Tom Wolk
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tom Wolk |
| Also known as | T-Bone, Tommy |
| Born | December 24, 1951 |
| Origin | Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Pawling, New York, U.S |
| Genres | Pop rock, rock, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music producer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1964–2010 |
| Labels | Say See Bone Music |
| Associated acts | Hall & Oates, Saturday Night Live Band, Elvis Costello, Frank Manzi |
| Website | tbonewolk |
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (December 24, 1951 – February 28, 2010) was an American musician and bassist for the music duo, Hall & Oates.
Life and career
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Wolk grew up in Yonkers, New York. He attended Roosevelt High School. 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. He began playing with Hall & Oates in 1981 after appearing on the album, Private Eyes. He was also a member of the Saturday Night Live Band with his Hall & Oates bandmate G.E. Smith. 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. Beginning in 2007, Wolk played with Daryl Hall on his Live From Daryl's House, monthly webcast.
Death
Wolk died on February 27, 2010, from a heart attack. He was 58 years old.[1][2] Other sources, including the AP Newswire and Hall & Oates manager Jonathan Wolfson, say Wolk died on February 28, 2010, in Pawling, New York.[3][4]
References
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- Official website
- Daryl Hall and John Oates memorium
- Elvis Costello memorium
- Huffington Post obituary
- Bassplayer magazine obituary
- Photos of Wolk
- Discography at Discogs
- Discography at MusicBrainz
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