Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin, who played steel guitar and bass.

For the new line-up, Love recruited guitarist Micko Larkin, Shawn Dailey ( bass guitar ), and Stu Fisher ( drums, percussion ).

Musician Jack Bessant, the bass guitarist with the band Reef grew up on his parents ' strawberry farm, and Matt Goss and Luke Goss, former members of Bros, lived in Cheddar for nine months as children.

" Scenes from Ellis Island " ( for guitar ensemble, piano, double bass, two violins and percussion ) was composed by American classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery, and was inspired by a visit to Ellis Island.

While with an ensemble, a guitarist can take the role of rhythm ( playing with bass in the ensemble ) or lead ( playing on top of the bass in the ensemble ) guitar.

Other instruments can be played successfully by a guitarist, i. e. ; hi-hat cymbals, organ pedals, bass drum, nose harp, etc.

He was replaced by lead guitarist Bernie Leadon, while Hillman reverted to bass.

Unable to afford the services of the Elvis band for a month, the band featured the talents of obscure Colorado-based rock guitarist Jock Bartley ( soon to skyrocket to fame with Firefall ), veteran Nashville sideman Neil Flanz on pedal steel, Kyle Tullis on bass and former Mountain drummer N. D. Smart ( once described by Canadian folksinger Ian Tyson as " a psychotic redneck ").

* 1964 – Andy Rourke, English bass guitarist ( The Smiths and Freebass )

* 1968 – Heath, Japanese bass guitarist ( X Japan )

* 1959 – Jeff Pilson, American bass guitarist ( Dokken, Dio, and Foreigner )

Duke Ellington's big band had a rhythm section that included a jazz guitarist, a double bass player, and a drummer ( not visible ).

In jazz big bands, popular during the 30s and 40s, the guitarist is considered an integral part of the rhythm section ( guitar, drums and bass ).

In this style, the guitarist aims to render an entire song — harmony, melody and bass — in something like the way a classical guitarist or pianist can.

He had no previous experience as a bass guitarist, but quickly developed a distinctive style that was strongly shaped by his early experience as a rhythm guitarist, often using double stops and chords rather than the single note lines preferred by most bassists.

After that band broke up, MacKaye decided to switch from bass guitar to vocals, and organized Minor Threat with drummer Nelson, bassist Brian Baker, and guitarist Lyle Preslar.

The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil.

Mötley Crüe was formed on January 17, 1981 when bass guitarist Nikki Sixx left the band London and began rehearsing with drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist / guitarist Greg Leon.

* 1941 – Pete Birrell, English bass guitarist ( Freddie and the Dreamers )

* 1954 – Joey DeMaio, American bass guitarist

Analog Brothers is an experimental hip-hop crew featuring Ice Oscillator also known as Ice-T ( keyboards, drums, vocals ), Keith Korg also known as Kool Keith ( bass, strings, vocals ), Mark Moog also known as Marc Live ( drums, violyns and vocals ), Silver Synth also known as Black Silver ( synthesizer, lazar bell and vocals ), and Rex Roland also known as Pimp Rex ( keyboards, vocals, production ).

Bill Laswell, Robert Weaver, Kevin Rutmanis, Marc Sloan and Stefan Lessard have also played slide bass.

) Contributions from guitarists Marc Ribot, Robert Quine, and Keith Richards accompanied Waits ' move away from piano-based songs, in juxtaposition with an increased emphasis on instruments such as marimba, accordion, double bass, trombone, and banjo.

The band made their public debut in a one-off performance in April 1973, and featured Robert Smith ( piano ), Michael " Mick " Dempsey ( guitar ), Laurence " Lol " Tolhurst ( percussion ), Marc Ceccagno ( lead guitar ) and Alan Hill ( bass guitar ).

The Choir is an atmospheric Christian alternative rock band, led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals, Steve Hindalong on drums — who also writes most of the band's lyrics — along with Tim Chandler on bass guitar, Dan Michaels on saxophone and lyricon and Marc Byrd on guitar ( since 2005 ).

The Obelisk featured Robert Smith ( still playing piano at this point ), alongside Marc Ceccagno ( lead guitar ), Michael Dempsey ( guitar ), Alan Hill ( bass ) and Laurence Tolhurst ( percussion ) and, according to The Cure's official biography Ten Imaginary Years, gave their only performance at a school function in April 1972.

