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Donald "Duck" Dunn

Donald "Duck" Dunn is credited on 5,524 releases across 627 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,524

Pressings credited

627

Albums

7

Decades active

690

In collections

Biography

Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records. At Stax, Dunn played on thousands of records, including hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Bill Withers, Elvis Presley, and many others. In 1992, he was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s. In 2017, he was ranked 40th on Bass Player magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".

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Credited work

5,524 releases · 627 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Performance · 8,784
  • Production · 242
  • Other credits · 194
  • Engineering · 59

Studios: Cherokee Studios · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles

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