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Deon Estus

real name Jeffery Deon Estus

Detroit, United States

Deon Estus is credited on 759 releases across 90 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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759

Credits

90

Albums

6

Decades active

405

In collections

Biography

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American bassist, singer, songwriter, born July 4, 1956, Detroit, Michigan, died October 11, 2021.
His teacher was the legendary Motown's bassist James Jamerson. Very sought after session musician, he has played with Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, Frank Zappa, George Clinton, Annie Lennox, Edgar Winter, Aaron Neville and Elton John. He became the bassist of Wham!'s backing band and later, George Michael's. He recorded one solo album and a single duet with Amii Stewart.

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Credited work

759 releases · 90 albums · active 1978–2026

  • Performance · 1,897
  • Production · 40
  • Other credits · 2
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Sarm West Studios · Puk Recording Studios · Metropolis Studios · Studio Marcadet

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