Charles Walter Rainey III (born June 17, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones.
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Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Eric Gale
American musician
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Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
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Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
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Chuck Domanico
American musician
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Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
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Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Dennis Budimir
American musician
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Tom Scott
American jazz musician
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Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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Paul Humphrey
American musician
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Cecil McBee
American bassist
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Jay Berliner
American musician
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Howard Johnson
American musician
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Billy Harper
American musician
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Emil Richards
American musician
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Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Wilton Felder
American musician
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Sam Brown
American jazz guitarist
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James Gadson
American musician
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Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
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John Guerin
American drummer
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Larry Carlton
American musician
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Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
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Mayuto Correa
Brazilian jazz musician
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Joe Beck
American musician
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Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
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Barry Rogers
American musician
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Billy Butler
American musician
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Don Menza
American saxophonist
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Marky Markowitz
American musician
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Roger Hawkins
American drummer
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Larry Bunker
American musician
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Joe Sample
American pianist
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Harold Vick
American musician
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Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
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Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
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Harvey Mason
American drummer
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Jerry Jemmott
American musician
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Freddie Waits
American musician
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David T. Walker
American musician
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Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Jerry Dodgion
American musician
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Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
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Larry Knechtel
American session musician
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Warren Smith
American musician
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Richard Holmes
American organist
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David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
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Jay Migliori
American saxophonist
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Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
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Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
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Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
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Willie Bobo
American musician
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Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
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Plas Johnson
American musician
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
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Specs Powell
American musician
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Lenny White
American drummer
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Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Bob Cranshaw
American musician
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Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Seldon Powell
American musician
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Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
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Ronnie Foster
American organist and record producer
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Larry Coryell
American guitarist
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Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
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Jackie Kelso
musician
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Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Eddie Bert
American musician
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Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Jim Keltner
American session drummer
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Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Henry Lowther
British musician
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Tom Malone
American musician
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Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder