## Breakfast with Bob Babbitt > Bob Babbitt, the legendary bassist who played on countless classic records, has died at the age of 74. Babbitt was a first-call session musician in the 1960s and 1970s, playing on landmark albums by the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and John Lennon. He was also a member of the Wrecking Crew, a group of Los Angeles-based session musicians who played on hundreds of hit records. In recent years, Babbitt had been battling cancer. He died peacefully at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee, on July 16, 2012. Babbitt was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1937. He began playing bass at the age of 14, and by the early 1960s he was a regular on the Los Angeles session scene. Babbitt's playing was characterized by its groove and feel. He was a master of the walking bass line, and he could also lay down a solid foundation for a rock or pop song. Babbitt's work can be heard on some of the most iconic recordings of the rock era, including the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil," Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited," and John Lennon's "Imagine." Babbitt was a humble and self-effacing man, but he was also a giant of the music industry. He will be remembered as one of the greatest bass players of all time.
