About
R&B and jazz bassist whose song "You Can't Sit Down" sold over 1 million copies and received a gold disc.
Before fame
He started playing professionally with groups like The Spaniels before working with artists like Curtis Mayfield.
Trivia
He led his own quartet in the 1970s, which featured Quincy Jones, among others.
Family life
He is from the United States.
Associated with
He recorded with a diverse group of artists in the 1980s, including Michael Jackson.