If you ever want to hear how a #bassist *really* sounds, try to focus on their playing during *others’* solos when they think no one’s listening

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Bill Johnson, who played with the Original Creole Orchestra and King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, among others, claimed to have invented the New Orleans slap style of string bass playing, and he may well have.

Born 10 August 1872

Music: Bill Johnson´s Louisiana Jug Band - Don´t Drink it in Here, 1929

https://youtu.be/Aqn178aEXcM

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Bill Johnson​’​s Louisiana Jug Band - Get the “L” On Down the Road https://dusttodigital.bandcamp.com/track/get-the-l-on-down-the-road #DustToDigital #stringbass #Bandcamp #music