With the death of Sly Stone, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid goes deep on the greatness and enduring influence of Stone and his band.

And that was pretty much the spark of my guitar playing. But when it led over to bass, James Jamerson was the cat. Everybody wanted to be able to play those James Jamerson bass lines that he did ...

Walker, Ray Parker Jr., Joe Sample, and the great James Jamerson—Gaye opened with the instrumental “Overture” before gliding into the moody “Trouble Man.” From there, the audience was ...

Credit: Getty Images When it comes to James Jamerson aficionados and experts, few rival Ron Brown. A top Los Angeles session bassist from the mid '60s to the late '70s, Brown befriended the Motown ...

Mr. Jamerson's body was discovered by a state police bloodhound Monday about 2:30 a.m. on a path near Watkins Landing, a popular launching spot in rural Powhatan County for James River boaters.

Few pro debuts have been as heavily hyped as James, the No. 1 pick in the 2003 NBA draft by his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, who played his first NBA minutes in … Sacramento. James, then just ...

The 71-year-old musician then drew positive comparisons between McCartney and lauded Motown session bassist James Jamerson. “James Jamerson, of course, anything by The Temptations or any Motown ...

Q: I imagine that James Jamerson, the house band bassist for Motown Records, was a big inspiration for you. A: James Jamerson was my god! He was absolutely one of my idols as a bassist ...