Motown was almost a religion, a defining factor in world music. Founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr, the label helped define the sound of soul music and made the genre popular in the 1960s. The label was initially formed...
The Funk Brothers were the band responsible for virtually 100% of all Motown Records hits that played behind the Motown stars from 1959 to 1972. Although well-known in Detroit jazz clubs, they were anonymous on Motown recordings until the 1970s,...
The Story of James Jamerson! it's amazing, he was arguably the first 'virtuous' bass player. He was one of the bassists who gave the electric bass a voice of its own, a voice separate from the bass guitar that it...
James Jamerson shaped a new style of bass playing and brought what was considered by some to be an "inferior" instrument to the forefront through the use of the Fender electric bass, driven by his musical genius and incredible dexterity....
