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Hamilton Bohannon, Motown star and former Stevie Wonder drummer, dies aged 78
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nme.comHe also performed with Jimi Hendrix, Diana Ross, Miles Davis and countless others Motown legend Hamilton Bohannon has died aged 78, it’s been confirmed.
Bohannon became a drummer for Stevie Wonder after being seen on tour with Jimi Hendrix and Gorgeous George. He then found work as a prominent bandleader for Motown acts including Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, The Supremes and The Four Tops.
The news of his death has been reported by Newnan Times-Herald in Bohannon’s Georgia hometown. The paper reports that there is currently no confirmed cause of death, and that they’ve been in contact with Bohannon’s family members.
Leaving Motown when it moved to Los Angeles at the start of the 1970s, Bohannon became a solo artist and producer in Detroit,
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