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Weeks has worked in the [[recording studio|studio]] or toured with a wide range of artists, including: |
Weeks has worked in the [[recording studio|studio]] or toured with a wide range of artists, including: |
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[[Gregg Allman]], [[David Bowie]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Roy Buchanan]], [[Jimmy Buffett]], [[Kevin Chalfant]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Hank Crawford]], [[Robert Cray]], [[Pino Daniele]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Lou Fellingham]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Buddy Guy]], [[Isaac Hayes]], [[George Harrison]], [[Donny Hathaway]], [[Etta James]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Rickie Lee Jones]], [[Wynonna Judd]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[B.B. King]], [[Lyle Lovett]], [[Gail Davies]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], [[Don McLean]], [[John Mayer]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Randy Newman]], [[Pino Palladino]], [[Leon Russell]], [[Boz Scaggs]], [[John Scofield]], [[Carly Simon]], [[Soulive]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[James Taylor]], [[Richard and Linda Thompson]], [[Joe Walsh]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Bobby Womack]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Ronnie Wood]] and [[Eikichi Yazawa]]. |
[[Gregg Allman]], [[David Bowie]], [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]], [[Roy Buchanan]], [[Jimmy Buffett]], [[Kevin Chalfant]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Hank Crawford]], [[Robert Cray]], [[Pino Daniele]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Lou Fellingham]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Buddy Guy]], [[Isaac Hayes]], [[George Harrison]], [[Donny Hathaway]], [[Etta James]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Rickie Lee Jones]], [[Wynonna Judd]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[B.B. King]], [[Neil Larsen]], [[Lyle Lovett]], [[Gail Davies]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], [[Don McLean]], [[John Mayer]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Randy Newman]], [[Pino Palladino]], [[Leon Russell]], [[Boz Scaggs]], [[John Scofield]], [[Carly Simon]], [[Soulive]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[James Taylor]], [[Richard and Linda Thompson]], [[Joe Walsh]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Bobby Womack]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Ronnie Wood]] and [[Eikichi Yazawa]]. |
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His playing on [[Donny Hathaway]]'s ''[[Live (Donny Hathaway album)|Live]]'' (1972), including a 3½ minute bass solo on "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chris.quietlife.net/2006/02/13/donny-hathaway-live/ |title=Donny Hathaway Live |publisher=Chris.quietlife.net |access-date=2014-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222947/http://chris.quietlife.net/2006/02/13/donny-hathaway-live/ |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is regarded by many bass players as some of Weeks' best work. He played a 1962 [[Fender Precision Bass|Fender P-Bass]] through an [[Ampeg]] SVT amplifier on the recording (though it had initially been reported that he played through an Ampeg B-15). |
His playing on [[Donny Hathaway]]'s ''[[Live (Donny Hathaway album)|Live]]'' (1972), including a 3½ minute bass solo on "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chris.quietlife.net/2006/02/13/donny-hathaway-live/ |title=Donny Hathaway Live |publisher=Chris.quietlife.net |access-date=2014-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222947/http://chris.quietlife.net/2006/02/13/donny-hathaway-live/ |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> which is regarded by many bass players as some of Weeks' best work. He played a 1962 [[Fender Precision Bass|Fender P-Bass]] through an [[Ampeg]] SVT amplifier on the recording (though it had initially been reported that he played through an Ampeg B-15). |
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Weeks' contributions to the Hathaway album impressed many English rock musicians, leading to his work with Ronnie Wood, George Harrison and David Bowie from 1974 onwards.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leng|first=Simon|title=While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison|publisher=Hal Leonard|location=Milwaukee, WI|year=2006|isbn=978-1-4234-0609-9|page=157}}</ref> In a press conference for his 1974 North American tour, Harrison cited Weeks' musicianship when dismissing the likelihood of a [[Beatles]] reunion, saying he would "rather have Willie Weeks on bass than [[Paul McCartney]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Doggett|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Doggett|title=You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup|publisher=It Books|location=New York, NY|year=2011|isbn=978-0-06-177418-8|pages=224–25}}</ref> |
