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![James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983)[2][a] was an American bassist. He was the bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s, though Motown did not credit session musicians 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.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6djucvz554vpl2s7boehr7/bafkreia52khfaj44yjxsua5zhcrjwvi5pxspm2p5lzsblh26xiss3ekk2i)
![Verdine Adams White (born Verdine Adams Jr.; July 25, 1951) is an American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist for the band Earth, Wind & Fire.[1] White was placed at No. 19 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time".[2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6djucvz554vpl2s7boehr7/bafkreihwum5txxio4y3x6gyyzsxmeghilqg3hma2igj4b6suzngqc7rx7a)
![Larry Graham Jr. (born August 14, 1946) is an American bassist and baritone singer, with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station.[1] In 1980, he released the single "One in a Million You", which reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100. He is credited with the invention of the slapping technique on the electric bass guitar, which radically expanded the tonal palette of the bass, although he himself refers to the technique as "thumpin' and pluckin'".[2]
In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sly and the Family Stone.[3] He is also the uncle of rapper Drake.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6djucvz554vpl2s7boehr7/bafkreid45rrvo5svr7ekzbfhj3awlwmbl2kpgdo2vhiystciydrlxbiy7i)
![Gail Ann Dorsey (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician. With a long career as a session musician mainly on bass guitar, she performed regularly in David Bowie's band, from 1995 to Bowie's last tour in 2004.
Aside from playing bass, she sang lead vocals on live versions of "Under Pressure" (taking the part originally sung by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury) and dueted with Bowie on other songs, including "The London Boys", "Aladdin Sane (1913–1938–197?)", "I Dig Everything", accompanying Bowie on clarinet,[1] and a cover of Laurie Anderson's "O Superman".
From 1993 to 1996, Dorsey also recorded and toured with Tears for Fears, and collaborated on songwriting with the band. She appeared in several of the band's promo videos throughout this period.
Her diverse range of work includes performances and recordings with The National, Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Ferry, Boy George, the Indigo Girls, Khaled, Jane Siberry, The The, Skin, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Watts, Seal, Gang of Four, Susan Werner, Ani DiFranco and Dar Williams.
In addition, Dorsey has released three solo albums: The Corporate World (1988), Rude Blue (1992), and I Used To Be... (2003).
Early life
Dorsey grew up in the 1970s in West Philadelphia. She played guitar from the age of nine and cites Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Terry Kath of Chicago, Jimi Hendrix, and Nancy Wilson of Heart as early influences. She acquired a bass guitar shortly after her 14th birthday but did not consider herself a bass player until she was 20.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6djucvz554vpl2s7boehr7/bafkreicizawnz2hpv2re53quzymwmgnf6hlmfj5ooffmsxmlt3yqb5avda)
