Drummer, producer, and songwriter Hamilton Bohannon was born on March 7, 1942 in
Newnan, Georgia. He became a pioneering figure in the disco movement of the ‘70s
and his records have been sampled by many of hip-hop and rap music’s biggest
artists. Bohannon began his career by playing in local bands – Jimi Hendrix was
a former bandmate – before joining Stevie Wonder’s band in 1964. He moved to
Detroit and became a session drummer and arranger for Motown Records, leading
his own band Bohannon & The Motown Sound. The group provided musical backing for
many of the label’s greatest ar...