The setting is Studio A at Universal Mastering Studios East, in midtown Manhattan. Sitting at opposite ends of the board are Anthony Jackson and James Jamerson Jr., the world's foremost authorities on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X He grooved for years in the Snake Pit at Motown Records laying down the bassline for hit after hit ...

The son of a Motown Records behind-the-scenes legend and inspiration for bassists the world over said he’s planning to pay tribute to this father the best way he knows how. James Jamerson Jr. said he ...

James Jamerson Jr. attends the opening night of "Motown The Musical" at The Fisher Theatre on October 22, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. Photo of Hank CROSBY and Larry VEEDER and Joe HUNTER and James ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X When Anthony McKnight was growing up in the projects of Charleston with his cousin James, he ...

You’ve heard the low end riffs and head bobbing plucks in Motown hits like “Bernadette” by the Four Tops and The Temptations’ “My Girl,” and now the man behind those grooves is being honored in his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anyone who's danced to Motown classics like "Shotgun" and "You Can't Hurry Love" has heard the work of bassist James Jamerson. Born in Charleston in 1936, Jamerson moved to Detroit as a teen and began ...

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 ...

DETROIT (AP) - The son of a Motown Records behind-the-scenes legend and inspiration for bassists the world over said he's planning to pay tribute to this father the best way he knows how. James ...