(速報） ● ボブ・バビット（ファンク・ブラザーズ）死去
【Bob Babbitt Dies At 74】
訃報。
モータウンのファンク・ブラザーズの一員として多くのモータウン・ヒットや、その他のソウル・ヒットでベースをプレイしてきた名ベース奏者、ボブ・バビットが2012年7月16日(月)午前7時15分（日本時間16日午後9時15分）テネシー州ナッシュヴィルのホスピスで死去した。74歳。しばらく癌を患っていた。モータウンのヒットだけでなく、他のソウル、ポップ･ヒットでもプレイし、彼がプレイしたトップ40ヒットは、200曲以上におよぶという。
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ボブ･バビットがプレイした主なレコード。
1961“FLAMINGO EXPRESS”ROYALTONES
1963 "LITTLE TOWN FLIRT" DEL SHANNON
1963“DO YOU WANT TO DANCE”DEL SHANNON
1964“HANDY MAN”DEL SHANNON
1964“I GO TO PIECES”DEL SHANNON
1964“KEEP SEARCHIN”DEL SHANNON
1964“OUR FADED LOVE”ROYALTONES
1965“AGENT 00 SOUL”EDWIN STARR
1965“COMPETITION AIN’T NOTHING YA’LL”LITTLE CARL CARLTON
1965“HEADLINE NEWS”EDWIN STARR
1965“STRANGER IN TOWN” DEL SHANNON
1966“COOL JERK”CAPITOLS
1966“DAYTRIPPER”J.J. BARNES
1966“I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER”HOLIDAYS
1966 "I'M INTO SOMETHING AND I CAN'T SHAKE IT LOOSE" PAT LEWIS
1966“I LOVE YOU 1,000 TIMES”PLATTERS
1966“LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND”DION JACKSON
1966“OH HOW HAPPY”SHADES OF BLUE
1966“OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART”DARRELL BANKS
1966“REAL HUMDINGER”J.J. BARNES
1966“SHOWTIME”DETROIT EMERALDS
1966“S.O.S.” (STOP HER ON SIGHT)EDWIN STARR
1966“TOAST TO YOU”EMANUEL LASKEY
1967“ALL YOUR GOODIES ARE GONE”PARLIAMENTS
1967“BLESS YOU”PRECISIONS
1967“I JUST WANN’A TESTIFY”PARLIAMENTS
1967“STAND BY ME”SPIDER TURNER
1967“WITH THIS RING”PLATTERS
1968“END OF THE ROAD”MARVIN GAYE
1968“I’LL BET YOU”FUNKADELIC
1969“MIND BODY AND SOUL”FLAMING EMBERS
1969“SOMEBODY’S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED”100 PROOF
1970“BALL OF CONFUSION”TEMPTATIONS
1970“BAND OF GOLD”FREDA PAYNE
1970“GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME”CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
1970“I’M NOT YOUR BROTHER’S KEEPER”FLAMING EMBERS
1970“INDIANA WANTS ME”R. DEAN TAYLOR
1970“LAW OF THE LAND”TEMPTATIONS
1970“LEAVIN’ HERE”EDDIE HOLLAND
1970“LOSING YOU”RARE EARTH
1970“SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’M YOURS)” (GRAMMY NOMINEE)STEVIE WONDER
1970“STONED LOVE”SUPREMES
1970“TEARS OF A CLOWN”SMOKEY ROBINSON
1970“UNITE THE WORLD”TEMPTATIONS
1970“WAR” (GRAMMY NOMINEE)EDWIN STARR
1970“WE CAN WORK IT OUT”STEVIE WONDER
1970“WESTBOUND #9”FLAMING EMBERS
1970 "TEARS OF A CROWN" SMOKEY ROBINSON
1970“YOU GOT TO CRAWL BEFORE YOU WALK”8TH DAY
1971“BRING THE BOYS HOME”FREDA PAYNE
1971“IF I WERE YOUR WOMEN”GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
1971“INNER CITY BLUES” (GRAMMY NOMINEE)
FROM GRAMMY NOMINEE ALBUM “WHAT’S GOING ON”MARVIN GAYE
1971“MERCY MERCY ME” (GRAMMY NOMINEE) FROM GRAMMY NOMINEE ALBUM “WHAT’S GOING ON”
ONE OF THE TOP 5 ALL-TIME ALBUMS RECORDED IN MUSIC HISTORY MARVIN GAYE
1971“SMILING FACES”UNDISPUTED TRUTH
1971“SURRENDER”DIANA ROSS
1972“FLOY JOY”SUPREMES
1972“MASTERPIECE”TEMPTATIONS
1972“SCORPIO”DENNIS COFFEY
1972“SUPER STAR”TEMPTATIONS
