I’ve always believed that one of the elements of a great band is the bass player. The bass player provides the bottom that can make you snap your fingers and pat your feet long after a song is over. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of bass players that never cease to make bodies move.
- Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone/Graham Central Station)
- Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson)
- Marvin Isley (The Isley Brothers)
- Mark Adams (Slave)
- Marshall “Rock” Jones (The Ohio Players)
- William “Bootsy” Collins (Parliment-Funkadelic/Bootsy’s Rubber Band)
- Joyce “Fenderella” Irby (Klymaxx)
- Janice Marie Johnson (A Taste Of Honey)
- Bernard Edwards (Chic)
- Ronald LaPread (The Commodores)
- Terry Lewis (The Time)
- Bobby Watson (Rufus)