Wolk was born and raised in Yonkers, New York.[2] He was a state accordion champion by age 12. Seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, however, led him to bass and guitar—the former influenced by James Jamerson and Paul McCartney. He attended Roosevelt High School. Although he studied art at Cooper Union, most of his youth was spent playing in bar bands, where he first met guitarist G. E. Smith (who gave him the nickname T-Bone—for blues guitarist T-Bone Walker—after Wolk played his bass behind his head during a solo).
By the time he auditioned for and joined Hall & Oates in 1981, Wolk had cracked the studio and jingle scene on the recommendation of Will Lee, and had played on rap’s first gold record, Kurtis Blow’s "The Breaks." He played on Hall & Oates hits including "Maneater," "Out of Touch," "One on One," and "Family Man." He also anchored the Saturday Night Live house band from 1986–1992 with his Hall & Oates bandmate Smith.[3]
Wolk was a multi-instrumentalist and worked with Daryl Hall, Carly Simon, Jellyfish, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Shawn Colvin and Billy Joel over the course of his career. Downtime from Hall & Oates led to tours with Carly Simon and Billy Joel, and many studio sessions, highlighted by four albums with Costello and one with Costello and Burt Bacharach.
A longtime resident of Brattleboro, Vermont, Wolk maintained a steady recording and touring pace, especially in light of Hall & Oates's re-emergence. He also appeared on the latest albums from Simon (his fifth with her) and ex-New York Yankees baseballer and guitarist Bernie Williams.
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Wolk died at age 58 on February 28, 2010, in Pawling, New York from a heart attack.[2] Wolk was survived by his wife, Pam. Will Lee said of Wolk's legacy that "The passing of T-Bone is a huge loss to tasteful, spirited, enthusiastic music-making. His positivity, talents, and gentle production techniques were totally unique. I called him 'Eagle Ears'. I’ll never forget the first playback I heard of his bass playing. I was bowled over by the tone. It was meticulous and methodical, with equal parts crispness and warmth. He went on to do so many great projects as a guitarist, accordionist, producer and more. His legacy lives on."[3]
Referencesedit
^Simmonds, Jerry (2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars (2 ed.). Chicago: Chicago Review Press. p. 731. ISBN978-1-61374-478-9.
^ abc""Hall & Oates bassist T-Bone Wolk dies", 1 March 2010, CBC News". Cbc.ca. March 1, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
^ ab. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
wolk, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2022, learn, wh. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tom Wolk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tom T Bone Wolk December 24 1951 February 28 2010 1 2 was an American musician and bassist for the music duo Daryl Hall amp John Oates and a member of the Saturday Night Live house band Tom T Bone WolkBackground informationBorn 1951 12 24 December 24 1951Yonkers New York U S DiedFebruary 28 2010 2010 02 28 aged 58 Pawling New York U S GenresPoprockbluesOccupation s MusicianproducerInstrumentsBass guitarguitarmandolinaccordionkeyboardsYears active1964 2010LabelsSay See Bone MusicFormerly ofHall amp OatesBilly Joel BandThe Saturday Night Live BandWebsitetbonewolk wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editWolk was born and raised in Yonkers New York 2 He was a state accordion champion by age 12 Seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan however led him to bass and guitar the former influenced by James Jamerson and Paul McCartney He attended Roosevelt High School Although he studied art at Cooper Union most of his youth was spent playing in bar bands where he first met guitarist G E Smith who gave him the nickname T Bone for blues guitarist T Bone Walker after Wolk played his bass behind his head during a solo By the time he auditioned for and joined Hall amp Oates in 1981 Wolk had cracked the studio and jingle scene on the recommendation of Will Lee and had played on rap s first gold record Kurtis Blow s The Breaks He played on Hall amp Oates hits including Maneater Out of Touch One on One and Family Man He also anchored the Saturday Night Live house band from 1986 1992 with his Hall amp Oates bandmate Smith 3 Wolk was a multi instrumentalist and worked with Daryl Hall Carly Simon Jellyfish Squeeze Elvis Costello Shawn Colvin and Billy Joel over the course of his career Downtime from Hall amp Oates led to tours with Carly Simon and Billy Joel and many studio sessions highlighted by four albums with Costello and one with Costello and Burt Bacharach In 1991 Wolk co produced Willie Nile s Places I Have Never Been on Columbia Records Wolk also worked with Ryan Leslie on his self titled debut album Wolk recorded on bluesman Guy Davis albums Butt Naked Free and Chocolate to the Bone and appeared with Guy on Late Night with Conan O Brien performing Waitin On the Cards to Fall Wolk had a column in the publication Guitar for the Practicing Musician during the 1980s A longtime resident of Brattleboro Vermont Wolk maintained a steady recording and touring pace especially in light of Hall amp Oates s re emergence He also appeared on the latest albums from Simon his fifth with her and ex New York Yankees baseballer and guitarist Bernie Williams Death editWolk died at age 58 on February 28 2010 in Pawling New York from a heart attack 2 Wolk was survived by his wife Pam Will Lee said of Wolk s legacy that The passing of T Bone is a huge loss to tasteful spirited enthusiastic music making His positivity talents and gentle production techniques were totally unique I called him Eagle Ears I ll never forget the first playback I heard of his bass playing I was bowled over by the tone It was meticulous and methodical with equal parts crispness and warmth He went on to do so many great projects as a guitarist accordionist producer and more His legacy lives on 3 References edit Simmonds Jerry 2012 The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars 2 ed Chicago Chicago Review Press p 731 ISBN 978 1 61374 478 9 a b c Hall amp Oates bassist T Bone Wolk dies 1 March 2010 CBC News Cbc ca March 1 2010 Retrieved September 13 2011 a b In Memoriam Tom T Bone Wolk Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved March 5 2015 External links editOfficial website Daryl Hall and John Oates in memoriam Elvis Costello in memoriam Huffington Post in memoriam Bassplayer magazine obituary Discography at Discogs Discography at MusicBrainz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Wolk amp oldid 1203113073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
