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Bob Babbitt

4513 days ago
Guardian MusicOne of the last surviving members of the Funk Brothers, the backbone of Tamla MotownThe bass guitarist Bob Babbitt, who has died of brain cancer aged 74, was one of the last surviving members of the Funk Brothers, that exclusive club comprising a doz... more info

R.I.P. Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt

4514 days ago
Brooklyn VeganDETROIT (AP) -- Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt, whose bass playing pounded through the Temptations hit "Ball of Confusion" and Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," has died. He was 74. Babbitt died... more info

What songs get you in the mood for love? | Open thread

4514 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Serge Gainsbourg's Gallic gruffness to Donna Summer's simulated orgasms, tell us the songs that light your fireIt's official: the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon knows no bounds. After boosting sales in hardware shops (readers are said to flock the... more info

Funk Brothers legend Bob Babbitt dies, aged 74

4515 days ago
Guardian MusicMotown hero laid down basslines on many of the label's most memorable hitsThe Motown session musician Bob Babbitt, one of the legendary Funk Brothers studio team, ghas died aged 74. Babbitt's bass playing pounded through sauch Motown classics as the ... more info

Funk Brothers bass player Bob Babbitt dies at 74

4515 days ago
The IndependentProminent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt, whose bass playing pounded through the Temptations hit "Ball of Confusion" and Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," has died. He was 74. more info

Nas: 'Hip-hop belongs to all of us now'

4526 days ago
Guardian MusicHe's been called the 'greatest rapper alive' and this year celebrates 20 years in the game. So why is Nas holding his ex-wife's wedding dress on the cover of his new album?Ever since Illmatic, his classic 1994 debut, Nas has been hailed as the "great... more info

Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You (SIS edit)

4532 days ago
Discobelle.netBerlin based producer/dj SIS turns the Marvin Gaye track “How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You” into 14 minutes of aural bliss that comes in the shape of this funked up, hypnotic and soulful edit. more info

George Clinton: A classic interview

4535 days ago
Guardian MusicWith George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic on the bill for this weekend's Hop Farm festival, we delve once more into Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – to bring you this NME piece from 1978Warner Broth... more info

R.Kelly's 'Write Me Back' is a note from the past

4536 days ago
USA Today MusicThe latest from the R&B superstar echoes the seductiveness of Marvin Gaye and Teddy Pendergrass. more info

So the Olympics opening-ceremony soundtrack is radical? Yeah, right | Suzanne Moore

4541 days ago
Guardian MusicDanny Boyle's supposedly dangerous playlist is nothing of the sort. It just proves we're a nation of stick-in-the-muds and conformistsSo the Olympics opening ceremony isn't just going to be Teletubbies Land with sheep? Albion will rise, for the Queen... more info

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