Session Drummers in Detroit: Benny Benjamin
William “Benny” Benjamin was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1925. He grew up listening to Jazz, especially big band Jazz,...
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Session Drummers in Chicago: Quinton Joseph
The legendary Quinton Joseph was born on 28th August 1946 in the city of Chicago. He is one of the few...
Session Drummers in Chicago: Maurice White
Maurice White was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1941, where he attended Booker T. Washington High School, alongside Booker T....
Session Drummers in Chicago: Morris Jennings
Morris Jennings was hired by Chess Records to play drums in the rhythm section of the studio band that was...
The Drummers at FAME
Jerry Carrigan Jerry Kirby Carrigan was born in 1943 in Florence, Alabama, in the Shoals. His father bought him a...
Al Jackson Jr.
The only member of Booker T & the MGs who worked in the City of Memphis for the majority of...
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer was the main drummer who worked at J&M Studios at the start of the post-war development of the...
Wardell Quezergue: The Creole Beethoven
Wardell Quezergue was born in New Orleans in 1930 into a musical family with Creole origins. His name is pronounced...
Little Richard: Turning Up The Volume
Richard Wayne Penniman was born in Macon, Georgia, on December 5th in 1932, the third of twelve children. His father...
Golden World, Ric-Tic, Wingate and J&W Records
Ed Wingate and JoAnne Bratton formed their first record company in 1961, after rejecting a suggestion from Berry Gordy that...
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