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2. Benny Benjamin - Wikipedia

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   William "Benny" Benjamin (July 25, 1925 – April 20, 1969), [1] [a] nicknamed Papa Zita, [4] was an American musician, most notable as the primary drummer for the Motown Records studio band The Funk Brothers. [5] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named the eleventh best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone ...

3. The Funk Brothers - Wikipedia

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   The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Its members are considered among the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history.

4. Eddie Brown (musician) - Wikipedia

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   The Funk Brothers Musical artist Edward James " Bongo " Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, 1984) [ 1 ] was an American percussionist known for his work with The Funk Brothers , Detroit -based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 to 1972.

5. Eddie Willis - Wikipedia

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   Born in Grenada, Mississippi, Willis was known for his signature style of muted guitar riffs which added a distinctive tone or "color" to the beat, often timed with the snare, of the hundreds of hit songs recorded at Hitsville U.S.A. for Motown artists.

6. Johnny Griffith (musician) - Wikipedia

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   Born in Detroit, Griffith was a musician who played keyboards for Motown Records' in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers.Among Griffith's most notable performances on the hundreds of Motown recordings he played on are the electric piano on "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and by The Temptations, and the organ on "Stop!

7. James Jamerson Jr. - Wikipedia

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   Jamerson Jr. was born in Detroit to legendary session bass player James Jamerson, a cornerstone member of Motown's famed house band, The Funk Brothers. [2] In the early 1970s, Jamerson, Jr. became an in-demand session bassist. In the next three decades he played on the studio albums by Janet Jackson, Smokey Robinson, and Aretha Franklin, to ...