Weeks' contributions to the Hathaway album impressed many English rock musicians, leading to his work with Ronnie Wood, The Rolling Stones ([[It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)|"It's Only Rock & Roll"]]), George Harrison and David Bowie from 1974 onwards.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leng|first=Simon|title=While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison|publisher=Hal Leonard|location=Milwaukee, WI|year=2006|isbn=978-1-4234-0609-9|page=157}}</ref> In a press conference for his 1974 North American tour, Harrison cited Weeks' musicianship when dismissing the likelihood of a [[Beatles]] reunion, saying he would "rather have Willie Weeks on bass than [[Paul McCartney]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Doggett|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Doggett|title=You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup|publisher=It Books|location=New York, NY|year=2011|isbn=978-0-06-177418-8|pages=224–25}}</ref> |
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Weeks played with Ask Rufus, the precursor band to [[Rufus (band)|Rufus]] with [[Chaka Khan]]. He appeared on their recording of [[Al Kooper]]'s song "Brand New Day". Weeks also played with the Fabulous Amazers and [[Bill Lordan]] (pre [[Robin Trower]] drummer) in the Minnesota group Gypsy. He also played bass guitar for Michael's Mystics back in the 1960s in Minnesota, with Lordan again on drums. That band recorded "Pain" by the Grassroots, a big hit locally for the Mystics. |
Weeks played with Ask Rufus, the precursor band to [[Rufus (band)|Rufus]] with [[Chaka Khan]]. He appeared on their recording of [[Al Kooper]]'s song "Brand New Day". Weeks also played with the Fabulous Amazers and [[Bill Lordan]] (pre [[Robin Trower]] drummer) in the Minnesota group Gypsy. He also played bass guitar for Michael's Mystics back in the 1960s in Minnesota, with Lordan again on drums. That band recorded "Pain" by the Grassroots, a big hit locally for the Mystics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mystics / Michael's Mystics |url=https://www.minniepaulmusic.com/artists/k-to-n/the-mystics/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=MinniePaulMusic.com}}</ref> |
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He also played bass at Clapton's [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] on July 28, 2007 at [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]] in [[Bridgeview, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite |
He also played bass at Clapton's [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] on July 28, 2007 at [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]] in [[Bridgeview, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/15716163/crossroads_guitar_festival_2007/photo/4/large/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201175335/http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/15716163/crossroads_guitar_festival_2007/photo/4/large |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 1, 2007 |title=Pictures and Photo Galleries |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=2014-03-16}}</ref> |
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==Equipment== |
==Equipment== |
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In addition to his red 1962 Fender Precision, Weeks uses a maple-neck 1958 Precision and a 1964 Fender Jazz Bass, as well as a tobacco sunburst Kay four-string acoustic bass for Clapton's "unplugged repertoire". Weeks used a sunburst 1963 P-Bass during Clapton's 2008 European Summer tour. In 2014 he began using his "WW" Willie Weeks signature bass by Bee Basses. |
In addition to his red 1962 Fender Precision bass, Weeks uses a maple-neck 1958 Precision bass and a 1964 Fender Jazz Bass, as well as a tobacco sunburst Kay four-string acoustic bass for Clapton's "unplugged repertoire". Weeks used a sunburst 1963 P-Bass during Clapton's 2008 European Summer tour. In 2014 he began using his "WW" Willie Weeks signature bass by Bee Basses. |
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On the 2009 Australasian and British tours, Weeks played Fender, Kay and Alleva Coppolo basses. In 2017, Weeks used a custom |
On the 2009 Australasian and British tours, Weeks played Fender, Kay and Alleva Coppolo basses. In 2017, Weeks used a custom-made Alien Audio bass made by Charles "Chopper" Anderson in Nashville. |
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Weeks appeared in the films ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' (in a fictional supergroup along with other musicians he's worked with) and ''Lightning in a Bottle''. |
