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Much respect for Quincy. But I STILL MISS ROGER TROUTMAN... how about you Bobby Watson? Hope you and your girls are doing well!! Mahnnnn... feels like it's been about a decade...hope you're still working and doing something with all of those tunes you and Harvey composed together. Peace 🙏🏼 Good you've got your behinder back into church!!😅

Absolutely Brilliant!

What a Great Association to have with Quincy Jones!

Chaka Should have Forgiven Andre... Ask Rufus is an Amazing Album!

Absolutely!

Mr. Bobby Watson, I am a die hard fan of Rufus and Chaka Khan's music. You bet that we, your fans, would come out and support you and the guys. I have every album that you recorded, and this phenomenal band provided the canvas and the launching pad for one of the greatest vocal stylists on the planet. Keep me posted. 😊

i LOVE bobby watson & the iconic legend as well as insider he is has me baffled considerin ‘off the wall’ b4 ‘ben.’ not as large, big nonetheless. plus 3 mo

2:26 wasnt Michael’s 1st

Mr. Watson during your period of time working with Quincy Jones on the MJ sessions, how much collaboration if any did you have with Toto and Louis Johnson who were prominent in those Off The Wall and Thriller albums?

Bobby, you have been my favorite bass player since I was a kid in detroit just leaning to play....ur fell , note choices and groove are impeccable...thank you for all those banging jam from back in the day...be well my brother.

What's your favorite amps and effects ✊🏾

Thanks Mr. Watson

what am i missing the bass leak amazing! bobby

I’m not sure if Bobby Watson realises how important that lick in the second verse of Rock with you is gold to us bass players. If that lick is not played when covering that song on gigs, the bass player gets that “ you don’t really know the part look” from the rest of the band.

Masterjam's Live In Me, Any Love and Heaven Bound are my favorites.

I so appreciate sharing these stories as they are an added treasure for diehard Rufus fans!

I'm in my late 50s I decided to go for the Tesla model Y as I'm getting too old to be crawling into any sedan 😀

Goodness, I did not know you were involved with Renée and Angela Funny, I was analyzing the tracks yesterday just listening to every part learning

love the album Masterjam

Bobby Watson!!! Master Storyteller!!! You are the very best and I miss our one on one conversations…

Bobby Watson!!! Bassist Extraordinaire!!! I miss talking with you about everything - like I said before, if you ever decide to write that book I’d love to be your editor and proofreader (I’d do it in a heartbeat)… seeing you talk about these things on video might actually be better though! Take care and stay cool… Tony Spruill

Hey Bobby, I just seeked out that 1972 High Voltage album you talked about and it's really great! It can be found here on UA-cam (individual tracks), or the whole album can be found on Spotify. Enjoy y'all!! 🙂

Bobby. We love Rufus. What a show it will be!

Rock with you, is one of my favorite tracks off that album

Thanks so much Bobby. Don't forget when you do these, come into the light so we can see your face!😁😉

Thank you for the stories of those days. Those days are gone for ever and we appreciate players like you to remind us of them glory days. Mad respect!

Thanks for sharing your memories. Amazing!!!

Good to hear MORE MUSICAL STORIES from Mr. Watson!! WE NEED MORE STORIES!

bassist from Miami 64 years old followed your grooves foundational in the Pocket rhythmic yet technical bass Patterns for years... thanks for making this video ... 1 . question when working with Quincy or other artist producers, did you have to read charts but also how much freedom to create your bass Patterns or the best of both worlds?

great stories my brother

yo! bobby just subscribe to your channel. i use to sing with the science band at pickford live house in tokyo, japan. you use to be a regular band in the early 90's. we had many nights drinking you under the table. i even help put you in a car cap a few times. hope all is well

Man your the man.I love y'all 🎵 I have One of your vinyls in the create that came out in 1977 the one that has Everlasting Love I forgot the title

Hey man! That’s really cool that you played on those Michael Jackson tracks! And that must have been the Ferrari you were in when I met you on 56th Street. Peace.

