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Jamerson revolutionized how the electric bass is played, expanding its capabilities in numerous Motown recording sessions that delivered No. 1 hits. The Lowcountry native is being honored with a street

The electric guitar was first invented in 1932, and it is attributed to an electrical engineer named Rickenbacker and a musician named Beauchamp.  But

Behind Keanu Reeves' action roles lies a music enthusiast! Get to know his favorite bass guitars and his love for the rhythm of the bass line.

The birthplace of the late Motown bass playing giant and ever-influential 'Funk Brother' James Jamerson is to rename a street in his honor.

If you’ve ever wondered what connects Frank Zappa to Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach to The Beach Boys, the answer is Carol Kaye. The session legend tells the story behind her career and legendary bass

In praise of Dookie, the 1994 album that put Green Day on the pop-punk throne

We break down the main points of difference between these two low-end legends

“They’re so sound oriented; they used the studio to the absolute maximum,” says the ‘Dark Side’ engineer

Sepsis... I was 11, a little over 5', and nearly 80 pounds when I struggled to play a 1970 Sunburst Fender Precision a friend leant my dad...

And yep, most of us can’t play those basslines standing up and completely sober