Ray Pohlman

Merlyn Ray Pohlman was an American session musician and arranger who played both upright bass and bass guitar, and also did sessions as a guitarist. He is credited with being the first electric bass player in Los Angeles studios in the 1950s.

Biography

Pohlman was a first-call member of The Wrecking Crew, who recorded with Phil Spector and The Beach Boys. He was the musical director of the house band, "The Shindogs", on the 1960s television show Shindig!
His bass guitar playing is credited on hundreds of tracks including The Beach Boys' Good Vibrations.
Pohlman died of heart failure at the age of 60.

Artists with whom Pohlman recorded

As sideman

With The Beach Boys

With Sam Cooke

With The Ronettes