![]() ![]() It”s not always easy knowing exactly on which Funk Brother played on which record, but we know that Willis played on tracks like You Keep Me Hanging On, Where Did Our Love Go, You”ve Really Got A Hold On Me, I Second That Emotion, My Guy, Please Mr. ![]() We had to cut by one the list of the few surviving Funk Brothers, the legendary collective of session musicians on all those great Motown classics, with the death of guitarist Eddie “ Chank” Willis. And, to give you your money”s worth, and because I”m a man who makes lists for fun, I”ll undertake the impossible task of compiling a Top 5 of Aretha Franklin songs: 1. Think about that! This corner of the Internets marked her death with a mix of cover versions recorded by Aretha. Other than to note that her screen husband in The Blues Brothers, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, died just two months before Aretha. This was one of those months: two or three obviously notable deaths, and a bunch of others that deserve our attention “” including one that was made public only after five months! Spare a thought for the antipodean alt-rock band Beasts of Bourbon, who lost their second member this year.īy now nothing more needs to be said about Aretha Franklin. ![]()
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