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Rockin' Football Facts: No. 16
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Lions RoarIn the late 1960s, Motown's Marvin Gaye aspired to another of the city's institutions: the Detroit Lions. After the singer was cut from the team, he returned to the recording studio, bringing a few former teammates with him. Lions players Lem Barney and Mel Farr contributed backing vocals to his classic song 'What's Going On.'
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Angelo
Marvin!!! Anyone know what posistion he played?
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MTOWNFAN
I know about James Jamerson, and this is coming from a dude who grew up in Fullerton, California
(home of Fender Guitars)
Gil Davis
That's cool that Marvin actually tried playing football with the Lions.
I guess there's a little George Plimpton in all of us.
Oh, by the way, how many of you know that legendary Funk Brother James Jamerson; perhaps the greatest bass player of his time, was playing those supurb riffs on "What's Going On" while lying flat on the studio floor?
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