Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn Dead at 70: Rockers React on Twitter
Donald “Duck” Dunn, bassist for Booker T. and the MGs and session player for Stax Records, has died at the age of 70. The news broke on Facebook via an update from Booker T. and the MGs guitarist Steve Cropper: “Today I lost my best friend, the world has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live. Duck Dunn died in his sleep Sunday morning May 13 in Tokyo Japan after finishing 2 shows at the Blue Note Night Club.”