00:00 Start 00:10 Wild Night 03:35 (I've Got To Use) My Imagination 08:00 There's a Storm In My Soul 12:11 Ain't That Peculiar 15:15 Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) 18:19 Power of Love
List: 0:10 Wild Night 3:35 (I've Got To Use) My Imagination 8:00 There's a Storm In My Soul 12:11 Ain't That Peculiar 15:15 Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) 18:19 Power of Love
THIS album should have been a great success. It really is a good one. Her version of IMAGINATION should have been a gold disc. Even her performance on these songs shes getting down. Way to go MARTHA.
James Jamerson is being posthumously inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame this evening. What a legend. Proud to be a SC bassist tonight. He taught us so much.🙏
It's likely that no one in the audience that night realized they were in the presence of greatness with one of the greatest bass players in history performing before their very eyes... Holding the groove together like the legend he was...RIP JJ ❤
@@Grandmah_ Unless that audience was full of bass players - they had no clue of Jamerson's greatness at the time. As is usually the case - ppl don't appreciate genius of any kind, until it's anylized and dissected AFTER it's gone...
The musicians So far I noticed James Jamerson on the bass Wah Wah Watson and Dennis Coffey on guitars Joe sample on the piano Jim Keltner on the drums George Bohannon on the trombone King Errison on percussion
What a blessing to see James Jamerson playing live. He is my hero and one of the greatest musical artists of the 20th Century all time. This is the best 22 minutes on RU-vid.
Historically, Martha Reeves always gave her best live performances when accompanied by a strong live band. This is a superb performance, and it's great to have it on RU-vid for all to see. Incredibly, she is still doing live performances in 2023.
This is beautiful. No vocal acrobatics, no need to sing every note in the scale just a pure natural voice with an exceptional band. So glad I found this, thanks for posting.
@@bradly2007 me and some frends of mine, saw her in Chicago, she was promoting this album that Richard Perry produced the band was called Clear Water Revival, but she had no background singer, it was a great show.
I've long been a James Jameson fan, follower, student, etc. But I have to say that although I've known of Martha Reeves legendary status I truly never knew what a great vocalist she was and/or is. Thank you so much for posting!! 🙏
Martha Reeves in great form singing awesome mix of gems from "Martha Reeves" album produced by Richard Perry, should have been blockbuster but wasn't promoted for some strange reason, still enjoy masterpiece often...
I don't understand why people say she lost her voice after she left Motown. She sounds great on all of her post Motown LPs and performances. I love Ms. Reeves
James Jamerson - one of the most legendary and gifted with the groove that could only come from the Divine! The man was a genius at his craft and this concert is a rare and amazing gem to be treasured considering that he wasn't given even close to enough credit for all that he did to not only influence electric bass but bass in general! James is by far one of my favorite bassists ever and his syncopation, choice of notes and time in the pocket was as his fellow Funk Brother, Jack Ashford (who played percussion and vibes in the Motown Funk Brothers at Motown) said, was "untouchable"! And it's true! Jamerson did all of his playing with "The Hook" which was the one of finger that he played with which to this day and probably for the rest of mine, I will never fully understand how in the world he was able to play and groove the way he did with just one finger, I mean granted he was an upright player first before he switched over to the electric and it makes sense, but some of his lines like on "Darling Dear", or "Ain't Know Mountain High Enough", "Bernadette" and so many more, I cannot fathom how one can keep the time as impeccable he did! Rest In Peace James, you were a legend and ahead of your time! He was truly a virtuoso and a pioneer in his field of music!
Jamerson always stood out the most in the instrumental section. He found the perfect balance of providing the rhythm and harmony without getting in the way ever. I also find it amusing that this is the same show that presented Black Sabbath the following year. Very eclectic but great tastes, those producers.
She was underrated and under appreciated at Motown. So was James Jamerson and the Funk Brother’s. The musicians never received credit. Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On album was the first Album that credited the musicians.
Marvin Gaye once described James Jamerson as Motown's "secret weapon." Going on to say that Jamerson's "busy bass" was a key ingredient to so many hits from the label. Berry Gordy, the owner of Motown Records was notorious for not listing session players on the albums liner notes. When Marvin Gaye recorded the seminal "What's Goin On" he insisted that Jamerson be listed on the liner notes and pushed until Gordy acquiesced.
So good to see andhear Jamerson clearly in a live situation with a dynamic vocalist and kickin' band. We used to look forward to hearing his basslines on all new Motown releases.
I must have seen this when it was first broadcast. Every note of it feels so familiar, even though it was almost 50 years ago. Martha and that huge band sound amazing. Having played in a lot of bands and worked with even more, I can tell you that Kirshner must have had some awesome sound engineers.
