His father was the great Motown Records’ Funk Brother James Jamerson, who played bass guitar on more number 1 pop hits than anyone in the history of music – including the Beatles. But James Jamerson, Jr. was an accomplished bass player in his own rite, building a career as a much-sought-after session bass player for such stars as Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson fame), B.B. King, Bob Dylan, 5th Dimension and Herb Albert, to name but a few. Sadly,...
