ABSTRACT
The author findings indicate that the players were as diverse as the performances in question and one-hit wonders appeared together with seasoned key players throughout the era. It is also true that the quality of the musicians on a track is not necessarily connected to its placement on the charts. Something new happened to bass playing upon the arrival of the electric bass, and this new style of playing had a profound musical impact on the various genres and subgenres of popular music, as well as on the role of the bass itself. This new performance practice developed over time and was gradually recognized as a new consensus around filling the bass role. It eventually disappeared but not before paving the way for still other approaches to the electric bass. Bass players groove and choice of notes will change depending upon the drum part, and a good bass performance requires a good drum groove.
