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This list of double bassists in popular music includes double bass performers from a range of genres, including rockabilly, psychobilly, country, blues, folk, bluegrass, and other styles. In these styles, the instrument is often referred to as an upright bass or a standup bass.
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A
- Jeff Ament ( Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mother Love Bone, and others)
B
- Victor Bailey (various bands and artists)
- Barry Bales ( Alison Krauss)
- Tom Barney (various artists and bands)
- Didi Beck (German rockabilly band Boppin'B)
- Max Bennett ( The Wrecking Crew, Peggy Lee, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa)
- Bill Black ( Elvis Presley)
- Joe Buck ( Hank Williams III)
C
- Ron Carter (jazz)
- Gary Karr (jazz)
- Paul Chambers (jazz)
- Les Claypool ( Primus)
- John Clayton (various artists and bands)
- Ernest "Big" Crawford ( Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Little Walter, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Rogers, Big Maceo, Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Slim, and others)
- Jim Creeggan ( Barenaked Ladies)
D
- Kate Davis
- Patricia Day ( HorrorPops)
- Willie Dixon (blues)
- Ted Dwane ( Mumford & Sons)
G
- Renaud Garcia-Fons (jazz and world)
- Marshall Grant ( Johnny Cash)
- Athol Guy ( the Seekers)
H
- Jim Hughart ( Tom Waits)
- Clayton Jacobson (Appalachian band the Duck Downpickers)
J
K
- Gary Karr (musician and professor)
- Bridget Kearney ( Lake Street Dive)
- Dick Kniss ( Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver)
- Geoff Kresge ( Tiger Army)
L
- Fred LaBour (country)
- Tony Levin ( Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Liquid Tension Experiment, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and others)
- Marshall Lytle ( Bill Haley & His Comets)
M
- Joe B. Mauldin ( the Crickets)
- Edgar Meyer (various artists)
- Scott Mulvahill ( Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby, Lauren Daigle, solo)
N
O
- Patrick O'Hearn ( Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, solo)
- Scott Owen ( the Living End)
P
- Todd Phillips (numerous bluegrass groups)
Q
R
- Missy Raines (numerous bluegrass groups)
- Lee Rocker ( Stray Cats)
S
- Russ Savakus ( Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary)
- Esperanza Spalding (jazz)
- Lynn Seaton (jazz)
- Bill Smith ( The Quarrymen)
- Peter Steele ( Type O Negative)
- Sebastian Steinberg ( Soul Coughing)
- Sting ( the Police)
- Djordje Stijepovic ( Tiger Army, Drake Bell)
T
- Larry Taylor ( Tom Waits, JW-Jones)
- Danny Thompson ( Pentangle and others)
- Tillman Franks ( Johnny Horton and others)
W
- Jimbo Wallace ( Reverend Horton Heat)
- Rob Wasserman (various artists and bands)
- Chris Wood ( Medeski, Martin and Wood)