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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKnHEYh3p0 Ready Freddie Washington Breaks Down his Most Iconic Bass Parts] (Aug 1, 2024)
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/freddie-washington Freddie Washington Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (January 24, 2015)
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/freddie-washington Freddie Washington Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (January 24, 2015)
*{{AllMusic|artist|mn0000152774|"Ready" Freddie Washington}}
*{{AllMusic|artist|mn0000152774|"Ready" Freddie Washington}}

Revision as of 11:51, 9 September 2024

Freddie Washington
Washington performing with Steely Dan in 2017.
Washington performing with Steely Dan in 2017.
Background information
Birth nameFred Washington
BornUnited States
Genres
OccupationBassist
InstrumentsBass

"Ready" Freddie Washington is an American session bassist who has played with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, Aaron Neville, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, B.B. King, Elton John, Patrice Rushen, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, Donald Fagen, The Crusaders, George Benson, Deniece Williams, Johnny Mathis, Burt Bacharach, Kenny Loggins, Celine Dion and Steely Dan.[1][2][3]

He is best known for his songwriting contribution to "Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen, which heavily features his bass work and was later sampled by Will Smith for "Men in Black". During the 1990s, Washington and Rushen were part of a popular rhythm section known as "The Meeting". More recently, Washington has toured with Steely Dan.

In 2005, Washington was a participant in Star Licks Productions’ All-Star Bass Series.

References

  1. ^ Bradford, Gabriel (October 18, 1991). "Loggins will leap back at Spreckels". San Diego Union.
  2. ^ Liebman, Jon (January 28, 2013). "'Ready Freddie' Washington". For Bass Players Only. Notehead Media Group, LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  3. ^ ""Ready" Freddie Washington | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-07-06.