" Dunn, legendary bassist and longtime collaborator to guitarist Steve Cropper in Booker T & the MG's has passed away. I had a chance to see Booker T with Cropper and "The Duck" along with drummer Steve Potts and vocalist Eddie Floyd years ago at a gig at The Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis. Floyd wrote a bunch of the hit songs that made the soul and R&B music charts back in the '60s under artists like Wilson Pickett or Sam & Dave. Booker T & the MG's were the backing band for many of those tunes and of course, who can forget their seminal hit instrumental, "Green Onions". "Duck" Dunn was right in the pocket with Steve Cropper and drummers Al Jackson or Steve Potts (depending on the era of the MG's) and was a very solid player. I will always remember the gig they played at The Dakota on June 16th, 2010, having heard an interview with Booker T on Minnesota Public Radio that morning and getting a spot for the late show at The Dakota in the evening. Here's the full story on the passing of Donald "Duck" Dunn from MPR. Rest In Peace, "Duck".
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/05/13/donald-duck-dunn/
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