Hammett has been friends with Primus bassist and lead vocalist Les Claypool since childhood. Bolder was replaced by former Trapeze bassist and vocalist Mervyn Spence. "Jeremy" features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament. Shepherd started playing bass trying to replace former Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto. The band now included former Lush bassist Phil King. Appice contributed distinctive background harmonies with bassist Tim Bogert. She is one of the triplet daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Turner also worked with Norwegian bassist and composer Jan Holberg. Marshall was temporarily replaced by touring bassist Hestla. In January 2006, Black became engaged to Tanya Haden, daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Several songs featured string arrangements by former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. In 1950 Peterson worked in a duo with double bassist Ray Brown. Love's godfather is the founding Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. Is You Tour touring bassist due to the departure of former bassist Mika Horiuchi. Starr was replaced by former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez.