Doug Wimbish

American bass player

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Doug Wimbish

Wimbish performing in New York City, 2016

Background information
Birth name| Douglas Arthur Wimbish
Born|  (1956-09-22) September 22, 1956 (age 68)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres|

* Hard rock
* funk rock
* alternative metal
* hip hop
* industrial

Occupations|

* Musician
* songwriter

Instruments|

* Vocals
* bass
* guitar

Labels|

* Sugarhill
* Enja
* On-U Sound

Website| dougwimbish.com

Musical artist

Douglas Arthur Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is an American bassist, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as Sugarhill Gang,[1] Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Depeche Mode, James Brown, Annie Lennox, Tarja Turunen, and Barrington Levy (as well as his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and the experimental dub label On-U Sound).

## Biography and career

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Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Wimbish started playing guitar at the age of 12 and switched to bass guitar at the age of 14. In 1979 he was hired together with guitarist Skip McDonald and drummer Keith LeBlanc to form the house rhythm section for Sugarhill Records. Although they did not play on the Sugarhill Gang's famous song "Rapper's Delight" (the rhythm tracks for this song were played by the group Positive Force), they did play on many other popular song tracks, including "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "White Lines" by Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, "New York City" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and "Apache" by the Sugarhill Gang.

Wimbish with Living Colour, Vienna 1993 Wimbish with Little Axe (2009)

Together with McDonald and LeBlanc, Wimbish headed to London in 1984 and started working with producer Adrian Sherwood and formed the group Tackhead. Together with Tackhead and as a session bassist, Wimbish found himself in demand as a bass player for many artists and was considered as a permanent sideman for the Rolling Stones after the departure of bassist Bill Wyman in 1993, but lost the position to Darryl Jones. In the late 1980s Wimbish began crossing paths with vocalist Bernard Fowler, who collaborated with Tackhead and Little Axe. Both sang on records by the Rolling Stones, and Wimbish later played on the Stones' 1997 album Bridges to Babylon. Wimbish joined Living Colour in 1992 (he replaced Muzz Skillings, who left the band) to tour and record the album, Stain.

Living Colour disbanded in 1995, and Wimbish joined his old Sugarhill Gang partners to play in Little Axe, an ambient-dub project initiated by Skip 'Little Axe' MacDonald.

After Living Colour disbanded, Wimbish went back to London to continue his career as a studio bassist. In 1999 he formed the drum and bass group Jungle Funk together with drummer Will Calhoun and percussionist/vocalist Vinx. Also in 1999, Wimbish solo album Trippy Notes for Bass was released. In 2000, Living Colour was re-formed and toured in the United States, South America and Europe. In 2001 and 2002 Wimbish recorded and played with rapper Mos Def in a band called BlackJack Johnson, which also featured members of P-Funk and Bad Brains in the lineup.

Wimbish also formed Head Fake, a drum and bass project with drummer Will Calhoun. They released a CD, In The Area. In 2005 they started recording new songs. The recording took place in Brussels, Belgium and was followed by an extensive European tour. The CD has never been released. A Head>>Fake DVD was released in 2008. It features a recording of a Head>>Fake concert in Prague.

In 2008 Wimbish, signed with Enja Records, and released his second solo album, CinemaSonics.

In 2009, Living Colour released and toured for the album "The Chair in the Doorway".

Wimbish was also featured on six Little Axe albums with Alan Glen on harmonica.

## Gear

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Wimbish has endorsed Ibanez[2] and Spector bass guitars.[3]

## Discography

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Solo albums

* Trippy Notes for Bass (1999)
* CinemaSonics (2008)

With Michael Bolton

* The Hunger (Columbia Records, 1987)

With Naomi Campbell

* Baby Woman (Epic Records, 1994)

With Chris Catena

* Freak Out! (Frontiers, 2003)

With Depeche Mode

* Ultra (Mute, 1997)

With Will Downing

* Will Downing (Island Records, 1988)
* Come Together as One (Island Records, 1989)
* A Dream Fulfilled (Island Records, 1991)

With Sheena Easton

* No Sound But a Heart (EMI, 1987)

With Bernard Fowler

* Friends With Privileges (Sony, 2006)
* The Bura (MRI, 2016)

With Gary Go

* Gary Go (Decca Records, 2009)

With Al Green

* Don't Look Back (BMG, 1993)
* Your Heart's in Good Hands (MCA Records, 1995)

With Nona Hendryx

* The Heat (RCA Records, 1985)

With Mick Jagger

* Primitive Cool (Columbia Records, 1987)
* Wandering Spirit (Atlantic Records, 1993)

With Billy Idol

* Cyberpunk (Chrysalis Records, 1993)

With Annie Lennox

* Diva (Arista Records, 1992)
* Medusa (Arista Records, 1995)

With Madonna

* Erotica (Warner Bros. Records, 1992)

With Melba Moore

* I'm in Love (Capitol Records, 1988)

With Nicole Renée

* Nicole Renée (Atlantic Records, 1998)

With The Rolling Stones

* Bridges to Babylon (Virgin Records, 1997)

With Joe Satriani

* The Extremist (Relativity Records, 1992)
* Time Machine (Relativity Records, 1993)

With Carly Simon

* Spoiled Girl (Epic Records, 1985)
* Letters Never Sent (Arista Records, 1994)

With Brenda K. Starr

* I Want Your Love (Mirage, 1985)

With Candi Staton

* Nightlites (Sugar Hill Records, 1982)

With Steven Van Zandt

* Freedom – No Compromise (EMI, 1987)

With Peter Wolf

* Come As You Are (EMI, 1987)

With Ronnie Wood

* Slide on This (Continuum Records, 1992)

