Jan 8, 2020 “The 40 Best Basslines of All Time” by Bass Player Staff • Bass Player Magazine
Sugar Hill Records House Band bassist Doug Wimbish iconic bassline on Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel’s hit ‘White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) ranks in Bass Player’s 40 best basslines of all time. Read article here →
Jan 9, 2012 “Interview with Living Colour Bassist Doug Wimbish” by Jon Liebman • For Bass Players Only
Doug chats with FBPO’s Jon Liebman about Doug’s NAMM & Miami Beach Art Deco WimBash events, his solo career and what he hopes to pass on to the next generation of musicians. Read interview here →
Dec 30, 1982 “Urban Anthems of Rap Music” by Geoffrey Himes • The Washington Post
The Sugar Hill Records funk rhythm section of Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc & Skip McDonald is the band behind the groundbreaking rap song ‘The Message’, the title track of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s first album. Read article here →
Nov 21, 1982 “Funk Takes a Provocative Turn” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc, as New Jersey’s Sugar Hill Record Label house band, may well be described as the “modern funk rhythm section”. Read article here →.