Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American
bass guitar
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ist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of
genre
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s. He has been one of the most in-demand
session musician
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s throughout his career. Weeks has also gained fame touring with many of
rock's heavyweights throughout his career.
Career
Weeks was born in
Salemburg, North Carolina, and began playing the
electric bass
The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an electric but with a longer neck and scale leng ...
in the early 1960s. His earliest influences were the
country
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,
pop and
R&B music he heard on the
radio
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. Weeks counts bassists
Ron Carter
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,
James Jamerson
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, and
Ray Brown as early influences.
Weeks has worked in the
studio or toured with a wide range of artists, including
Gregg Allman
Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman B ...
,
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...
,
Jimmy Buffett
James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapis ...
,
Kevin Chalfant,
Eric Clapton
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,
Hank Crawford
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,
Bo Diddley
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,
The Doobie Brothers,
Lou Fellingham,
Aretha Franklin
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,
Isaac Hayes
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,
George Harrison
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,
Donny Hathaway
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,
Etta James
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,
Billy Joel
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,
Chaka Khan,
B.B. King,
Neil Larsen,
Lyle Lovett,
Gail Davies,
David Lee Roth,
Michael McDonald,
Don McLean,
John Mayer
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,
Bette Midler,
Randy Newman
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,
Andy Newmark,
Pino Palladino,
Boz Scaggs,
John Scofield,
Carly Simon
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,
Soulive,
Rod Stewart
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,
The Rolling Stones
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,
James Taylor
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Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...
,
Joe Walsh,
Steve Winwood,
Bobby Womack,
Stevie Wonder
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,
Ronnie Wood and
Eikichi Yazawa.
His playing on
Donny Hathaway
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's ''
Live
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'' (1972), including a 3½ minute bass solo on "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)", which is regarded by many bass players as some of Weeks' best work. He played a 1962
Fender P-Bass through an
Ampeg SVT amplifier on the recording (though it had initially been reported that he played through an Ampeg B-15).
Weeks' contributions to the Hathaway album impressed many English rock musicians, leading to his work with Ronnie Wood, The Rolling Stones (
"It's Only Rock & Roll"), George Harrison and David Bowie from 1974 onwards. In a press conference for his 1974 North American tour, Harrison cited Weeks' musicianship when dismissing the likelihood of a
Beatles
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reunion, saying he would "rather have Willie Weeks on bass than
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...
".
Weeks played with Ask Rufus, the precursor band to
Rufus with
Chaka Khan. He appeared on their recording of
Al Kooper's song "Brand New Day". Weeks also played with the Fabulous Amazers and
Bill Lordan (pre
Robin Trower
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drummer) in the Minnesota group Gypsy. He also played bass guitar for Michael's Mystics back in the 1960s in Minnesota, with Lordan again on drums. That band recorded "Pain" by the Grassroots, a big hit locally for the Mystics.
He also played bass at Clapton's
Crossroads Guitar Festival on July 28, 2007 at
Toyota Park in
Bridgeview, Illinois.
Equipment
In addition to his red 1962 Fender Precision bass, Weeks uses a maple-neck 1958 Precision bass and a 1964 Fender Jazz Bass, as well as a tobacco sunburst Kay four-string acoustic bass for Clapton's "unplugged repertoire". Weeks used a sunburst 1963 P-Bass during Clapton's 2008 European Summer tour. In 2014 he began using his "WW" Willie Weeks signature bass by Bee Basses.
On the 2009 Australasian and British tours, Weeks played Fender, Kay and Alleva Coppolo basses. In 2017, Weeks used a custom-made Alien Audio bass made by Charles "Chopper" Anderson in Nashville.
Weeks appeared in the films ''
Blues Brothers 2000'' (in a fictional supergroup along with other musicians he's worked with) and ''Lightning in a Bottle''.
Discography
With
Gypsy
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* 1971 ''
In the Garden''
With
Donny Hathaway
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who ''Rolling Stone'' described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include " The Ghetto" ...
