Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bassist Ron Blair was born on September 16th, 1948. There was this time when Ron wasn’t around, but bass legend Duck Dunn was, so he played on a recording for the album Hard Promises. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench can’t recall why their bassist, Ron Blair, wasn’t around for the session for “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me).” But he says that it gave them an opportunity to work with the legendary player for Booker T. & the MG’s and Eric Clapton, Donald “Duck” Dunn.
“Duck was around and Duck was an idol of ours and he was
