Originally Posted by
dennis_coffey
I also played on Westbound Number 9. I used to see Eddie Willis, Pistol Allen, Johnny Griffith, and Uriel Jones on many non Motown and non HDH sessions back in the day. Bob Babbitt and I also did many non Motown and non HDH sessions together. When Joe Hunter left Motown, I did a lot of sessions with him too. He was also arranging. When Mike Terry and Jack Ashford were hired by Ed Wingate, I recorded with them at Golden World. Mike Terry was also a great arranger. I think the Detroit/Motown sound always started with the musicians who followed the work. We established the musical footprint and groove for everyone to follow in the recording process. I used Bob Babbitt, Uriel Jones, Pistol Allen, Jack Ashford, Bongo Eddie, and Earl Van Dyke on Scorpio. They were my friends and played on my session when I asked them to do it. I also used Ray Monette from Rare Earth and Joe Podorsik in the Detroit Guitar Band. This was another example of a non Motown, non HDH hit record.
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