Page "James Jamerson" Paragraph 4

Jamerson's discography at Motown reads as a catalog of soul hits of the 1960s and 1970s.

His work includes Motown hits such as, among hundreds of others, " Shotgun " by Jr. Walker & the All Stars, " For Once in My Life ", " I Was Made To Love Her " by Stevie Wonder ( sometimes noted as being claimed by Carol Kaye, Ms Kaye actually claims the track on the late 60s Beach Boys version of the same song ), " Going to a Go-Go " by The Miracles, " My Girl " by The Temptations, " Dancing in the Street " by Martha and the Vandellas, " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " by Gladys Knight and the Pips, and later by Marvin Gaye, and most of the album What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, " Reach Out I'll Be There " and " Bernadette " by the Four Tops, and " You Can't Hurry Love " by The Supremes.

According to fellow Funk Brothers in the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Gaye was desperate to have Jamerson play on " What's Going On ", and went to several bars to find the bassist.

When he did, he brought Jamerson to the studio, who then played the classic line while lying flat on his back.

He is reported to have played on some 95 % of Motown recordings between 1962 and 1968.

He eventually performed on nearly 30 No. 1 pop hits — surpassing the record commonly attributed to The Beatles.

On the R & B charts, nearly 70 of his performances went to the top.