University professor shares details on awesome new book, The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass
Exclusive video interview with FBPO’s Jon Liebman
January 13, 2025
Photo credit: Amanda Ray Wright
Dr. Brian Wright is an Assistant Professor of Music History at University of North Texas, where he teaches courses on popular music. His new book, The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass, focuses on Dr. Wright’s specialty on the early history of electric bass in jazz, rock, rhythm & blues, and country music. A bassist himself, Dr. Wright earned a Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from Case Western Reserve University and served as a former research assistant at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archive.
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