GFM fam we had to take a little time out today to pay homage to one of the greatest and most melodic bass players to ever record, none other than James Jamerson who died on this day in 1983. As one of the core members of Motown’s storied session musicians “The Funk Brothers” James Jamerson played on countless hit records and developed a personal style that is unmistakable from the first note. (more…)

So what happens when your song is covered not once but twice, in the same year by two of your labelmates? Well, that was actually par for the course for numerous Motown writers during the label’s heyday. (more…)

I must admit UTFO had it right. In fact many, many artists(not all) of that era of music and previous eras and quite possibly even up to the beginning of the 21st century had it right. What happened? Can all this be blamed on the proliferation of production tools that now has made everyone a “producer” and every bedroom a “studio”? (more…)