With apologies to my hero Bobby Watson, it was actually DENNIS BELFIED playing on "Tell Me Something Good"!! Video coming up on Mr. Watson and his brilliant playing soon!
"Once You Get Started: is a tour-de-force. The Live version smokes, too! I love the 'ballads'/mid-temp stuff so much, as well..."Hollywood", Everlasting Love", "At Midnight". All from ASK RUFUS.
Happy Birthday to you. Really love and enjoy your channel. I would love if you did a piece on Mark Adams from Slave. He is one of the reasons I started playing bass. Maybe not the most complicated but could hold a groove like nobody else.
Stevie wrote Tell Me Something Good for Rufus in 1974, ten years later in 1984, they linked back up with I Feel For You where he plays the harmonica and they sample his voice.
When I was 21 in 1975, I played on a world hit as well, you might remember it. 20 million copies sold, it was number two on the US charts for two weeks. Donna Summer’s “Love to love you baby”. We recorded it in Munich, Germany. After that, Donna signed up with Casablanca records in Los Angeles and she moved to the states. It was definitely one of the first records that started off the disco trend. “Four on the four” bass drum which you still hear today, although disco supposedly died in 1977. 😂
That’s awesome, honored to read your comments on such an awesome musical period. I was new to this country then so be at the source of such musical talent had my head spinning for years. Thanks for your contribution to my childhood 😂
Dave, great work, and good for you, amigo. That song has just a couple of memories for me, as I worked/tended bar/discoteque on 61st in Manhattan (Adam's Apple it was called) where there were go-girls dancing on mid-level daises, and your (and Donna's) song played about 39 trillion times a night. Unforgettable. All the best to you.
I think it was one of the first songs that we recorded 16:50 minutes long, it filled one side of the album. Sort of an extended version which we didn’t have up until then.@@abitoftruth8737
Frank Zappa, Roxy and Elsewhere, Echidnas Arf, Tom Fowler on bass (and the wonderful but sadly late George Duke on keys). What a Romp!!! Recorded 1973, released 74.
Happy Birthday! "50... I'm just getting started" is a great attitude. I'll hit 60 in 2025 and I'm still finding new things to do and learn. Live while you can.
I was born in 65 and the 70's were a great time to have my musical tastes influenced. When I was 5 years old I was given two albums, Santana's Abraxas and The Guess Who's American Woman. I went from Bozo The Clown and The Chipmunks to Singing Winds Crying Beasts and No Time. That was just the beginning and after that the new songs in the 70's kept my head and a great place, musically.
I’ll be 60 at the end of the year. Still playing in 2 bands. I think my 50s were pretty cool. Kids are grown, bills are paid, still married to a great gal. 20s we’re lots of fun, 30s and 40s were ok. I’m just getting started too
Or "Volcano Rupture" Mark Adams (RIP) and Mark Hicks, They called him DRAK (RIP). That cut , sounded like a prelude to WAR!! The Drums, sounded like bombs being dropped, on ya ASS!!! That all happened in 1978, " The hardness of the world "! Hell, it's in the name of the album!
Happy 50th! An old musician once said to me on my 20th birthday,"son,the first sixty years are the hardest." I'm now 67....Thanks for such wonderful content.
@@Howeverwhatabout A mere youngster! Haha! I'm sure that what keeps us going is the desire to keep on learning and improving and,thankfully,this is a never ending process. Also,this is a great channel to do all of the above and in such a supportive environment.
This is about my favorite era in music and for 74 I would indeed give it to Actual Proof 👍 Alphonso was on SO many records and killed it, we never hear enough about him! Happy Birthday!!!!
I listened Prince during my teenage days, in the 80's in France. He is still hudge for me. But later, when I discovered Larry Graham's work I understood how much he influenced Prince. Amazing bass player and I agree, he is too underrated !
How is he underrated? He was part of Sly and the Family Stone and has had a number of hits on his own. He INVENTED the slapping style of playing the bass. Players worldwide play that way because of Larry Graham. And he still plays today. In no way is he underrated! Ask any bass player and they will tell you who Larry Graham is. What do you expect from a bass player? Graham is one of the few bass players that people can name because of his style. He is also in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Sly and the Family Stone. I know we want to try to honor someone by saying they are underrated. But you actually do the opposite when they are not underrated! And he is number one on this list…
@@josebrown5961 You just succinctly outlined why he is one of the most underrated musicians in history. That very litany of accomplishments is why he should be considered on the Mount Rushmore of music, alongside the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Prince, Eric Clapton, etc. But he's not. Though most have heard of Sly and the Family Stone, sadly, many are unfamiliar with the name of the innovator behind alot of their sound. In survey after survey, both official and random, his name is NEVER mentioned in the top ten greatest musicians of all time, not even in the top fifty! And it should be. It's a tragedy. And that's why I consider him to be underrated (if you know what underrated means). He deserves much higher accolades and recognition than he receives, much higher. Not just as a bassist but as a musician in general.
