Eddie "Bongo" Brown

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Eddie "Bongo" Brown (born 13 September 1932 in Clarksdale, Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, died 28 December 1984 in Los Angeles, California) was an African-American musician. 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 Know) 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.

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• Justman, Paul (Director). (2002) Standing in the Shadows of Motown [Motion picture]. New York: Artisan Entertainment.