Walter Page
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Let’s put an ear
on Walter Page today, born on February 9, 1900 in Gaitlin, Missouri.
Page’s family moved...
Chester Zardis
An initial idea to write, now legendary, article New Orleans String Bass Pioneers, that came out in December 1990, Daniel Meyer had...
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...
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...
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...
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...