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Roscoe Beck

b. 1954

American musician

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About Roscoe Beck

Born 1954. Roscoe Beck is an American writer, musician and bassist.

Charles Roscoe Beck (born April 6, 1954) is an American bassist with a reputation as "a solid bottom-liner". Beck has played with artists like Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Leonard Cohen, and The Chicks. He is also a successful record producer with two Grammy Award nominations. Later in the 1970s he formed an R&B-fusion band called "Passenger" which in 1979 played a gig in Los Angeles where Robben Ford was present and asked them to be the opening act on his tour. After having shuffled between Austin and Los Angeles for a year, Beck was asked to play on Leonard Cohen's album Recent Songs. The experience led him to start working as a record producer, and in 1986 he produced Jennifer Warnes' Grammy-nominated album Famous Blue Raincoat.

Discography Walk On (2005)

Contributions Recent Songs – Leonard Cohen (1979) Tones (Eric Johnson) (1986) Famous Blue Raincoat (Jennifer Warnes) (1986) Talk to Your Daughter (Robben Ford) (1988) Ah Via Musicom (Eric Johnson) (1990) The Hunter (Jennifer Warnes) (1992) Robben Ford & The Blue Line (1992) Mystic Mile (Robben Ford) (1993) Venus Isle (Eric Johnson) (1996) Seven Worlds (Eric Johnson) (1998) Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 (Leonard Cohen) (recorded 1979, released 2001) Bloom (Eric Johnson) (2005) Live in London (Leonard Cohen album) (Leonard Cohen) (2009) Up Close (Eric Johnson) (2010) Songs from the Road (Leonard Cohen album) (Leonard Cohen) (2010) Old Ideas (Leonard Cohen) (2012) Live in Dublin (Leonard Cohen album) (Leonard Cohen) (2014) Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour (Leonard Cohen) (2015)

As a producer Famous Blue Raincoat (1987)

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1954, New York
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Charles Roscoe Beck

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Roscoe Beck?

American musician

When was Roscoe Beck born?

Roscoe Beck was born in 1954 in New York.

What is Roscoe Beck's occupation?

Roscoe Beck is a writer, musician and bassist.

What nationality is Roscoe Beck?

Roscoe Beck is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Roscoe Beck

· Wikidata: Q7367493

· DBpedia: Roscoe Beck

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