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Bill Black

Bill Black is credited on 628 releases across 139 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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628

Credits

139

Albums

8

Decades active

282

In collections

Biography

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Memphis session musician, best known as the bass player for Elvis Presley.
Born: 17 September 1926 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Died: 21 October 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 (Sidemen).

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Credited work

628 releases · 139 albums · active 1955–2025

  • Performance · 1,620
  • Other credits · 14
  • Production · 2

Studios: Radio Recorders · Sun Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · RCA Studios, New York

Discography

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