Eddie "Bongo" Brown
Eddie "Bongo" Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, 1984) was an American musician.
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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.
Kids: Larry Cole, Larnetta Porter, Damita Brown-Haynie, Curtis Brown, Edward Brown III
Married: Geraldine Brown
Discography
As sideman
With Gloria Jones
- Windstorm (Capitol Records, 1978)
With Carly Simon
- Playing Possum (Elektra Records, 1975)
With Brass Fever
- Brass Fever (Impulse!, 1975)
- Time Is Running Out (Impulse!, 1976)
With Thelma Houston
- Ready to Roll (Motown Records, 1978)
- Ready to the Rainbow (Motown Records, 1979)
With Marvin Gaye
- What's Going On (Motown Records, 1971)
- Let's Get It On (Motown Records, 1973)
- I Want You (Motown Records, 1976)
- Here, My Dear (Motown Records, 1978)
With Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright
- Billy Preston & Syreeta (Motown Records, 1981)
With Gloria Gaynor
- Stories (Polydor Records, 1980)
With Deniece Williams
- When Love Comes Calling (Columbia Records, 1978)
With Candi Staton
- Young Hearts Run Free (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
- House of Love (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
With Chuck Jackson
- I Wanna Give You Some Love (EMI, 1980)
With Wilson Pickett
- Don't Knock My Love (Atlantic Records, 1971)
With Martha Reeves
- Gotta Keep Moving (Fantasy Records, 1980)
With Bob Seger
- Smokin' O.P.'s (Reprise Records, 1972)
- Back in '72 (Reprise Records, 1973)
With Helen Reddy
- Play Me Out (MCA Records, 1981)
With Stevie Wonder
- Songs in the Key of Life (Motown, 1976)
- Hotter than July (Motown, 1980)
With Thelma Houston and Jerry Butler
- Thelma & Jerry (Motown, 1977)
With B.B. King
- King Size (ABC Records, 1977)
With Kenny Rogers
- Share Your Love (Liberty Records, 1981)
With Peabo Bryson and Natalie Cole
- We're the Best of Friends (Capitol Records, 1979)
With John Handy
With Syreeta Wright
- One to One (Motown Records, 1977)
- The Spell (Tamla Records, 1983)
With Ray Parker Jr.
- Woman Out of Control (Arista Records, 1983)
With Randy Crawford
- Now We May Begin (Warner Bros. Records, 1980)