Weeks appeared in the films ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' (in a fictional supergroup along with other musicians he's worked with) and ''Lightning in a Bottle''. |
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'''With [[Gloria Jones]]''' |
'''With [[Gloria Jones]]''' |
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* 1973 ''[[Share My Love (album)|Share My Love]]'' |
* 1973 ''[[Share My Love (album)|Share My Love]]'' |
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* 1974 ''[[The Place I Love]]'' |
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'''With [[Aretha Franklin]]''' |
'''With [[Aretha Franklin]]''' |
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* 1974 ''[[Let Me in Your Life]]'' |
* 1974 ''[[Let Me in Your Life]]'' |
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'''With [[Terry Garthwaite]]''' |
'''With [[Terry Garthwaite]]''' |
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* 1975 ''Terry'' |
* 1975 ''Terry'' |
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'''With [[Kenny Vance]]''' |
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* 1975 ''Vance 32'' |
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'''With [[Al Jarreau]]''' |
'''With [[Al Jarreau]]''' |
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* 1976 ''[[Glow (Al Jarreau album)|Glow]]'' |
* 1976 ''[[Glow (Al Jarreau album)|Glow]]'' |
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'''With [[Richie Havens]]''' |
'''With [[Richie Havens]]''' |
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* 1976 ''The End of the Beginning'' |
* 1976 ''The End of the Beginning'' |
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'''With [[Dianne Brooks]]''' |
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* 1976 ''Back Stairs of My Life'' |
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'''With [[The Miracles]]''' |
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* 1976 ''[[The Power of Music (The Miracles album)|The Power of Music]]'' |
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* 1977 ''[[Love Crazy (The Miracles album)|Love Crazy]]'' |
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'''With [[Maria Muldaur]]''' |
'''With [[Maria Muldaur]]''' |
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* 1976 ''[[Sweet Harmony (album)|Sweet Harmony]]'' |
* 1976 ''[[Sweet Harmony (album)|Sweet Harmony]]'' |
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'''With [[David Batteau]]''' |
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* 1976 ''Happy in Hollywood'' |
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'''With [[Steve Winwood]]''' |
'''With [[Steve Winwood]]''' |
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* 1977 ''[[Steve Winwood (album)|Steve Winwood]]'' |
* 1977 ''[[Steve Winwood (album)|Steve Winwood]]'' |
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'''With [[Cher]] and [[Gregg Allman]]''' |
'''With [[Cher]] and [[Gregg Allman]]''' |
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* 1977 ''[[Two the Hard Way]]'' |
* 1977 ''[[Two the Hard Way]]'' |
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'''With [[Lenny Williams]]''' |
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* 1977 ''Choosing You'' |
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'''With [[Dan Fogelberg]]''' |
'''With [[Dan Fogelberg]]''' |
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* 1978 ''[[Twin Sons of Different Mothers]]'' |
* 1978 ''[[Twin Sons of Different Mothers]]'' |
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'''With [[Bette Midler]]''' |
'''With [[Bette Midler]]''' |
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* 1979 ''[[Thighs and Whispers]]'' |
* 1979 ''[[Thighs and Whispers]]'' |
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'''With [[The Whispers]]''' |
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'''With [[Adam Mitchell (songwriter)|Adam Mitchell]]''' |
'''With [[Adam Mitchell (songwriter)|Adam Mitchell]]''' |
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* 1979 ''Redhead in Trouble'' |
* 1979 ''Redhead in Trouble'' |
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'''With [[Bill LaBounty]]''' |
'''With [[Bill LaBounty]]''' |
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* 1982 ''Bill LaBounty'' |
* 1982 ''Bill LaBounty'' |
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'''With [[John Mellencamp]]''' |
'''With [[John Mellencamp]]''' |
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* 1983 ''[[Uh-huh]]'' |
* 1983 ''[[Uh-huh]]'' |
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* 1989 ''[[Big Daddy (album)|Big Daddy]]'' |
* 1989 ''[[Big Daddy (John Mellencamp album)|Big Daddy]]'' |
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* 2001 ''[[Cuttin' Heads]]'' |
* 2001 ''[[Cuttin' Heads]]'' |
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'''With [[Patrick Simmons]]''' |
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* 1983 ''Arcade'' |
