tango and many types of folk music. History The double bass is generally regarded as a modern descendant of the string family of instruments that originated in Europe in the 15th century, and as such ...

Before the era of electric instruments, the bass end of music was handled by big stringed instruments or large brass ...

His screeching “mule” fiddle became an integral part ... and record through the mid-1950s. Their music – featuring brother Fred’s slapped bass, souped-up hillbilly renditions of R&B ...