@@josebrown5961 With all due respect, I honestly believe you're confusing "underrated" with "overrated". Otherwise, you'd realize that you're making my point for me. In fact, I couldn't have done it better.
@@D.AntonyYou have put together a wonderful piece and I can appreciate it. But the average person doesn’t give most musicians the credit they deserve and I am not even talking about color! Take Mr. Graham’s friend Prince. You and I know that he was an ace singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist yet he wasn’t given his respect from most folks when he was alive much less after his death, but he wasn’t underrated to the people that knew. I’m talking about his peers, they rated him just fine. Those that didn’t got a wake up call when he did his guitar solo. Mr. Graham’s peers know who and what he is. You and I and most of the people who found this video know that as well. All the great musicians know who Larry Graham is and what he contributed to the world of music. Those young ones are learning right now. I don’t think he will ever be lauded as this great musician by most people. Yes like you I think he should be, but his friend Prince isn’t so he won’t be either. But if you ask any young bass player about Graham he would know, if his teachers had done their job and taught him his bass history. I have an early teen godson. He is a bassist, stand up for now. He knows who Graham is and what he has done for music. The way I found out was he mentioned him to me! We went on for an hour and I was even able to share some LG music he hadn’t heard. The kids are getting it. And even I don’t think Mr. Graham is one of the top 50 musicians of all time! One of the top 10 BASSISTS yes but musicians? Not a chance. Those who know know, and the rest just don’t know. That is the way it always has been. I could name you dozens of artists who fall into this category. I understand why you feel the way you do. We might not ever meet totally on this issue but I do think we can both agree that we love Larry Graham. And what accolades should he get that he hasn’t received yet? A problem that I have is I feel most of our great musicians have been pitched aside in this modern Hip Hop world. Great musicians just aren’t loved and respected enough. I am afraid they never will be and that is a crying shame. A Hip Hop producer doesn’t have any need for a great bass player. He can just sample the “beat” from Hair and move right along. He pays LG a little $ and he never has to share the stage with him. In that respect he and all musicians are underrated and they always will be. These new “artists” don’t have the respect for the people who came before.
In his interview on Questloves podcast the other year, Chuck Rainey stated that he was the bassist on Dancing machine. No idea if he maybe misremembered or whatever, just thought it might be interesting to know.
I join the Navy in 1974 after from 16 to 17 November 7 leaving for Boot Camp December 26 in San Diego,Ca I’m from LA short drive, music got me through Navy especially during my After-steering watch!
If you really wanted someone play the bass, then you should have listened to "K Henderson" from the "Strawberry Mansion District" in Philadelphia. He was a left-handed, self-taught genius who could really make the bass talk and the crowd move. A member of the group "Little Reds and the Fireballs", they made every rehearsal session one heck of a block party as we listened as they cranked out song after song as they prepared for a show. He was definitely amazing and normally could capture, repeat and modify any song's bassline after only hearing it only once. He was a true phenomenon on the bass.
50! Happy Birthday! I graduated from high school in 74 and Looking Glass played Brandy at our prom. I am sorry to say that I never heard most of your favorites until today. That’s why I watch, you educate me. At 67 I picked up the electric bass, ( I play the upright) because it is so fun to groove. Keep teaching!
Hair is one of the most satisfying bass lines to play. It has such an unshakeable groove that I feel requires the player to move along with it to really feel the whole thing. Larry Graham has so many amazing bass lines and I happy this one got the shout out.
Rusty-1-A.N.S. Bass line to "Be Thankful For What You Got" by William Devaughn. Rusty Stone Jackmon on Fender fretless precision bass, with some of the TSOP Orchestra members 9:15 in Philly. Pa. 1974 at Sigma Sound Studios.
1974 was ridiculous and FUN! I was only in 3rd grade and remember music everywhere, all genres was everyone's daily soundtrack. Unless you were a true born wallflower 😊 Have A Nice Day!
Wow!! Awesome video! My uncle Wah Wah Watson player rhythm guitar with a lot these cats mentioned especially Paul Jackson Sr! RIP to both of them!!!!!!
@theodoreritola7641 and you haven't named one yet! it wasn't a list of who's the greatest. the list was one made up by pdbase of his favorites and he asked to leave a comment of your favorites but instead you come with the BS. so you're really questioning his choices with that weak azz passive aggressive racist BS. you can take several seats now!
@theodoreritola7641 and you haven't named one yet! it wasn't a list of who's the greatest. the list was one made up by pdbase of his favorites and he asked to leave a comment of your favorites but instead you come with the BS. so you're really questioning his choices with that weak passive aggressive BS. you can take several seats now!