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'''With [[Rosanne Cash]]''' |
'''With [[Rosanne Cash]]''' |
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* 1985 ''[[Rhythm & Romance (Rosanne Cash album)|Rhythm & Romance]]'' |
* 1985 ''[[Rhythm & Romance (Rosanne Cash album)|Rhythm & Romance]]'' |
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'''With [[William Lee Golden]]''' |
'''With [[William Lee Golden]]''' |
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* 1986 ''American Vagabond'' |
* 1986 ''American Vagabond'' |
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'''With [[Webb Wilder]]''' |
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* 1989 ''Hybrid Vigor'' |
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'''With [[Etta James]]''' |
'''With [[Etta James]]''' |
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* 1989 ''[[Seven Year Itch (Etta James album)|Seven Year Itch]]'' |
* 1989 ''[[Seven Year Itch (Etta James album)|Seven Year Itch]]'' |
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* 1989 ''[[Something Inside So Strong (album)|Something Inside So Strong]]'' |
* 1989 ''[[Something Inside So Strong (album)|Something Inside So Strong]]'' |
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* 1997 ''[[Across My Heart]]'' |
* 1997 ''[[Across My Heart]]'' |
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'''With [[Marty Balin]]''' |
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* 1991 ''[[Better Generation]]'' |
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'''With [[Ronna Reeves]]''' |
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* 1991 ''Only the Heart'' |
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'''With [[Joan Baez]]''' |
'''With [[Joan Baez]]''' |
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* 1992 ''[[Play Me Backwards]]'' |
* 1992 ''[[Play Me Backwards]]'' |
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'''With [[Tracy Lawrence]]''' |
'''With [[Tracy Lawrence]]''' |
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* 1994 ''[[I See It Now]]'' |
* 1994 ''[[I See It Now]]'' |
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'''With [[Billy Burnette]]''' |
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* 1994 ''Coming Home'' |
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'''With [[Chris Norman]]''' |
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* 1994 ''The Album'' |
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'''With [[Rodney Crowell]]''' |
'''With [[Rodney Crowell]]''' |
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* 1995 ''[[Jewel of the South]]'' |
* 1995 ''[[Jewel of the South]]'' |
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'''With [[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]]''' |
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* 1995 ''Long Way Home'' |
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'''With [[Peter Cetera]]''' |
'''With [[Peter Cetera]]''' |
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* 1995 ''[[One Clear Voice]]'' |
* 1995 ''[[One Clear Voice]]'' |
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* 1995 ''[[Fire to Fire]]'' |
* 1995 ''[[Fire to Fire]]'' |
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* 2002 ''[[Tanya (album)|Tanya]]'' |
* 2002 ''[[Tanya (album)|Tanya]]'' |
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'''With [[Mac Gayden]]''' |
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* 1995 ''Nirvana Blues'' |
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'''With [[Russ Taff]]''' |
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* 1995 ''[[Winds of Change (Russ Taff album)|Winds of Change]]'' |
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'''With [[Lisa Brokop]]''' |
'''With [[Lisa Brokop]]''' |
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* 1996 ''[[Lisa Brokop (album)|Lisa Brokop]]'' |
* 1996 ''[[Lisa Brokop (album)|Lisa Brokop]]'' |
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'''With [[Dan Hill]]''' |
'''With [[Dan Hill]]''' |
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* 1996 ''I'm Doing Fine'' |
* 1996 ''I'm Doing Fine'' |
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'''With [[Lari White]]''' |
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* 1996 ''[[Don't Fence Me In (Lari White album)|Don't Fence Me In]]'' |
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'''With [[Anita Cochran]]''' |
'''With [[Anita Cochran]]''' |
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* 1997 ''[[Back to You (album)|Back to You]]'' |
* 1997 ''[[Back to You (album)|Back to You]]'' |
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'''With [[Mark Nesler]]''' |
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* 1998 ''I'm Just That Way'' |
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'''With [[Tara Lyn Hart]]''' |