* 1973 ''
Extension of a Man''
With
Herbie Mann
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* 1973 ''
Turtle Bay''
With
Stevie Wonder
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* 1973 ''
Innervisions''
With
Gloria Jones
* 1973 ''
Share My Love''
With
Splinter
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* 1974 ''
The Place I Love''
With
Aretha Franklin
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* 1974 ''
Let Me in Your Life''
With
Randy Newman
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* 1974 ''
Good Old Boys''
* 1977 ''
Little Criminals''
* 1979 ''
Born Again
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''
With
Ronnie Wood
* 1974 ''
I've Got My Own Album to Do''
* 1975 ''
Now Look''
* 2001 ''
Not for Beginners''
With
Rod Stewart
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* 1974 ''
Smiler''
* 1976 ''
A Night on the Town''
With
George Harrison
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* 1974 ''
Dark Horse
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''
* 1975 ''
Extra Texture (Read All About It)''
* 1976 ''
Thirty Three & 1/3''
* 1979 ''
George Harrison
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''
* 1981 ''
Somewhere in England''
* 1982 ''
Gone Troppo''
With
Don McLean
* 1974 ''
Homeless Brother''
With
David Bowie
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* 1975 ''
Young Americans''
With
Jorge Calderón
* 1975 ''
City Music''
With
James Taylor
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Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...
* 1975 ''
Gorilla
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''
* 1976 ''
In the Pocket''
With
Carly Simon
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* 1975 ''
Playing Possum''
With
David Cassidy
* 1975 ''
The Higher They Climb''
* 1976 ''
Home Is Where the Heart Is''
With
Terry Garthwaite
* 1975 ''Terry''
With
Kenny Vance
* 1975 ''Vance 32''
With
Al Jarreau
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* 1976 ''
Glow''
With
Richie Havens
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* 1976 ''The End of the Beginning''
With
Dianne Brooks
* 1976 ''Back Stairs of My Life''
With
The Miracles
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* 1976 ''
The Power of Music''
* 1977 ''
Love Crazy''
With
Maria Muldaur
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* 1976 ''
Sweet Harmony''
With
David Batteau
* 1976 ''Happy in Hollywood''
With
Steve Winwood
* 1977 ''
Steve Winwood''
With
Gregg Allman Band
* 1977 ''
Playin' Up a Storm''
With
Cher
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and
Gregg Allman
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* 1977 ''
Two the Hard Way''
With
Lenny Williams
* 1977 ''Choosing You''
With
Dan Fogelberg
* 1978 ''
Twin Sons of Different Mothers''
With
Joe Walsh
* 1976 ''
You Can't Argue With a Sick Mind''
* 1978 ''
But Seriously, Folks...''
With
Rickie Lee Jones
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* 1979 ''
Rickie Lee Jones
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''
With
Bette Midler
* 1979 ''
Thighs and Whispers''
With
The Whispers
* 1979 ''
Whisper in Your Ear''
With
Adam Mitchell
* 1979 ''Redhead in Trouble''
With
Chaka Khan
* 1980 ''
Naughty''
With
Stephen Bishop
* 1980 ''
Red Cab to Manhattan''
With
Michael McDonald
* 1982 ''
If That's What It Takes''
* 1986 ''
No Lookin' Back''
* 2017 ''
Wide Open''
With
Bill LaBounty
* 1982 ''
Bill LaBounty''
With
John Mellencamp
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* 1983 ''
Uh-huh''
* 1989 ''
Big Daddy''
* 2001 ''
Cuttin' Heads''
With
Patrick Simmons
* 1983 ''Arcade''
With
Rosanne Cash
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Although Cash is often classified as a country artist, her music draws f ...
* 1985 ''
Rhythm & Romance''
With
Jimmy Buffett
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* 1986 ''
Floridays''
With
William Lee Golden
* 1986 ''American Vagabond''
With
Webb Wilder
* 1989 ''Hybrid Vigor''
With
Etta James
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* 1989 ''
Seven Year Itch''
* 1992 ''
The Right Time''
With
Vince Gill
* 1989 ''
When I Call Your Name''
* 1991 ''
Pocket Full of Gold''
* 1992 ''
I Still Believe in You''
* 1994 ''
When Love Finds You''
* 2000 ''
Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye''
* 2003 ''
Next Big Thing''
* 2013 ''
Bakersfield
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Bakersfield's population as of the ...
