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Derrick Lee Murdock (aka DOCK) A native of Philadelphia
began playing the Bass at the age of seventeen. While
most musicians consider this a late start, Derrick was
able to overcome this by intensive practice and study
of his favorite bassists. Among his early influences
were Bootsy Collins, Kool, Larry Graham, Geddy Lee,
James Jamerson, Stanley Clark, Jaco Pastorius, Tony
Smith, Jeff lee Johnson, Niles Henning Orsted Pederson,
Ron Carter, Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reed, Dave Holland to
name a few... Derrick performed at clubs in and around
the Philadelphia area while developing his talent and
fine-tuning his craft. Then in 1994 Derrick relocated
to Los Angeles to tour and perform with Sheena Easton
before performing and touring the world with a host
of talented performers including Kevin Eubanks, The
Jazz Crusaders,Tom Scott, Jeff Lorber, Angela Bofill,
David Benoit, Bobby Caldwell, Hugh Masekela, Eric Marienthal,
Bobby Lyle, Bob Mamet, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole,
Will Smith, Jim Carey, Bill Cosby, Cedric the Entertainer,
Michael Bolton, Aaron Nevill, Denise Williams, Solomon
Burke, Patty Austin, Dr Dre, Rose Royce, The Dazz Band,
Mandrill, Cherrelle, BB King, Chuck Berry, Peter Framton,
Huey Lewis, John Lucien, 5th Dimension, and many others.
For more information, check out Derrick
Murdock's page.
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