I love channels like this because they clue us in to music most people haven't heard or can't remember. I would argue that the title of the video should be "The 10 Greatest R&B Bass Lines of 1974", but even then, I think there are a few omissions. Barry White's "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe" has a driving bass line throughout the song. "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" by the Main Ingredient grabs your attention with that bass hook from the start. Who could forget the Average White Band with "Pick Up the Pieces"?
Happy Birthday, Paul! I graduated from high school in 1974 (yeah, I'm an old guy), and I remember all the songs you mention here. One I think deserves an honorable mention is William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful For What You Got". The song was just two chords, but it had a strong groove thanks to the bass playing. It was recorded at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia and features many of the MFSB musicians (Earl Young on drums, Norman Harris on guitar), but I believe that instead of Ronnie Baker, the bass player was Rusty Jackmon, who played bass with the Trammps.
I was 13 back in 1974,when I first heard “Pick up the Pieces”.I was blown away,great bass line.AWB was on constant rotation during my childhood.Along with the GOAT”EWF”. Groups like the Blackbryds,WAR,TOP just to name a few.Don’t get enough credit.The 70’s was the greatest music era,IMO.
I agree, nothing like the music that came out of late 60’s and 70’s. Doesn’t matter the genre. I never get tired of hearing the music. I got to see a lot of incredible artists in the Bay Area at the Day on the Green concerts.
I was 10 for most of 1974 I remember it gave birth to my lifelong love for music. Music allows me to express my emotions, lose and find myself again I gave my son my love for music and he has thanked me and we share music with each other for over 30 years I regularly listen to funk and disco as they are the foundation of my musical love
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Paul Jackson in Actual Proof.. My favorite line bass... It was incredible for me when I listen it in 1974.
Happy 50th birthday! Glad that you included Alphonso Johnson playing Cucumber Slumber. I have always thought he never got his kudos for playing that tune. Thanks for including and giving him his well deserved place on this list. Saw him play for the first time here in Portland a few years ago with Patrice Rushen, excellent performance!
My Son was born in '74, can sing and dance to any one of these tunes. Happy March 22nd Bday Eric. Oh I'm going to rock this out the whole month... Buckle up love bug we're going on a journey 🎂💝🫂 🤜🏾🤛🏾
I love "Hair" from Larry Graham. When trying to learn it years ago, my brain exploded trying to find the "1" Not to even mention he can play this line AND SING!
Happy BD PD! In 74 I was 22 and playing bass 6 nights a week in clubs all over the Eastern 1/3rd of the USA. I love the bass in songs back then and it was a golden era of great bass playing. Enjoy your videos!
Happy Birthday Sir! 1974 was indeed a great year for music! I was 13 years old and obsessed with The Ohio Players and Kool & The Gang. I remember riding my bike to the military base px to spend my paperboy money on the Skin Tight and Light Of Worlds respectively. Every track you mentioned is excellent!
As a young Bass Player in the 70’s from the Philly-Jersey area.. I was wrkn with a singing group & the manager had 3 acts that I knew of The Brothers of Love(us),Kool & the Gang, & the Ohio Players…we all did shows together..what a great time I had..
You've got a good taste and a fine sélection here👍 Among my favorite bass lines from 1974 Fatback band- New York style, Kay-gees - You've got to keep on bumpin', Edwin Starr - Easin' in, Ronnie Foster - Serenade to a rock and Blackbyrds - Do it fluid.
Hold on Larry Graham Hair. If you couldn’t play it by 1975, you “couldn’t play”. In DC it was mandatory on an audition. If you could play that, you could play anything else. Come on!!!
Happy birthday, Paul! It was 1961 for me. Love all you do. Love all the lines you picked from 74, too. Classics. Thanks for shining a light on so many players who've gone unheralded. Gary King, Gordon Edwards, Paul Jackson, William Salter, and so many others. God bless you, and may you have many, many more!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU PD BASS and thanķs for your great content keep rockin on into the future btw if you get time please do some MARK ADAMS BASS THANK YOU 🎉🎊🎈🎁
I turned 40 this year, and this just affirms what great times I missed + the wonders I have to catch up on. Thank you for this video and all the best to you/those watching it.
I can't remember what year it was from, but the bass line that stands out for me is the one Bootsy Collins did in James Brown's "Soul Power." Bootsy really captured the idea of soul--smooth yet funky! Then, too, the way he blended in with the drummer and conga players made it all the more awesome!
I’m 63 myself, started playing bass on a whim on Valentines Day 1989. Happy birthday sir, I’ve learned a lot and improved my bass playing by watching your channel. Enjoy!
