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Encyclopedia > Earl Van Dyke

Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930 - September 18, 1992) was an African American musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Roland EXR-3 Keyboard Three-year-old girl playing with a keyboard The musical keyboard, also known as the piano keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which produce notes. ... Motown Record Company, L.P., also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label specializing in the musical genres of R&B, pop, soul music, and hip-hop music. ... The Funk Brothers were the house band at Detroits Motown Records from 1959 to 1972, when the company moved to Los Angeles. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


Besides his work as the session keyboardist on popular Motown hits such as "Bernadette", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and "Run Away Child, Running Wild", Van Dyke performed with a small band as an opening act for several Motown artists, and released instrumental singles and albums himself. Several of Van Dyke's recordings feature him playing keys over the original instrumental tracks for Motown hits; others are complete covers of Motown songs. Bernadette is a 1967 hit song recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. ... I Heard It Through the Grapevine is the name of an R&B/soul song that resulted in two successful singles released by the Motown label: a 1967 US #2 hit by Gladys Knight & The Pips and a 1968 US #1 hit by Marvin Gaye. ...


Discography

Singles

All Soul(Motown) releases

*billed as "Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers" (the billed name of the Funk Brothers band was changed by Motown head Berry Gordy, as he disliked the connotation of the word "funk") Motown Record Company, L.P., also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label specializing in the musical genres of R&B, pop, soul music, and hip-hop music. ... I Cant Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) is a 1965 hit song recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. ... Berry Gordy, Jr. ...


**billed as "Earl Van Dyke & the Motown Brass"


Albums

All Soul(Motown) releases
  • 1965: That Motown Sound (Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers)
  • 1970:The Earl of Funk

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