Play something original from your heart! – Steve York bass Youtube is swamped with videos of bassists playing along with recordings. Most of the performances are very good, meticulously copying the original bass parts, But why? Who is this meant to impress but other bassists? I started playing professionally over… Continue reading
Where the funk lives! The ambiguous 3rd. – Steve York bass Blues and funk have their roots in African music. We are taught about the “blue” notes and there are various ” blues scales ” but this is of little practical value. ( see the end of this article for… Continue reading
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Carl Groszman In 1978 I spent a week at Tittenhurst Park recording an album with singer / songwriter Carl Groszman. Tittenhurst Park was John Lennon ́s former estate , now owned by Ringo Starr. Carl had written some hits and was recording for Ringo ́s label. There were some top… Continue reading
When Dr John arrived in London there was a drought. He had the reputation of being connected with voodoo and that it always rained when he performed. Sure enough it started raining heavily during our first session at London’s Trident studio. A few months later I went to Trident to… Continue reading
After the demise of Vinegar Joe, Chris Blackwell of Island put Elkie on ice for the remainder of her contract , meaning that she remained signed to Island but could not record. She then signed with A&M and recorded a disco orientated album in LA whichsank. In 1977 I was… Continue reading
In 2003 I received a call from Famous Dave ́s, the major blues venue in Minneapolis. Blues singer EC Scott was touring out of San Francisco. Her bass player had just jumped ship. She needed someone for tonight! I called her. She was en route to the show. EC ̈I… Continue reading
I played on Marianne ́s ̈Broken English ̈ album and also the follow up, ̈Dangerous Acquaintances ̈. Broken English, recorded in 1979, has sold millions to date and is gold & platinum in a few countries. The band, consisting of Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Stannard & myself, had considerable… Continue reading
I had heard how difficult Chuck can be! I was asked to put a rhythm section together for him in 1991. I was also booked to play with the Shirelles opening for Chuck. The agent called me and said Chuck doesn ́t allow his players to play with the opening… Continue reading
