Kenny Aaronson
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Kenny Aaronson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kenneth Aaronson |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | April 14, 1952
Instrument(s) | Bass |
Years active | 1971-present |
Member of | The Yardbirds |
Formerly of |
Kenny Aaronson (born April 14, 1952, in
Early life and career
He started playing drums at the age of eleven, following in his older brother's footsteps. Aaronson switched to electric bass at the age 14 after becoming enamored by the bass on Motown records and was strongly influenced by James Jamerson. As a teenager he played bass for Brooklyn-based hard rock band Dust, which included Marc Bell (a.k.a. Marky Ramone) and Richie Wise, which released two albums in 1971 and 1972 on the Kama Sutra Records label. In 1973, Aaronson joined the New York band Stories, whose single, "Brother Louie", reached #1 on the Billboard, Cashbox and Record World charts.
From 1976 to 1979, Aaronson played bass for Rick Derringer.
Peak success
In 1988, Aaronson was named Bassist of the year by
Aaronson has toured and recorded with a variety of artists including
Recent work
In July 2011, Aaronson supported singer/songwriter
More recently, 2014 recorded with
In November 2015, he joined the British band The Yardbirds.
In 2016, Aaronson was featured on former
Discography
- With Dust
- Dust (1971)
- Hard Attack (1972)
- With Stories
- Brother Louie (1973)
- Traveling Underground (1973)
- With Rick Derringer
- Derringer (1976)
- Sweet Evil (1977)
- Derringer Live (1977)
- If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd Shoot You (1978)
- Guitars And Women (1979)
- Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo: The Best Of Rick Derringer (1996)
- With Silver Condor
- Trouble At Home (1983)
- Through The Fire (1984)
- With Brian Setzer
- The Knife Feels Like Justice (1986)
- With Blue Öyster Cult
- Club Ninja (1985)
- Imaginos (1988)
- With Billy Idol
- Vital Idol (1987)
- With Michael Monroe
- Not Fakin' It (1989)
- With Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- Pure and Simple (1994)
- Fit to be Tied writing credit on "World of Denial" (1997, 2006)
- With Billy Squier
- Sixteen Strokes lap steel (1995)
- With Graham Parker
- Live from New York (1996)
- With Ian McDonald
- Drivers Eyes(1999)
- With Mambo Sons)
- Mambo Sons (1999)
- With John Eddie
- Guy Walks into a Bar (2001)
- Who the Hell is John Eddie (2003)
- With Mountain
- Master of War (2007)
- With Dana Fuchs
- Lonely for a Lifetime (2003)
- Love to Beg (2011)
- With The Satisfactors
- The Satisfactors (2014)
- With Radio Exile
- Radio Exile (2015)
- With Tom Guerra
- Trampling Out the Vintage (2016)
- American Garden (2018)
- Sudden Signs of Grace (2020)
- Sentimental Junk (2022)
- With Mark Duda
- Month of Sundays (2017)
- Others
- Contributor to "Standing in the Shadows of Motown", The biography of James Jamerson (1989)
- Soundtrack "Porky's Revenge" (1990)
- Tribute to Otis Blackwell "Brace Yourself" with Joe Louis Walker, Debbie Harry, Ronnie Spector, Kris Kristofferson, Graham Parker, Smithereens(1994)
- Sound Track "Boys on the Side" (1995)
References
- ^ "KENNY AARONSON - FROM DUST TO DYLAN". tomguerra.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ Wright, Jeb. "The Story of Dust - Part 1: Kenny Aaronson". Classic Rock Revisited. The Internet. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Alderete, Juan (August 4, 2016). "Throwback Thursday: Interview with Kenny Aaronson". Pedals and Effects. The Internet. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Notes
- Colin Larkin: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Third edition. Macmillan, New York, N.Y. 1998.
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Vintage Guitar Magazine: Kenny Aaronson: From Dust to Dylan Archived July 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 26, 2006