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Lawrence "Yogi" Horton (October 1, 1953 – June 8, 1987) [1] was an American R&B, funk, jazz and rock drummer. Horton worked and recorded as a session and touring drummer with a wide variety of musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ashford & Simpson, David Byrne, Deborah Harry, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Kenny G, The B-52's, and Jean-Michel Jarre among ...
Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste (born December 28, 1948), [1] also known as Zigaboo Modeliste, is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk band the Meters. He is widely considered an innovator in the funk genre and New Orleans style drumming. The Meters' music had a defining role and set the stylistic tone of New Orleans funk.
John Henry "Jabo" Starks (/ ˈ dʒ æ b oʊ /; October 26, 1937 [a] – May 1, 2018), [1] sometimes spelled Jab'o, was an American funk and blues drummer best known for playing with James Brown as well as other notable musicians including Bobby Bland and B.B. King.
P-Funk All Stars: Live at the Beverly Theater in Hollywood: Westbound: 1986 John Scofield: Blue Matter: Gramavision: 1987 John Scofield Loud Jazz: Gramavision 1987 John Scofield Pick Hits Live: Gramavision 1989 Gary Thomas: By Any Means Necessary: JMT: 1990 Bill Evans Group (Bill Evans, Chuck Loeb, Jim Beard, Darryl Jones, Dennis Chambers)
Clyde Austin Stubblefield (April 18, 1943 – February 18, 2017) was an American drummer best known for his work with James Brown, with whom he recorded and toured for six years (1965-70).
Robert "Sput" Searight (born 18th March 1975) [2] is an American drummer, composer and producer best known for his work with jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy and as co-founder of the percussion-based band Ghost-Note.
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century.
He originally learned to play drums in the style of the big band jazz groups in the 1940s. [5] [8] In 1958, he was Motown's first studio drummer, where he was noted for his dynamic style. Several Motown record producers, including Berry Gordy, refused to work on any recording sessions unless Benjamin was the drummer [4] and James Jamerson the ...