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Obituaries
Hall & Oates bassist dies
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 2 March 2010
Renowned bass player Tom ‘T-Bone’ Wolk, best known for his work with Hall & Oates, died last Saturday after suffering a heart attack, it has been confirmed.
In a long career as both a producer and bassist, Wolk worked with numerous artists, including Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Laurie Anderson, Robert Palmer, Elvis Costello and Shawn Colvin. He even appeared on Kurtis Blow’s 1981 track ‘The Breaks’, one of the first big rap hits, and regularly played with the ‘Saturday Night Live’ band.
Paying tribute to Wolk, Daryl Hall said in a statement yesterday: “To say that I am shocked is the ultimate understatement. T-Bone was my musical brother and losing him is like losing my right hand. It’s not if I will go on, but how. T-Bone was one of the most sensitive and good human beings that I have ever known. And, I can truly say that I loved him”.
