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Uriel Jones RIP

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,472
edited March 2009 in Not Sports Related
The drummer in the Funk Brothers, Motown's in house band who performed on just about all the labels hits died aged 75 last week. RIP

For anyone who's not seen Standing in the Shadow of Motown, the film about the Funk Bros, Do.

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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,117
    You're like the muscial Grim Reaper!

    RIP
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    Motown-drummer-Uriel-Jone-002.jpg
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    [quote][cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]You're like the muscial Grim Reaper!

    RIP[/quote]

    Agreed.
    How do find this stuff (Sir)Henry ?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,472
    [cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]You're like the muscial Grim Reaper!

    RIP

    Cos if you know your history
    It's enough to make your heart go..........
  • nigel
    nigel Posts: 2,454
    Here's a link to the obit I wrote for The Times, which ran in last Thursday's paper:

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5982406.ece
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    aka Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers. Paid a pittance for years by Berry Gordy and only found fame ( and hopefully some fortune) in later life (see Henry's comments). "That Motown Sound" was their defining album, all the instrumental versions of the greats are here Nowhere To Run, My Girl, How Sweet It Is, Too Many Fish In The Sea, plus some of their own hits, Soul Stomp, 6 By 6 and All For You.
    Christ, I wish I could turn back the clock to 1965, Charlton, the music and the birds! Saturdays have never been the same.
  • RalphMilnesgut
    RalphMilnesgut Posts: 1,753
    I had not spotted this news (sorry Nigel, I do not read the Times)

    Very sad indeed.

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