List of double bassists in popular music
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This list of double bassists in popular music includes double bass performers from a range of genres, including rockabilly, psychobilly, country, blues, folk, bluegrass, and other styles. In these styles, the instrument is often referred to as an upright bass or a standup bass.
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A
- Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mother Love Bone, and others)
B
- Victor Bailey (various bands and artists)
- Barry Bales (Alison Krauss)
- Tom Barney (various artists and bands)
- Didi Beck (German rockabilly band Boppin'B)
- Bill Black (Elvis Presley)
- Joe Buck (Hank Williams III)
C
- Paul Chambers (jazz)
- Les Claypool (Primus)
- John Clayton (various artists and bands)
- Ernest "Big" Crawford (Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Little Walter, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Rogers, Big Maceo, Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Slim, and others)
- Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)
D
- Kate Davis
- Patricia Day (HorrorPops)
- Willie Dixon (blues)
- Ted Dwane (Mumford & Sons)
G
H
- Jim Hughart (Tom Waits)
- Clayton Jacobson (Appalachian band the Duck Downpickers)
J
K
- Gary Karr (musician and professor)
- Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Drive)
- Dick Kniss (Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver)
- Geoff Kresge (Tiger Army)
L
- Fred LaBour (country)
- Tony Levin (Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Liquid Tension Experiment, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and others)
- Marshall Lytle (Bill Haley & His Comets)
M
- Joe B. Mauldin (the Crickets)
- Edgar Meyer (various artists)
N
O
P
- Todd Phillips (numerous bluegrass groups)
Q
R
- Missy Raines (numerous bluegrass groups)
- Lee Rocker (Stray Cats)
S
- Russ Savakus (Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary)
- Esperanza Spalding (jazz)
- Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
- Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing)
- Sting (the Police)
- Djordje Stijepovic (Tiger Army, Drake Bell)
T
- Larry Taylor (Tom Waits, JW-Jones)
- Danny Thompson (Pentangle and others)
- Tillman Franks (Johnny Horton and others)
W
- Jimbo Wallace (Reverend Horton Heat)
- Rob Wasserman (various artists and bands)
- Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin and Wood)