Interview: How Jim Rodford Created Bass Line to Argent's "Hold Your Head Up" #basslesson #bass
Bassist Jim Rodford (Argent, The Zombies, The Kinks) recalls jamming on a famous tune - "She's Not There" - during a gig which consequently emerged as the hook and the bass passage on another hit song - Argent's "Hold Your Head Up" written by Chris White! Tom Semioli: Interviewer / Writer. Mark Preston: Producer / Director. Derek Hanlon: Cinematographer. www.knowyourbassplayer.com To learn more about bass players and their history, visit www.KnowYourBassPlayer.com – Subscribe to Tom Semioli’s Know Your Bass Player YouTube page!
About Jim Rodford
James Walter Rodford (7 July 1941 – 20 January 2018) was an English musician, who played bass for several British rock bands. He was a founding member of Argent, which was led by his cousin Rod Argent, and performed with them from their formation in 1969 until they disbanded in 1976. He was the bassist for the Kinks from 1978 until they disbanded in 1997. In 2004, he joined the reunited Zombies, whom he had been closely associated with since the early 1960s, and remained a member until his death...
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