Wayman Tisdale: 1965-2009

[Ronson Hall]

Folks,

Although I didn't know Wayman Tisdale to be a Smith player, he was nonetheless a very gifted bass player and, by all reports, a very fine human being.

He apparently died in the last 24 hours after a hard-fought battle with bone cancer. He had a leg amputated about a year ago in an attempt to halt the spread of the disease, but to no avail. He had a very strong faith in God, and spoke of it often.

He also played 12 strong seasons in the NBA before beginning his joyous recording career.

Although I didn't know him personally, I miss him already. Below are a couple of links to some of his music videos. God bless his memory, and his family.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4tDYRz_tA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6SLbKE_tHw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ4DaBVn4Uk

[Tim Bishop]

Wow, thanks for that Ronson. What a testimony. A shame and another great loss.

[Ken Smith]

I heard just a few minutes ago on the radio, news about the passing of Wayman Tisdale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayman_Tisdale).

I met him several years ago at a NAMM show, had dinner with him along with a few other notables (was our 15th anniversary with Freddy Washington, Marcus Miller and Al Turner at the table at the Ivy in LA).

He was a great musician and retired pro basketball player from the 'Suns and a true Gentleman. We will miss him..

This is also posted here (http://www.smithbassforums.com/showthread.php?t=1066) on a Thread I started earlier.