tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post8442006541197153375..comments2024-03-20T06:44:28.606-05:00Comments on TransGriot: Motown's 50th AnniversaryMonica Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-24096404320262589472009-01-13T02:33:00.000-06:002009-01-13T02:33:00.000-06:00Well, the Stax/Volt guys might have an advantage o...Well, the Stax/Volt guys might have an advantage over the Brothers in that band battle, since so many of the Funk Brothers are playing at the Lord's club these days - most notably leader Joe Hunter, the great pianist Earl Van Dyke, and the most influential bassist to ever live, James Jamerson. Bass players in all forms of music, to this day, strive to sound like Jamerson. <BR/><BR/>What both Motown and Stax/Volt have in common is simply superior musicianship and songwriting. When you have both, you have magic.Polarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680433936546882101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-14057003366267595932009-01-12T14:14:00.000-06:002009-01-12T14:14:00.000-06:00The Stax Volt stuff is the bomb as well, but I had...The Stax Volt stuff is the bomb as well, but I had a more personal connection with it thanks to my dad being in radio.<BR/><BR/>The Hitsville USA studios are a museum. I was driven by them on my 1999 visit to Detroit.Monica Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-66658142185616159922009-01-12T14:11:00.000-06:002009-01-12T14:11:00.000-06:00I love Motown, though I'll admit a preference for ...I love Motown, though I'll admit a preference for Stax/Volt (just a matter of taste, really). Still and all, I'd kill to see a battle of the bands between The Funk Brothers and Booker T and the M.G.s. <BR/><BR/>I didn't know that Martha Reeves went into politics. Good for her. The last thing I heard by her was a cover of "Wild Night" on the Thelma and Louise soundtrack. <BR/><BR/>I'm thinking of visiting Detroit soon (I have a very dear friend there). I might have to take some time out to visit Hitsville U.S.A., if it still exists.Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.com