"James was a bass player's bass player." What a compliment. RIP James Jamerson and Bob Babbitt
@thedayones49182 жыл бұрын
Ha but it took It took fender this long?! While any regular white bassist gets inducted. Lol what a joke. the rock and roll hall of fake also sucks 😂✌🏽
@karibgold53948 жыл бұрын
Babbitt. One of the kindest, best men on the planet. Miss my friend. Awesome man, awesome bass player.
@ckrein4147 жыл бұрын
Kari, Those who spoke at Bob's memorial in Nashville made more comments about Bob's big heart and soul than they did about his bass playing genius. Thanks for your comments, Bob's brother Chuck.
@karibgold53947 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chuck. I miss Ann too. Pray she's doing well. I know you miss him. We were buddies, starting in the 90's. Allyson Taylor in Nashville introduced us, and we worked together. The last time I saw Bob and Ann, was at dinner with me and my husband. We live a couple of hours from Nashville. Thanks for responding:-)
@adjforreal11 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Bob Babbitt and thank you for your contributions to the Motown Sound.
@juanhurtado90116 жыл бұрын
"That's fuckin awesome!!!!"- immortal words of Bob Babbitt
@williammurray66104 жыл бұрын
Never be another James Jamerson 🎸 Greatest Bass Player That Ever Lived🎼🎵🎶
@dannycorser11 жыл бұрын
Bob , You helped get the word out on The Funk Brothers , The Greatest Band of All Time !
@emmettk10 жыл бұрын
RIP James and Bob- two of my bass heroes. The brotherly love is evident here in Bob's emotions as he speaks about James.
@ewoe217 жыл бұрын
James was his own spirit, what a beautiful thing, thanks Bob.
@sosmooth78 жыл бұрын
James Jamerson was one of the greatest bass players ever!! He was the most influential bass players inspiring countless numbers of bass players. I often wonder what would have happened if there was no James Jamerson. No Stanley Clarke,no Jaco Pastorius,probably no many bass players. When you say bass,you must say JAMES JAMERSON!! And to think that among all of the signature models Fender has,yet it has no Jamerson model. Shame on you Fender!!
@minderoded23838 жыл бұрын
Actually I think they very briefly did do a Jamerson signature model in the 80s. For all intents and purposes, his sig model is the '62 reissue P bass. Nowadays, it's the American vintage '63 precision in sunburst. Throw some la bella flats on that and you have the funk machine.
@zorro19555 жыл бұрын
Phil Spigner - yes they do. It’s the jamerson p-bass
@chrisc.45175 жыл бұрын
They sure do need to do a James Jamerson issue!
@Shepthebassman914 жыл бұрын
James Jamerson did to electric and modern day bass playing, what Bach did to classical music! Both were SUCH PIONEERS, INNOVATORS, LEGENDS, & TIMELESS
@davidbeskof11 жыл бұрын
Amazing hearing this great, great bassplayer talking about the greatest bassplayer! Great respect to both these men!
@dezziwood55510 жыл бұрын
Bass history! None of the musicians got credit years ago and it is really like that now. The singer is the glory person. That is unless you are a bass geek like me! Thanks James and Bob!
@zorro19555 жыл бұрын
dezziwood555 - they didn’t get the credit, blame that on berry gordy. Gordy didn’t was people to know who did the music
@shawnm.40203 жыл бұрын
They should do a Jamerson signature model or something
@adjforreal11 жыл бұрын
The Jackson 5's Darling Dear brought me here and I am so happy that I spent the time to get to know more about the Great James Jamerson and the many artists and people in the music business that took the time to recognize and honor him.
@jake42ner5 жыл бұрын
adjforreal best bass ever written
@cynthiamarshall1310 жыл бұрын
Bobby, you, too, are the Bee's Knees of Motown! Love you, Brother!
@fenderstratguy10 жыл бұрын
James was obviously a humble soul, but with a God-given gift that he was good enough to share with all the rest of us. He never made it rich yet.....but somehow gave away enough to make millions of us each a little richer. And how can you top a life like that?
@OpinionsAnimationStudios8 жыл бұрын
+fenderstratguy This Expatriate Chicagoan nominates YOU........Yes, **YOU!!**.........to have these BRILL words serve as liner notes for the next Funk Brothers Compilation that Motown/UMG puts out. Get ahold of Harry Weinger (Exec VP at Motown [Reissues Division]) and DEMAND he enlist your services!
