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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Jamerson Jr. attends the opening night of "Motown The Musical" at The Fisher Theatre on October 22, 2014 in Detroit, ...

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 been ...

The Cannon Street Arts Center is holding a bass symposium to honor the life and music of James Jamerson on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. Some of the best musicians have been hidden underneath the massive names ...

The great Motown bass player James Jamerson didn't have a proper tombstone until Aug. 27, 2021. He died in 1983 at age 47 after a hard-drinking adult life in Detroit and Los Angeles. Jamerson, born on ...

He grooved for years in the Snake Pit at Motown Records laying down the bassline for hit after hit, song after song. For performers like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, the Jackson 5, 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’s role ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - They were known as the Funk Brothers, the session or in-house musicians who brought the music to life for Motown’s biggest artists. These jazz musicians provided the soulful ...