WoodSongs 701: Victor Wooten

Victor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, producer, and recipient of five Grammy Awards. Wooten has won the “Bass Player of the Year“ award from Bass Player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once. In 2011, he was named #10 in the “Top 10 Bassists of All Time“ by Rolling Stone. In addition to a solo career and collaborations with various artists, Wooten has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group’s formation