# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bob-babbitt
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:49:41.429Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bob-babbitt"
name: "Bob Babbitt"
slug: "bob-babbitt"
description: "Robert Andrew Kreinar, known as Bob Babbitt, was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966 to 1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards. Also in 1968, with Mike Campbell, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith, he formed the band Scorpion, which lasted until 1970. He is ranked number 59 on Bass Player magazine's list of \"The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time\"."
tagline: "American bassist (1937–2012)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Funk_Brothers.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1937-11-26"
deathDate: "2012-07-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.2
  momentum:             0.941422594142259
  historical:           9.075096
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1174597/"
    handle:    "nm1174597"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "بوب بابيت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "بوب بابيت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Babbitt"
    title: "Bob Babbitt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Babbitt"
    title: "Bob Babbitt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Babbitt"
    title: "Bob Babbitt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Babbitt"
    title: "Bob Babbitt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Babbitt"
    title: "Bob Babbitt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Babbitt"
    title: "Bob Babbitt"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b8eee251-513a-4b05-a8d4-75dd4eee2e36"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553417"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/554462"
    title: "Bob Babbitt"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump