- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Lee Jamerson
- Nicknames
- The Funk Brothers
- Igor
- James Jamerson is an American bass player. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and is now regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. As a session musician he played on twenty-three Billboard Hot 100 number one hits, as well as fifty-six R&B number one hits.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseAnnie(? - August 2, 1983) (his death, 4 children)
- Part of the in-house group of musicians at Motown Records known as The Funk Brothers.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (under the category Side-Men).
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