Renowned Bassist Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk Passes

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Daryl Hall & John Oates Official Website) - Renowned bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, a long-time member of Daryl Hall and John Oates' band and the house band on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," died of a heart attack February 27. He was 58.
Wolk worked with Hall & Oates beginning in the early 1980s recording the bass lines and appearing alongside guitarist G.E. Smith in the videos for many hit songs.
The two also played in the "SNL" band from 1986 to 1992, and gave classic-instrument aficionados a reason to tune in as they were consistently highlighted leading the band while the show went to commercial breaks.

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., Wolk was yet another in the wave of babyboomers who, after seeing the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, asked his parents for a guitar and began to play.
He later attended art school, then began performing with Billy Vera and Lonnie Mack.
His career ultimately included recording and performing with Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Jewel, former New York Yankees centerfielder Bernie Williams, and others.

He also made his mark as a songwriter, including penning "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," which was recorded by Cyndi Lauper and was one of the biggest hit singles of the '80s.