Russ Savakus
Russ Savakus is an American session bass player (both electric and stand-up), violinist and singer. Savakus has recorded with numerous artists in and around the 1960s folk and folk-rock movement in New York.[1] Earlier, he had been a part of the rhythm section for the Les Elgart swing band.[2]
According to Michael Bloomfield, who met Savakus at a Bob Dylan's session: "They had a bass player, a terrific guy, Russ Savakus. It was his first day playing electric bass, and he was scared of that. No one understood nothing."[3] However, Dylan chose to replace Savakus on tour [4]
Songs and records that he has played on include:
- Farewell, Angelina, Joan Baez, (1965)
- The In Instrumentals, Kai Winding (Verve, 1965)
- Reflections in a Crystal Wind, Richard & Mimi Fariña, (1965)
- Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan, (1965)[5]
- Southbound, Doc Watson, (1966)
- Fire & Fleet & Candlelight, Buffy Saint-Marie, (1967)
- "Brown Eyed Girl", Van Morrison (1967)
- Don McLean (album), Don McLean, (1972)
References
- ^ Richie Unterberger, Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-Rock Revolution. Hal Leondard Company. p. 205
- ^ Lawrence McClellan, The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955. Greenwood Publishing. p.50
- ^ Wolkin and Keenom, Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues: An Oral History, Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, 2000, p. 100
- ^ Bob Spitz, Dylan: A Biography. WW Norton. p. 317
- ^ "The Essential Dylan". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC: 27. 28 January 1974. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 18 July 2010.