BIRMINGHAM, Alabama --Who: Double bassist, composer, producer, arranger. Age 72. Type of music: Jazz, funk, R&B, soul, blues. Alabama roots: Born Cleveland Josephus ...

News Staff/Frank CouchCleve Eaton says he was turned on to the bass by his high school music teacher, John Springer. "I saw this bass in a guy's car and took it out into the band room," Eaton recalls.