Yogi Horton

Yogi Horton
Birth name Lawrence Horton
Born (1953-10-01)October 1, 1953
Died June 8, 1987(1987-06-08) (aged 33)
Genres
Occupation(s) Drummer
Instruments Drums, Background Vocals
Years active 1972–1987
Associated acts Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ashford & Simpson, David Byrne, Deborah Harry, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Kenny G, The B-52's

Yogi Horton (born Lawrence Horton, October 1, 1953 - June 8, 1987),[1] was an American R&B, funk, jazz and rock drummer. Horton worked and recorded as a session and touring drummer with a wide variety of musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ashford & Simpson, David Byrne, Deborah Harry, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Kenny G, and The B-52's, among numerous others.[2]

Horton's drumming instructional video (no longer in circulation, but originally released by DCI in 1983) titled "The History of R&B/Funk Drumming" is considered to be "one of the very first instructional type videos of its kind."[3] The majority of this video can still be viewed on YouTube.[4]

He tragically took his own life on June 8, 1987 when he jumped to his death from a 17-floor hotel window in New York.

References

  1. ↑ Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 284. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Yogi Horton". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Yogi Horton". Modern Drummer. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Yogi Horton Drum Lesson Funk/R&B". YouTube. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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