Happy 50th anniversary! I was a senior in HS at the time. I am retired now and living my best bass life ever! 1974 was a great year for music. This was a great vid! TYFP!
With apologies to my hero Bobby Watson, it was actually DENNIS BELFIED playing on "Tell Me Something Good"!!
Video coming up on Mr. Watson and his brilliant playing soon!
you also transcribed it incorrectly
Not true.
“It’s actually simpler than you think”
Go listen to it closely.
The transcription is correct.
"Once You Get Started: is a tour-de-force. The Live version smokes, too!
I love the 'ballads'/mid-temp stuff so much, as well..."Hollywood", Everlasting Love", "At Midnight". All from ASK RUFUS.
@@jazzpunk Yep--that album made me! I might do a FTB on it.
Happy Birthday to you. Really love and enjoy your channel. I would love if you did a piece on Mark Adams from Slave. He is one of the reasons I started playing bass. Maybe not the most complicated but could hold a groove like nobody else.
OMG, I think my favorite all time bass line came out in 76, Slide by Slave!
Slave always had the filthiest bass lines and tone ever. Stone Jam is the holy grail of funk bass imo.
Hey Paul, I was always partial to Verdine White’s bass lines to Earth Wind & Fire’s ‘74 hit “Mighty Mighty”
King Crimson Red-Starless, Fallen Angel, Red, One More Red Nightmare.
Stevie wrote Tell Me Something Good for Rufus in 1974, ten years later in 1984, they linked back up with I Feel For You where he plays the harmonica and they sample his voice.
My fav song that year (i was 17).. The Kay-Gees. Gotta Keep On Bumping!!!
For the Love of Money is #1 in my opinion. It’s easily recognized across all genres.
Happy 50th. 1974 was an awesome year for music.
You mean happy 70th, thanks!
When I was 21 in 1975, I played on a world hit as well, you might remember it. 20 million copies sold, it was number two on the US charts for two weeks. Donna Summer’s “Love to love you baby”. We recorded it in Munich, Germany. After that, Donna signed up with Casablanca records in Los Angeles and she moved to the states. It was definitely one of the first records that started off the disco trend. “Four on the four” bass drum which you still hear today, although disco supposedly died in 1977. 😂
Congrats on your contribution to such a great musical legacy! Best in health to you and yours.
Love that bass line, one of my regular finger exercises. It's also really handy that it can be heard separately in the long version. 😊 Good work 👌🏻
That’s awesome, honored to read your comments on such an awesome musical period. I was new to this country then so be at the source of such musical talent had my head spinning for years. Thanks for your contribution to my childhood 😂
Dave, great work, and good for you, amigo. That song has just a couple of memories for me, as I worked/tended bar/discoteque on 61st in Manhattan (Adam's Apple it was called) where there were go-girls dancing on mid-level daises, and your (and Donna's) song played about 39 trillion times a night. Unforgettable. All the best to you.
I think it was one of the first songs that we recorded 16:50 minutes long, it filled one side of the album. Sort of an extended version which we didn’t have up until then.@@abitoftruth8737
The New Birth, Coming From All Ends comes to mind.
Agree.
Rock the Boat by The Hues Corporation was released as a single in 1974. Wilton Felder!
Actual Proof is otherworldly. Paul Jackson was a bass beast.
Frank Zappa, Roxy and Elsewhere, Echidnas Arf, Tom Fowler on bass (and the wonderful but sadly late George Duke on keys). What a Romp!!! Recorded 1973, released 74.
Happy Birthday! "50... I'm just getting started" is a great attitude. I'll hit 60 in 2025 and I'm still finding new things to do and learn. Live while you can.
Forget me not by Patrice Rushon
Honorable mention: EWF's "Mighty Mighty" & "Kalimba Story" from their 1974 "Open Our Eyes" LP. Verdine White's DNA all over this one.
Those cuts were pretty damn funky.
Yes! Kalimba story!
Now you're talking !!
Tee Nine Chee Bit,was the funkiest to me!
@@galenhubbard8784 Gotcha..
I like the bass line in Jerry Bulter’s ‘Ain’t understanding mellow’. Awesome
Happy birthday my brother in bass! 1974 represent, oh yeah let's not forget Pretzel logic.
OHIO is where funk exploded😎 Ohio's Kool & the Gang, and The Ohio Players influenced the boys from Steubenville, Wild Cherry. And then came Dazz Band
Happy 50, I was born in 67 and the 70s as a kid that music is magical
Same here..'67 innndahowwwse!!✊🏾✊🏾but yeah, totally agree...great time to be a kid
I was born in 65 and the 70's were a great time to have my musical tastes influenced. When I was 5 years old I was given two albums, Santana's Abraxas and The Guess Who's American Woman. I went from Bozo The Clown and The Chipmunks to Singing Winds Crying Beasts and No Time. That was just the beginning and after that the new songs in the 70's kept my head and a great place, musically.
