Author Topic: Sad News For Bass Players Of The Funk Persuasion.  (Read 209 times)

bassfingers

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Sad News For Bass Players Of The Funk Persuasion.
« on: May 22, 2015, 04:39:06 AM »
We lost one of own yesterday. R.I.P Louis.

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« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2015, 08:19:29 AM »
Sad loss indeed RIP

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« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2015, 11:01:33 AM »
I was in shock last night when I heard. Stayed up extra late listening to so much great music.  
 
 
 
(link to YouTube Midnight Special performance of Good to You

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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2015, 12:31:17 PM »
A true innovator.  I loved watching him play

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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2015, 03:23:34 PM »
I somehow managed to get a copy of his instructional video when I was in high school:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvWiT6Q6Awk
 
There was also a video documentary of the making of We Are The World with a short segment of him burning - wish I could find that!

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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2015, 09:51:30 PM »
Harry, I have that same instructional video on VHS.
Rusty
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