Frank Blair contacts?

mad_hungarian · #1 10-29-2010, 07:25 AM

Hey

I am looking for contact (preferably e-mail address) for a guy called Frank Blair who played mostly on Marvin Gaye and Robert Palmer records.

His were among the first bass lines I really loved and transcribed. Anyone else heard of the guy?

He's probably not a marketing expert (probably doesn't need to be with his credits) so he has no websites or other forums. At least Google search did not help me a bit.

Cheers
MH

markjazzbassist · #2 10-29-2010, 07:41 AM

i don't have his contact info, but i love his playing. his stuff on marvin's later works is really killer. tight grooves and nice melodic lines.

i want you is my favorite marvin record

mad_hungarian · #3 10-29-2010, 02:13 PM

dayym. would like to ask a lot of stuff about this guy. he's been around forever, pumping out effortless, amazing and inspiring basslines. nice tones too, a lot of different ones!

Pity that guys such as this are so not into self-pimping that you can't even find a laid back website or a Wikipedia entry, while a lot of self proclaimed teachers litter YouTube with sh*tty performances and "lessons"

BassBull56 · #4 04-24-2011, 07:33 AM

hi there Mad Hungarian,

Indeed frank Blair isnt really out there on the net it seems. i too, was trying to find more on him. I fully agree he's a killer bassplayer. the only thing i recently found on Frank is a DVD of him performing with Marvin. Its called marvin Gaye Live montreux 1980. You can see Frank on here doing his thing and he even gives away a solo. Another fine bassplayer in this style is mr Willie Weeks...

All the best.

tdizzle · #5 11-24-2011, 10:37 AM

Here is a video of him playing in Florida in August of 2011. You can probably contact the singer through youtube.

Summertime (Live) - YouTube

JAUQO III-X · #6 11-24-2011, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

i don't have his contact info, but i love his playing. his stuff on marvin's later works is really killer. tight grooves and nice melodic lines.

i want you is my favorite marvin record

That was Chuck Rainey on the track I Want You( by Marvin Gaye).

But Frank Blair is on some of the tracks from that album.

Frank Blair a killer bass player for sure.
Here he is on a Marvin Gaye track called Funk Me.

Marvin Gaye - Funk Me - YouTube

Jamie_Funk · #7 11-24-2011, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

That was Chuck Rainey on the track I Want You( by Marvin Gaye).

But Frank Blair is on some of the tracks from that album.

Frank Blair a killer bass player for sure.
Here he is on a Marvin Gaye track called Funk Me.

Marvin Gaye - Funk Me - YouTube

The album Funk Me is off might not have been a hit (it was the one just before his comeback I think), but the bass playing was great, and often quite unique sounding to me when I first heard it.

J

JAUQO III-X · #8 11-24-2011, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie_Funk

The album Funk Me is off might not have been a hit (it was the one just before his comeback I think), but the bass playing was great, and often quite unique sounding to me when I first heard it.

J

The entire album In Our Lifetime is an album all bass players should seriously give a listen to.

markjazzbassist · #9 11-24-2011, 10:50 PM

yeah it's a great record. i have a live at montreaux dvd where frank takes a killer bass solo on an aria pro, good stuff!

frankblair · #10 12-27-2011, 08:50 AM

Hello world- My name is Frank Blair - The Bassist with Marvin Gaye and Robert Palmer - Two of many. Have been out of the country for about 10 years and am now back in the good-ole USA. Will network with everyone on upcoming Record Company I am forming with 5 Labels!!! My personal number is 386/589-3618 which will be available 12/31/11 My e-mail address is: frankjohnsonjr@yahoo.com which is already activated-give me a line or two. Production Co-will be up and running 1/1/12. Bye for now Frank Blair