By David Meikle (62.252.128.10) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 06:17 pm:

I'm going to create a list of Detroit Music people who have passed.

for example : Vernon Williams 2004

Please add to the list.

By Soul Sister (65.43.144.46) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 06:22 pm:

Jackie Wilson
Sam George (The Capitols)
Ollie McLaughlin (Producer/Manager/Label Owner)
David Ruffin

Ya' All can add the rest...

S.S.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 07:48 pm:

Florence Ballard Chapman
Johnny Griffith
Richard Pistol Allen
Benny Benjamin
Earl Van Dyke
Rudy Robinson
James Jamerson
Bongo Brown

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By David Meikle (62.252.128.10) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 08:02 pm:

Mike Hanks
James Riley
Darrell Banks
Shorty Long
Arthur Ashford (Precisions)
Johnnie Mae Matthews
Paul Williams (Temptations)
Eddie Kendricks (Temptations)
Ernest Burt
Lawrence Payton (4 Tops)
James Epps (F4)
Tammi Terrell
Marvin Gaye

By nikki (65.206.46.218) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 08:07 pm:

Don Davenport (Laredos)


Nikki

By nikki (65.206.46.218) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 08:30 pm:

Nolan Strong (Diablos)
Jimmy Strong (Diablos)
Willie Hunter (Diablos)
Bob "Chico" Edwards (Diablos)
Quentin Eubanks (Diablos)

Chester Scott (Royal Holidays)
Charles Farley (Royal Holidays)

Carl Cotton (Enchantment)


Nikki

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 09:01 pm:

Lee Rogers
Gwen Gordy Fuqua (Berry's sister & co-founder of Anna Records)
Andrew Harris (head of Sport Records)
Hank Ballard
Little Willie John
Melvin Franklin (Temptations)

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By ~medusa~ (68.248.73.73) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 09:06 pm:

Mary Wells
Weegi (Dramatics)
Sweet James Epps(Fantastic Four)
Ron White(Miracles)
One Of The MArvellettes ?(Georgianna Tillman)?
(NOT EXACTLY SURE)
At One time he was with the group The Holidays,then he went on his own~Mr. Edwin Starr~

By marv (205.188.209.48) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 09:07 pm:

Georgianna Tillman (Marvelettes)
Joe Stubbs (Brother of Levi) member of the Contours.
Beans Bowles (Motown road manager, musician and exec.)
"Frantic" Ernie Durham
Carolyn Franklin
Erma Franklin
Valerie Jones (The Jones Girls)
Del Shannon (actually of Ann Arbor)
Marv Johnson
Mary Wells

By Eli (68.236.53.71) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 12:57 am:

Andrew Smith
Pops Gordy
Mom Gordy
Del Shannon
Joe Sladich-- Flaming Ember
Ronnie White
Roger Penzabene

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 05:01 am:

Jimmy and Joe Syracuse of United Sound
Robert West
Tony Clarke
Bob Hamilton
Little Ann Bridgeforth
Willie Garrett
Mike Valvano

By Funk Timo (195.218.79.69) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 05:14 am:

Autry "Jr. Walker" DeWalt

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 09:31 am:

Ernie Stratton
John Merlino
Silky Hargreaves
Tony Hestor
Jimmy Soul Clark
Famous Coachman

By Ralph (209.240.205.62) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 10:55 am:

Man...I guess this thread wasn't meant to pick my spirits up.

By Mark Speck (199.183.75.200) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 03:18 pm:

One of the Tilman (spelling?) brothers in the Detroit Emeralds.

Best,

Mark

By Juicefree20 (68.161.24.26) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 06:06 pm:

Hey Mark,

That would be Abe Tilmon & his grandkids have a very touching website, honoring him.

I didn't know that WeeGee Howard of The Dramatics had died. When did this happen, help me Medusa.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 06:16 pm:

JuiceFree20 - I believe Wee Gee died in 2000 in New York, after which you guys sent him back to Detroit for the services.


http://www.members.tripod.com/wenkiah/backstagepassphotos/id6.html

By Ho Zat (216.27.182.174) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 06:39 pm:

Fat Bernie

By Juicefree20 (68.161.24.26) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 07:38 pm:

Hey Sis, how are you? Thanks for the link Sis. This didn't get a lot of play here in N.Y. I'm sorry to hear that.

By douglasm (68.118.223.130) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 08:18 pm:

Cub Koda

By Jim G (64.12.96.102) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 09:09 pm:

Two Detroit radio Grandmasters: Ernie D & Famous Coachman, c. 1991

By Jim G (64.12.96.102) on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 09:11 pm:

Two Detroit radio Grandmasters: Ernie D & Famous Coachman, c. 1991

By David Meikle (62.252.128.10) on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 01:26 pm:

Great pic Jim G. Many thanks
David

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 01:42 pm:

Where was this photo taken? Whose studio?

By Jim G (152.163.253.70) on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 04:50 pm:

The pic was taken by me at WDET, Sis. When I was out at a club (probably BoMac's or Bert's) I'd often drop by the station to hang out with Famous (usually didn't leave BoMac's until after 2). I got there early that eve.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 06:19 pm:

I miss BoMac's. I'm glad Bert's is still here. These two places were happy places. Don't you just feel at home there?

By g-wiz (68.43.17.149) on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 06:41 pm:

clarence

rip


wiz

By Jim G (152.163.253.70) on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 07:49 pm:

Yeah, Harry and James were warm people, I loved that club and those guys and the incredible music...it was part of my family there at BoMac's Lounge, 281 Gratiot at Broadway.
I heard the police caught the son of a bitch who murdered Harry. Excuse the emotion, they caught the suspect for whom they were hunting. If he's found guilty as charged I hope he rots in jail.

Let's not forget Harry Bolling, co-owner of BoMac's Lounge when remembering Detroit music people.
Or Clarence Baker.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 08:59 pm:

I'm happy to hear they caught that guy.

By Dr.Z (66.2.148.34) on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 02:57 am:

Clarence Butler
"Little" Mac Collins