One day you’re up and the next day you’re down… you can’t face the world with your head to the ground…

Formed in the Bronx in 1964, and legends of the Greenwich Village rock scene in the 1960s via their residency at the Night Owl and several television appearances, his bass motif to The Blues Magoos’ signature hit which he co-composed “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” is among the most recognizable and co-opted in the history of rock and roll. 

Ronnie Gilbert was a straightforward pocket player whose passages were based (pun intended) on booming pentatonic riffs, which was the perfect approach for the Magoos’ magnificent mélange of psychedelia, folk, soul and…blues!   Gilbert’s primary weapon of choice was the Fender Precision with the treble rolled off.

Dig Ronnie and the Magoos on tracks he co-wrote….

“(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” https://youtu.be/TOWOdKs6KUo

“Pipe Dream” https://youtu.be/EwmyWwyUUZE

“Life Is Just a Cher O’Bowlies” https://youtu.be/AHdbA42hCb8

“I Wanna Be There” https://youtu.be/WvHYfAVcM-g

“There She Goes” https://youtu.be/e7Ij7h2GQxY

“You’re Getting Old” https://youtu.be/6Z-cKpGuuug