Birth Name: Donald Dunn
Occupation: Bassist
Place Of Birth: Tennessee
Date Of Birth: November 24, 1941
Date Of Death: May 13, 2012
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Donald Dunn was born on the 24th of November, 1941. He was famous for being a Bassist. Bass guitarist nicknamed “Duck” who played on hundreds of popular recordings by artists like Elvis Presley, Otis Redding and Rufus Thomas as a session musician for Stax Records. He was also the bassist for the funk group Booker T. & the M.G.’s, with whom he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
Donald Dunn was born in Tennessee. He formed his first band The Royal Spades with future Stax session guitarist Steve Cropper while attending Messick High School in Memphis, Tennessee. He made cameos as himself in the 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers and its sequel, 1998’s Blues Brothers 2000.
Donald Dunn was a Sagittarius and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Donald Dunn was born in 1940s. The early 1940s were dominated by World War II. Following the end of the war, it was the start of the Baby Boomer years and technology advancements such as the jet engine, nuclear fusion, radar, rocket technology and others later became the starting points for Space Exploration and Improved Air Travel. The 40s also brought us the Slinky, Velcro, Jeep, Tupperware and Frisbee. Discover what happened on this day.
Donald Dunn is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Donald Dunn was born in the Year of the Serpent.
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| REAL NAME: | Donald Dunn |
| NICKNAME: | Duck |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Donald Dunn was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Donald Dunn was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.
Ruling Planet: Donald Dunn had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Donald Dunn’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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