John Myung’s new artist model kicks off another stacked month of bass releases ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bassist Chuck Rainey poses for fans during Summer NAMM Show Opening at Music City Center on July 13, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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 ...

Never heard of James Jamerson? You probably have, even if you don't know his actual name. A true session giant, Jamerson has played on over 30 number one records, laid down stone cold grooves for the ...

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 ...

Legendary Motown bassist James Jamerson would have turned 79 years old today. The Funk Brother was born Jan. 29, 1936, in South Carolina and died in Aug. 2, 1983, in Los Angeles. In honor of the man ...

Family members, friends and Motown fans are mourning the death of bassist James Jamerson Jr., who took inspiration from his gold-standard father to become a musical powerhouse in his own right.

He grew up in the studio watching his dad play bass in the legendary Funk Brothers, the Motown house band illuminated in the 2002 documentary “Standing in the Shadows of Motown.” Eventually, James ...

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 ...

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 ...