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James Jamerson | |
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 Jamerson in 1964 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Lee Jamerson |
| Born | January 29, 1936 Edisto Island, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 1983 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1956–1983 |
| Formerly of | The Funk Brothers |
James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983)[1][a] was an American bassist. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and is now regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bass players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. As a session musician he played on twenty-three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, as well as fifty-six R&B number-one hits.
In its special issue "The 100 Greatest Bass Players" in 2017, Bass Player magazine ranked Jamerson number one and called him the most important and influential bass guitarist.[2] In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jamerson number one in its list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time.[3]
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