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'''With [[Sonya Isaacs]]''' |
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* 2000 ''Sonya Isaacs'' |
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'''With [[Robert Cray]]''' |
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* 2001 ''[[Shoulda Been Home]]'' |
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'''With [[The Tractors]]''' |
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* 2001 ''Fast Girl'' |
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'''With [[Hal Ketchum]]''' |
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* 2001 ''[[Lucky Man (Hal Ketchum album)|Lucky Man]]'' |
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'''With [[Alicia Keys]]''' |
'''With [[Alicia Keys]]''' |
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* 2003 ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]'' |
* 2003 ''[[The Diary of Alicia Keys]]'' |
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'''With [[J. J. Cale]] and [[Eric Clapton]]''' |
'''With [[J. J. Cale]] and [[Eric Clapton]]''' |
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* 2006 ''[[The Road to Escondido]]'' |
* 2006 ''[[The Road to Escondido]]'' |
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* 2016 ''[[Live in San Diego (Eric Clapton album)]]'' |
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'''With [[John Mayer]]''' |
'''With [[John Mayer]]''' |
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* 2006 ''[[Continuum (John Mayer album)|Continuum]]'' |
* 2006 ''[[Continuum (John Mayer album)|Continuum]]'' |
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'''With [[Cyndi Lauper]]''' |
'''With [[Cyndi Lauper]]''' |
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* 2016 ''[[Detour (Cyndi Lauper album)|Detour]]'' |
* 2016 ''[[Detour (Cyndi Lauper album)|Detour]]'' |
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'''With [[Elizabeth Cook]]''' |
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* 2016 ''Exodus of Venus'' |
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'''With [[Ronnie Baker Brooks]]''' |
'''With [[Ronnie Baker Brooks]]''' |
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* 2017 ''Times Have Changed'' |
* 2017 ''Times Have Changed'' |
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[[Category:Country musicians from North Carolina]] |
[[Category:Country musicians from North Carolina]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]] |
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[[Category:The David Lee Roth Band members]] |
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Willie Weeks | |
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![]() Weeks performing in the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival | |
Background information | |
Born | Salemburg, North Carolina United States | August 5, 1947
Genres | Rock, blues, jazz, blues rock, country |
Occupation(s) | Musician, actor |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
Years active | 1963–present |
Labels | Reprise, Tamla, Polydor Records, Epic Records, EMI Records, Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic, Capitol, Columbia, EMI, CBS, Elektra |
Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also gained fame touring with many of rock's heavyweights throughout his career.
Career
[edit]Weeks was born in Salemburg, North Carolina and began playing the electric bass in the early 1960s. His earliest influences were the country, pop and R&B music he heard on the radio. Weeks counts bassists Ron Carter, James Jamerson, and Ray Brown as early influences.
Weeks has worked in the studio or toured with a wide range of artists, including:
Gregg Allman, David Bowie, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Roy Buchanan, Jimmy Buffett, Kevin Chalfant, Eric Clapton, Hank Crawford, Robert Cray, Pino Daniele, Bo Diddley, The Doobie Brothers, Lou Fellingham, Aretha Franklin, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, Isaac Hayes, George Harrison, Donny Hathaway, Etta James, Billy Joel, Rickie Lee Jones, Wynonna Judd, Chaka Khan, B.B. King, Neil Larsen, Lyle Lovett, Gail Davies, David Lee Roth, Michael McDonald, Don McLean, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Bette Midler, Randy Newman, Pino Palladino, Leon Russell, Boz Scaggs, John Scofield, Carly Simon, Soulive, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Richard and Linda Thompson, Joe Walsh, Steve Winwood, Bobby Womack, Stevie Wonder, Ronnie Wood and Eikichi Yazawa.
His playing on Donny Hathaway's Live (1972), including a 3½ minute bass solo on "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)",[1] which is regarded by many bass players as some of Weeks' best work. He played a 1962 Fender P-Bass through an Ampeg SVT amplifier on the recording (though it had initially been reported that he played through an Ampeg B-15).
