Babbit tribute on udetroit

[bankhousedave]

Just got this from Spider Webb:

By Susan Whitall and Chuck Bennett

Detroit friends and fans of the late Bob Babbitt, bass player extraordinaire, are hosting a memorial and musical tribute to him at 5 p.m. Aug. 26 at the UDetroit Media Café in Harmonie Park [[live streamed on udetroit.com). Babbitt, who died July 16, played bass on classics including "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" [[Stevie Wonder ), "Ball of Confusion" [[the Temptations ), "Mercy, Mercy Me [[The Ecology)" [[Marvin Gaye ) and many outside-of-Motown hits. Born in Pittsburgh, Babbitt moved to Detroit in the late '50s and joined the Royaltones , with Dennis Coffey and George Katsakis . He played on many sessions in and out of Detroit, including "Little Town Flirt" [[in New York) for Del Shannon , before work at Motown started up. He moved to Nashville in the 1980s.
Drummer Spider Webb , who played with the Funk Brothers, is organizing the tribute along with bassist Ralphe Armstrong . "Eddie Willis [[of the Funk Brothers) is coming up from Mississippi," Webb said. " Martha Reeves and Mary Wilson will take part, as well as Rare Earth ." Musician friends who want to be involved should call Spider at [[313) 244-5907.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz22VaDT8e0

Brian J Pastoria
Harmonie Park Media Group
1427 Randolph suite 200
Detroit MI 48226
o.313.965.4343 f.313.963.4882 c.586.438.5612

[StuBass1]

Coincidentally, both Bruce and I have plans to be in Detroit around that time. We both have several activities and commitments planned, but I'll talk to Bruce and do whatever possible to make an appearance and pay our profound respects to Bob.