Eddie "Bongo" Brown


Eddie "Bongo" Brown was an American musician.
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'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
With Carly Simon
With Brass Fever
With Thelma Houston
With Marvin Gaye
With Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright
With Gloria Gaynor
With Deniece Williams
With Candi Staton
With Chuck Jackson
With Wilson Pickett
With Martha Reeves
With Bob Seger
With Helen Reddy
With Stevie Wonder
With Thelma Houston and Jerry Butler
With B.B. King
With Kenny Rogers
With Peabo Bryson and Natalie Cole
With John Handy
With Syreeta Wright
With Ray Parker Jr.
With Randy Crawford