''
* 2016 ''
Down to My Last Bad Habit''
With
Kenny Rogers
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* 1989 ''
Something Inside So Strong''
* 1997 ''
Across My Heart''
With
Marty Balin
* 1991 ''
Better Generation''
With
Ronna Reeves
* 1991 ''Only the Heart''
With
Joan Baez
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* 1992 ''
Play Me Backwards''
* 1997 ''
Gone from Danger''
With
Wynonna Judd
* 1992 ''
Wynonna''
* 1993 ''
Tell Me Why''
* 1996 ''
Revelations''
* 1997 ''
The Other Side''
* 2000 ''
New Day Dawning''
* 2003 ''
What the World Needs Now Is Love''
With
John Michael Montgomery
* 1992 ''
Life's a Dance''
With
Tracy Lawrence
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* 1994 ''
I See It Now''
With
Billy Burnette
* 1994 ''Coming Home''
With
Chris Norman
* 1994 ''The Album''
With
Rodney Crowell
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* 1995 ''
Jewel of the South''
With
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
* 1995 ''Long Way Home''
With
Peter Cetera
* 1995 ''
One Clear Voice''
* 2001 ''
Another Perfect World''
With
Janis Ian
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* 1995 ''
Revenge
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''
* 2000 ''
God and the FBI''
With
Tanya Tucker
* 1995 ''
Fire to Fire''
* 2002 ''
Tanya''
With
Mac Gayden
* 1995 ''Nirvana Blues''
With
Russ Taff
* 1995 ''
Winds of Change''
With
Lisa Brokop
* 1996 ''
Lisa Brokop''
With
Dan Hill
* 1996 ''I'm Doing Fine''
With
Lari White
* 1996 ''
Don't Fence Me In''
With
Anita Cochran
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* 1997 ''
Back to You''
With
Mark Nesler
* 1998 ''I'm Just That Way''
With
Tara Lyn Hart
* 1999 ''
Tara Lyn Hart''
With
Sonya Isaacs
* 2000 ''Sonya Isaacs''
With
Robert Cray
* 2001 ''
Shoulda Been Home''
With
Gov't Mule
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* 2001 ''
The Deep End, Volume 1''
With
The Tractors
* 2001 ''Fast Girl''
With
Hal Ketchum
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* 2001 ''
Lucky Man''
With
Alicia Keys
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* 2003 ''
The Diary of Alicia Keys''
With
Keb' Mo'
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* 2004 ''
Keep It Simple''
With
Amy Grant
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* 2005 ''
Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith''
With
J. J. Cale
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and
Eric Clapton
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* 2006 ''
The Road to Escondido''
With
John Mayer
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* 2006 ''
Continuum''
With
Eric Clapton
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* 2010 ''
Clapton''
* 2013 ''
Old Sock''
With
LeAnn Rimes
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* 2013 ''
Spitfire
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''
* 2014 ''
One Christmas: Chapter 1''
* 2015 ''
Today Is Christmas''
* 2016 ''
Remnants''
With
Boz Scaggs
* 2013 ''
Memphis''
* 2018 ''
Out of the Blues''
With
Leon Russell
* 2014 ''
Life Journey''
With
John Oates
* 2014 ''Good Road to Follow''
With
Colin James
* 2015 ''Hearts on Fire''
With
Mark Ronson
* 2015 ''
Uptown Special''
With
Cyndi Lauper
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* 2016 ''
Detour''
With
Elizabeth Cook
* 2016 ''Exodus of Venus''
With
Ronnie Baker Brooks
* 2017 ''Times Have Changed''
With
Gloria Gaynor
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* 2019 ''
Testimony
Testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter.
Etymology
The words "testimony" and "testify" both derive from the Latin word ''testis'', referring to the notion of a disinterested third-party witness.
Law
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References
External links
* Clark, Doug (January 21, 2007).
The mark of a musician. ''The Sampson Independent''. Retrieved on August 31, 2007.
* Johnston, Richard (August 2005).
Willie Weeks Does It All. ''Bass Player''. Retrieved on August 31, 2007. (Se
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Eric Clapton's Fan ClubBass Player.com Willie Weeks
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1947 births
Living people
American country bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
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The Doobie Brothers members
People from Sampson County, North Carolina
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Country musicians from North Carolina
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