Walter Page

Let’s put an ear on Walter Page today, born on February 9, 1900 in Gaitlin, Missouri. Page’s family moved...
Chester Zardis, little bear, slaps his upright bass

Chester Zardis

An initial idea to write, now legendary, article New Orleans String Bass Pioneers, that came out in December 1990, Daniel Meyer had...
wavelength magazine article on slap bass in new orleans

New Orleans String Bass Pioneers

About 15 years ago, I ran into an article that was published in Wavelength magazine in 1990 called “Slap That Bass! - New Orleans...
Pops Foster slap bass

Pops Foster

Pops is one of more prominent exponents of slap in early jazz and swing.

Thelma Terry, A Bass Player To Remember

Thelma Terry, double bass player and band leader; she held her bass with a firm understanding of its abilities. She stepped...
Al Rex, slap bassist from Saddlemen and Comets

RIP Al Rex

One of the last original rock'n'roll slappers Al Rex passed quietly (not related to Covid-19) in his sleep at his...

Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson was one of the first and most prominent exponents of slap bass in American music. He was born today (August...

Slap Bass Notation

One of the goals for the Art of Slap Bass is to provide as much information and resources as possible for further...

RIP Guybo

Guybo on bass guitar The legendary Eddie Cochran's bass player Fred Conrad Smith unexpectedly passed away this morning at 7.20am...
double slap bass patterns and riffs including triplet, gallop, quadruple, drag slap and roll

Basic Slap Bass Patterns

...and the problem of inconsistent nomenclature Because slap technique was mainly used in music styles that were not commonly written, there exist different names for...