After James Jamerson laid down all those funky bass lines in Detroit, helping to create 56 No. 1 R&B hits and 23 No. 1 pop hits, making Motown into a cultural juggernaut, popular music never has ...

Few bass players have appeared on as many hit records as James Jamerson. Having cut his teeth performing nightly on the Detroit club scene, and working as a session bassist in local studios, James was ...

studio champs like Kaye and James Jamerson; rock warriors like Cream’s Jack Bruce and the Who’s John Entwistle; funk masters like Bootsy and Sly and the Family Stone’s Larry Graham ...

Sitting at opposite ends of the board are Anthony Jackson and James Jamerson Jr., the world's foremost authorities on the ...

James Jamerson Jr. said he will strap on a bass Friday and play his father's part on "What's Going On," the Marvin Gaye hit that the elder Jamerson "always bragged about." He will play during the ...

Students view an excerpt from the Motown Amp investigation in which they learn about bassist James Jamerson and the role of Motown Records in the Civil Rights Movement. They then analyze Motown ...

The award was established in 2000 under the name Sidemen, with Motown bassist James Jamerson among the inaugural honorees. When it was rebranded 10 years later with the “Musical Excellence ...

The unforgettable opening bass line was played by James Jamerson, while Robert White played the memorable guitar riff. Robinson conceived “My Girl” as a follow-up to Mary Wells’ chart ...

Paul McCartney had noted at one point that he loved the bass stylings of James Jamerson. The most obvious tribute to Motown in The Beatles’ discography has to be “There’s A Place” from ...