Prescott Niles
Prescott Niles | |
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Background information | |
Born | May 2, 1954 |
Genres | Rock, power pop, pop rock, new wave |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Bass guitar |
Associated acts | The Knack The Velvert Turner Group Population 5 Missing Persons Ken Sharp |
Prescott Niles (born May 2, 1954) is an American rock bassist.[1] He is best known as bassist with the Knack, who had a No. 1 US / No. 6 UK hit with "My Sharona".
Since 2013 he has played bass with Mike Pinera's Classic Rock All-Stars and Missing Persons.
Prescott Niles mostly played a Rickenbacker 4001 and a Guild bass during his tenure with The Knack.
References[]
- ^ Michaels, Randolph (2005-09-22). Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited. iUniverse. pp. 339–. ISBN 978-0-595-37007-8. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
External links[]
- Prescott Niles NAMM Oral History Interview (2007)
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- American rock bass guitarists
- American male bass guitarists
- American new wave musicians
- The Knack members
- 20th-century American guitarists
- American bass guitarist stubs