@fenderstratguy8 жыл бұрын
+Opinions Animation Studios Hey man do you know him? Maybe you can hook me up.
@OpinionsAnimationStudios8 жыл бұрын
fenderstratguy This Expatriate Chicagoan **did** correspond with H.W. in the 1990's when there was a Motown Forum on the official Motown website. Sadly, that forum is defunct, and I've not been in touch with H.W. since 2005.. ; You CAN, however, join up with a Facebook group called Motown from The Vaults...featuring several former Motown singers, studio recording engineers & session-players, as well as a whole phalanx of fans like Yours Truly...someone should be able to give ya an assist there, yes?
@fenderstratguy8 жыл бұрын
+Opinions Animation Studios I'm flattered actually but it seems a little self-promoting for me to nominate myself.....
@surfjukie4217 жыл бұрын
Sadly there are only 3 of the Funk Brothers left
@choochoo52685 жыл бұрын
He is one of the few bass players whose opening bass riff on a song immediately identifies the song. Marcus Miller demonstrated this at one of his concerts when he played two note of "Papa was a rolling stone" and everyone knew what song he was going to play. His contribution to the success of Motown will always be a part of it.
@BillonBass6 жыл бұрын
As a young player in the early 70s I tried to learn everything that was Motown. Didn't even know James' or Bob's name back then but somehow knew I was learning from the best!
@tomace194 Жыл бұрын
How have a i not watched this. James , bob , getty, marcus, smoky ect. James was the best.
@sebblades11 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful, God Bless James, Bob & all the funk brothers!! :)
@MrToasterdude10 жыл бұрын
Sad, that in life James didn't get nearly enough credit for the incredible work he did. Now he is commonly known as the greatest bass player ever. When they show the part where james had to scalp a ticket to the 25th anniversary show, I cry like a baby.
@oldwah8 жыл бұрын
+MrToasterdude Me too.
@preachernw6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know he scalped a ticket sad 😢
@micklee10675 жыл бұрын
I get sad, and then angry at Berry Gordy. Not having James on stage that night playing the parts that HE created was inexcusable. James died not long after. Much Respect
@zorro19555 жыл бұрын
MrToasterdude - blame berry gordy for that
@123Lesgeorg4 жыл бұрын
@@micklee1067 Gordy Exploited everyone from the Cleaners up, through to the top artists, giving time to some that were not so talented as others. With out the Funk Brothers Motown wouldnt of been half of what it became.
@andrewbanales85448 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this. Please never take it down.
@faye87210 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting this. thanks bob. thanks james.
@martinheath59477 жыл бұрын
"So melodic and like a concerto in itself" Thank you for posting this beautiful tribute and summation of his wonderful talent So much love
@jensenbell11 жыл бұрын
James was a genius the way Einstein and Newton were in their fields. He crated Bach like melody out of thin air like Charlie Parker did. His work was blaring out of the speakers everywhere you went. Bass players knew. Musicians knew. But the industry that owed him so much heartlessly ignored him. The people have finally come to understand - after he left this world - that he is the greatest bassist who ever played and one of the great geniuses of music.
@fullergordy5341 Жыл бұрын
Hey, Just dropping word of congrats to what you have done. From a nephew of Berry Gordy. Nice work!! My dad is Robert Gordy Sr. Brother of Berry and he was head of Jobete music publishing, which I am sure you see on most Motown hits. God bless, Fu2
@geeloove7536 Жыл бұрын
I love the way bob babit.plsys what's going.on .just smooth and cool.loveyou brotha .Rip
@McDoinky Жыл бұрын
I love Bob Rest in peace, man
@kevice151511 жыл бұрын
RIP JAMES AND BOB
@mnky479 жыл бұрын
I cant stop listening to them almost play is this love at 36:29
@jhazzgreenidge664810 жыл бұрын
1st heard Mr Jamerson on Minne Riperton 'Perfect Angel'..... thats all i can say, speechless.
@MusicLoverPearson10 жыл бұрын
Damn where were you all the time Motown records were being played on the radio and on your home stereo?
@GregF7110 жыл бұрын
that's Reggie McBride
@honestbrute92167 жыл бұрын
Jhazz Greenidge that wasn't Jameson on that record...
@theopfender17624 жыл бұрын
great speech
@kenswain80148 жыл бұрын
Does any body remember Benny Benjamin. Well Detroit musicians who played the city remember he was the union man but that was after his days at Motown but I knew him as a personable man.