The lineup has shifted around them, and currently consists of members " Fresh Prince of Darkness " ( aka Marc Diamond from the band Motochrist ) on guitar, " Chip Fracture " on bass and backing vocals and returning drummer Gregory Pecker ( aka Gnarlie Watts ).

In 1978 Wilson compered the new wave afternoon at Deeply Vale Festivals ; this was actually the fourth live appearance by the fledgling Durutti Column and that afternoon Wilson also introduced an appearance ( very early in their career ) by The Fall featuring Mark E. Smith and Marc " Lard " Riley on bass guitar.

Folds eventually got a music publishing deal with Nashville music executive Scott Siman who saw Folds open for musician Marc Silvey ( as well as playing bass for Silvey's band Mass Confusion ), and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue it in 1990.

Joe Nunez was back behind the drumkit with New Jersey native Marc Rizzo, formerly of Ill Niño, on guitar and Kentucky native Bobby Burns, formerly of Primer 55, on bass.

The band formed in 1985 in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Mark Olson ( acoustic guitar and vocals ), Gary Louris ( electric guitar and vocals ), Marc Perlman ( bass ) and Norm Rogers ( drums ).

* Marc Perlman: bass

Elvis Presley's bass player Jerry Scheff was brought in to play bass on the album, and rhythm guitarist Marc Benno was brought in so that Robbie Krieger could focus on playing lead guitar during live takes.

Turner ( bass, vocals ); Marc LaFrance ( drums, percussion, vocals ); Brent Howard Knudsen ( guitars, vocals ); Mick Dalla-Vee ( guitars, vocals ).

Jobson headlined the 2011 Zappanale festival on August 21 in Bad Doberan, Germany, and played an earlier gig in Zoetermeer, Netherlands on August 19, with a U-Z project lineup of Marc Bonilla ( vocals / bass ), Alex Machacek ( guitar ) and Marco Minnemann ( drums ).

Marasigan's band, Sandwich, was formed in 1996 with his girlfriend Myrene Academia ( also with the band Imago ) on bass, Marc Abaya on lead guitars and vocals ( later replaced by Mong Alcaraz of the band, Chicosci ), Diego Castillo on rhythm guitars, and Mike Dizon ( from Teeth ) on drums.

Several recording sessions towards the next record were held with Chinn, Marc Belke, Johnson, and session drummer Trevor MacGregor ( of Treble Charger ), although Johnson's bass tracks were later deleted at his request.

Prism's current line-up is Allen Harlow ( vocals, guitar ), Gary Grace ( drums ), Marc Gladstone ( keyboards ) and Tad Goddard ( bass ).

Celebrating Duke Ellington ’ s 100th birthday in 1999 and 2000, Ed put together a group with Mark Feldman on violin, Billy Drewes on clarinet and alto, Ron Miles – trumpet, Marc Copland – piano, Drew Gress – bass, and Tom Rainey or Jamey Haddad on drums and percussion.

The original members were Ron Keel on vocals, David Michael Phillips on guitar, Marc Ferrari on lead & rhythm guitars, Bobby Marks on drums and Kenny Chaisson on bass guitar.

The band consists of Allen Aucoin ( drums ), Marc Brownstein ( bass ), Jon Gutwillig ( guitar ), and Aron Magner ( keyboards, synths ).

Los Pantelones members Brian Mashburn ( guitar / vocals ), Bill Uechi ( bass ), Eric Zamora ( saxophone ), and José Castellaños ( trumpet ) joined with Larry vocalist Monique Powell, Nuckle Brothers trombonist Brian " T-Bone Willy " Williams, and drummer Marc Harismendy to form the original Save Ferris.

The band's debut LP The Crucifucks -- recorded in 1984 by Doc, Steve, guitarist Gus Varner, and Marc Hauser on bass — was released in 1985 on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label.

( short for Of a Revolution ) is an American rock band composed of Marc Roberge ( vocals, guitar ), Chris Culos ( drums, percussion ), Richard On ( lead guitar, backing vocals ), Benj Gershman ( bass guitar ), and Jerry DePizzo ( saxophone, guitar, percussion, backing vocals ).