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Rickie Lee Jones (with Reggie McBride): Old Grey Whistle Test Performance
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Rickie Lee Jones (with Reggie McBride): Old Grey Whistle Test Performance

Our friend Steve Lee shared this video on Facebook (via another friend, Dave Swift). This is a fantastic clip of Rickie Lee Jones performing on Old Grey Whistle Test on September 9, 1979. The great Reggie McBride laid down some sweet bass in this one.

Stevie Wonder: Live on Musikladen/Beat Club, 1974
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Stevie Wonder: Live on Musikladen/Beat Club, 1974

I watched this awesome Stevie Wonder performance a couple of times trying to figure out which song to feature. Finally, I realized you should watch the whole thing. Taken from a 1974 show for Musikladen (formerly The Beat Club), the clip has the great Reggie McBride laying it down on some of Wonder’s greatest hits with some especially stretched out...

Playing For Change: Higher Ground
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Playing For Change: Higher Ground

This video has been making the rounds recently on Facebook, and I was mesmerized by it. I was surprised to learn it actually came out in 2011. Organized by Playing For Change, this performance of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” features musicians from nine locations around the world in one of the most interesting collaborations I think I’ve ever seen. Reggie...

Keb Mo Releases “The Reflection”, Featuring a Who’s Who List of Bass Players
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Keb Mo Releases “The Reflection”, Featuring a Who’s Who List of Bass Players

Keb Mo releases his first studio release since 2006 today, entitled The Reflection. The guitarist wrote and recorded over a period of three years leading up to this release, collaborating with several bassists and other music notables. The twelve track release features Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Vail Johnson, Andrew Gouche, Reggie McBride, Freddie Washington and Kevin McCormick. Mo also collaborated...

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Stevie Wonder live with Reggie McBride: 1974 sound board

Stevie Wonder’s live board recording from a 1974 performance in London has found its way online, featuring the smoking bass lines of Reggie McBride. We’ll let the music do the talking: check out Aquarium Drunkard’s post. Big tip of the hat to Brian Fox at Bass Player.