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Guest Name
Reggie McBride
Guest Occupation
Bassist
Guest Biography

R  E  G  G  I  E

M  C  B  R  I  D  E

LEGENDARY SESSION BASSIST

MEMBER OF THE DRAMATICS ... 

STEVIE WONDER'S WONDERLOVE BAND ...

TOMMY BOLIN BAND... RARE EARTH

RECORDED OR TOURED WITH Elton JohnRod StewartBilly Ray CyrusTom JonesVan MorrisonEric BurdonRick SpringfieldLyle LovettZiggy MarleyRickie Lee JonesRy CooderKeb' Mo'CherQueen Latifah, jazz greats Herbie HancockAl Jarreau, blues greats John Lee HookerB.B. King and many-many more!

 

Reggie McBride is an American bass player born and raised in Detroit, Michigan; listening to Motown records, he began to play bass at the age of 8. At the age of 14, he played in local bands and by that time, he was a sought-after session musician, soon to be on the road with The Dramatics, opening for James Brown. In 1973 he was called by Stevie Wonder to join his band Wonderlove, followed by recording the album Fulfillingness’ First Finale in 1974

His credits include Parliament Funkadelic, Rare Earth, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Keb’ Mo’, Ry Cooder, B.B. King, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Rick Springfield, Herbie Hancock, John Lee Hooker, and many others. Reggie continues to ignite the airwaves with his style and technique of bass playing. In 2005, he released his first solo record, Element.

Recently, Reggie has established himself as a fixture in the Playing for Change Band, to the delight of audiences across the United States.

 

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ELEMENTS at amazon.com

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…Playing for Change Band

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/reggie-mcbride-mn0000456975/credits ...allmusic.com