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Hard Promises is the last full album to feature the original Heartbreakers lineup, as bassist Ron Blair left after the album's release. He returned on Mojo, and he would make guest appearances on Long After Dark and Southern Accents and, after rejoining the band in 2002, played on select tracks on The Last DJ.
Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records.
What is the most popular song on Hard Promises by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?
Legend has it that John Lennon was scheduled to stop by the studio when Petty and the gang were recording Hard Promises - Petty was thrilled at the possibility of meeting the music icon. But of course, that meeting never happened as Lennon was assassinated before he could make the appointment.
As a member of Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers Booker T. & The MGs, Donald “Duck” Dunn was house bass player at the legendary Soul/R’n’B label, Stax, where his meaty playing helped define one of the most distinctive and enduring sounds in popular music.
Hard Promises was the last full Petty & the Heartbreakers album that founding bassist Ron Blair played on for over 20 years. He was replaced by Howie Epstein in 1982, but rejoined the group in 2002. Interestingly, Booker T. & the MG's bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn plays bass on "A Woman In Love."
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“A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me)” is one of Petty’s most underrated classics. The second single on ‘81’s Hard Promises was Petty as he entered the prime of his career.
