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Larry Knechtel
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Bassist for
Bread
. Played with
Elvis Presley
,
The Beach Boys
,
The Byrds
,
The Mamas and the Papas
and the
The Chicks
. His arrangement of "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" by
Simon & Garfunkel
--on which he played piano-- won a Grammy in 1970.
Session bassist who played on the soundtrack recording for
Elvis Presley
's
Speedway (1968)
and Presley's NBC-TV special June 27-29, 1968. Knechtel had once been a member of
Duane Eddy
's Rebels and backed artists such as
Neil Diamond
,
Jimmy Webb
,
Simon & Garfunkel
, etc. Joined
David Gates
band
Bread
in the early 1970s, replacing
Robb Royer
.
He is survived by his mother, Edna Knechtel; a son, Lonnie Knechtel, a daughter, Shelli Knechtel Kokenge; two brothers Don Knechtel and Bob Knechtel; and two other grandchildren.
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