Eddie "Bongo" Brown
Musician, Musical Artist
1932 – 1984
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Who was Eddie "Bongo" Brown?
Eddie "Bongo" Brown was an African-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.
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