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9:30 Coffee Break: Singing bass players

by Anna Reed

December 30, 2015

Lemmy
Lemmy Kilmister performs with Motörhead at Glastonbury in June.
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Lemmy Kilmister, the vocalist, bassist and principal songwriter in Motörhead, passed away this week after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer.

Read more about Lemmy and Motörhead and the legacy that this iconic man left on the punk and heavy metal scenes.

In honor of his music and his life, we'd like to dedicate today's 9:30 Coffee Break to singing bass players.

Send us your ideas, and let's all keep Lemmy and his family in our thoughts.

Songs Played

Jerry Was a RaceCar Driver - Primus
Jailbreaker - Thin Lizzy
Driven to Tears - The Police
Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Sacred Trickster - Sonic Youth
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Motorhead - Electricity

Do you deserve a Coffee Break? We at The Current's Morning Show think you do, and we want to bring treats from Black: Coffee and Waffle Bar to your workplace. Let us know why you'd like a Coffee Break - or request your own idea for a future topic.

9:30 Coffee Break: Singing bass players