1972“TAURUS”DENNIS COFFEY
1973“I GOT A NAME” (Single version)JIM CROCE
1973“MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA” (GRAMMY WINNER)GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
1973“PLASTIC MAN”TEMPTATIONS
1973“SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK”PERSUADERS
1973“TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING” (GRAMMY NOMINEE)DIANA ROSS
1974“I FEEL A SONG”GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
1974“SADIE”SPINNERS
1974“THEN CAME YOU (GRAMMY NOMINEE)DIONNE WARWICK & THE SPINNERS
1974“WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW”GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
1975“BABY FACE”WING AND A PRAYER(DRUM & FIFE CORPS)
1975“CRASH LANDING” (ALBUM)JIMI HENDRIX
1975“DYNOMITE”BAZUKA
1975“EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD”STEPHANIE MILLS
1975“GAMES PEOPLE PLAY”SPINNERS
1975“GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR”JOE SIMON
1975“HOW DO YOU FEEL THE MORNING AFTER”MILLIE JACKSON
1975“KISS AND SAY GOODBYE”THE MANHATTANS
1975“LOVE OR LEAVE”SPINNERS
1975“MIDNIGHT LIGHTNING” (ALBUM)JIMI HENDRIX
1975“NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE”GLORIA GAYNOR
1975“OUR DAY WILL COME”FRANKIE VALLI
1975“SUPER NATURAL THING”BEN E. KING
1976“BRANDY”O'JAYS
1976“CUPID”TONY ORLANDO & DAWN
1976“I LIKE DREAMIN’”KENNY NOLAN
1976“JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY”MAIN INGREDIENT
1976“RUBBER BAND MAN” (GRAMMY NOMINEE)SPINNERS
1977“AFTER THE LOVIN” (GRAMMY NOMINEE)ENGELBERT HUMPERDINK
1977“GO TO HELL”ALICE COOPER
1977“YOU AND ME”ALICE COOPER
1977“YOUR THROWING A GOOD LOVE AWAY”SPINNERS
1978“ANIMAL HOUSE”STEPHEN BISHOP
1978“COPACABANA” (LONG VERSION)BARRY MANILOW
1978“DOCTOR’S ORDERS”CAROL DOUGLAS
1978“EVERY KIND OF PEOPLE”ROBERT PALMER
1978“READY TO TAKE A CHANCE” (OSCAR NOMINEE FILM, “FOUL PLAY”)BARRY MANILOW
1978BARRY MANILOW
1978“VENUS (DANCE VERSION)”FRANKIE AVALON
1979“I DO THE ROCK”TIM CURRY
1979“MAMA CAN’T BUY YOU LOVE”ELTON JOHN
1981“SILLY”DENICE WILLIAMS
1982“GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE”DENICE WILLIAMS
1984“SPECIAL LADY”RAY, GOODMAN, & BROWN
1994“I’M GONN’A MARRY MY MOTHER IN-LAW” W.C. HANDY AWARD FOR BLUES SONG OF THE YEAR
ARTIE “BLUES BOY” WHITE
1995“ODEMAN”BJORN JENS
1996“QUEEN OF THE NIGHTS”BJORN JENS
1998“LONELY WOMAN”BJORN JENS
2000“SEND ME BACK HOME”BJORN JENS
2002“KICKIN’ UP NEW DUST”BJORN JENS & JIMMY STATEN
2004WHAT A MAN WILL DO”BIG AL DOWNING With TERESA COLLIER
2006"IT TAKES TWO" [Top Notch] (Bass & Co-Producer)WHITNEY WOLANIN
2006"Call Noah" [Bob Records]SCAT
2006"CHRISTMAS (THE WARMEST TIME OF THE YEAR" [Top Notch] (Bass & Co-Producer)WHITNEY WOLANIN
2006"FROSTY THE SNOWMAN" [Top Notch] (Bass & Co-Producer)WHITNEY WOLANIN
2006"LOVE TRAIN" [Soul Renaissance Records] (Bass)MASTERS OF FUNK, SOUL & BLUES, FEATURING BOBBY TAYLOR
OBITUARY>Babbitt, Bob ( 1938? - July 16, 2012, 74 year-old)