Bob Bushnell
Robert C. Bushnell (1926 – January 31, 2016) was an American bass player and guitarist who has appeared on dozens of albums and singles as a studio musician, including Bobby Lewis's hit "Tossin' and Turnin'" (1961), "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels (1963), "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters (1964) and the remixed hit version of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" (1965). Bushnell was born in West Philadelphia and attended Sulzberger Junior High School where he first learned how to play bass fiddle. He graduated from West Philadelphia High School in 1945 and left for New York City shortly thereafter. He played occasionally with Jimmy Heath's band in the late 1940s, coinciding with John Coltrane. He played in the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, a lineup led by Charlie Rice, and featuring Vance Wilson, Red Garland, and Johnny Hughes. He went on to become a member of Louis Jordan's bands (both the Orchestra and his Tympany Five). In 1952, he married the band's vocalist, Elaine Dash Robinson, with whom he later formed a group. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 20th century
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, electric bass
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Recordings (Results 51-72 of 72 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 83681 | 12/3/1952 | There's nothing else that I can do | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 83682 | 12/3/1952 | The soon-a baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 83683 | 12/3/1952 | You didn't want me baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 83684 | 12/3/1952 | A man's best friend is a bed | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 115661 | 2/4/1965 | No pity in the naked city | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 115662 | 2/4/1965 | Better play it safe | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 115663 | 2/4/1965 | Star dust | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 115664 | 2/4/1965 | She'll be there | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 115665 | 2/4/1965 | No time out | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116062 | 5/10/1965 | No pity in the naked city | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116800 | 12/3/1965 | Do you say you wanna dance | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116801 | 12/3/1965 | Soul galore | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116802 | 12/3/1965 | Let me build | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116803 | 12/3/1965 | I've got to get back (Country boy) | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116804 | 12/3/1965 | All my lovin' | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116899 | 1/11/1966 | I got my mind made up | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116900 | 1/11/1966 | 3 days, 1 hour, 30 minutes | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116901 | 1/11/1966 | What's done in the dark (Will one day come to light)-1 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116902 | 1/11/1966 | Your loss, my gain-1 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116903 | 1/11/1966 | Everything's gonna be fine | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116904 | 1/11/1966 | Brand new thing, part 1 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass | |||
Decca | 116905 | 1/11/1966 | Brand new thing, part 2 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, electric bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bushnell, Bob," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201334.
Bushnell, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201334.
"Bushnell, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bushnell, Bob - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92025743
Wikidata: Bob Bushnell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16825043
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66038539
MusicBrainz: Bob Bushnell - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/efcf40b8-b86e-40bf-ac88-63d371008341
ISNI: 0000 0000 3923 266X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000003923266X
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