`` I 've rarely had tears come so quickly , '' Booker T. Jones says . In a statement on his website , Cropper said , `` Today I lost my best friend , and the world has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live . '' Bass player `` Duck '' Dunn dies in Tokyo at age 70 . June 22 - His credits include `` The Dock of the Bay '' and `` In the Midnight Hour ''
`` I 've rarely had tears come so quickly , '' Booker T. Jones says . Bass player `` Duck '' Dunn dies in Tokyo at age 70 . June 22 - His credits include `` The Dock of the Bay '' and `` In the Midnight Hour ''