Name Eddie Brown | Role Musician | |
Died December 28, 1984, Los Angeles, California, United States Music group The Funk Brothers (1959 – 1972) Similar People Richard "Pistol" Allen, Robert White, Benny Benjamin, Jack Ashford, Joe Hunter | ||
Eddie "Bongo" Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, 1984) was an African-American musician.
He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Brown played congas, bongos, the gourd and claves for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band. One of his musical influences was Chano Pozo.
Among Brown's best-known performances on Motown recordings include "(I Know) I'm Losing You" by The Temptations, "I Second That Emotion" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, and "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight & the Pips.
He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984, aged 52.
As sideman
With Brass Fever
With John Handy
References
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