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Hall and Oates Bassist & SNL Alum Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk Dead Aged 58

T-Bone Wolk, bass player for Hall & Oates, dies

By JOHN ROGERS (AP) – Mar 1, 2010

LOS ANGELES — Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, who performed with scores of musicians but was best known as the longtime bass player for the band led by pop-rock stars Daryl Hall and John Oates, has died. He was 58.

Wolk died Sunday in New York, hours after completing a recording session with Hall, who was working on a solo album, the duo's manager, Jonathan Wolfson, said Monday. Wolfson said the cause of death was believed to be a heart attack.

Wolk had been scheduled to appear Monday night on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" with Hall and Oates.

A busy session musician, he appeared on literally scores of recordings with such varied artists as Bette Midler, Billy Joel and Avril Lavigne. He played bass on several of Elvis Costello's recordings, accordion on Robert Palmer's "Heavy Nova" and guitar on Carly Simon's "Coming Around Again."

He was also the bass player in NBC's "Saturday Night Live" house band from 1986 to 1992 when it was led by guitarist G.E. Smith.

On his Web site, Wolk described himself as "that guy with the hat" who people had seen performing with Hall & Oates since 1981. In later years he also became the band's music director.

The Associated Press: T-Bone Wolk, bass player for Hall & Oates, dies

YouTube - Hall and Oates guitarist, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk playing a solo on "Kiss on My List"

His passing escaped my attention til now.

R.I.P. T-Bone.

[besson3c]

Was T-Bone Wolk related to Art Bell in any way?

[Spheric Harlot]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that years of cocaine will mess up your heart.

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Originally Posted by besson3c 

Was T-Bone Wolk related to Art Bell in any way?

I think not.