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. 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 also played bass on Cindy Bullens' 1979 album Desire Wire.
He played on the Jimi Hendrix album Crash Landing. He participated in hundreds of other hits, including " Little Town Flirt" by Del Shannon and " Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band. The Pittsburgh-born Babbitt's most notable bass performances include " Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder " War" by Edwin Starr " The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles " Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" and " Inner City Blues" by Marvin Gaye " Band Of Gold" by Freda Payne " Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" and " Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" by The Temptations " Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross and “ Just Don't Want to Be Lonely” by The Main Ingredient. During this time his most notable successes were " Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight & the Pips and " The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners. In this new city he worked on recordings for Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Gloria Gaynor, Robert Palmer, and Alice Cooper. When Motown moved to Los Angeles, Babbit went in the opposite direction and ended up in New York as well as making occasional trips to Philadelphia. Inducted to the Music City Walk of Fame on June 5, 2012.Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist James Jamerson. While Babbitt was best known for the Motown sound he created with the Funk Brothers, he has also played for other genres including several country music sessions in Nashville. They have played on hit songs like "My Girl," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone," and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".īabbitt's notable bass artistry can also be heard on the Grammy-nominated "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder, Grammy-nominated "Mercy Mercy Me" and "Inner City Blues" by Marvin Gaye, and the double-platinum, Grammy-winning #1 hit "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips.īabbitt's bass lines have graced over 100 million recordings, including 200 Billboard Top 40 hits for Motown and other labels.Īfter coming to Nashville to play on a record for Downs and Price, he fell in love with Music City and spent more than 25 years here. The group received three Grammy Awards and is considered one of the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history. Member of the Musicians Hall of Fame with the Funk Brothersīob Babbitt was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, 1966-1972.Played on "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder, Grammy-nominated "Mercy Mercy Me" and "Inner City Blues" by Marvin Gaye, and the double-platinum, Grammy-winning #1 hit "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips.Hit songs with the Funk Brothers include "My Girl," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone," and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".
Bass player with the Motown Records studio band the Funk Brothers.
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