Donald "Duck" Dunn
 | Born |
| November 24, 1941 in Memphis, TN | |
| Active Decades | |
| 19001020304050607080902000 | |
As the bassist for Booker T. & The Mg's, Donald "duck" Dunn became, like James Jamerson at Motown, the man who provided a groove for an entire generation to dance to. In Dunn's case it was the legendary Memphis record label Stax/Volt, where he laid down basslines for soul stars such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Albert King, helping to create one of the largest bodies of soul and R&B music that exists.
A native of Memphis, Dunn attended Messick High School along with fellow eventual Stax employees Steve Cropper and Don Nix. As teenagers the three became entranced by the rhythm & blues music being played in the black nightclubs of West Memphis. And, after gigging as the Royal Spades, Dunn, Cropper and Nix, along with horn players Packy Axton and Wayne Jackson, drummer Terry Johnson and pianist Jerry Lee "Smoochie" Smith changed their name to The Mar-keys and began playing the roadhouses and nightclubs around Memphis.
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A native of Memphis, Dunn attended Messick High School along with fellow eventual Stax employees Steve Cropper and Don Nix. As teenagers the three became entranced by the rhythm & blues music being played in the black nightclubs of West Memphis. And, after gigging as the Royal Spades, Dunn, Cropper and Nix, along with horn players Packy Axton and Wayne Jackson, drummer Terry Johnson and pianist Jerry Lee "Smoochie" Smith changed their name to The Mar-keys and began playing the roadhouses and nightclubs around Memphis.
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