Mike Merritt

b, eb, *1955 US
Musician of Rock and R&B/Soul

Michael Monroe "Mike" Merritt (born July 28, 1955) is an American bassist best known for playing with the Conan O'Brien house bands: The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in New York, Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien in Los Angeles, and currently The Basic Cable Band on Conan also in Los Angeles.Mike plays a variety of basses including Rickenbacker, Lakland, Fender, Hofner, the Zeta Crossover bass and a 1935 Kurt Moenning 3/4’ Acoustic Bass.

Instruments

Bass
Bass guitar

Genres

Rock
R&B/Soul
Folk
World
Jazz

Plays With

Labamba's Big Band

Rock Candy Funk Party

The Levon Helm Band

The Legally Prohibited Band

FUKM

Popular Tracks

99 Flavors on Almost Perfect by Mike Merritt

I'm Going Away on Love in the Country by Mike Merritt

99 Leaves on Almost Perfect by Mike Merritt

99 Fasho's on Almost Perfect by Mike Merritt

Let's Start Again on Love in the Country by Mike Merritt

99 Problems on Almost Perfect by Mike Merritt

99 Lessons on Almost Perfect by Mike Merritt

99 Weapons Against Me on Almost Perfect by Mike Merritt

Lucy Watts on Love in the Country by Mike Merritt

Love in the Country on Love in the Country by Mike Merritt

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
We Want Groove	Rock Candy Funk Party feat. Renato Neto, Joe Bonamassa, Mike Merritt, Ron DeJesus and Tal Bergman	2013	Album

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Discogs

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