Donald "Duck" Dunn

As the bassist for Booker T. & the MG's, Donald "Duck" Dunn became, like James Jamerson at Motown, the man who provided a groove for an entire generation to dance to. In Dunn's case it was the legendary Memphis record label Stax/Volt, where he laid down basslines for soul stars such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Albert King, helping to create one of the largest bodies of soul and R&B music that exists. A native of Memphis, Dunn attended Messick High School along with fellow eventual Stax employees Steve Cropper and Don Nix. As teenagers, the three became entranced by t...