Which of these classic singles do you like more? Make your selection in our oldies poll!

THIS WEEK'S BATTLE:

Keep on Smilin' by Wet Willie
VS.
Drift Away by Dobie Gray

Vote here, and defend your decision to other oldies music lovers... you don't have to be a member to vote or post!

PREVIOUS RESULTS:

"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor... 70%
"Wild World" by Cat Stevens... 30%

With the recent passing of bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, I take a look back at the music and career of Booker T. and the MGs, soul's most famous instrumentalists, who served as the house band for the Stax/Volt labels in the '60s, providing the groove heard on classics by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, and more, not to mention scoring hits of their own with "Green Onions" and the influential "Time Is Tight." Read all about Booker T. and the MGs here in this profile.

Donald "Duck" Dunn, bassist for the legendary soul instrumentalists and Stax label house band Booker T. and the MGs, passed away from unknown causes Sunday while touring in Tokyo. He was 70.

Though he didn't play on the group's best-known instrumental classic, "Green Onions," Dunn did play with the MGs on their other hits, and even more notably, hits for the artists the group backed: that's Dunn's bass opening Otis Redding's "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay," moving and grooving under Sam and Dave's "Soul Man," and even underpinning Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's big '80s hit "Stop Dragging My Heart Around."

After Stax folded in the mid-Seventies, Dunn was still very much in demand as a session musician, playing with everyone from Eric Clapton to Bob Dylan, and even made an on-screen appearance as part of the band in the 1980 musical comedy film The Blues Brothers. Dunn is survived by wife June and son Jeff, as well as one grandchild; a memorial service is being planned in the bassist's hometown of Memphis. Please leave your thoughts, remembrances, and condolences about Donald "Duck" Dunn here.

Songs about mothers, Mother's Day, motherly advice, and motherly love... an original playlist of songs for Mother's Day or any time you'd like to show Mom what she means to you. Check the download status on these songs, most of which are available for cheap right here at About.com, and assemble this Mother's Day playlist or burn a legal disc of your own!