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Bohannon, Hamilton

LC control no.n 94108042
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Personal name headingBohannon, Hamilton
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Variant(s)Bohannon
LocatedDetroit (Mich.)
Birth date1942-03-07
Death date2020-04-24
Place of birthNewnan (Ga.)
Field of activityDisco music Rhythm and blues music Sound recording industry
Profession or occupationDisco musicians Singers Composers Sound recording executives and producers
Found inHere comes Bohannon [SR] p1989: label (Hamilton Bohannon)
House train, p1989: label (Bohannon)
All music guide WWW site, Apr. 20, 2004 (Hamilton Bohannon; b. Mar. 7, 1942, Newnan, GA; producer, drummer, vocalist)
Wikipedia, May 23, 2017 (Hamilton Bohannon; Hamilton Frederick Bohannon; often credited and known professionally simply as Bohannon; American percussionist, band leader, singer, songwriter, record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music; started as a drummer (touring with Stevie Wonder in 1964); moved to Detroit in 1967 where he was employed by Motown as leader and arranger of Bohannon & the Motown Sound providing backup for the label's top acts; through the 70s and 80s he had several disco and R&B hits; many artists have sampled his music)
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Wikipedia, April 26, 2020 (Hamilton Bohannon; died April 24, 2020)
Associated languageeng