18:19 This footage of this man has been so inspirational. Jamerson leading the band as he did in the studio but live. The best touch of all on the bass. All the people inspired by him; Alan Spenner, Chuck Rainey, Phil Upchurch, Gordon Edwards etc, etc went on to do incredible things, all because of this man that you have such rare footage of, pulling those strings. In fine form here, extremely tight group. Thank you for sharing! RIP James Jamerson.
@@dannydickylilly Clearly heard on songs like You Won't See Me, Nowhere Man, and many more songs, Rubber Soul onwards(even still you could hear his influence in early Beatles records). Another person influenced by Jamerson is Duck Dunn(Stax, Otis Redding, and many more once he moves to Cali).
I watched this performance "live", the night it was broadcast. I was nuts over Van Morrison's original, and at the time, I knew this one was over the moon. I've been looking for this for years, thank you for posting this.
We use to call it ‘Soul Music’ especially when Soul Man hit by Sam and Dave. I would go to the VFW and they’d meet me at the door. Then I had a friend who’d say you going sing tonight I got a request . And I’d do it. Cause I was raised up on it. Early 60’s the radio seemed to always be playing in the house and there I was the youngest listening to ‘Poison Ivy.’ The Isley Brothers with Shout, a huge hit for them. Those Brothers became huge in the late 60’s with Its your thing and those great hits of the 70’s. When you’d walked the neighborhood back then in the 60’s and 70’s , there was a lady down the street who played her door opened and the music coming through the screen door. Maybe cause it was hot but you’d hear that music blasting on the huge floor model stereos..All of sudden the music drenched over you like a baptism and you was never the same.. I was blessed to have a big family older brothers and sisters that help mold my character. You wouldn’t step out to sing cause you afraid of the big M (monotone) and the they’d tell you to shut up. Well the school I went to the teachers made sure you had a well rounded education.. They even let the older kids sing the Black National Anthem ‘ Lift ever voice and sing.’ on the radio station . And there we younger kids setting in the class listening on the radio. And this big ole grin would come across your face of pride. Now as time moved on Soul Music was being crossed over by British Artist who delve into some that good old soul Music. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles led the way. Surely we can’t forget about the great Dick Clark who put black artist on his television show American Bandstand.. Then Civil Rights played a part of our history with the Impressions and the great Curtis Mayfield , ‘People Get Ready and We’re a Winner’. Then you had James Brown I’m black and I’m proud. Seemed like he put out a hit record every week. He even bought a Jet with Brown painted on the tail to take him to all those great places to entertain people. Then Hitsville in the Motor City founder Barry Gordy with the Great Motowns sounds . Mr Bill ‘Smokey’ Robinson of the Miracles . The back of band was the Funk Brothers at the helm turning hot hit after hit every week. They even tried to hide in a funeral home to get away from Barry. They were that good great jazz musicians who could tailor music to fit the individual artist. Down in the south Memphis Stax contribution with a brother and sister converting an old theater into a recording studio. Legendary guitar player Steve Cropper a member of the Booker T and the MG’s tells this story. ‘One day this big fellow setting up the mic for an artist when he beg them to let him sang. Finally they did and he broke out with these arms are mine. Steve said the place just stop people inside and outside couldn’t believe that voice. And the great Otis Redding was born. Others artist followed,Al Green, Rufus and Carla Thomas . Going back to Dick Clark He featured all the great artist to from Little Richard to Chubby Checker to Temptations, Four Tops, Little Stevie Wonder, and the great Jackson Five, to Issac Hayes. But let’s not forget Ed Sullivan whose Sunday Shows were simply awestruck with great talent.. The Supremes, The Four Tops, and Marvin Gaye. Ain’t that peculiar. But there also some music by the Doors, the Young Rascals with ‘Grooving and It’s a Beautiful Morning.’ Yeah music had a great influence on us. But Soul Music took a different turn in the early 70’s with The Fifth Dimension with Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In, and Stone Soul Picnic. There’s that Soul word coming up? We held onto every word. The Friends of Distinction’Grazing in the Grass. Marvin’s Gaye’s ‘Too Busy Thinking about my Baby. Oh don’t forget Gladys Knight and the Pips Midnight Train to Georgia. And the laid back sounds of Dione Warwick who later had a niece that took over the charts with the Great Whitney Houston. But don’t forget the Jackson Five’s I want you back. Of course all this soul business started with the likes of Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and the late Etta James of Cadillac Records. The great Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf. Then seem like every town had a Jute Joint across the tracks. A house converted into club with juke box, pool table, liquor. The people loved it cause it was a gathering spot