Russ Savakus
Russell Savakus (May 13, 1925 – June 26, 1984)[1] was an American session bass player (both electric and stand-up), violinist and singer. Savakus recorded with numerous artists in and around the 1960s folk and folk-rock movement in New York.[2] Earlier, he had been a part of the rhythm section for the Les Elgart swing band.[3]
According to Michael Bloomfield, who met Savakus at a Bob Dylan session: "They had a bass player, a terrific guy, Russ Savakus. It was his first day playing electric bass, and he was scared of that. No one understood nothing."[4] However, Dylan chose to replace Savakus on tour [5]
He died in 1984 at the age of 59.
Discography
[edit]Songs and records that he has played on include:
- Embraceable You, Chet Baker (1957)[6]
- Walk On By, Dionne Warwick (1964)[7]
- Farewell, Angelina, Joan Baez (1965)
- The In Instrumentals, Kai Winding (Verve, 1965)
- Reflections in a Crystal Wind, Richard & Mimi Fariña (1965)
- Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan (1965)[8]
- Early Morning Rain, Ian and Sylvia (1965)[9]
- Many a Mile, Buffy Saint-Marie (1965)[10]
- Southbound, Doc Watson (1966)
- I'm a Believer, The Monkees (1966)[11]
- Kites are Fun, The Free Design (1967)
- Fire & Fleet & Candlelight, Buffy Saint-Marie (1967)
- Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison (1967)
- Memories, Richard & Mimi Fariña (1968)[12]
- The Corporation: Vinnie Bell, Dick Hyman, Bill LaVorgna, Phil Bodner, Bucky Pizzarelli, Russ Savakus (1968)
- Rhymes and Reasons, John Denver (1969)[13]
- Take Me to Tomorrow, John Denver (1970)
- David Clayton-Thomas, David Clayton-Thomas (1972)
- Don McLean, Don McLean (1972)
- Extension of a Man, Donny Hathaway (1973)
- Playin' Favorites, Don McLean (1973)[14]
- Never Letting Go, Phoebe Snow (1977)
- Times of Our Lives, Judy Collins (1982)
References
[edit]- ^ "BANGOR R.1 MUSICIAN KILLED IN CRASH. POLICE". The Morning Call. June 27, 1984. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Richie Unterberger, Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-Rock Revolution. Hal Leondard Company. p. 205
- ^ Lawrence McClellan, The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955. Greenwood Publishing. p.50
- ^ Wolkin and Keenom, Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues: An Oral History, Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, 2000, p. 100
- ^ Bob Spitz, Dylan: A Biography. WW Norton. p. 317
- ^ "Chet Baker: Songs for Lovers" CD, Pacific Jazz Records 57158, 1997
- ^ Myers, Marc (2021-01-05). "Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach on the Drama of 'Walk On By'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "The Essential Dylan". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC: 27. 28 January 1974. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Hounsome, Terry, Rock Record: A Collector’s Directory of Rock Albums and Musicians, Enlarged, Revised, Expanded, Facts On File Publications, New York,1987 p. 284
- ^ Hounsome, Terry, Rock Record: A Collector’s Directory of Rock Albums and Musicians, Enlarged, Revised, Expanded, Facts On File Publications, New York,1987 p. 495-496
- ^ 'More of the Monkees' deluxe reissue, Rhino Records 2017, booklet, pages 17 and 20, containing personnel as listed by Monkees historian Andrew Sandoval, sourced directly from official Musicians' Union records
- ^ Hounsome, Terry, Rock Record: A Collector’s Directory of Rock Albums and Musicians, Enlarged, Revised, Expanded, Facts On File Publications, New York,1987 p. 201
- ^ Hounsome, Terry, Rock Record: A Collector’s Directory of Rock Albums and Musicians, Enlarged, Revised, Expanded, Facts On File Publications, New York,1987 p.157
- ^ Hounsome, Terry, Rock Record: A Collector’s Directory of Rock Albums and Musicians, Enlarged, Revised, Expanded, Facts On File Publications, New York,1987 p. 381
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