Doug Wimbish
Wimbish was born in Hartford, Connecticut. The first instrument he played was the mandolin. He started playing the guitar when he was 12 years old. He stopped playing the guitar, and started playing the bass guitar. In 1979, he joined Sugarhill Records. He was a member of Sugarhill's rhythm section. Wimbish played music for many popular songs when he was in the rhythm section. In 1984, he went to London with Skip McDonald and Keith LeBlanc. McDonald played the guitar, and LeBlanc played the drums. The three of them made Tackhead. Tackhead was a hip-hop group.