Good ORIGINAL Motown (bass, funk, house, pop, album)

Inuzuka Skysword · 01-29-2008, 06:01 PM

Can somebody give me some good Original Motown artists? I have already got some of The Funk Brothers, but I want more.

right-track · 01-29-2008, 06:03 PM

Do you mean artists like Smokey Robinson etc, or in-house musicians similar to the Funk Brothers?

Inuzuka Skysword · 01-29-2008, 06:15 PM

Well, if by in-house you mean, the musicians that made the music for the artists then sure.

I mean, if anything, give me album names or something. Maybe asking for artists is to vague.

right-track · 01-29-2008, 06:20 PM

The answer to that as far as Motown goes, is pretty much The Funk Brothers.
You'll be staggered by the amount of Motown hits they performed on.

right-track · 01-29-2008, 06:25 PM

BBC - h2g2 - The Funk Brothers - The Motown Backing Band

Lists some of the Funk Brothers musicians.
All top class players.

A lot of the musicians for Motown did a lot of 'moonlighting' for some of the smaller labels to earn a bit of extra money.
Motown is a bit too tame for my tastes, I much prefer the less polished 60's soul that's out there.

jamerson macmanus · 03-06-2008, 03:58 PM

my name comes from james jamerson who was the motown bass player and quite probably the greatest bass player to have ever played pop music. influenced everybody after him.

id just listen to what the funk brothers did to elevate artists like the miracles, stevie wonder, the supremes, the jackson 5, and marvin ***e rather than seek out any records they made themselves if i were you.

jackhammer · 03-06-2008, 04:12 PM

Also watch :
Standing in the Shadows of Motown -- The Funk Brothers

Excellent documentary.

jamerson macmanus · 03-06-2008, 04:41 PM

^^ second that. truly inspiring documentary

SATCHMO · 03-06-2008, 11:56 PM

So the funk Brothers were to Motown what Booker T & the MGs were to Stax? ( I think its stax, I might be wrong)

jamerson macmanus · 03-07-2008, 03:48 AM

yes pretty much. its a good parallel.

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Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	Good ORIGINAL Motown Can somebody give me some good Original Motown artists? I have already got some of The Funk Brothers, but I want more.

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jamerson macmanus Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio 1903 Posts: 31	my name comes from james jamerson who was the motown bass player and quite probably the greatest bass player to have ever played pop music. influenced everybody after him. id just listen to what the funk brothers did to elevate artists like the miracles, stevie wonder, the supremes, the jackson 5, and marvin ***e rather than seek out any records they made themselves if i were you. __________________ theres a solitary man crying hold me

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Also watch : Standing in the Shadows of Motown -- The Funk Brothers Excellent documentary. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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jamerson macmanus Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio 1903 Posts: 31	^^ second that. truly inspiring documentary __________________ theres a solitary man crying hold me

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jamerson macmanus Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio 1903 Posts: 31	yes pretty much. its a good parallel. __________________ theres a solitary man crying hold me

01-29-2008, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Do you mean artists like Smokey Robinson etc, or in-house musicians similar to the Funk Brothers?

01-29-2008, 06:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	Well, if by in-house you mean, the musicians that made the music for the artists then sure. I mean, if anything, give me album names or something. Maybe asking for artists is to vague.

01-29-2008, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	The answer to that as far as Motown goes, is pretty much The Funk Brothers. You'll be staggered by the amount of Motown hits they performed on.

01-29-2008, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	BBC - h2g2 - The Funk Brothers - The Motown Backing Band Lists some of the Funk Brothers musicians. All top class players. A lot of the musicians for Motown did a lot of 'moonlighting' for some of the smaller labels to earn a bit of extra money. Motown is a bit too tame for my tastes, I much prefer the less polished 60's soul that's out there.

03-06-2008, 11:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	So the funk Brothers were to Motown what Booker T & the MGs were to Stax? ( I think its stax, I might be wrong)