Draft:Eric McCann
American Bass Player
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Eric McCann is an American bassist, born in 1957 in Berkeley, California, where he started playing bass in 1971. He performed with many local top 40 bands while attending Berkeley High School. His first professional recording was with Mingo Lewis on in 1976 for CBS records,[1] which included a song, The Wizard, that Al Di Meola later also recorded. Eric was recruited to play bass on Al Di Meola's Elegant Gypsy Tour in 1977.[2][3][4] Following that, he toured with a variety of bands including Patty Pravo in Italy, and East West Band in Japan. In San Francisco, California he was a member of The Freaky Executives[5][6]; Clarence Clemons Redbank Rocker's[7] frequent shows at the Sweetwater Music Hall[8]; a variety of Austin de Lone's bands[9][10] including the backing band for Bonnie Raitt at Bumbershoot festival in Seattle[11]; The Edge with Lorin Rowan[12] and Jimmy Dillon[13][14]; Tracy Blackman[15] band featuring Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana; as well as the Summer of Love band featuring Joan Baez.[16]
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Submission declined on 13 February 2026 by EatingCarBatteries (talk).
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Comment: Note that the submitter appears to have a conflict of interest with the subject, based on their username. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 03:18, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
Eric tested and demoed Mesa Boogie amps and equipment over the years - once introduced with this description: "This clip[17] features long-time Mesa friend and San Francisco Bay Area session and gigging ace Eric McCann playing his go-to Fender Jazz bass . Eric wrote this riff in the styles of Willie Weeks and the Bay Area's own Tower of Power/Rocco Prestia, showcasing the quick responsiveness of the Subway D800 and the full, round and punchy low-end of the Ultra-Lite 1x15 Cabinets."[18]
Eric is also a Registered Nurse since 1994.[19]
Currently, Eric is performing with April & Monroe Grisman band, The Rowan Brothers,[20] Jesse Lee Kincade,[21] The Real Thang Band,[22] Puro Bandido, Heath De Fount-Haberlin Band, Jon Otis, and the Deep Blue Jam band[23].[24]
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