Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn has died in Tokyo on Sunday 13 May 2012, he was 70. He had been in Tokyo to play concerts as part of a STAX show, featuring Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd. They played 2 shows on Saturday night at the Blue Note Night Club.
Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn was bassist for Booker T & The MGs and the original Blues Brothers band. The MGs were the house band for STAX Records. Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn can be heard on songs such as ‘Respect’ (Otis Redding), ‘ Hold On, I’m Coming’ (Sam and Dave) and ‘Born Under A Bad Sign’ (Albert King). He performed on recordings with Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton and many more.
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