Veteran funk-rock bassist T.M. Stevens – who played on sessions with everyone from James Brown to Tina Turner and Billy Joel – has passed away at 72, according to reports from those close to him.
Performance artist/musician Carrie Beehan – who wrote on social media that Stevens had been hospitalized with blood clots in his lungs late last month – announced the news on her Facebook page. The New Zealander previously performed with Stevens under the name Trysette and has been one of several musician friends who appears to have continued to support him after his dementia diagnosis in 2017.