Weeks' contributions to the Hathaway album impressed many English rock musicians, leading to his work with Ronnie Wood, The Rolling Stones ("It's Only Rock & Roll"), George Harrison and David Bowie from 1974 onwards.[2] In a press conference for his 1974 North American tour, Harrison cited Weeks' musicianship when dismissing the likelihood of a Beatles reunion, saying he would "rather have Willie Weeks on bass than Paul McCartney".[3]
Weeks played with Ask Rufus, the precursor band to Rufus with Chaka Khan. He appeared on their recording of Al Kooper's song "Brand New Day". Weeks also played with the Fabulous Amazers and Bill Lordan (pre Robin Trower drummer) in the Minnesota group Gypsy. He also played bass guitar for Michael's Mystics back in the 1960s in Minnesota, with Lordan again on drums. That band recorded "Pain" by the Grassroots, a big hit locally for the Mystics.[4]
He also played bass at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival on July 28, 2007 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois.[5]
Equipment
[edit]In addition to his red 1962 Fender Precision bass, Weeks uses a maple-neck 1958 Precision bass and a 1964 Fender Jazz Bass, as well as a tobacco sunburst Kay four-string acoustic bass for Clapton's "unplugged repertoire". Weeks used a sunburst 1963 P-Bass during Clapton's 2008 European Summer tour. In 2014 he began using his "WW" Willie Weeks signature bass by Bee Basses.
On the 2009 Australasian and British tours, Weeks played Fender, Kay and Alleva Coppolo basses. In 2017, Weeks used a custom-made Alien Audio bass made by Charles "Chopper" Anderson in Nashville.
Weeks appeared in the films Blues Brothers 2000 (in a fictional supergroup along with other musicians he's worked with) and Lightning in a Bottle.
Discography
[edit]With Gypsy
- 1971 In the Garden
With Donny Hathaway
- 1973 Extension of a Man
With Herbie Mann
- 1973 Turtle Bay
With Stevie Wonder
- 1973 Innervisions
With Gloria Jones
- 1973 Share My Love
With Splinter
- 1974 The Place I Love
With Aretha Franklin
- 1974 Let Me in Your Life
With Randy Newman
- 1974 Good Old Boys
- 1977 Little Criminals
- 1979 Born Again
With Ronnie Wood
- 1974 I've Got My Own Album to Do
- 1975 Now Look
- 2001 Not for Beginners
With Rod Stewart
- 1974 Smiler
- 1976 A Night on the Town
With George Harrison
- 1974 Dark Horse
- 1975 Extra Texture (Read All About It)
- 1976 Thirty Three & 1/3
- 1979 George Harrison
- 1981 Somewhere in England
- 1982 Gone Troppo
With Don McLean
- 1974 Homeless Brother
With David Bowie
- 1975 Young Americans
With James Taylor
- 1975 Gorilla
- 1976 In the Pocket
With Carly Simon
- 1975 Playing Possum
With Terry Garthwaite
- 1975 Terry
With Kenny Vance
- 1975 Vance 32
With Al Jarreau
- 1976 Glow
With Richie Havens
- 1976 The End of the Beginning
With Dianne Brooks
- 1976 Back Stairs of My Life
With The Miracles
- 1976 The Power of Music
- 1977 Love Crazy
With Maria Muldaur
- 1976 Sweet Harmony
With David Batteau
- 1976 Happy in Hollywood
With Steve Winwood
- 1977 Steve Winwood
With Cher and Gregg Allman
- 1977 Two the Hard Way
With Lenny Williams
- 1977 Choosing You
With Dan Fogelberg
With Joe Walsh
With Rickie Lee Jones
- 1979 Rickie Lee Jones
With Bette Midler
- 1979 Thighs and Whispers
With The Whispers
- 1979 Whisper in Your Ear
With Adam Mitchell
- 1979 Redhead in Trouble
With Chaka Khan
- 1980 Naughty
With Stephen Bishop
- 1980 Red Cab to Manhattan
With Michael McDonald
- 1982 If That's What It Takes
- 1986 No Lookin' Back
- 2017 Wide Open
With Bill LaBounty
