New Orleans String Bass Pioneers
About 15 years ago, I ran into an article that was published in Wavelength magazine in 1990 called “Slap That Bass! - New Orleans...
Basic Slap Bass Patterns
...and the problem of inconsistent nomenclature
Because slap technique was mainly used in music styles that were not commonly written, there exist different names for...
Slap Bass Notation
One of the goals for the Art of Slap Bass is to provide as much information and resources as possible for further...
RIP Al Rex
One of the last original rock'n'roll slappers Al Rex passed quietly (not related to Covid-19) in his sleep at his...
Chester Zardis
An initial idea to write, now legendary, article New Orleans String Bass Pioneers, that came out in December 1990, Daniel Meyer had...
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson was one of the first and most prominent exponents of slap bass in American music. He was born today (August...
Thelma Terry, A Bass Player To Remember
Thelma Terry, double bass player and band leader; she held her bass with a firm understanding of its abilities. She stepped...
Walter Page
Let’s put an ear
on Walter Page today, born on February 9, 1900 in Gaitlin, Missouri.
Page’s family moved...
RIP Guybo
Guybo on bass guitar
The legendary Eddie Cochran's bass player Fred Conrad Smith unexpectedly passed away this morning at 7.20am...