James Jamerson's induction into the Fender Hall of Fame

I've heard the story of the guards not letting him into the television show but that was really on the guards for not checking with anybody.

The business about not getting credited is taken out of context. No label credited musicians at the time. In fact Motown was one of the very first to ever credit producers and pay them royalties instead of just a salary. During the era of mostly live recording there could easily be twenty different rhythm players on an album along with another fifteen or twenty string and horn players. After 16 track became common much smaller rhythm sections were used and it became practical to give people credits.

The funk brothers were actually among the best paid musicians at the time. In addition to ten sessions a week at scale, they each got $500 a week to not play for other labels. The "What's Going On" story doesn't add up because the tape we recorded Marvin on was clearly recorded 16 track at Hitsville and no other studio in Detroit had 16 track. Marvin may have tried to record his own version at another studio but the one that I helped finish the song on was the one that had been recorded at Hitsville for the group The Originals who Marvin was producing. He overdubbed himself on it rather than calling in the group.