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 1-25 of 72 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 76540 | 6/26/1950 | I want a roof over my head | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76541 | 6/26/1950 | Show me how | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76542 | 6/26/1950 | Blue light boogie, part 1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76543 | 6/26/1950 | Blue light boogie, part 2 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76731 | 8/15/1950 | Ain't nobody's business but my own | Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76736 | 8/18/1950 | Tambouritza boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76737 | 8/18/1950 | Chartreuse | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76738 | 8/18/1950 | Lemonade | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76739 | 8/18/1950 | It's a great, great pleasure | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76740 | 8/18/1950 | You will always have a friend-2 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76741 | 8/21/1950 | Louisville Lodge meeting | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76742 | 8/21/1950 | Trouble then satisfaction | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76743 | 8/21/1950 | Crazy baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76744 | 8/23/1950 | Life is so peculiar | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 76745 | 8/23/1950 | (I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 80299 | 12/21/1950 | Tear drops from my eyes | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 80300 | 12/21/1950 | If you've got some place to go | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 80633 | 3/1/1951 | Weak minded blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 80634 | 3/1/1951 | Is my Pop in there? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 80635 | 3/1/1951 | I can't give you anything but love, baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81121 | 6/5/1951 | If you so smart, how come you ain't rich ? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81122 | 6/5/1951 | Trust in me | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81123 | 6/5/1951 | Louisville Lodge meeting | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81124 | 6/5/1951 | How blue can you get ? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81125 | 6/5/1951 | Happy birthday boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string 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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Linked Open Data Sources
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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