He was mostly known of course for being in the Booker T and the MG's group and backing up people like Otis Redding but he was a remarkably prolific bassist. You can find him on a few jazz albums as well. The great ones are slowly leaving us.
Donald Dunn passes away TOKYO (AP) — Bass player and songwriter Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70. Dunn was in Tokyo for a series of shows. News of his death was posted on the Facebook site of his friend and fellow musician Steve Cropper, who was on the same tour. Cropper said Dunn died in his sleep.