Thank you for the 'Q' stories. I love hearing all about your musical career.

Thanks Mr. Bobby Watson That was a fantastic story that you just shared. Actually I totally appreciate all of your stories and experiences, they are priceless!!! Ps. If you decide to put your life’s experiences into a book i would buy it aswell as your other followers would!!! You are a Solid Dude!!!

Any Love is a BANGER Keep the chats coming, love these!!

Bobby, you know how much I talk about Masterjam. Off The Wall and Masterjam are both in my top 5. Quincy, Maurice White, Arif Mardin, George Duke produced albums with zero filler tracks. As if every note mattered. In interviews, Quincy claimed he didn’t think about money when it came to his production process. Judging from what you said, he aimed for what sounded commercially appealing to record buyers. You guys sounded so good on that album. I’d like to hear about the cover photo of y’all running down that street lol. I even love the music videos for Do You Love What You Feel and Masterjam. You’re wearing a Dodgers jersey (who just obliterated my Yankees lol). Thank you for everything Bobby.

Lady In My Life was on Thriller

Appreciate you sharing this story and this takes you back, the details and parts very distinctive and how this all plays out, compartment style for radio format

Always a pleasure listening to your videos Bobby. I've had Master Jam in my collection since 1979 and it still remains in my collection with the album cover being a bit tattered through the years because I've played the album to death. However, it indeed was a great album. So happy that you had the opportunity to work with Quincy to produce one of the greatest albums of our day. Please keep these stories coming, as they are priceless. Hoping that you will one day decide to write a book about your time with Rufus. Enjoy the upcoming Holiday Season!!

I was checking the "personnel" on the Wikipedia entry for Masterjam and notice you, Bobby Watson, have no wikipedia entry of your work. You should fix that. Google this : "Create A Wikipedia Page For An Artist - Music Gateway"

"Any love" was/is ridiculous!!! That musical arrangement was sick and Chaka vocals are insane. It should have been released as a single after "Do you love what you feel." Thanks for going back down memory lane giving us some insight about your incredible career.

Man Thank you for sharing these Memories with us! These stories are like food for the mind. Sort of makes us all relive what you went through. You were so very fortunate to play on the Michael songs! What an amazing treat. And just think....if it wasn't for you master jam may have ended up as a master mess LoL. I mean That joint was Poppin man! anyway You actually got the Q to include you in a trio of which John and Hawk went on to Quite a road of musical hit records as a solid nucleus. Hey Bruh, at least Quincy didn't have to worry about MJ driving drunk Harrr. I wonder where the "Q' thought they might end up? We all can use some extra entertainment where we can get it in right about now. Well thank you so much Bobby for brightening up my week. Oh hey don't feel bad about the drinking man I got 15 years off of Alcohol so we have something else in common too! Please keep the stories coming Sir!!

Chaka recorded with Q in 1978 on Stuff Like That. Masterjam came out in 1979, the year I graduated from high school. I'm glad you are back with your stories. Any Love is fire

Brah….you are the man. Love your tone and playing style. You are the top of my bass playlist recently. Much love to you bruddah❤!

We lost Quincy Jones. He produced Streetplayer, I think. Imho, that is the best album Rufus did. Live In Me, Heaven Bound, the whole album is perfection.

Andre is one of my favorite funk drummers. He played very different and very funky. That first tom fill Andre plays near the beginning of Sweet Thing is not something you ever hear in a ballad yet it worked so good! No disrespect but Ask Rufus was the last great Rufus album. I wish Chaka & Andre could’ve worked through it. I saw a live video of Everlasting Love and I noticed Jeff Porcaro on drums. Did he do the Ask Rufus tour? Was he asked to join Rufus?

Please get the band back together!

That's not Bobby

Bobby, did you watch the Rock and Roll HOF show. Kool showed out and about time. You stay well.