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The final interview of Duck Dunn, bassist for sixties soul sensation Booker T. & the M.G.’s
On May 4, 2012, nine days before the untimely death of Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist extraordinaire for Stax Records studio house band Booker T. & the M.G.’s granted his final interview with longtime confidant George Klein.
The legendary deejay, Memphis Mafia member, and best-selling Elvis: My Best Man author was the host of SiriusXM Elvis Radio’s The George Klein Show until January 5, 2018, when declining health precipitated his farewell. Conducted every Friday afternoon from the beautiful grounds of Graceland, the program celebrated Presley’s music, along with special interviews with musicians and friends of the late King of Rock and Roll [Klein succumbed to dementia and broken hip complications at age 83 on February 5, 2019. Eighties country pop vocalist T.G. Sheppard, given his first tour bus by Presley, assumed Klein’s Friday time slot].
Klein called this writer from the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi — where he then served as an executive host — to discuss how he was coping with his friend’s death in a brief interview.
“I almost cried when I heard the news on television”, confirmed the close Presley confidant. “He and I were real close. Both born and raised in Memphis, we used to hang out all the time in the ’60s and early…