for folks to really get down. The sounds of BB King screaming guitar and Bobby Blue Blands smooth ballad voice.. Our neighborhoods were proud brothers having them long Duce and Quarter Buicks and Cadillacs. Do you know some fool out there had gangster whites on a Monte Carlo? Come on man red and white.. Let’s move on. Then college time hit Earth Wind, and Fire, Bill Withers Ain’t no sunshine, Ohio Players, Marvin Gaye’s ‘ What’s going on album was simply the greatest songs of all time. Then here come the Commodores and Lionel Richie Brickhouse. We was grooving all the time ..Stevie and The Jackson were big but probably the biggest thing that made an impact was Apollo Theater featuring all the great artist. If you could make it there you could make it anywhere. The rap music made its debut with Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, Sugar Hill Gang, and Let’s not forget Snoop. How about the dual one of my favorites, Hall and Oates, Peter Frampton, Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, and Chic with Nile Rogers with the disco era. The Tramps with you Sexy thing and Billy Oceans Carribean Queen. Soul Music was the music what you was raised up with, it’s in your blood, your body, the way you talk and even some in the way you walk..We can’t out War ‘All day Music, Gap Band with the Tulsa, Oklahoma natives the Wilson Brothers. Yes soul music is in us and let not forget it. We are one Frankie Beverly and Maze, Tone Toni, Toney, Sly and the Family l Stone, The O’jays, SWV, and the biggest one of all Beyoncé and Rhiana , Wyle Cliff, Bob Marley, Third World, Warren G, Heavy D, and on and on and on.. I know I left out some out but you know who you are. LB Wednesday April 3, 2023
The Beatles and British Invasion hurt black artists Elvis had brought attention too. That’s why majority of black people turned to only black radio after their arrival. Even Ronnie Soector acknowledged that black artist , other then Motown, had issues getting airplay on pop radio. She said this on Letterman.
What a great band, and supporting the singularly great Martha Reeves! She was an amazing singer with an instantly recognizable voice, one like no other. It’s great see and hear this; thank you for posting it! 💚
Growing up in my middle school and teens with Motown on my transistor radio was the best music in the world to grow up on. I loved the Beatles but Motown just blew them away in my Ten year old vocal range. I was a very Happy kid between 1965-70.
Man Martha was an absolute frigging STAR-what a voice. What a band too, I don't know who is playing the congas here it's not Bongo Jones but whoever he is is rocking man, and James-what can you say
The bass and backgrounds are awesome, obviously, and the lead vocal is lovely indeed. Bravo. The world without James is less. What a tragic loss when he died.
I was a little kid during the middle seventies and too young BUT the one thing I do remember is that all the grown-ups around me were intent on having a GOOD TIME. This look at James on bass here is very special. It’s not an overstatement to say that he quite very well may have been the best bassist to ever touch the instrument. There’s many phenomenal bassists out there…but come on…James was the bass bible.
I just found this gem. Seeing and hearing James Jamerson in a live situation with an ass kicking band and singers. Hell yeah. It seems he was playing pretty much what was on the page, but being James Jamerson he owned every note he played and still put his signiture on it. Thank you for putting this video up.
Some of these shots of Jamerson I've never seen before. Absolutely amazing walk up in Power of Love, but he's holding everything together throughout (as usual). Thank you for sharing.
What a time to have this on television. I remember finding nuggets like this on the tube and it expanded my musical journey. Too bad we our tube had only one speaker. This would be great to revisit and remaster for new surround systems. Hopefully, motivate new generation practice will allow you to sing without autotune and play real instruments.
The underrated (and not nearly well enough known) “Granny’s Bathwater Band” from Springfield Missouri were hired en mass to back Martha Reeves back in the 70’s.
Yes, she was always so great to hear and to watch. She was born with a groove in every bone of he body. No wonder she was first call for everyone from Delaney & Bonnie and Linda Ronstadt to Humble Pie and Martha Reeves.
Everyone is on point, Martha, backing singers ,Stevie Wonders Wonderlove & the late great Clydie King ,the band Jamerson ,Wah Wah Watson Dennis Coffey guitars and the rest of the band who never had there name in lights but all over the credits on a multitude of records
This never-before-seen footage is incredible. But most particularly, seeing this extremely rare sighting of arguably the most iconic and influential electric bass guitarist of all time, the great Mr. James Jamerson. Giving me chills right now. Thank you so much for posting this snippet of musical history.
I hoped she would have sang her other Motown hits in a medley, but i get it that she wanted to show her talents on other songs that she preformed well!
What a classy lady Martha Reeves was, especially when you stack her up against today’s crude and lewd female singers. And being that I’m a bass player James Jamerson is my hero.
