The Legacy of Detroit Music Legend James Jamerson

January 30, 2017

This past weekend would have been the 81st birthday of Motown legend James Jamerson.

James Jamerson

Motown legend James Jamerson would have celebrated his 81st birthday on January 29. Listen in as CultureShift correspondent Ryan Patrick Hooper digs into the life and legacy of Jamerson with People’s Records owner Brad Hales. 

 

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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