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In reply to the discussion: Pose a question about a film, TV show or song & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google [View all]Brother Buzz
(36,498 posts)17. Way, way before the Blues Brother, when Otis Redding was under contract to Stax Records
The guitarist that worked with Otis was a session musician for Stax Records, and laid down some cool licks on a smash instrumental hit, Green Onions.
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Way, way before the Blues Brother, when Otis Redding was under contract to Stax Records
Brother Buzz
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#17
Yes indeed, along with Donald "Duck" Dunn, Stax session bassist extraordinaire
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I believe they might have considered themselves more R&B than a rock group...
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#23
I agree...They were an R&B group, but I used the wording from the Wikipedia article.
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That walking bass line in Green Onions is something that came straight out of jazz
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and there were sooo many...hard to find a concise listing of just band members w/o seeing any hints
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I think the only two choices left are the lead guitarist and the trumpet player.
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