| LC control no. | no 97012059 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jamerson, James, 1936-1983 |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19360129 |
| Death date | 19830802 |
| Place of birth | Charleston (S.C.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Motown Record Corporation |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers Bass guitarists |
| Found in | Licks, Dr. Standing in the shadows of Motown, c1989: t.p. (James Jamerson) p. 194 (James Lee Jamerson, Jr., b. Jan. 29, 1936, d. Aug. 2, 1983; electric bassist) African American National Biography, accessed February 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Jamerson, James; James Lee Jamerson Jr.; rhythm and blues musician / singer, pianist; born 29 January 1936 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States; attended Northwestern High School; played acoustic bass with blues and jazz musicians in Detroit; joined Motown Records; Motown recording artists like Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye insisted on using Jamerson on all their records; Jamerson's bass graced hits, including “Dancing in the Streets,” “How Sweet It Is,” “My Girl,” and “I Heard It through the Grapevine”; inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2000); died 02 August 1983 in Los Angeles, California, United States) |
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