Bob Bushnell
Robert C. Bushnell (1926 – January 31, 2016) was an American bass player and guitarist who has appeared on dozens of albums and singles as a studio musician, including Bobby Lewis's hit "Tossin' and Turnin'" (1961), "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels (1963), "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters (1964) and the remixed hit version of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" (1965). Bushnell was born in West Philadelphia and attended Sulzberger Junior High School where he first learned how to play bass fiddle. He graduated from West Philadelphia High School in 1945 and left for New York City shortly thereafter. He played occasionally with Jimmy Heath's band in the late 1940s, coinciding with John Coltrane. He played in the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, a lineup led by Charlie Rice, and featuring Vance Wilson, Red Garland, and Johnny Hughes. He went on to become a member of Louis Jordan's bands (both the Orchestra and his Tympany Five). In 1952, he married the band's vocalist, Elaine Dash Robinson, with whom he later formed a group. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 20th century
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, electric bass
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 72 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 81148 | 6/13/1951 | May every day be Christmas | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81149 | 6/13/1951 | Please don't leave me | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81150 | 6/13/1951 | Bone dry | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81151 | 6/13/1951 | I love that kinda carryin' on | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81152 | 6/13/1951 | Three handed woman | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81153 | 6/13/1951 | Fat Sam from Birmingham | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81321 | 7/30/1951 | Cock-a-doodle doo | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81322 | 7/30/1951 | Garmoochie | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81323 | 7/30/1951 | There must be a way | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81908 | 11/28/1951 | Come and get it | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81909 | 11/28/1951 | Stop makin' music | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81910 | 11/28/1951 | Slow down | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81911 | 11/28/1951 | Work baby work | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81912 | 11/28/1951 | Never trust a woman-1 | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81913 | 11/28/1951 | All of me | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81914 | 11/28/1951 | There goes my heart | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 81915 | 11/28/1951 | Lay something on the bar (Besides your elbows)-1 | Louis Jordan Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82793 | 4/30/1952 | Gimme gimme blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82794 | 4/30/1952 | Junco partner | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82795 | 4/30/1952 | Time marches on | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82796 | 4/30/1952 | Azure-Te | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82797 | 4/30/1952 | Oil well Texas | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82798 | 4/30/1952 | There's nothing else that I can do | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82834 | 5/8/1952 | Jordan for president | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 82835 | 5/8/1952 | The soon-a baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bushnell, Bob," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201334.
Bushnell, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201334.
"Bushnell, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Bushnell, Bob - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92025743
Wikidata: Bob Bushnell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16825043
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66038539
MusicBrainz: Bob Bushnell - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/efcf40b8-b86e-40bf-ac88-63d371008341
ISNI: 0000 0000 3923 266X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000003923266X
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