Talk:Abraham Laboriel

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Abe Laboriel: also a singer?[edit]

Is Abraham Laboriel the bassist the same Abe Laboriel who made a big impact in Mexico covering 1950's rock and roll standards in Spanish? I suspect so, because black Mexicans are few and far between, and the singer (whom I saw once in television) was extremely talented... and I wouldn't be surprised if we were talking about the same person... Demf 01:21, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, duh, I did my research. Abe is the bassist, his brother Johnny is the singer. An extremely popular, extremely charismatic singer of Spanish covers of old R&R standards, plus a few original ones. Now we know... Demf 01:31, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When I saw Paul Macartney's Back in the US DVD, I noticed how talented is the drummer, Abe Laboriel. Because of his last name, I thaugth, he must be relative to Johnny Laboriel, now I see. By the way I am mexican too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.160.64.33 (talk) 22:08, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Abraham Laboriel, Sr. (the bass player) can sing, but not what I'd call "professionally" ... of course, when you play bass that well, who cares how "good" your singing voice is? As for the "drummer Abe" who played with McCartney, that would be Abraham Laboriel, Jr. ... the bass player's son. 24.116.252.2 (talk) 21:21, 16 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Abe's History[edit]

In the 1980's Abe would perform regularly at Church On The Way in Van Nuys, CA. He was one of many professional musicians who attended there, and it was a real privilege to see him perform regularly there, both in church and in other church-related events. 76.168.155.145 (talk) 02:47, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Jimmy Smith to list of collaborations[edit]

Laboriel played bass on every track on Jimmy Smith's 1977 album "Sit on it". Meauzart (talk) 17:49, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]