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James Jamerson

1936 - 1983

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James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bassist. 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 greatest and 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Jamerson is the 1,530th most popular musician (down from 1,303rd in 2019), the 8,009th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,446th in 2019) and the 564th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Jamerson ranks 1,530 out of 3,175. Before him are Kee Marcello, Nils Lofgren, D. J. Fontana, Bronisław Kaper, James P. Johnson, and Roland Grapow. After him are David Bryan, Anahit Tsitsikian, Brad Whitford, Kenney Jones, Luther Allison, and Mick Thomson.

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Among people born in 1936, James Jamerson ranks 416. Before him are Norberto Menéndez, Akio Kaminaga, Martin Gilbert, Domingo Pérez, Nikos Xilouris, and Gwyneth Jones. After him are Anthony Kennedy, Roger Mahony, Roman Viktyuk, Nicolas Alfonsi, Paolo Barison, and Chavarat Charnvirakul. Among people deceased in 1983, James Jamerson ranks 207. Before him are Nikolaus Pevsner, Boris Hagelin, John Bodkin Adams, Franco Giorgetti, Gyula Lázár, and Bronisław Kaper. After him are Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Giuliano Nostini, Semyon Ignatyev, Lutz Eigendorf, Buster Crabbe, and José Bergamín.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Jamerson ranks 8,011 out of 20,380. Before him are Cordwainer Smith (1913), Jason Sudeikis (1975), John Flynn (1932), James P. Johnson (1894), Lewis Binford (1932), and Stoya (1986). After him are Anthony Kennedy (1936), Ken Howard (1944), David Bryan (1962), Charlaine Harris (1951), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), and Stanley Norman Cohen (1935).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Jamerson ranks 564. Before him are Jimmy Buffett (1946), Karl Logan (1965), Albert Ammons (1907), Nils Lofgren (1951), D. J. Fontana (1931), and James P. Johnson (1894). After him are David Bryan (1962), Brad Whitford (1952), Luther Allison (1939), Mick Thomson (1973), Derek Sherinian (1966), and Duane Eddy (1938).

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