Real Lyrics to Great Songs

Veteran bassist, composer and bandleader Dave Holland has always maintained a calm, clear-eyed approach to his music.

Elena Wright plays the wife of a doctor in "In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play."

Michael Davis, the bassist of influential late 1960s rock band MC5, has died of liver failure, his wife said Saturday. He was 68.

Dick Kniss, a bassist who performed for five decades with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," has died. He was 74.

CORRECTS DATE OF DEATH TO JAN. 25, 2012 and BYLINE TO THEODORE JEAN - In this undated photo provided by Theodore Jean, Dick Kniss plays the acoustic bass. Kniss, who performed for five decades with Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," died on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Saugerties, N.Y. He was 74. (AP Photo/Theodore Jean) NO SALES

Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus and his wife Allison are expecting their second child.

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, Jay DeMarcus, from the band Rascal Flatts, and his wife Allison arrive at the 59th Annual BMI Country Awards in Nashville. DeMarcus and his wife Allison are expecting their second child. Rascal Flatts is currently on tour and recently announced the release of its next album, “Changed,” on April 3.

The last time Rascal Flatts recorded an album, the trio ditched dreary Music City in the winter for sunny California. This time around they stayed closer to home when recording new album "Changed." Well, bassist Jay DeMarcus' home.

In this CD cover image released by Big Machine, the latest release by the music group Rascal Flatts, "Changed," is shown. The album will be released on April 3, 2012. The last time Rascal Flatts recorded an album, the trio ditched dreary Music City in the winter for sunny California. This time around they stayed closer to home when recording the new album "Changed." Well, bassist Jay DeMarcus' home.