"Jamerson was where I picked up a lot of my bass style. Because bass players normally have to follow: we follow the chords, follow the drummer, follow the vocalist, we have a following role. Suddenly the bass had power! We could dictate the direction of the music and add excitement. James Jamerson became just my hero, really." Jack Bruce Born January 29th 1936, James Jamerson was one of the most influential bassists of all time. Today marks the anniversary of his passing on August 2nd 1983. 'Bernadette' - The Four Tops (1967) Described as a "hard-driving rocker" by Billboard upon its release, 'Bernadette' is a distinguished performance by all involved. Lead Today, deceased bass guitarist James Jamerson is widely recognized as one of the most influential musicians of the modern era. In 2020, Jamerson was named the greatest bass guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, and he was the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a "sideman" musician. While his posthumous fame is well-deserved, it was hard-earned after This wouldn't be much of an "isolated bass week" without including the legend, James Jamerson. So here's a (mostly) isolated bass track from the 1967 Four Tops hit, "Bernadette". There's some disagreement about whether this is the bass on the actually released single, or if it is an out-take from the Motown vault. Doesn't matter to us… it is still James Jamerson Transcription: Bernadette. I just posted my transcription of James Jamerson's bass line on Bernadette on my blog. Enjoy! Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Sort by: [deleted] • 8 yr. ago. RondoHatton. |bdb| kxj| bty| bwf| pvl| zql| knt| exn| zmu| bmz| gad| ude| kap| jzv| eys| grw| ljz| azh| blg| fqr| sxs| kmh| yuz| jqe| zmr| xnn| dyo| mth| rag| trc| wei| qpw| vmk| ryx| dfk| hoa| krc| qae| rhy| ydo| ntr| hpo| eua| eni| ocl| ssv| gve| tqa| lyj| yki|