@stewartmcardle8149 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it would have changed anything with reference to the death of James Jamerson but, by gum that one finger "the hook" leaves a legacy unsurpassed, as does his fellow player Bob Babbitt, so humble.
@metalmanchild14544 жыл бұрын
HEY BABBITT!!!!
@kenswain80148 жыл бұрын
I guess I could go on and on but I personally met a lot of greats who were really nice people out of the music scene even though they were great in it like Terry Pollard. She was a great person and a great musician. God bless her. And I personally knew Norris Patterson who's stage name Kasuku Mafia was agreat person
@melvinpruitt39074 жыл бұрын
Wow am I the only one who thinks that his daughter reminds them of Laila Ali?The voice and the beauty,The mannerisms?Maybe it's just me,But,anyhow!!!
@monilaninetynine38113 жыл бұрын
I can see it.
@melvinpruitt39073 жыл бұрын
@@monilaninetynine3811 ok👍🏾
@kenswain80148 жыл бұрын
Isn't it funny that the best Motown had didn't really get into what they were doing like James was really a jazz man and Marvin Gaye wanted to really sing big band jazz.
@larrybutler8965 Жыл бұрын
Excuse but why? James Jamerson couldn’t even go to Motown 25 which makes me say shame on you Barry hadn’t been for these guys Motown wouldn’t never come about. Should have honored these guys while they were allowed.. Mr James should got his flowers while he was alive.. Saddened’s my heart.. LB May 3, 2023
@SuperBeachbum745 ай бұрын
Real fans on music want to know who the musicians are.
@marcelluspittman68257 жыл бұрын
Penny look just like her dad.
@outboundterrain645411 ай бұрын
I heard that Babbitt was the only bass player that could nail that tune, besides Jamerson of course...
@cynthiamarshall1310 жыл бұрын
YES HE DID
@warrenmorphis4208 Жыл бұрын
Those genes were as strong as that "hook" - Penny looks just like her Dad. Just with a softer, feminine touch....
@JohnSmith-qs5fg2 жыл бұрын
Was this an induction speech, or a eulogy?
@cynthiamarshall1310 жыл бұрын
JIMMY MACK
@golds043 жыл бұрын
Fender hall of fame ? How about- Mount Rushmore
@herberthoward40272 жыл бұрын
You have all that great bass players thumbing plucking is great. But keeping that bottom end and notes in between. No one is even close. He played real music that had meaning. Kept it the pocket and then added what he felt.
@lizabethscott92973 жыл бұрын
Hits Off The Best Singers& Groups and he berry took the 💰 & they're on their own unless you got another HIT I can do you out of again some left& made it
@gbvoul4 жыл бұрын
they playing motown songs that Jamerson didn't play on lul
@leoray12344 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he played on What's Going On
@gbvoul4 жыл бұрын
@@leoray1234 he didnt play on I Want You Back
@leoray12344 жыл бұрын
gbvoul yeah OK. I would assume that’s Jermaine on all the Jackson 5 recordings.
@kevingavigan78832 жыл бұрын
@@leoray1234 Wilton Felder played the bassline on I Want You Back.
@edjefferson9175 Жыл бұрын
The universe needs more Bob Babbits. As for James…there will never be another. His magic resonated those 6x9 mono AM radio dashboard car speakers like no other. Now I have been playing bass 50 years. When I was young I thought his playing was noodling. I simply could not understand the complexities, heart, and soul. His solid rhythm, unpredictable syncopation and melodic variation were so far beyond the norm. Because of him I will always own at least one classic sunburst P Bass. A presentation as important as this deserves better production. The lighting sucked. The video sucked. The audio sucked. For the love of God hire professionals.
@SuperBeachbum745 ай бұрын
Bob is too kind. Jamerson was great , no doubt but Bob held his own replacing him. While jamerson is great, in my opinion, no one is better on the bass than Tommy Cogbill ! He put the funk in the bass. He’d dip his playing hand n Vaseline so to make the bass bounce. Look him up. Other great bass players are Larry Graham , Richard Finch, David Hood, Duck Dunn, Bill Wyman , Jerry Scheff, but Cogbill stood above them all, hear him on “ Respect “, “ Wearin The Loved On look “, “ Sweet Inspiration”, “ Funky Broadway “. But he could also play on country, jazz, pop, anything you wish ! But still much respect to Jamerson !
@fuzzybutkus46993 жыл бұрын
Did they ever find his 62’ fender stolen right before he died ?