Spiritinthesky Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Just found this, On this day August 2nd 1983, James Jamerson died of complications stemming from cirrhosis of the liver, heart failure and pneumonia in Los Angeles, he was 47 years old. As one of The Funk Brothers he was the uncredited bassist on most of Mo town Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s including songs by Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and The Supremes. He eventually performed on nearly 30 No.1 pop hits. Full story here:[url="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisdayinmusic.com%2Fpages%2Fjames_jamerson&h=4AQF_mleq"]http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/james_jamerson[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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