## References

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1. ^ "Bass! The Story Of Doug Wimbish".
2. ^ "Doug Wimbish the Journeyman Bassist". Dougwimbish.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
3. ^ Leslie, Jimmie (September 1, 2009). "Doug Wimbish - Living Colour's Touch And Feel". Bass Player. Retrieved January 27, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]

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Studio albums|

* Trippy Notes for Bass
* CinemaSonics

with Strange Parcels|

* Disconnection

with Jungle Funk|

* Jungle Funk

Related|

* Tackhead
* Living Colour

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Living Colour

* Vernon Reid
* Corey Glover
* Will Calhoun
* Doug Wimbish

* Alex Mosely
* Jerome Harris
* Carl James
* Greg Carter
* Pheeroan akLaff
* J.T. Lewis
* Geri Allen
* D.K. Dyson
* Mark Ledford
* Muzz Skillings

Studio albums|

* Vivid
* Time's Up
* Stain
* Collideøscope
* The Chair in the Doorway
* Shade

Live albums|

* Dread
* Live from CBGB's
* Instant Live: Avalon, Boston, MA 10/17/04

Compilations|

* Pride
* What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities
* Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour

Extended plays|

* Biscuits

Singles|

* "Cult of Personality"
* "Glamour Boys"
* "Open Letter (To a Landlord)"
* "Funny Vibe"
* "Type"
* "Love Rears Its Ugly Head"
* "Solace of You"
* "Elvis Is Dead"
* "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"
* "Leave It Alone"
* "Ausländer"
* "Nothingness"
* "Bi"
* "Sunshine of Your Love"

Video releases|

* Primer
* Time Tunnel
* On Stage at World Cafe Live

Related articles|

* Discography

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Joe Satriani

* Bryan Beller
* Kenny Aronoff
* Rai Thistlethwayte

Former guitarists|

* Andy Fairweather Low
* Eric Caudieux
* Mike Keneally

Former bassists|

* Matt Bissonette
* Nathan East
* Dave LaRue
* Stuart Hamm
* Doug Wimbish
* Allen Whitman
* Chris Chaney

Former drummers|

* Jonathan Mover
* Simon Phillips
* Gregg Bissonette
* Manu Katché
* Jeff Campitelli
* Vinnie Colaiuta
* Marco Minnemann
* Joe Travers

Studio albums|

* Not of This Earth
* Surfing with the Alien
* Flying in a Blue Dream
* The Extremist
* Time Machine
* Joe Satriani
* Crystal Planet
* Engines of Creation
* Strange Beautiful Music
* Is There Love in Space?
* Super Colossal
* Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock
* Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards
* Unstoppable Momentum
* Shockwave Supernova
* What Happens Next
* Shapeshifting
* The Elephants of Mars

Compilations|

* The Beautiful Guitar
* The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology
* Original Album Classics
* The Complete Studio Recordings

EPs|

* Joe Satriani
* Dreaming #11
* Additional Creations

Live albums|

* Time Machine
* Live in San Francisco
* Satriani Live!
* Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock
* Satchurated: Live in Montreal

Singles|

* "Surfing with the Alien"
* "Satch Boogie"
* "Flying in a Blue Dream"
* "Friends"
* "Summer Song"
* "Cryin'"
* "Ceremony"
* "Until We Say Goodbye"
* "Starry Night"

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* Discography
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* Deep Purple
* Steve Vai
* Chickenfoot
* Ibanez JS Series

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Tarja Turunen

Albums|

| Rock albums|

* My Winter Storm
* What Lies Beneath
* Colours in the Dark
* The Shadow Self
* In the Raw

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Classical and winter albums|

* Henkäys ikuisuudesta
* Ave Maria – En Plein Air
* From Spirits and Ghosts
* Dark Christmas

Live albums|

* Act I: Live in Rosario
* Beauty and the Beat
* Luna Park Ride
* Act II

Collaboration albums|

* In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall

Compilation albums|

* Best of: Living the Dream

EPs|

* Yhden enkelin unelma
* The Seer
* Left in the Dark
* The Brightest Void

Singles|

* "Yhden enkelin unelma"
* "You Would Have Loved This"
* "I Walk Alone"
* "Die Alive"
* "Enough"
* "Falling Awake"
* "I Feel Immortal"
* "Until My Last Breath"
* "Underneath"
* "Into the Sun"
* "Victim of Ritual"
* "500 Letters"
* "Innocence"
* "Demons in You"
* "An Empty Dream"
* "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
* "O Tannenbaum"
* "Feliz Navidad"
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
* "Eye of the Storm"

Songs|

* "Never Enough"

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of concert tours
* Nightwish
* Outlanders

* v
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Tackhead

* Keith LeBlanc
* Skip McDonald
* Adrian Sherwood
* Doug Wimbish

* Gary Clail
* Bernard Fowler

Studio albums|

* Tackhead Tape Time (1987)
* Friendly as a Hand Grenade (1989)
* Strange Things (1990)
* For the Love of Money (2014)

Remix albums|

* Tackhead Sound Crash (2006)

Compilations|

* Power Inc. Vol. 1 (1994)
* Power Inc. Vol. 2 (1994)
* Power Inc. Vol. 3 (1997)

Singles|

* "What's My Mission Now?"
* "Mind at the End of the Tether"
* "The Game (You'll Never Walk Alone)"
* "Reality"
* "Ticking Time Bomb"

as The Maffia|

* As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade (1985)
* Mark Stewart (1987)
* Metatron (1990)
* Control Data (1996)
* Edit (2008)

as Fats Comet|

* "Stormy Weather"
* "Rockchester"

as Strange Parcels|

* Disconnection (1994)

Related|

* Discography
* Dub Syndicate
* Jungle Funk
* Living Colour

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