List of double bassists in popular music

This list of double bassists in popular music includes double bass performers from a range of genres, including rockabilly, psychobilly, country, blues, folk, bluegrass, and other styles. In these styles, the instrument is often referred to as an upright bass or a standup bass.

For a list of jazz players, see the List of jazz bassists. For a list of Classical double bass players, see the List of contemporary classical double bass players.

Jim Creeggan from the Barenaked Ladies

Psychobilly upright bassist-singer Patricia Day performing with her band, the HorrorPops in Montreal in 2006.

A

• Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mother Love Bone, and others)

B

• Victor Bailey (Various bands and artists)
• Barry Bales (Alison Krauss)
• Tom Barney (Various artists and bands)
• Didi Beck (German rockabilly band Boppin'B)
• Bill Black (Elvis Presley)
• Joe Buck (Hank Williams III)

C

• Paul Chambers (Jazz)
• Les Claypool (Primus)
• John Clayton (Various artists and bands)
• Ernest "Big" Crawford (Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Little Walter, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Rogers, Big Maceo, Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Slim)
• Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)

D

• Kate Davis
• Patricia Day (Psychobilly band the HorrorPops)
• Willie Dixon (Blues)
• Ted Dwane (folk rock band Mumford & Sons)
• Dave Lombardo (thrash metal band Slayer)

F

Joe Feliciano

G

• Marshall Grant (Johnny Cash)
• Athol Guy (1960s folk-pop band The Seekers)

H

• Jim Hughart (Tom Waits)
• Clayton Jacobson (Appalachian band the Duck Downpickers)

J

• Eric Judy (Modest Mouse)

K

• Gary Karr (musician and professor)
• Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Drive)
• Dick Kniss (Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver)
• Geoff Kresge (psychobilly band Tiger Army)

L

• Fred LaBour (Country)
• Tony Levin (Various bands and artists including Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Liquid Tension Experiment, King Crimson, and Peter Gabriel)
• Marshall Lytle (Bill Haley & His Comets)

M

• Joe B. Mauldin (The Crickets)
• Edgar Meyer (Numerous artists in numerous genres)

N

• Kim Nekroman (Psychobilly band the Necromantix)

O

• Scott Owen (The Living End)

P

• Todd Phillips (numerous bluegrass groups)

Q

• Nate Query (folk-pop band the Decemberists)

R

• Missy Raines (numerous Bluegrass groups)
• Lee Rocker (rockabilly band Stray Cats)

S

• Russ Savakus (Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary)
• Esperanza Spalding (Jazz)
• Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
• Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing)
• Sting (The Police)
• Djordje Stijepovic (Tiger Army, Drake Bell)

T

• Larry Taylor (Tom Waits, JW-Jones)
• Danny Thompson (Pentangle, others)

W

• Jimbo Wallace (Reverend Horton Heat)
• Rob Wasserman (Various artists and bands)
• Chris Wood (jam band Medeski, Martin and Wood)