RIP T-Bone Wolk

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Mike Neer
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RIP T-Bone Wolk

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T-Bone died from a heart attack on Sat., 2/27.

What a great musician/producer and spirit he was. He lived a great life and he seemed to enjoy every minute of it.
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I loved his bass playing. So sad he is gone.
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This guy is my idea of a true star.
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Damn. T-Bone's playing and production work has brought innumerable moments of bliss to me. And a lot of other folks.
But I guess that's a pretty fine legacy.
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Ah, that's a real shame. He was a great musician. RIP.
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For some who may not know him, he played with Billy Joel, Elvis Costello and many more.
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More for those who don't know- T-Bone came to prominence playing with Hall & Oats, and later the Saturday Night Live Band. Great player.
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This is sad news. T-Bone hired me to play pedal steel on a couple of sessions about 10 years ago. He was a very genuine and down to earth person... he was also a steel guitar fan! He talked about Pete Drake, Sho-Bud, tube amps, and vintage steel guitar sounds. I was surprised how much he knew about steel! Rest in peace T-Bone.
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Believe it or not, Howard Stern did a brief appreciation/eulogy for T-Bone on his Sirius XM radio show the other day. T-Bone would organize bands for different musical events that Howard put on over the years.