He was added to the Music City Walk of Fame on June 5, 2012.īob Babbitt died on July 16, 2012, aged 74, from brain cancer. The nearly 2,000 names on this list represent all Motown Record Corporation employees that the Motown Museum has verified through archival records. In 2003, Babbitt played on Marion James' album, Essence, on Soulfood Records, and amongst others playing on the record were Beegie Adair, Reese Wynans, Jack Pearson ( The Allman Brothers), and drummer Chucki Burke. Many people gave their time and talent to make Motown the successful hit-making factory it became. He appeared on stage in an episode of American Idol, backing up Jacob Lusk's performance of " You're All I Need To Get By" for AI's Motown Week in March 2011. He accepted an offer from Phil Collins to perform on his album of Motown and 1960s soul classics, Going Back, and also appeared in Collins' Going Back - Live At Roseland Ballroom, NYC concert DVD. He also played bass on Cindy Bullens' 1979 album Desire Wire. He played on the Jimi Hendrix album Crash Landing. Wright: In your book, Gold Thunder, you mention that you first got interested in the electric bass while playing saxophone in a local rock ‘n’ roll band. He participated in hundreds of other hits, including " Little Town Flirt" by Del Shannon and " Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band. Interview with Motown Bassist Tony Newton. The Pittsburgh-born Babbitt's most notable bass performances include " Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder " War" by Edwin Starr " The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles " Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" and " Inner City Blues" by Marvin Gaye " Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne " Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" and " Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" by The Temptations " Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross and “ Just Don't Want to Be Lonely” by The Main Ingredient. During this time his most notable successes were " Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight & the Pips and " The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners. In this new city he worked on recordings for Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Gloria Gaynor, Robert Palmer, and Alice Cooper. Recorded between 19 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A. When Motown moved to Los Angeles, Babbit went in the opposite direction and ended up in New York as well as making occasional trips to Philadelphia. Whats Going On is the eleventh studio album by American soul singer Marvin Gaye.It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. 1's boxset containing Motown #1 hits from Billboard's pop, R&B, and disco charts, reissues of classic-era Motown albums on CD, and other planned events, which were released in collaboration with Universal Music Group's catalog division.Ĭhanges were made at Universal Motown Republic Group in 2011, and Motown Records was separated from Universal Motown Records and the umbrella label and merged into The Island Def Jam Music Group, making Universal Republic Records (now shortened back to Republic Records as of late 2012) a stand-alone label and shutting down Universal Motown Republic Group.Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist James Jamerson. Motown Records began celebrating its fiftieth anniversary (January 12, 2009) in late 2008, including the release of a The Complete No. In 2005, Motown Records was merged with the urban artists on Universal Records to create Universal Motown Records, headed by former CEO of Elektra Records Sylvia Rhone, and placed under the newly created umbrella division of Universal Motown Republic Group.
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