The same bassist, James Jamerson, played bass on John Lee Hooker’s “Burnin” in 1962 and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin’ On” in 1971, and nearly every Motown recording between 1963 & 1968.Read more
While recording “What’s Goin’ On”, Marvin Gaye insisted on finding “Funk Brother” James Jameson to play bass. They finally found him so drunk that he had to record the bass lines lying flat on his back.Read more
When Motown’s Barry Gordy refused to release Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin On” because of the album’s political nature, the artist went ‘on strike’ to achieve its release. Almost immediately, it became Motown’s biggest single, and one of the greatest albums of the 20th century.Read more
