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  1. Given his talent it is certainly possible he...

    Given his talent it is certainly possible he would have gained some recognition as a jazz bassist on upright which is where he likely would have gone eventually without Motown. Possibly even more...
  2. Thank you for posting all this, as a Motown fan...

    Thank you for posting all this, as a Motown fan for > 60 years now it is thrilling to me to get it all right from the source.
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    jobucats, I have been playing in club bands for...

    jobucats, I have been playing in club bands for decades and this seems to be a universal tendency. Musicians almost always play a song faster than it was originally intended and have to consciously...
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    P/M Gary [[my name too) you will love this story....

    P/M Gary [[my name too) you will love this story. I had a son in my 40s and when he was in kindergarten around 2001 they invited the fathers to come to class and talk about their work. I am a...
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    "Their job was to sell non-Motown artists on...

    "Their job was to sell non-Motown artists on recording our songwriters' songs. ... They had learned early-on that a demo by the Funk Brothers didn't sell because it was so distinctive.

    She kept a...
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    Thanks Eddie. I always thought Brenda's "When...

    Thanks Eddie. I always thought Brenda's "When I'm Gone" had that unmistakable Jamerson sound on bass.
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    "The LA. recordings with the exception of Frank...

    "The LA. recordings with the exception of Frank Wilson`s solos and some Brenda Holloway tracks were wooden in comparison"

    I know I'm kinda late here. But was Holloway's "When I'm Gone" overdubbed...
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    I was not clear, I was referring to the version...

    I was not clear, I was referring to the version released in 1965 [[or 1964?) by Brenda.
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    OK I'm a little late here but this is relevant to...

    OK I'm a little late here but this is relevant to something I've been wondering about for a long time - was the instrumental track on Brenda Holloway's "When I'm Gone" recorded in Detroit with the...
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    Worst cover ever is the Rita Coolidge version of...

    Worst cover ever is the Rita Coolidge version of "The Way You Do The Things You Do". She sucks all the life out of this joyful, upbeat classic written by Smokey for the Temps. To add insult to...
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