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Marked Man

Like a lot of bass players, I began my musical life as a drummer, but because of the influence of Rusty Heck, the bassist for Julio Inglesias, KC and the Sunshine band, and Chi-lites, I picked up an inexpensive bass guitar. I heard Stanley Clarke’s first few albums, and I became hooked on bass. Later on, I heard Gil Scott-Heron—with Robbie Gordon

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