Lonnie Liston Smith's Expansins....love that bass line
That OJays For the Love of Money is so badass.
I’ll be 60 at the end of the year. Still playing in 2 bands. I think my 50s were pretty cool. Kids are grown, bills are paid, still married to a great gal. 20s we’re lots of fun, 30s and 40s were ok. I’m just getting started too
When you work your way up to 1979, I'm going to do an early write in vote for:
*"Slave - Just a touch of love"* 😎
Just a touch of love was shzit
That's a serious jam, but back up to their first album and check the bass on "Slide"
Or "Volcano Rupture" Mark Adams (RIP) and Mark Hicks, They called him DRAK (RIP). That cut , sounded like a prelude to WAR!! The Drums, sounded like bombs being dropped, on ya ASS!!! That all happened in 1978, " The hardness of the world "! Hell, it's in the name of the album!
Larry Graham slapping the strings off the bass on his song with Graham Central Station called "The Jam"
Happy 50th! An old musician once said to me on my 20th birthday,"son,the first sixty years are the hardest." I'm now 67....Thanks for such wonderful content.
I’m only 63! Ha!
@@Howeverwhatabout A mere youngster! Haha! I'm sure that what keeps us going is the desire to keep on learning and improving and,thankfully,this is a never ending process. Also,this is a great channel to do all of the above and in such a supportive environment.
@@charlesboyle9223 well said sir! Kind regards to you, your family and friends.
Skin Tight, you said Rock Jones?? I thought his name was Marshall??
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Marshall "Rock" Jones
I was fortunate enough to be 13 in 1974 and my dad owned a Magnavox dealership. We had music everywhere. Thanks for the memories of him.
This is about my favorite era in music and for 74 I would indeed give it to Actual Proof 👍
Alphonso was on SO many records and killed it, we never hear enough about him!
Happy Birthday!!!!
Music to my 50 year old ears! September 1974 baby here. 👶
Larry Graham is without question one of the most innovative, yet, underrated, musicians in history.
I listened Prince during my teenage days, in the 80's in France. He is still hudge for me. But later, when I discovered Larry Graham's work I understood how much he influenced Prince. Amazing bass player and I agree, he is too underrated !
How is he underrated? He was part of Sly and the Family Stone and has had a number of hits on his own. He INVENTED the slapping style of playing the bass. Players worldwide play that way because of Larry Graham. And he still plays today.
In no way is he underrated!
Ask any bass player and they will tell you who Larry Graham is. What do you expect from a bass player? Graham is one of the few bass players that people can name because of his style. He is also in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Sly and the Family Stone.
I know we want to try to honor someone by saying they are underrated. But you actually do the opposite when they are not underrated!
And he is number one on this list…
@@josebrown5961 You just succinctly outlined why he is one of the most underrated musicians in history. That very litany of accomplishments is why he should be considered on the Mount Rushmore of music, alongside the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Prince, Eric Clapton, etc. But he's not. Though most have heard of Sly and the Family Stone, sadly, many are unfamiliar with the name of the innovator behind alot of their sound. In survey after survey, both official and random, his name is NEVER mentioned in the top ten greatest musicians of all time, not even in the top fifty! And it should be. It's a tragedy. And that's why I consider him to be underrated (if you know what underrated means). He deserves much higher accolades and recognition than he receives, much higher. Not just as a bassist but as a musician in general.
@@josebrown5961 With all due respect, I honestly believe you're confusing "underrated" with "overrated". Otherwise, you'd realize that you're making my point for me. In fact, I couldn't have done it better.
@@D.AntonyYou have put together a wonderful piece and I can appreciate it.
But the average person doesn’t give most musicians the credit they deserve and I am not even talking about color!
Take Mr. Graham’s friend Prince. You and I know that he was an ace singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist yet he wasn’t given his respect from most folks when he was alive much less after his death, but he wasn’t underrated to the people that knew. I’m talking about his peers, they rated him just fine. Those that didn’t got a wake up call when he did his guitar solo.
Mr. Graham’s peers know who and what he is. You and I and most of the people who found this video know that as well. All the great musicians know who Larry Graham is and what he contributed to the world of music. Those young ones are learning right now.
I don’t think he will ever be lauded as this great musician by most people. Yes like you I think he should be, but his friend Prince isn’t so he won’t be either. But if you ask any young bass player about Graham he would know, if his teachers had done their job and taught him his bass history. I have an early teen godson. He is a bassist, stand up for now. He knows who Graham is and what he has done for music. The way I found out was he mentioned him to me! We went on for an hour and I was even able to share some LG music he hadn’t heard. The kids are getting it.
