Just found out Tom ‘T-Bone’ Wolk has passed away of a heart attack either last night or this morning…He played bass for Hall and Oates in their prime and also for the GE Smith led Saturday Night Live Band. Condolences to his family.
I met Tom once. It was at least 25 years ago. I was working at Brookstone when they had a store in downtown Boston. He came in with his wife, and me being a very crappy beginning bass player, I recognized him immediately. I started talking to him about humidifiers that he was looking at and then I told him I recognized him and that I always looked forward to his column in Guitar for The Practicing Musician. He said he really appreciated the fact that I was reading him. I can’t remember if he bought anything, but I remember him being kind and sincere when he spoke to me. So I imagine that if he was kind to me, someone he didn’t know, I’m sure he was kind to everyone.
