Pioneering disco musician Hamilton Bohannon 'dies aged 78' | Metro News
Disco musician Hamilton Bohannon has reportedly died at the age of 78. The singer passed away on Friday (24 April), according to the Newnan Times-Herald, a publication from his hometown. His family is said to have confirmed the sad news. The musician’s cause of death is not currently known. Born in Newnan, Georgia, Hamilton begun his musical career in the 1960s as a drummer for a then-unknown Jimi Hendrix, before later becoming a member of Stevie Wonder’s touring band.
He then became a Motown bandleader, and provided live musical backing for 60s groups such as The Supremes and The Four Tops. In the early 1970s he pursued a solo career after signing a deal with the Dakar label, run by producer Carl Davis, and released his debut studio album, Stop & Go, in 1973. He was responsible for some of the decade’s most memorable disco hits, such as South African Man, Disco Stomp and Let’s Start The Dance, which featured singer Carolyn Crawford.
Disco musician Hamilton Bohannon has reportedly died at the age of 78. The singer passed away on Friday (24 April), according to the Newnan Times-Herald, a publication from his hometown. His family is said to have confirmed the sad news. The musician’s cause of death is not currently known. Born in Newnan, Georgia, Hamilton begun his musical career in the 1960s as a drummer for a then-unknown Jimi Hendrix, before later becoming a member of Stevie Wonder’s touring band.
He then became a Motown bandleader, and provided live musical backing for 60s groups such as The Supremes and The Four Tops. In the early 1970s he pursued a solo career after signing a deal with the Dakar label, run by producer Carl Davis, and released his debut studio album, Stop & Go, in 1973. He was responsible for some of the decade’s most memorable disco hits, such as South African Man, Disco Stomp and Let’s Start The Dance, which featured singer Carolyn Crawford.
