One of the baddest bands in the land but I know nothing about them [[other than their great music). Can any of you enlighten me on the who. what, where?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dWGeOGSO9A
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One of the baddest bands in the land but I know nothing about them [[other than their great music). Can any of you enlighten me on the who. what, where?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dWGeOGSO9A
The leader, Hamilton Bohannon and his band use to work for Motown back up Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, the Supremes and The Four Tops on stage . Dennis Coffey played with his band at one time.
Bohannon played at Stevie Wonder's wedding to Syreeta.
Hamilton Bohannon reached number 6 in the UK with this little funky number....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PWva4nL_JQ
Here's the man drumming away on the "Foot Stomping Music" track....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCuA7A8BxpU
His monster hit from 1978! "Let's Start the Dance":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiDWhHSDA2k
Bohannon [[and Carolyn Crawford) just made you do it.................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brW7Wmxetgc
My favorite by them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yR87SoQb88
The Stop & Go album is the funkiest of them all. Here is a youtube link for a playlist of the whole record. Insane.
https://youtu.be/O1ziVOsWUJc?list=PL...LMx8T-gOSwZoAI
Thanks and a belated Happy New Year!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by imnokid
I have read that Bohannon recorded some stuff at Motown as a proper "recording artist". I think Smokey Robinson was involved. Of course when Motown relocated to Los Angeles he stayed in Detroit and recorded for other labels.
http://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/featu...ng-four-floor/
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Bohannon toured behind some of the most renowned artists for the most storied record label in the history of R&B and, with the help of Smokey Robinson, also signed a short-term artist contract. A few tracks were written and produced by Terry Johnson of the Flamingos, but the project was shelved.
“After I got into it, I didn’t really want to be a recording artist,” Bohannon recalls. “I asked for my contract, and they gave it back to me. I couldn’t see it going anywhere as a recording artist, as they had all the heavyweights there.”
A poster for a Motortown Review on which he led the band ...
He was with Motown [[or their artists) from 64 to 72 after starting out working with Stevie Wonder. When he led the Motown Sound band it's members included Ray Parker, Melvin Ragin, Dennis Coffey. Michael Henderson, Rod Lumpkin, Lorenzo Brown, Fernando Saunders, Eddie Watkins & more.
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They were really funky in their day.
https://youtu.be/SwqUjkjxmLU?list=PL0tUhAEZBOrkN8lzdDTLMx8T-gOSwZoAI
Thank you all for enlightening me...gotta love SD!!!! You all are the best
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Originally Posted by TomatoTom123
Actually, does anyone know anything about this? What happened? And could the tracks ever see a release?Quote:
Originally Posted by TomatoTom123
Here's an album I have on The Originals which has Hamilton Bohannon producing the entire album. It is on Phase II Records and is entitled "Yesterday and Today", issued in 1981.
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Amazingly it found itself licensed by Polydor and issued in France on the Jonathan record label...wonder if it sold any at all in France? All the credits are here....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-ORIGINAL...EWfrjBqBeCiJtg
From the album, written and produced by Hamilton Bohannon....I'm Your Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXBeuI0bT10
Another guitarist who played on a lot of the real funky tracks is Leroy Emanuelle, of the Counts fame. He was also the 16 year old guitarist who played on Betty LaVett's My Man.
Bohannon now lives in Atlanta. He called me a few years ago to be in his digital book. That is the last time I spoke with him. Great Drummer and nice guy. I went to Stevie's wedding and sat with Jamerson.
Let's Start The Dance, was a disco classic. Had to be one of his biggest hits.
His work with Marvin was classic!!!! Read those liner notes kiddies.