What key details about bob babbitt can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: bob babbitt -lrb- born robert kreinar ; november 26 , 1937 -- july 16 , 2012 -rrb- was a hungarian-american bassist , most famous for his work as a member of motown records ' studio band , the funk brothers , from 1966 -- 1972 , as well as his tenure as part of mfsb for philadelphia international records afterwards . also in 1968 -- 1970 , with mike campbell , ray monette and andrew smith he formed the band scorpion . babbitt traded off sessions with original motown bassist james jamerson . when motown moved to los angeles , babbit went in the opposite direction and ended up in new york ; while making occasional trips to philadelphia . in this new city he worked on recordings for frank sinatra , barry manilow , gloria gaynor , robert palmer , and alice cooper . during this time his most notable successes were '' midnight train to georgia '' by gladys knight & the pips and '' the rubberband man '' by the spinners . the pittsburgh-born babbitt 's most notable bass performances include '' signed , sealed , delivered i 'm yours '' by stevie wonder , '' war '' by edwin starr , '' the tears of a clown '' by smokey robinson & the miracles , '' mercy mercy me -lrb- the ecology -rrb- '' and '' inner city blues '' by marvin gaye , '' band of gold '' by freda payne , '' ball of confusion -lrb- that 's what the world is today -rrb- '' , and '' just my imagination -lrb- running away with me -rrb- '' by the temptations . he participated in hundreds of other hits , including '' little town flirt '' by del shannon , '' i got a name '' by jim croce , and '' scorpio '' by dennis coffey & the detroit guitar band . he played on the jimi hendrix album '' crash landing '' . he accepted an offer from phil collins to perform on his album of motown and 1960s soul classics , '' going back '' , and also appeared in collin 's '' going back - live at roseland ballroom , nyc '' concert dvd . he appeared on stage in an episode of '' american idol '' , backing up jacob lusk 's performance of '' you 're all i need to get by '' for ai 's...
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- instrument is bass- death place is nashville , tennessee , u.s.- years active is 1961 -- 2012- caption is bob babbitt in 2004- birth name is robert kreinar -lrb- hungarian -rrb-- label is motown- death date is 16 july 2012- genre is funk- birth date is 26 november 1937- name is bob babbitt- image size is 250- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- image is bob-babbitt-008 . jpg- birth place is pittsburgh , pennsylvania , u.s.- associated acts is the funk brothers- occupation is musician