Solo bass accompaniment

[arwhite]

I'm working on The Joker by Steve Miller played solo on my Taylor GS mini bass to accompany my singing. It's a neat bass groove that stands alone pretty well.

What other songs would be good to work up accompanying singing with solo bass?

[Dave Hicks]

One live performance I still remember from a long time ago was a female vocalist accompanied by standup bass on "Wade in the Water".

D.H.

[Dave Hicks]

Two two two posts in one!

[Steve DeRosa]

If you have the chops to improvise both foundation and fills while maintaining a steady beat, here's a few I've done myself at one time or another:

• Fever (Peggy Lee/The McCoys)
• So Much In Love (Tymes)
• Fire & Rain (James Taylor)
• The Longest Time (Billy Joel)
• Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears (Brendan Graham/Sean Keane/Ronan Tynan/Celtic Woman)
• Get Together (Youngbloods)
• My Girl (Temptations - keep the guitar riff going throughout)
• That Same Old Obsession (Gordon Lightfoot)
• King of the Road (Roger Miller)
• Come Together (Beatles)
• Can't Help Falling in Love with You (Elvis Presley)

IME old vaudeville songs with either a strong 1-5 beat or walking bass line (Bill Bailey, Sunny Side of the Street, Sweet Georgia Brown, etc.) also work well with solo vocals/bass...