BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Anthony Jackson, a musician celebrated for his extensive musical vocabulary on the bass guitar that he used across hundreds of albums, as well as his early innovation of a ...

The musician played a key role in the creation of the six-string electric bass, known as the 'contrabass guitar,' which redefined the role of the bass in genres such as jazz, funk, and popular music.

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Anthony Jackson, the acclaimed session bassist whose inventive playing anchored classic recordings like The O’Jays’ “For the Love of Money,” has died at the age of 73. An official cause of death was ...

Remembering Anthony Jackson with an opening montage of familiar pop and R&B songs where he contributed bass, then going into his fusion work with Lee Ritenour, Hiromi, and more. New music from Phil ...