Dec 30, 2020 “Bassist Doug Wimbish on Being Attuned to Rap, Funk & Rock Frequencies” by Scott Goldfine • Funknstuff
Doug Wimbish talks with Scott Goldfine about Doug’s journey into a multitude of musical genres, adapting to the frequencies and the artists he has worked with throughout his career. Listen to interviews here →
May 4, 2018 “Doug Wimbish Interview” by Sweetwater • Sweetwater
Sweetwater’s Mitch Gallagher sits down with Doug Wimbish for a chat about bass, effect pedals, pedal boards, performances and more! Watch interview here →
Mar 21, 2017 : “Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish: The 13th Floor Interview Pt. 1” by Marty Duda • The 13th Floor
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Doug Wimbish for a talk about Living Colour in the studio, making new music for their forthcoming album. Doug explains how Living Colour reconnected with The Blues. Listen to or read full interview here →
Apr 8, 2013 “Living Colour with Members of Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five in NYC” by Marc Millman • Relix
Living Colour appeared at NYC’s Irving Plaza for a concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band’s debut album, ‘Vivid’. Doug Wimbish, bassist for the Sugar Hill Records House Band, brought out his friends Melle Mel, Master Gee, Wonder Mike & Keith LeBlanc to join the band on stage. See photo gallery and watch video here →
Apr 16, 2009 “Doug Wimbish ‘Under Your Skin’ Interview” by Corey Brown • No Treble
Doug Wimbish sits down for an interview with Alexander McLean as part of Alexander’s “Under Your Skin” book project, focusing on the cultural diversity of music. Doug talks about his early days growing up in Connecticut, his musical influences and the mandolin that led him to the bass guitar. Watch Part 1 and Part 2 interviews here →
Oct 3, 2004 “Behind the Beat” by Dan Leroy • The New York Times
Tackhead’s rhythm section - Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald & Keith LeBlanc, collectively having played on albums & tours heard by millions across the world - a look into ‘behind the beat’. Read article here →
Jul 4, 1984 “The Pop Life • Funk Band Members Off in New Directions” by Robert Palmer • The New York Times
Duke Bootee (The Message), describes the night he met Wood, Brass & Steel’s Doug Wimbish & Skip McDonald, to a few years later at Joe & Sylvia Robinson’s Sugar Hill Studios in Englewood, NJ with he, Doug, Skip, Jiggs Chase, Keith LeBlanc, Chops Horns and others . Read article 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 →.