| |  | James Jamerson (January 29, 1938 - August 2, 1983) was an American musician. He was the uncredited bassist on most of Motown Records' hits in the... |  | Joe Messina (born in Detroit, Michigan on 13 December 1928) is an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", Messina was one of the... |  | William "Benny" Benjamin (July 25 1925 - April 20 1969), nicknamed Papa Zita, was an American musician, most notable as the main drummer for the... |  | Johnny Griffith (John Ellis Griffith Jnr, born 10 July 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, died 10 November2002 in Detroit, Michigan) was an... |  | Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930, Detroit, Michigan - September 18, 1992) was an African American musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for... |  | Dennis Coffey (born in Detroit, Michigan) is an American guitarist, notable as a prominent studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings. Coffey... |  | Eddie "Chank" Willis (born 3 June 1936 in Grenada, Mississippi) is an African-American musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional... |  | Jack Ashford (born 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African-American musician, widely known as the percussionist for Motown Records'... |  | Henry "Hank" Cosby (May 12, 1928, Detroit, Michigan - January 22 2002, Detroit, Michigan) was an African American songwriter and record producer... | | | Robert White (born 19 November 1936 in Billmyre, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; died 27 October 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was an... | |
