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Never a bad day / by Bob Babbitt.
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Bob Babbitt
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Robert Andrew Kreinar
(November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012), known as
Bob Babbitt
, was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of
Motown Records
' studio band, the
Funk Brothers
, from 1966 to 1972, as well as his tenure as part of
MFSB
for
Philadelphia International Records
afterwards. Also in 1968, with
Mike Campbell
,
Ray Monette
and Andrew Smith, he formed the band
Scorpion
, which lasted until 1970. He is ranked number 59 on
''Bass Player'' magazine
's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".
Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist
James Jamerson
. When Motown moved to Los Angeles, Babbitt went in the opposite direction and ended up in New York as well as making occasional trips to Philadelphia. In this new city, he worked on recordings for
Frank Sinatra
,
Barry Manilow
,
Gloria Gaynor
,
Robert Palmer
, and
Alice Cooper
. During this time, his most notable successes were "
Midnight Train to Georgia
"(1973) by
Gladys Knight & the Pips
and "
The Rubberband Man
" by
The Spinners
.
The
Pittsburgh
-born Babbitt's most notable bass performances include "
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
" (1970) by
Stevie Wonder
; "
War
" (1970) by
Edwin Starr
; "
The Tears of a Clown
" (1970) by
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
; "
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
" (1971) and "
Inner City Blues
" (1971) by
Marvin Gaye
; "
Band of Gold
" (1970) by
Freda Payne
; "
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
", "
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
" (1971) and "Masterpiece" (1973) by
The Temptations
; "Scorpio" (1971) by
Dennis Coffey
; and "
Just Don't Want to Be Lonely
" (1973) by
The Main Ingredient
.
He participated in hundreds of other hits, including "
Little Town Flirt
" by
Del Shannon
and "
Scorpio
" by
Dennis Coffey
& the Detroit Guitar Band. He played on the
Jimi Hendrix
album ''
Crash Landing
''. He also played bass on
Cindy Bullens
' 1979 album ''
Desire Wire
''. 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 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.
In 2003, Babbitt played on
Marion James
' album ''Essence'', and amongst others playing on the record were
Beegie Adair
,
Reese Wynans
, Jack Pearson (
The Allman Brothers
), and drummer Chucki Burke.
He was added to the
Music City Walk of Fame
in June 2012.
Babbitt died on July 16, 2012, aged 74, from
brain cancer
.
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