Kinks Bassist Jim Rodford Reveals Secret Behind "Still Searching" #thekinks #raydavies #bassplayer
"Ray said 'I like the sound of that!" Inspired by Herbie Flowers' iconic bass passage to Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," the late Jim Rodford ruminates over the riff that became the brilliant album track "Still Searching" from the woefully neglected final Kinks slab Phobia (1993).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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