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Full Name: William Cunningham
Description: Bassist, keyboardist, USA
Known For: Member of – The Boxtops” – The Letter (Hit Song)
Instruments: Drums
Music Styles: Rock
Location: United States of America
Date Born: 23rd January 1950
Location Born: Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Bill Cunningham
An American Bass player.
Other instrumens include double bass, cello, piano, and organ.
Bill Cunningham (born William Cunningham, January 23, 1950, Memphis, Tennessee) is the original bass guitarist / keyboardist for the Box Tops.
Bill remained a member of the Box Tops until August 1969, when he decided to return to school to get a music degree in performance of the upright bass.
Though Bill virtually vanished from the pop music scene after he left the Box Tops, he rose in the ranks of classical musicians, playing in many symphony orchestras and in ballet and opera companies while attending university. During this period he backed artists as diverse as Eddy Arnold, Van Cliburn, Isaac Hayes, the Romeros (Spanish guitarists), and Dionne Warwick.
In 1996, Bill played the principal role in reforming the original Box Tops. He played bass and shared responsibility for keyboard parts with John Evans on the Tear Off album. Bill has toured with the group since 1997
Bill remained a member of the Box Tops until September of 1969, when he decided to return to school to get a music degree in performance of the upright bass.
Bill played various instruments in a number of early 1960s Memphis bands, before joining the group that eventually became The Box Tops.
Bill remained a member of the Box Tops until September of 1969, when he decided to return to school to get a music degree in performance upright bass.
In 1996, Bill played the principal role in reforming the original Box Tops. He played bass and shared responsibility for keyboard parts with John on the ‘Tear Off’ album. Bill has toured with the group since 1997.
Bill’s father was a SUN recording artist and worked with Sam Phillips at SUN studio intermittently from 1953-61.
He first recorded under the name Buddy Cunningham and later under the name Buddy Blake. Buddy was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as the first percussionist on an Elvis Presley record.
That session at SUN took place September 10, 1954
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