Musician Spotlight: Joe Fick
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, Tennessee 37203

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"Slick" Joe Fick is one of Nashville’s most in-demand bassists and is widely known in the slap bass world for his virtuosic technique and acrobatic showmanship. He has performed or recorded with early rock pioneers Sonny Burgess, James Burton, Cordell Jackson and Wanda Jackson, as well as with Country Music Hall of Fame vocal group the Jordanaires. Fick portrayed Elvis Presley bassist Bill Black in the 2005 film "Walk the Line," and he played upright bass on the soundtrack to the 2022 film "Elvis".
"Slick" Joe Fick is one of Nashville’s most in-demand bassists and is widely known in the slap bass world for his virtuosic technique and acrobatic showmanship. He has performed or recorded with early rock pioneers Sonny Burgess, James Burton, Cordell Jackson and Wanda Jackson, as well as with Country Music Hall of Fame vocal group the Jordanaires. Fick portrayed Elvis Presley bassist Bill Black in the 2005 film "Walk the Line," and he played upright bass on the soundtrack to the 2022 film "Elvis".