And even I don’t think Mr. Graham is one of the top 50 musicians of all time! One of the top 10 BASSISTS yes but musicians? Not a chance.
Those who know know, and the rest just don’t know. That is the way it always has been. I could name you dozens of artists who fall into this category. I understand why you feel the way you do. We might not ever meet totally on this issue but I do think we can both agree that we love Larry Graham.
And what accolades should he get that he hasn’t received yet? A problem that I have is I feel most of our great musicians have been pitched aside in this modern Hip Hop world. Great musicians just aren’t loved and respected enough. I am afraid they never will be and that is a crying shame.
A Hip Hop producer doesn’t have any need for a great bass player. He can just sample the “beat” from Hair and move right along. He pays LG a little $ and he never has to share the stage with him.
In that respect he and all musicians are underrated and they always will be. These new “artists” don’t have the respect for the people who came before.
The 70's must have been the decade of the bass. Sooo very many great bass lines in that decade. How could I ever pick my favorite of 1974?
Got to add Stevie's left hand part on Boogie on Reggae Woman to the 1974 list! Happy Birthday PDB!
I was trying to make a top 20 bassist and someone said "Stevie Wonder's left hand" Damn it, now I gotta work that in there.
In his interview on Questloves podcast the other year, Chuck Rainey stated that he was the bassist on Dancing machine. No idea if he maybe misremembered or whatever, just thought it might be interesting to know.
Happy 50th Birthday!!!!! '74, HS grad & college Freshman. Very good year for music. Stay healthy.
I join the Navy in 1974 after from 16 to 17 November 7 leaving for Boot Camp December 26 in San Diego,Ca I’m from LA short drive, music got me through Navy especially during my After-steering watch!
I was born in that year on the 9th of January.
From South Africa with love! 🖤✊🏿
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If you really wanted someone play the bass, then you should have listened to "K Henderson" from the "Strawberry Mansion District" in Philadelphia. He was a left-handed, self-taught genius who could really make the bass talk and the crowd move. A member of the group "Little Reds and the Fireballs", they made every rehearsal session one heck of a block party as we listened as they cranked out song after song as they prepared for a show. He was definitely amazing and normally could capture, repeat and modify any song's bassline after only hearing it only once. He was a true phenomenon on the bass.
Oh lawd...has it been that long, I graduated high school in '72, college in '76 and danced to all of that good music. Nothing out there like it today.
Same years for me,seems I copied you or you copied me.Wish I would meet you
MY FAV BLACK BASS PLAYERS LOL,,,,, NOT 1 WHITE MAN KNOWS HOW TO PLAY BASS REALLY
Stanley Clarke "Life Suite Part IV". First album by a bass player I ever bought. And yes I bought it in 1974.
50! Happy Birthday! I graduated from high school in 74 and Looking Glass played Brandy at our prom. I am sorry to say that I never heard most of your favorites until today. That’s why I watch, you educate me. At 67 I picked up the electric bass, ( I play the upright) because it is so fun to groove. Keep teaching!
Thank YOU! 🙏🏽
What about "Sound Chaser", played by Chris Squire in the album Relayer, from 1974?
Hair is one of the most satisfying bass lines to play. It has such an unshakeable groove that I feel requires the player to move along with it to really feel the whole thing. Larry Graham has so many amazing bass lines and I happy this one got the shout out.
1974 Yes : Relayer lp, bassline for Sound Chaser
Now we’re talking! Man I wore that album out.
50 Is just the start. Happy Birthday. Hair is still incredible, Skin Tight, anything Alphonso Johnson, Anything Paul Jackson.
If you haven't already please do something on slave/ Steve Arrington. The bass on those songs are wicked👹
Best wishes for you and your 50th birthday. I enjoyed the video, some smokin lines in there 🎸
Rusty-1-A.N.S. Bass line to "Be Thankful For What You Got" by William Devaughn. Rusty Stone Jackmon on Fender fretless precision bass, with some of the TSOP Orchestra members 9:15 in Philly. Pa. 1974 at Sigma Sound Studios.
DANCING , DANCING , DANCING ... SHE'S A DANCING MACHINE !!! Happy 50th Birthday ! ( I did the bass cover of this song ) RIP Michael
THERE was not 1 white artist why ?
NO AVE WHITE BAND BASS SONG ON HERE LOL WOOOOW
1974 was ridiculous and FUN! I was only in 3rd grade and remember music everywhere, all genres was everyone's daily soundtrack. Unless you were a true born wallflower 😊 Have A Nice Day!
Wow!! Awesome video! My uncle Wah Wah Watson player rhythm guitar with a lot these cats mentioned especially Paul Jackson Sr! RIP to both of them!!!!!!
