Donald "Duck" Dunn
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".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Bella Donna
1981
Damn The Torpedoes
1979
Briefcase Full Of Blues
1978
Hard Promises
1981
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
1965
The Blues Brothers (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1980
The Dock Of The Bay
1968
Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
1995
Fathers And Sons
1969
A Night On The Town
1976
Born Under A Bad Sign
1967
Green Onions
1962
Just As I Am
1971
Push Push
1971
Otis Redding Live In Europe
1967
Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985
2021
Shot Of Love
1981
Mavis Staples
1969
The Soul Album
1966
The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - Complete & Unbelievable
1966
Pain In My Heart
1964
Money And Cigarettes
1983
Behind The Sun
1985
Made In America
1980
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
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Otis Redding
- Booker T. & The MG's
- Albert King
- Booker T. & The M.G.'s
- Free
- Eric Clapton
- Booker T & The MG's