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Tommy Cogbill | |
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Birth name | Thomas Clark Cogbill |
Born | Johnson Grove, Tennessee, U.S. | April 8, 1932
Died | December 7, 1982 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 50)
Genres | Soul music, R&B, country music |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, guitar |
Thomas Clark Cogbill (April 8, 1932 – December 7, 1982) was an American bassist, guitarist and record producer known for his work in R&B, soul and country music.
Cogbill was born in Johnson Grove, Tennessee. He was a highly sought-after session and studio musician who appeared on many now-classic recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, especially those recorded in Nashville, Memphis and Muscle Shoals. He has been credited as an influence by many bass guitarists, including Jerry Jemmott & Jaco Pastorius. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Cogbill worked as a record producer at American Sound Studio in Memphis [1] and was part of the studio's house rhythm section, known as the Memphis Boys. [2]
One of the best-known recordings featuring his bassline was Dusty Springfield's 1969 hit " Son of a Preacher Man", produced by Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd. [3] Other major artists he recorded with include King Curtis, Joe Tex, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin (Cogbill played the bassline on " Chain of Fools"), Dobie Gray, Kris Kristofferson, J. J. Cale, Wilson Pickett (Cogbill played the bassline on " Funky Broadway"), Chuck Berry, Dolly Parton, Bob Seger, and Neil Diamond. [4] He also played bass on King Curtis's single "Memphis Soul Stew" in 1967. [4] He also played bass on " Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton, a hit in 1974.
Cogbill died of a stroke on December 7, 1982, in Nashville, [5] aged 50.
Song title | Title | Date | US charts | R&B charts | British charts |
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Land of 1000 Dances | Wilson Pickett | May 11, 1966 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett | October 13, 1966 | 23 | 6 | 28 |
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) | Aretha Franklin | October 13, 1966 | 9 | 1 | |
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | Aretha Franklin | January 24, 1967 | |||
Funky Broadway | Wilson Pickett | February 1, 1967 | 8 | 1 | 43 |
Respect | Aretha Franklin | February 14, 1967 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin | February 17, 1967 | 8 | 2 | |
Baby I Love You | Aretha Franklin | 1967 | 4 | 1 | 39 |
Chain Of Fools | Aretha Franklin | July 8, 1967 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
I’m in Love | Wilson Pickett | July 1, 1967 | 4 | ||
Memphis Soul Stew | King Curtis | July 5, 1967 | 33 | 6 | |
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone | Aretha Franklin | December 16, 1967 | 5 | 1 | 47 |
Think | Aretha Franklin | April 15, 1968 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley | January, 1969 | 1 | ||
Soul Deep | The Box Tops | June 1969 | 18 | - | 22 |