Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Farewell, funky drummer

You've heard URIEL JONES, the funky drummer who passed away yesterday at age 74.
You just don't realize you've heard him.
Established as one of the primary session musicians at MOTOWN, Jones played on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (both by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell in 1967 and the 1970 cover by Diana Ross), "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Gaye, "Cloud Nine" by the Temptations, "I Second That Emotion" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, "For Once In My Life" by Stevie Wonder and many more.
Jones is pictured above, with the late bassist James Jamerson.
The 2002 film "STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN" finally shed some light on the "hidden stars" of the Motown sound, and Jones was prominently featured.
I'll listen some Motown today, in honor of the fallen funky drummer.

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