Victor Lemonte Wooten, 1 of the 5 Wooten brothers raised in Newport News, Virginia, is an avid and talented bass player. Victor is the recipient of 5 Grammy awards, and was put in the list of "Top Ten Best Bass players" by the Rolling Stones. Interestingly, all 5 of the Wooten brothers were musicians, and they eventually created "The Wooten Brothers Band". They became very successful as a result of their talents, and later on split off into their own individual paths of musical success. In 1988, Victor joined Bela Fleck in the pursuit of creating Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. This is when Victor really blew up. They played an equal mixture of bluegrass, blu-bop, and fusion to create their interesting music. Victor really shined on their song, "sinister Minister", where he demonstrated his phenomenal slap bass skills. During this time, Victor also received his own signature bass model from Fodera, called the Yin-Yang Bass (see picture). Victor currently incorporates his bass skills and teachings into a summer camp, which is designed to teach kids about their musical abilities and develop their bass skills. Check out some of his music below!
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