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Bob Babbitt, Funk Brothers bassist, dies 5:06 PM, July 16, 2012 Motown bass player Bob Babbitt, whose work lit up a host of hits in the ’60s and ’70s, died this morning in Nashville, friends said. He was 74. Babbitt had been diagnosed in early 2011 with an inoperable brain tumor. He was recently readmitted to the hospital after a year of home hospice care. “Bob was a teddy bear of a guy,“ said former Motown engineer Ed Wolfrum. “And he was an extraordinary musician — a player’s player.“ At Moto