In this personally revealing episode of Unsung, Deniece Williams tells her story with poignancy and humor, and is helped along by exclusive interviews with an all-star cast of her admirers that includes Nate Watts (“Free”), Johnny Mathis, Ray Parker Jr., Phillip Bailey, Verdine White, George Duke – and Stevie Wonder. Watch Deniece Williams the Unsung [...]
February 1, 2011
Meet Rick Suchow – Nathan Watts: The Groove Of Wonder The Detroit Sound However you define it, it’s a living, breathing musical entity, a phenomenon that rose out of Michigan’s largest city midway through the twentieth century and left an indelible imprint on modern rhythm and blues, eventually creeping its way into mainstream pop music. [...]
December 27, 2010
Tasha Taylor’s “Merry Christmas Baby” The youngest daughter of R&B Pioneer Johnnie Taylor, Tasha Taylor, is offering her sultry, Christmas original, “Merry Christmas Baby” in advance of the release of her CD, TAYLORMADE, scheduled for release early next year. Award-winning bassist Nathan Watts was musical director of the impeccable tracks which feature Tasha Taylor on [...]
December 6, 2010
Benefit Concert Featuring Stevie Wonder & Friends Featuring Ten Year Old Oliver Richman, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Eric Benét, Melanie Fiona, Janelle Monae, En Vogue, with more Wondermagic to come! Legendary Motown songwriter Ron Miller passed away in 2007, but his musical spirit will be very much in the house at Stevie Wonder’s 15th Annual House [...]
November 21, 2010
President Barack Obama presents the Second Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to Stevie Wonder at this special concert in the East Room of the White House in celebration of African American History Month 2009. You can watch the full episode here. See more In Performance at The White House.
November 21, 2010
Earlier this fall Nathan Watts visited and played for students in the Horizons program at The Harley School Rochester, NY. Children in the Horizons program heard Watts play and ask him questions during his half-hour visit with third, fourth, and fifth graders. The Horizons program is a six-week summer enrichment program 130 income-eligible Rochester City students [...]
July 1, 2010
Nathan Watts Interview, Part 1 (in the studio with Aaron Todd) In this rare interview Nate, who has served as Stevie Wonder’s musical director for the last thirty years, talks about music, passion, his upbringing and his career with Stevie. This is first part of the 2-part interview. Nathan Watts Interview, Part 2 (in the [...]
May 7, 2010
In Other Words – Rickey Minor on Nate… “Nate is synonymous with Stevie Wonder to the point where I don’t want to hear anyone else play bass with him, including myself! If Stevie is performing on a project I’m doing, I’d rather call in Nate and conduct. I’ve heard a lot of bassists play Stevie [...]
March 9, 2010
“The legendary bass player, Nate Watts, who has played with Stevie Wonder for 30 some years and is his musical director came over today and laid down some incredible parts on BC-SR Song 1. His childhood buddy, Ray Parker Jr., was over too as well as Sheldon Reynolds….lots of good stories were told today!! Ray [...]
January 17, 2010
Sponsored by Samson, Hartke and Zoom, the International Bassist Award (IBA) was given to legendary bassist Nathan Watts. This special award was presented by Samson Vice President, Operations, Jack Knight and bassist Victor Wooten on Friday night during the 2010 NAMM Convention in Anaheim CA. The event included an evening of extraordinary musicians and featured [...]
Bass Musician Magazine / Feb 2011
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