- 1982 Bill LaBounty
With John Mellencamp
- 1983 Uh-huh
- 1989 Big Daddy
- 2001 Cuttin' Heads
With Patrick Simmons
- 1983 Arcade
With Rosanne Cash
- 1985 Rhythm & Romance
With Jimmy Buffett
- 1986 Floridays
With William Lee Golden
- 1986 American Vagabond
With Webb Wilder
- 1989 Hybrid Vigor
With Etta James
- 1989 Seven Year Itch
- 1992 The Right Time
With Vince Gill
- 1989 When I Call Your Name
- 1991 Pocket Full of Gold
- 1992 I Still Believe in You
- 1994 When Love Finds You
- 2000 Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
- 2003 Next Big Thing
- 2013 Bakersfield
- 2016 Down to My Last Bad Habit
With Kenny Rogers
- 1989 Something Inside So Strong
- 1997 Across My Heart
With Marty Balin
- 1991 Better Generation
With Ronna Reeves
- 1991 Only the Heart
With Joan Baez
- 1992 Play Me Backwards
- 1997 Gone from Danger
With Wynonna Judd
- 1992 Wynonna
- 1993 Tell Me Why
- 1996 Revelations
- 1997 The Other Side
- 2000 New Day Dawning
- 2003 What the World Needs Now Is Love
- 1992 Life's a Dance
With Tracy Lawrence
- 1994 I See It Now
With Billy Burnette
- 1994 Coming Home
With Chris Norman
- 1994 The Album
With Rodney Crowell
- 1995 Jewel of the South
With Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
- 1995 Long Way Home
With Peter Cetera
- 1995 One Clear Voice
- 2001 Another Perfect World
With Janis Ian
- 1995 Revenge
- 2000 God and the FBI
With Tanya Tucker
- 1995 Fire to Fire
- 2002 Tanya
With Mac Gayden
- 1995 Nirvana Blues
With Russ Taff
- 1995 Winds of Change
With Lisa Brokop
- 1996 Lisa Brokop
With Dan Hill
- 1996 I'm Doing Fine
With Lari White
- 1996 Don't Fence Me In
With Anita Cochran
- 1997 Back to You
With Mark Nesler
- 1998 I'm Just That Way
With Tara Lyn Hart
- 1999 Tara Lyn Hart
With Sonya Isaacs
- 2000 Sonya Isaacs
With Robert Cray
- 2001 Shoulda Been Home
With The Tractors
- 2001 Fast Girl
With Hal Ketchum
- 2001 Lucky Man
With Alicia Keys
With Keb' Mo'
- 2004 Keep It Simple
With Amy Grant
With J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton
With John Mayer
- 2006 Continuum
With Eric Clapton
With LeAnn Rimes
- 2013 Spitfire
- 2014 One Christmas: Chapter 1
- 2015 Today Is Christmas
- 2016 Remnants
With Boz Scaggs
- 2013 Memphis
- 2018 Out of the Blues
With Leon Russell
- 2014 Life Journey
With John Oates
- 2014 Good Road to Follow
With Colin James
- 2015 Hearts on Fire
With Mark Ronson
- 2015 Uptown Special
With Cyndi Lauper
- 2016 Detour
With Elizabeth Cook
- 2016 Exodus of Venus
With Ronnie Baker Brooks
- 2017 Times Have Changed
With Gloria Gaynor
- 2019 Testimony
With Wendy Moten
- 2020 I've Got You Covered
With Cravity
References
[edit]- ^ "Donny Hathaway Live". Chris.quietlife.net. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Leng, Simon (2006). While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4234-0609-9.
- ^ Doggett, Peter (2011). You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup. New York, NY: It Books. pp. 224–25. ISBN 978-0-06-177418-8.
- ^ "Mystics / Michael's Mystics". MinniePaulMusic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Pictures and Photo Galleries". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Clark, Doug (January 21, 2007). "The mark of a musician". The Sampson Independent. Retrieved on August 31, 2007.
- Johnston, Richard (August 2005). "Willie Weeks Does It All". Bass Player. Retrieved on August 31, 2007. (See web archive version)
- Guitar Player. November 1990.
- Eric Clapton's Fan Club
- Bass Player.com Willie Weeks
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