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Benny Benjamin
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Life and career
Benjamin was a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He originally learned to play drums in the style of the big band jazz groups in the 1940s.In 1958, He was Motown's first studio drummer, where he was noted for his dynamic style. Several Motown record producers, including Berry Gordy, refused to work on any recording sessions unless Benjamin was the drummer and James Jamerson was the bassist. The Beatles singled out Benjamin's drumming style upon meeting Gordy in the UK. Among the Motown songs he performed on are early hits such as "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong, "Shop Around" by The Miracles and "Do You Love Me" by The Contours; as well as later hits such as "Get Ready" and "My Girl" by The Temptations, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" by Stevie Wonder, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Gladys Knight & the Pips, and "Going to a Go-Go" by The Miracles.{{efn|name=pistol allen}}Benjamin was influenced by the work of drummers Buddy Rich and Tito Puente. He recorded with a studio set composed of Ludwig, Slingerland, Rogers and Gretsch components and probably Zildjian cymbals.By the late 1960s, Benjamin struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, and the fellow Funk Brothers Uriel Jones and Richard "Pistol" Allen increasingly recorded more of the drum tracks for the studio's releases. He died on April 20, 1969, of a stroke at age 43.Notes
{{notelist|refs={{efn|name=pistol allen|Some sources attribute "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" to drummer Pistol Allen. (weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20220804013628weblink">Source 1, weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20220124055539weblink">Source 2)}}}}References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0314725|Standing in the Shadows of Motown}}
- {{Rockhall}}
- 10 Best Rhythm Sections of All Time â Drum! magazine
- Sunday Sounds: Benny Benjamin's 'Supreme' Motown Sound â Drum! magazine
- Secrets of Motown: The Tracks of Their Drums â Modern Drummer magazine
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