Here's a friendly suggestion. Listen to the bass line in the song "Nothingness" by Living Color.
Hey PD, one of my favorite bass players, ever besides, Marcus Miller is Verdine White of earth wind, and fire is Mighty Mighty in 1974. PEACE!
One of the first ones that came to my mind.
Absolutely
Verdine was The Force behind all of they’re stuff
Skin Tight!!! Thank you. Also, I did not know Stevie Wonder wrote the bassline for Tell Me Something Good.
Happy 50th Birthday, Bass lines like these are part of why the 70s was the best decade for music.
NOT 1 WHITE BASS PLAYER ?
@@theodoreritola7641 you could have named a few names instead of whining and trying to bring race into everything you see !
Was there any white plyers in this list YES OR NO ? And no im not a raceist far from it . BAD TRY
@theodoreritola7641 and you haven't named one yet! it wasn't a list of who's the greatest. the list was one made up by pdbase of his favorites and he asked to leave a comment of your favorites but instead you come with the BS. so you're really questioning his choices with that weak azz passive aggressive racist BS.
you can take several seats now!
@theodoreritola7641 and you haven't named one yet! it wasn't a list of who's the greatest. the list was one made up by pdbase of his favorites and he asked to leave a comment of your favorites but instead you come with the BS. so you're really questioning his choices with that weak passive aggressive BS.
you can take several seats now!
I graduated from high school in May 1974. I remember most of these songs very well!!!
I love channels like this because they clue us in to music most people haven't heard or can't remember. I would argue that the title of the video should be "The 10 Greatest R&B Bass Lines of 1974", but even then, I think there are a few omissions. Barry White's "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe" has a driving bass line throughout the song. "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" by the Main Ingredient grabs your attention with that bass hook from the start. Who could forget the Average White Band with "Pick Up the Pieces"?
If I'm not mistaken that was the legendary Bob Babbitt who played bass on the Main Ingredient's version of "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely".
Good choices👍🏼
It is about time someone has done high light on bass players great job
Happy Birthday, Paul! I graduated from high school in 1974 (yeah, I'm an old guy), and I remember all the songs you mention here. One I think deserves an honorable mention is William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful For What You Got". The song was just two chords, but it had a strong groove thanks to the bass playing. It was recorded at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia and features many of the MFSB musicians (Earl Young on drums, Norman Harris on guitar), but I believe that instead of Ronnie Baker, the bass player was Rusty Jackmon, who played bass with the Trammps.
Why doesn't anyone want to give props to the group Slave for the song Slide?
I was 13 back in 1974,when I first heard “Pick up the Pieces”.I was blown away,great bass line.AWB was on constant rotation during my childhood.Along with the GOAT”EWF”.
Groups like the Blackbryds,WAR,TOP just to name a few.Don’t get enough credit.The 70’s was the greatest music era,IMO.
I agree, nothing like the music that came out of late 60’s and 70’s. Doesn’t matter the genre. I never get tired of hearing the music. I got to see a lot of incredible artists in the Bay Area at the Day on the Green concerts.
‘What Is Hip’. It hit the charts in 74. One of my favorites.
Stop! Tower of Power. Also, "So very Hard to Go".
I was 10 for most of 1974
I remember it gave birth to my lifelong love for music. Music allows me to express my emotions, lose and find myself again
I gave my son my love for music and he has thanked me and we share music with each other for over 30 years
I regularly listen to funk and disco as they are the foundation of my musical love
Paul Jackson in Actual Proof.. My favorite line bass... It was incredible for me when I listen it in 1974.
After coming back to 1974…off Santana’s classic “Welcome”… “When I Look into Your Eyes” baseline late great Doug Rouch
You nailed it brah! ! I turned 60 this year and 95%. of the songs you listed are on my back in the day play list…the other 5 % will be added today!!!
It's funny because when I saw the title bass lines "SKIN TIGHT was the FIRST song that came to mind
Happy 50th birthday! Glad that you included Alphonso Johnson playing Cucumber Slumber. I have always thought he never got his kudos for playing that tune. Thanks for including and giving him his well deserved place on this list. Saw him play for the first time here in Portland a few years ago with Patrice Rushen, excellent performance!
Alphonso J is a phenomenal bassist , especially his work with George Duke & Billy Cobham.
Yes these are some of this greatest I was blessed to have grown up in this era. Thank so much for sharing.🎸🏆❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Mike Rutherford’s playing on The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is absolutely outstanding.
My Son was born in '74, can sing and dance to any one of these tunes. Happy March 22nd Bday Eric. Oh I'm going to rock this out the whole month... Buckle up love bug we're going on a journey 🎂💝🫂 🤜🏾🤛🏾
Good on you.
