Bob Babbitt
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Whitney Wolanin...trade publication Friday Morning Quarterback's AC40 Chart, and was a #1 most added song, Wolanin's song "Good" (which she co-wrote with Babbitt and her father) peaked at #7. Despite airplay, the album did not sell well enough to chart... In this article: Whitney Wolanin, Vanderbilt University, Bob Babbitt, Motown, Nashville, Tennessee, R&B, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Christmas songs, Frosty the Snowman, and Blair School of Music |
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CMT News | October 13, 2009
Rascal Flatts Perform With Toto During Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
..."Red House" and "Voodoo Chile." Although Riser was not present at the induction ceremony, Motown session bassist Bob Babbitt accepted the award on his behalf and spoke of Riser's skills as a music arranger. Riser's arrangements are heard on...
In this article: Toto, Rascal Flatts, Billy Cox, Fred Foster, Chet Atkins, Dick Dale, Charlie Daniels, Allman Brothers, and Nashville
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Wikipedia | October 05, 2009
Bob Babbitt
...work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966-1972. Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist James Jamerson. Over the course of his career, Babbit has played on over 200 Billboard Hot 100 Top 40...
In this article: Motown Records, Ball of Confusion, Midnight Train to Georgia, Mercy Mercy Me, Inner City Blues, The Tears of a Clown, Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, Rubberband Man, and Supernatural Thing
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The Funk Brothers
...Griffith and as bandleader by Van Dyke. Uriel Jones joined the band as a third drummer. Late era bassist Bob Babbitt joined the ensemble in 1967. There have been many articles written which identify the actual members of The Funk...
In this article: The Funk Brothers, Motown Records, Earl Van Dyke, Detroit, Joe Hunter, Benny Benjamin, Los Angeles, James Jamerson, and Uriel Jones
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... uncredited bass guitarist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early ... Bob Babbitt has been a participant in the annual Rockin Christmas Fund charity ...
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Suddenly, Bob Babbitt was a big-screen presence throughout mn nAmerica. ... Much of what Babbitt played at Motown and on other records was a groove-driving, ...
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Bob Babbitt - Member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers ... Motown Records along with Katherine Anderson Schaffner and Pittsburgh's own Bob ...
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... of Bob Babbitt remains an indelible element of the famed Motown sound -- his ... his dozens of gold and platinum records -- not to mention his influence on ...
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Bob Babbitt (born Robert Kreinar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966–1972. Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist James Jamerson. Over the course of his career, Babbit has played on over 200 Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, for Motown and other labels as well.
Among Babbitt's most notable bass performances are "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder, "War" by Edwin Starr, "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye, and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" by The Temptations. He has participated in hundreds of other hits, including "Little Town Flirt" by Del Shannon, "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce, "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight & the Pips, "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band and "Rubberband Man" by The Spinners.
He also played on the Jimi Hendrix album Crash Landing.
Bob Babbitt has been a participant in the annual Rockin Christmas Fund charity fundraiser event held each year to help needy children.
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