Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley

Electric and Acoustic Bass

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Photo Index, Pg 1, Pg 2, Pg 3 , Pg 4, Pg 5 ,Pg 6, Pg 7,
Pg 8,Pg 9

Eddie Floyd, at the Nice, France Jazz Festival, 7.27.03. With the Uptown Horns, we got to play "Knock on Wood" with Mr. Eddie, who also co-wrote "634-5789."

With Jay Siegel, original lead singer of The Tokens ("Lion Sleeps Tonight") as he was presented with his honorary doctorate at Kean University's 2003 Commencment, 5.8.03. Hearing the falsetto intro to "Lion" in the original key is a real thrill!

Bowzer, 1.30.02, after performing with Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (Sha-Na-Na) in NYC. Grease for peace! The photo speaks for itself.

Dolemite aka Rudy Ray Moore, 1.20.02, after performing with the undisputed blacksploitation film genius and arguably the world's foulest-mouthed comedian at BB King's club in NYC.

Howard Tate/Jerry Ragovoy, summer, 2001, at the Village Underground, NYC after performing with the soul legend ("Get It While You Can," "Ain't Nobody Home," "Stop"). This was Howard's first show in nearly 30 years!

The Crystals, 3.23.02, music directing for the girls (singing "Da Doo Ron Ron") in Omaha, NE


Pg 1 - Uptown Horns, Stanley Clarke, Sam Moore, Peter Wolf, Vernon Reid & Peter Wolf, Bono

Pg 2 - Bass Legends, Ben E. King, Bootsy Collins, Gloria Gaynor, Shirley Alston Reeves, Solomon Burke, Buster Poindexter

Pg 3- Eddie Floyd, Jay Siegel (Tokens), Bowzer, Dolemite, Howard Tate, The Crystals.

Pg 4 - Ann Peebles, Chi-Lites, Carla Thomas, Mark Bowers, PNC Arts Center, Bob Babbitt, Steve Cropper

Pg 5 - Lou Christie, Johnny Farina, Eric Bazilian, Don Dixon and Marti Jones, Earl King and Timothea, Bonnie Raitt

Pg 6 - Martha Reeves, Corey Glover, Muzz Skillings, Percy Sledge, Spencer Davis, Peter Noone, Finley Quay

Pg 7 - Dick Clark, Mary Wilson, Rufus Thomas, Frankie Ford, Randy Jackson, Istanbul Symphony and Chorus, Rock Concerto Israel Symphony, Rock Concerto Poster

Pg 8 - Richard Street (Temptations), Kevin Bacon, Rick Derringer, Gary U.S. Bonds, Travis Tritt and Sam Moore, The Chiffons, Charlie Thomas (The Drifters), Lester Chambers (Chambers Bros.)

Pg 9 - Eye to Eye, Bernard Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Al Kooper, Eddie Holman, Terry Sylvester and John Ford Coley.




Ivan uses Warrior basses, Hartke amplification, Dean Markley strings, and Line 6 signal processors. Ivan eats only Little Debbie snack cakes.





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