I was born 1974 March 18th. Glad to meet company here. I live in uganda
I love "Hair" from Larry Graham. When trying to learn it years ago, my brain exploded trying to find the "1" Not to even mention he can play this line AND SING!
Happy BD PD! In 74 I was 22 and playing bass 6 nights a week in clubs all over the Eastern 1/3rd of the USA. I love the bass in songs back then and it was a golden era of great bass playing. Enjoy your videos!
Let me pause while I take in that I didn't know Stevie Wonder wrote Tell Me Something Good!
Me neither. That song opened my eyes to funk back in high school
Happy Birthday Sir!
1974 was indeed a great year for music! I was 13 years old and obsessed with The Ohio Players and Kool & The Gang. I remember riding my bike to the military base px to spend my paperboy money on the Skin Tight and Light Of Worlds respectively. Every track you mentioned is excellent!
I don't know, Bro - didn't Jaco Pastorius put out SOMETHING in 😮1974?
As a young Bass Player in the 70’s from the Philly-Jersey area.. I was wrkn with a singing group & the manager had 3 acts that I knew of The Brothers of Love(us),Kool & the Gang, & the Ohio Players…we all did shows together..what a great time I had..
Good list, but incomplete without P-Funk.
You've got a good taste and a fine sélection here👍
Among my favorite bass lines from 1974
Fatback band- New York style, Kay-gees - You've got to keep on bumpin', Edwin Starr - Easin' in, Ronnie Foster - Serenade to a rock and Blackbyrds - Do it fluid.
Where are the white bass players are they not allowed ?
Hold on Larry Graham Hair. If you couldn’t play it by 1975, you “couldn’t play”. In DC it was mandatory on an audition. If you could play that, you could play anything else. Come on!!!
Happy birthday, Paul! It was 1961 for me. Love all you do. Love all the lines you picked from 74, too. Classics. Thanks for shining a light on so many players who've gone unheralded. Gary King, Gordon Edwards, Paul Jackson, William Salter, and so many others. God bless you, and may you have many, many more!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU PD BASS and thanķs for your great content keep rockin on into the future btw if you get time please do some MARK ADAMS BASS THANK YOU 🎉🎊🎈🎁
I turned 40 this year, and this just affirms what great times I missed + the wonders I have to catch up on. Thank you for this video and all the best to you/those watching it.
The Temptations Poppa Was A Rolling Stone, with James Jamerson upright bass was TOP RATED ! I know it wasn't 1974 but i couldn't resist mentioning.
Wow! I didn't expect to see "Hair" at number 1. That bassline is something else. Larry Graham is a legend.
HELL NO
@@williamparker3328 what do you mean by that?
You left out one of the baddest boys of all, Stanley Clarke
My favorite Bass Player of all time is Verdine White (earth wind and fire)❤❤💯🎸🎸
I can't remember what year it was from, but the bass line that stands out for me is the one Bootsy Collins did in James Brown's "Soul Power." Bootsy really captured the idea of soul--smooth yet funky! Then, too, the way he blended in with the drummer and conga players made it all the more awesome!
Awesome Top 10 and Honorable Mention.. Don’t FUNK with The 70’s. Happy 50th Brother ✊🏽
Play that Funky music white boy ,by Wild Cherry was FANTASTIC 1976
REMEMBER PHILY FREEDOM Elton John 1975 big bass and a huge hit
I’m 63 myself, started playing bass on a whim on Valentines Day 1989.
Happy birthday sir, I’ve learned a lot and improved my bass playing by watching your channel. Enjoy!
Happy Bday. Another 50 to you in as good as possible health!
To this day the 70s is still undefeated 💯🔥🔥🔥
Happy Blessed Birthday! Fifty years! I was 23 then, a guitarist coming to being a bass player. So much to learn, fun to play!
Happy 50th anniversary! I was a senior in HS at the time. I am retired now and living my best bass life ever! 1974 was a great year for music. This was a great vid! TYFP!
Happy Birthday, Groove Master! All of us 50-somethings welcome you to the club.
Cheers!
I will attend my 50th hs reunion this year class of ‘74 and you are correct a great year for music!
Happy birthday. I am grateful for all of your videos
1) Jive Talking
2) Weak in the knees
3) Tear your playhouse down
4) Brick House
5) Bootzilla
6) Flashlight
7) Got to be real
8) ?
9) ?
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Aurra - Are You Single
Man you doing good for 50, I thought you were younger. I just turned 60, so cry me a river😆
😅✌🏽👍🏽
Right?! Oh, to go back to 5-0!! I wish!
Yes LAWD!! All of those are good memories young man and Happy Birthday to you.
Hair, by Larry is a worthy choice. i remember my big bro learning to play this intro.. it took him a whole day to get it just right..RIP Bro.