Tom (T-Bone) Wolk RIP

I was saddened to hear today that someone i knew and admired very much passed away this past Saturday.
Bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, a long-time member of Daryl Hall and John Oates' band and a former linchpin of the "Saturday Night Live" house band, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 58.

Wolk's tenure with Hall & Oates stretched back nearly 30 years, to their hit-making days on RCA Records. He was scheduled to appear with the duo Monday on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon."

From 1986 to 1992, he played on "Saturday Night Live" alongside guitarist G.E. Smith, a fellow member of Hall & Oates' group.

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., Wolk went to art school before breaking in as a musician in New York with such performers as Billy Vera and Lonnie Mack. He first attracted attention as a session man as the bassist on Kurtis Blow's 1980 rap hit "The Breaks."

A prolific sideman and multi-instrumentalist, Wolk also recorded and performed live with Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Carly Simon, Avril Lavigne, Shawn Colvin and Jewel, among many others.

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[funkysouldancer1]

Crying my eyes out here..RIP T Bone

Miss you already

[Blackbutterfly18]

Why allways the nice people have to go sow early?

RIP T Bone

[albertoacquiterme]

I have learned to read music on his book (Rock riffs for Bass).

Thanks Tom.

R:I:P.

[jacs301062]

Que lastima, se nos fue un gran musico, lo admiraba por su talento, tocaba la guitarra como los dioses, wowww, a donde estés amigo T Bone, no dejes de tocar........ Dios te tenga en su gloria.

[MrJuliesguy]

I thank God that Daryl Hall did the "Live From Daryl's House" project so that we could see so much of Tom Wolk

[bonzaibob2000]

The problem with this loss is that it opens all the coffins of the past.. witch sucks something bad.

[bonzaibob2000]

I diden't get the chance to know him this sucks.

[wtcvidman]

I was fortunate enough to meet him. He was a very nice guy, took time to hang out with us fans & even told us what he was going to do in the next few days & posed with us for photos. Charlie was also there & did the same. God bless him & RIP T-Bone.

[alienhuman]

@Blackbutterfly18 gods cruel joke

[sxr951]

yes

[gamo411]

T- Bone.......Thank you for making all us musicians smile.

Thank you.