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Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Bass player;

Born: November 24, 1941; Died: May 13, 2012.

Donald "Duck" Dunn, who has died aged 70 in his sleep while on tour in Japan, was the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s with the legendary group Booker T and the MGs and contributed to classics such as In the Midnight Hour, Hold On I'm Coming and Sitting On The Dock of The Bay.

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