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MOTOWN GUITAR SECTION

MOTOWN GUITAR SECTION

dennis

November 9th, 2014

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MOTOWN GUITAR SECTION DENNIS COFFEY The Motown guitar team on the session would look at the Master Rhythm Arrangement and divide up the parts to make it easy on ourselves. I would play special effects (Wah Wah pedal, Echoplex, fuzz tone, etc.) I would also […]

MUSICIANS ON SCORPIO CONTINUED

dennis

November 1st, 2014

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MUSICIANS ON SCORPIO CONTINUED JACK ASHFORD Jack Ashford was another Funk Brother. He played a gospel tambourine and has a sound all his own. He got that sound by shaking the tambourine and slapping the face of it with his hand to the groove. Jack […]

WHY USE A DETROIT GUITAR BAND?

WHY USE A DETROIT GUITAR BAND?

dennis

October 30th, 2014

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WHY USE A DETROIT GUITAR BAND? One day I was sitting in my music room in the basement and got the idea to write ten songs and instead of using horns and strings, I decided to write their parts out for a Detroit Guitar Band […]

WHO PLAYED ON SCORPIO?

WHO PLAYED ON SCORPIO?

dennis

October 30th, 2014

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WHO PLAYED ON SCORPIO? This is the introduction to my blog series. I will answer questions here that my fans have asked me over the years. Here is a list of the musicians who played on Scorpio. Motown Funk Brothers Bob Babbitt – Bass “Bongo” […]

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