Derrick Murdock
Derrick Murdock is an American bassist, composer and producer. He is best known as the former house bassist in The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 2006 to 2011. In 1992, Murdock began touring with Miles Jaye and has had an active musical career since.
Also recorded as Derrick Lee Murdock
Derrick Murdock
- Birth Name
- Derrick Murdock
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Occupation
- Musician
- Born
- 1957 · Philadelphia.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- funk · soul
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Some of the artists he has performed and/or recorded with include Sheena Easton, Capital Cities, Michael Bolton, B. King, Chuck Berry, Dr. Murdock uses the TC Electronic RH450 head, RS210, RS410, RS212 cabinet and Roland Cube-120XL for amplification. He plays on basses by Fender, Ken Smith, and Demars Guitars.
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• Birth Name — Derrick Murdock • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Electric bass • Genre — Funk, R&B, Rock, Latin, jazz, jazz fusion • Years Active — 1988–present
links https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/derrick-murdock
links https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/derrick-murdock
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Selected discography
With Bryan Savage • Soul Temptation (1998) With Bob Mamet • Adventures in Jazz (1997) With Goin Public • Free Exchange (1996) With the Jazz Crusaders • Power of Our Music: The Endangered Species (2000) With Mandrill • Driving While Black and Brown (2001) With Rose Royce • Greatest Hits (2002) • Greatest Hits: Studio Cut CD (2009)
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- 1.Whiting, Amanda. Roland U.S. – Insider – Derrick Murdock – Holding Down the Bottom End for Jay Leno with Roland's V-Bass System.
- 2.Eaddy, Rebecca. Roland U.S. – Press Releases – ROLAND VB-99 ARTIST INTERVIEW SERIES NOW ONLINE.
- 3.OnBoard Research.
- 4.Player Spotlight: Derrick Lee Murdock. November 3, 2009.
- 5.Whiting, Amanda. ROLAND VB-99 ARTIST INTERVIEW SERIES NOW ONLINE.
- 6.TC Electronic – Artists – Derrick Lee Murdock (Jay Leno Show and the Prime Time band).
- 7.Derrick Murdock: Jay Leno's Bass Man.
- 8.Driving While Black and Brown – Mandrill.
- 9.Bob Mamet – Adventures in Jazz CD Album.
- 10.AllMusic. Power of Our Music: The Endangered Species – The Jazz Crusaders : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic.
- 11.Goin Public – Free Exchange CD Album. December 2016.
- 12.AllMusic. Soul Temptation – Bryan Savage : Credits : AllMusic.
- 13.Rose Royce – Greatest Hits: Studio Cuts CD Album.
- 14.Rose Royce – Greatest Hits.
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