# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/leroy-vinnegar
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:19:27.155Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/leroy-vinnegar"
name: "Leroy Vinnegar"
slug: "leroy-vinnegar"
description: "Leroy Vinnegar was an American jazz bassist. Born in Indianapolis, the self-taught Vinnegar established his reputation in Los Angeles during the 1950s and 1960s. His trademark was the rhythmic walking bass line, a steady series of ascending or descending notes, and it brought him the nickname \"The Walker\". Besides his jazz work, he also appeared on a number of soundtracks and pop albums, notably Van Morrison's 1972 album, Saint Dominic's Preview."
tagline: "American jazz bassist (1928–1999)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/Leeroy_Vinnegar.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1928-07-13"
deathDate: "1999-08-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.2
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.96749733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5722363/"
    handle:    "nm5722363"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Vinnegar"
    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Vinnegar"
    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Vinnegar"
    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Vinnegar"
    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Vinnegar"
    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Vinnegar"
    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8D%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC"
    title: "リロイ・ヴィネガー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Vinnegar"
    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
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    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Leroy Vinnegar"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump